Choosing your A levels? Your questions answered here!

History (OCR)
Psychology (AQA)
Literature (?)

I am planning to do Law at university, so I'd like to ask if taking biology or economics is more beneficial for my future career.

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Are these good options considering I want to be a psychologist when im older?

Biology
Psychology
English Literature
Economics

Any alternatives you could suggest,kinda struggling for a plan B if I cant do one of my options.I refuse to do I.T,Chemistry,Physics,Geography(could change depending on my grade),Art,Maths.

I struggle with chemistry and physics...maths too...

I enjoy R.S,Business studies,English in general,I wouldnt mind philosophy either

My friend is doing the same A-Levels as you, except that she's doing History in place of economics. She is applying to do Psychology this year, so I think they are good A-levels
Maths is probably a lot more useful that economics for psychology, as there's a lot of statistics involved in a psychology degree which is covered in A-Level maths. So doing maths might make you a stronger applicant this time next year, as well as making your life at university a little easier. But if you really hate the subject, it wouldn't make sense to do it.
Just remember that you're going to cover the material sooner or later, and that choosing sooner means that you will have teachers to support you and move at a slower pace than if you choose to do it later

What grades did she get?

It's basically the same thing again, but higher level and worse

I had to do intermediate, I got saved in sixth form, no advanced for me

Just how hard is it to do five A-Levels?

English literature is much better respected by universities if that helps Other than that, do what you think you'll enjoy most- there's nothing to stop you continuing to write fiction whilst doing English lit although it won't be assessed obviously, and on the other hand you'd still read in your spare time whilst doing English language I'm sure...


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It depends what subjects you choose, how good at them you are etc. But regardless you would have to put a lot of work in. I mean a lot.

I am not sure of what I would like to do when I am older but have an interest in current affairs, politics, maths and just general social sciences.
What do people think for the as/a levels I'm thinking of doing
As year
1)maths(express so done in 1 year)
2)anthropology
3)history
4)world development
5)philosophy
A2 year
1)further maths
2)anthropology
3)history
4)world development
5)philosophy
That would leave me with 5 a levels and 1 as level.

Hi . To be honest,I wouldn't immediately assume that you'll be doing 5 A levels and 1 AS- it's a high workload and you might be better of just doing the standard 4 AS then 3 A-level.

I say this because if you're interested in applying to the top unis/Russel Group, some of your subjects will be seen as 'soft' and not as rigorous, e.g. Anthropology and World Development.

If you have an interest in current affairs then I would also pick politics if your school offers it, but I'd be careful not to overburden yourself- A*A*A* looks much better than A*AABB, for example.

Based on what you've said above I'd go for (at AS) 1)Maths 2) History 3)Philosophy 4)Politics and then dropping whichever you enjoy the least for A2. I don't think it would hurt choosing Anthropology/World Development as AS, but I would just bear in mind the fact that they probably won't be as highly regarded.

Thank you! What is your opinion on Sociology in As/A level as I am predicted to achieve an A* for it at GCSE

Sociology is fine- to be honest- I think provided that the majority of your subjects are 'traditional' you shouldn't have a problem. I would also advise you to go for what you enjoy, as this is what you'll ultimately get the highest grades in .

You might want to take a look at this- it's published by the Russell Group and gives an overview of 'facilitating subjects'. This is also published by Trinity College, Cambridge and is worth having a look at even if you're not planning on applying- as a general rule of thumb I would try to avoid the subjects in the last category- but one or two at most will be fine, I'd then combine that with 2+ facilitating subjects and a mix of others in the list.

I'd also reiterate that there's no obligation at all to do more subjects than necessary, and in terms of applying for uni, a strong set of grades in fewer subjects (within reason, i.e. 3 A-levels, 1AS) will put you in a stronger position than a mediocre set of grades in more subjects.

Feel free to ask if there's anything else

Just how hard is it to do five A-Levels?

These are the subjects im doing at Alevel

Maths
Eng Lit
Economics
History

Are those really streneous subjects considering how i did at gcse...just want an opinion

I got

Additional Science: A
Core Science: A
Economics: A
French: A
History: A
English lang: A
English lit: A
Maths: A
ICT : B
Art: A*