Can i get into economics degree with maths further maths economics

This year im hoping for As in maths further maths and economics and a B in chemistry AS and hope to get an A*AA preidiction in maths further maths economics if i drop chem however i have heard some unis dont like maths and further maths
im thinking of ucl sheffield southampton manchester kings not lse or oxbridge or anything

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Reply 1

KingYusHalo

You are deluded my friend.
Maths+Further Maths is one of the best subjects to take if you are going into economics or something technical.
Did you know Cambridge(I know, you're not applying here) gives out offers for Economics using STEP III which is hardcore Further Maths? This shows that Maths+FM is very important for this degree. And please, don't think that Econ is like history or geography. It is a very technical subject(well, not like engineering) so FM is very important for you.
Your subject combination of Maths+FM+Econ is very good. Drop chem if you don't like

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Reply 2

youreanutter

Original post by KingYusHalo

oh okay thanks but i have heard that some dont like you doing A2 maths further maths economics as they see maths as one subject ie lse says something like that for just economics as i wanna do bsc economics however i know it will be fine if i do economics and maths

Reply 3

ellieacraig

I know someone a Loughborough who didn't even do economics at A level and got in. He got AAB i think.

Reply 4

ellieacraig

He did Biology Maths and something else at A2

Reply 5

Kevin De Bruyne

Original post by youreanutter

That may be true for other subjects but BSc economics is not one of them.

Reply 6

Aristotle's' Disciple

Quite the contrary, without Further Maths your chances of Economics at a top university will be heavily impacted. Definitely take it to A2

Reply 7

kkboyk

Original post by youreanutter

That's only for other subjects such as humanities and social sciences.

Reply 8

youreanutter

Original post by kkboyk

That's only for other subjects such as humanities and social sciences.

http://www.lse.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/howToApply/DepartmentalAdmissionsCriteria2017/economics.aspx

it says

"Please note, however, that Further Maths, if taken as a full A level, is generally seen as an 'additional' or fourth subject, rather than a substitute for one of your three main subjects. Thus a combination of Maths, Further Maths and one other subject is not seen as providing the required breadth of knowledge and skills."

Reply 9

kkboyk

Original post by youreanutter

I thought you were applying for Maths and/with Economics. I

Reply 10

youreanutter

Original post by kkboyk

I thought you were applying for Maths and/with Economics. I

nope bsc econ

Reply 11

mliela

Original post by youreanutter

nope bsc econ

From what I've heard it's not necessary. I have a friend with four offers to do econ from top universities without a level further maths. Just make sure you check individual university entry requirements.

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Reply 12

youreanutter

Original post by mliela

no im doing further maths and econ next year

Reply 13

mliela

Original post by youreanutter

no im doing further maths and econ next year

Oh sorry misunderstood. Probably not since when applying most universities don't see maths and further maths as separate. They will only make a confession if you're applying for maths I think. What was your fourth subject this year?

Reply 14

Wahrheit

Original post by youreanutter

no im doing further maths and econ next year

Honestly you should be fine for most places, but if I were you I'd call them up and ask. Also considering dropping chemistry after you get your offers to make your application look stronger, and even if normally they prefer 4 subjects for people taking further maths they're unlikely to take away an offer once they've already given it out - you'd have to call them up and tell them though. And if they have a problem with it, they certainly count FM as one of the three subjects to fulfil your offer, so you could get a U in Chemistry and it wouldn't actually matter at all for your offers either (can say this with 100% certainty, I applied post a level and because I got a B in German maths/FM/bio was the only way I fulfilled the entry requirements but I still got in to UCL, Notts and Sheffield for econ and UCL again for Arts and Sciences).

Original post by ellieacraig

I know someone a Loughborough who didn't even do economics at A level and got in. He got AAB i think.

I'm the same, I did maths, FM, biology and German. Every admissions tutor I spoke to said they actually prefer candidates who haven't done economics at a level because it teaches some bad habits. Quite a lot of my friends on my course didn't do econ a level too, it's surprisingly common!

Reply 15

Wahrheit

Original post by mliela

Actually I know a guy doing English at UCL who did Maths, further maths and English as his 3 a levels, so it's definitely not only maths! It's a decision made by the departments at each university.

Reply 16

mahmzo

Original post by ellieacraig

He did Biology Maths and something else at A2

I was thinking about going Loughbourough, but idk if it has a good image. In the sense I know it is one of the top universities but anyone I ask has never heard of it.

I wanna do Aeronautical Engineering haha

Reply 17

youreanutter

Original post by mliela

chemistry

Reply 18

mliela

Original post by Wahrheit

Actually I know a guy doing English at UCL who did Maths, further maths and English as his 3 a levels, so it's definitely not only maths! It's a decision made by the departments at each university.