face it your stuck in school, you might as well do something (if only i knew this earlyer

), and if you fail, to hell with it, you'll still come away with more than if you did nothing.
A-levels and all are not offically required for Commercial pilots, but they offer a good grounding to start from. the most important thing that can be had is developing
study skills, I again flagged at this at school and had a hard time making it up in groundschool. 'learning to learn' is about the most usefull thing you can do, it will be usefull for the rest of your life, and will help no end with your exams.
I'd go with what OEB said, focusing on something that can waits only going to close doors, get your head down for the exams and enjoy a full summer of flying (carrot and stick and all that). good luck
[This message has been edited by little red train (edited 04 June 2001).]