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3 or 4 A levels for Oxford law?

So I got AAAA in my AS in English lit, History, French and Maths all in the 90%+ area respectively. I am certain that I would get an A*A*A*A* prediction if i kept all 4 subjects, but would it give me an edge in an Oxford application over a A*A*A* prediction?
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Yes. What did you get in your GCSEs?
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Yes. What did you get in your GCSEs?


11A* in Full Course subjects. An additional A*A in short course subjects. Do you think I can afford to drop a subject and still be as competitive as one with 4 predictions?
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11A* in Full Course subjects. An additional A*A in short course subjects. Do you think I can afford to drop a subject and still be as competitive as one with 4 predictions?


If you think you can get 4A*s in all your A-Levels - why not keep all four? What is your reason for dropping your fourth subject?
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If you think you can get 4A*s in all your A-Levels - why not keep all four? What is your reason for dropping your fourth subject?


4A*s look more impressive but also I feel I may be slightly stressed with 4 all year. I was thinking of dropping Maths as it's so different from my others and will take quite a bit of work. I think I am capable of doing 4 but my life would be a lot easier with 3.
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So I got AAAA in my AS in English lit, History, French and Maths all in the 90%+ area respectively. I am certain that I would get an A*A*A*A* prediction if i kept all 4 subjects, but would it give me an edge in an Oxford application over a A*A*A* prediction?

are you going to Oxford
if you feel stressed with it, do 3, with an AS in the dropped subject. thats what im doing anyway.

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