I suppose the reason that people describe your choices as "weak" is that Film and Communications and Culture are considered to be less desirable by high ranking universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and London School of Economics. There is also a view held by many that the deemed prestige of English Literature supersedes that of English Language.
However, the aforementioned views are entirely subjective and as long as you are not intending on applying to top-notch universities, they shouldn't prove to be a too bigger problem for you.
For instance, providing you do reasonably well in them, they could lead onto a university course such as Televison/Film studies, which could, in turn, open doors to become a researcher at the BBC... After a few years of experience, you could find yourself a TV Producer/Director, which would be viewed as a decent career in anybody's book!
Seeing as you want to go into marketing, consider dropping film and communication studies. These subjects would be good to consider for marketing (in order of strength):
i also think that something in marketing would suit me well, what do you think?
Yup... Providing you get a 2.1 (the benchmark for having done reasonably well in a degree, regardless of what anybody tells you), you would also have decent chance of finding an opening in marketing; I believe several large companies (banks, law firms etc.) as well as government organisations such as the Foreign Office and Financial Services Authority offer specific graduate programs for those wanting a career in marketing...
Again, with experience comes power - after a few years working for large organisations, you could become a Marketing Consultant... Which as well as being respected, could also prove very lucrative!
i get mostly Bs
so lets say i get 4 Bs at AS ,and, 3 Bs at A level
i also have a ocr nationals distinction
a ucas calculator is saying that i would have 620 ucas points? (this seems a lot when seeing that a prestigious uni like st andrews needs on average 310 points)
Seeing as you want to go into marketing, consider dropping film and communication studies. These subjects would be good to consider for marketing (in order of strength):
Maths
Economics
Business
Pick two of them and you will be fine
not definitely marketing, film is my favourite subject and is the one im looking at unis about
i get mostly Bs
so lets say i get 4 Bs at AS ,and, 3 Bs at A level
i also have a ocr nationals distinction
a ucas calculator is saying that i would have 620 ucas points? (this seems a lot when seeing that a prestigious uni like st andrews needs on average 310 points)
I suppose the reason that people describe your choices as "weak" is that Film and Communications and Culture are considered to be less desirable by high ranking universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and London School of Economics. There is also a view held by many that the deemed prestige of English Literature supersedes that of English Language.
However, the aforementioned views are entirely subjective and as long as you are not intending on applying to top-notch universities, they shouldn't prove to be a too bigger problem for you.
For instance, providing you do reasonably well in them, they could lead onto a university course such as Televison/Film studies, which could, in turn, open doors to become a researcher at the BBC... After a few years of experience, you could find yourself a TV Producer/Director, which would be viewed as a decent career in anybody's book!
Hope this helps
Your sig is really sad, no one gives a **** about your predicted grades, they mean nothing.
To the OP, I would say that they are quite weak subjects tbh, psychology is probably the most respected. English language would definitely be better than language, and maybe have some sort of science subject in there, maths would be a good one but is quite difficult.
Your sig is really sad, no one gives a **** about your predicted grades, they mean nothing.
To the OP, I would say that they are quite weak subjects tbh, psychology is probably the most respected. English language would definitely be better than language, and maybe have some sort of science subject in there, maths would be a good one but is quite difficult.
The urge you felt to turn this thread into a platform of personal abuse was an unnecessary one - but now that you have, I will take this opportunity to inform you that your own signature does, in fact, smack of pathos also.
With regard to predicted results, in recently sat mock exams, I have attained A* in every single subject taken (with the exception of French - for which we have yet to receive the results). We'll see who has the last laugh on results day, eh?
Finally, I think you may have made a tragic error when advising OP which variety of English course in which they should enroll. Somebody forgot to proof read, methinks...
OP, I offer my unreserved apologies for continuing to drag your thread down with uncalled for, infantile poppycock...
The urge you felt to turn this thread into a platform of personal abuse was an unnecessary one - but now that you have, I will take this opportunity to inform you that your own signature does, in fact, smack of pathos also.
With regard to predicted results, in recently sat mock exams, I have attained A* in every single subject taken (with the exception of French - for which we have yet to receive the results). We'll see who has the last laugh on results day, eh?
Finally, I think you may have made a tragic error when advising OP which variety of English course in which they should enroll. Somebody forgot to proof read, methinks...
OP, I offer my unreserved apologies for continuing to drag your thread down with uncalled for, infantile poppycock...
Lol, how posh are you. Im doing A2's at the moment and have grades that are better than yours will be especially considering I went to a state school. I think I have a better grasp of what A levels are best considering you are 15 and doing GCSEs which are nothing like a levels whatsoever. Also drop the posh, stuck up snobby attitute, you sound like a prick and that wont make you friends when you get into the real world.
Also if you got all A*s why are you predicted 4 B's lol?
Lol, how posh are you. Im doing A2's at the moment and have grades that are better than yours will be especially considering I went to a state school. I think I have a better grasp of what A levels are best considering you are 15 and doing GCSEs which are nothing like a levels whatsoever. Also drop the posh, stuck up snobby attitute, you sound like a prick and that wont make you friends when you get into the real world.
Also if you got all A*s why are you predicted 4 B's lol?
What gives you the impression that I am either "posh", "stuck up" or "snobby"?
Granted, you're grasp of subjects, careers etc. is probably far superior to mine... Like you point out, I am only 15 and you are an A2 student - so I'm guessing that you will be 17/18... Hopefully, the amount of knowledge I amass over the next two to three years will equate to the amount you currently posses!
As for the Bs, I'm at an utter loss as to why I'm predicted them to be quite honest - I guess that somebody who has never actually met me (our predictions are decided upon externally), doubted my abilities somewhere along the line - not that it particullarly bothers me; my subject leaders, as well as my Head of House, have agreed with me that they are inaccurate to say the least... I guess that all I can do is keep my head down and prove them wrong (as I did in the mocks where I outperformed them by two grades)...
Joseph 1994 gave a pretty good answer in his first post, your subjects would be terrible if you wanted to do sciences at Cambridge...but that's quite obviously not what you want to do. You have a really good combination for anything that involves communication, things like television and film studies would be great and there's a growing number of similar courses that might suit you. English language is generally considered the 'weaker' English A level but it's considered useful for people who want to teach English as a foreign language or primary teaching...although not directly relevant to you it reinforces the communication-orientated nature of your choices.
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