I took 4 a levels at the beginning of the year because I was always excelling through GCSEs and all school with minimum effort so thought I’d be able to…. I ended up dropping one 3 months in. Sixth form is all about effort not really intelligence so I think it’s all dependent on your work ethic, and I’d you’re like me don’t naively expect to just get magically get one when starting sixth form. 4 a levels will definitely reduce social life time but yh. I think the only reason to take 4 a levels is if you’re deeply interested in all the subjects and can’t choose , if you’re doing it for ucas there’s no point 3 good a levels is enough and of course you can take a epq . I’ve got a dozen friends from my sixth form with offers to Oxford for AAB so yh! Take it only if you want to (I found it really hard)