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Reply 20

Tateco

Original post by sqwerty

anyone applying who hasn't taken economics A level?

I'm sure there are quite a few people without it, what subjects did you take? :smile:

Reply 21

sqwerty

Original post by tateco

I'm sure there are quite a few people without it, what subjects did you take? :smile:

I think I've talked to you before - maths chem history eng lit and further maths AS next year

Reply 22

Groat

Original post by sqwerty

I think I've talked to you before - maths chem history eng lit and further maths AS next year

That looks like a good combination!

Maths, Further Maths, Biology, English Literature and Economics for me. I hope to study all of them to A2.

Reply 23

sqwerty

Original post by Groat

That looks like a good combination!

Maths, Further Maths, Biology, English Literature and Economics for me. I hope to study all of them to A2.

Thanks, but everyone seems to be taking Economics which I guess puts them at an advantage, even if the universities don't say it's required/desirable

Reply 24

Groat

Original post by sqwerty

Thanks, but everyone seems to be taking Economics which I guess puts them at an advantage, even if the universities don't say it's required/desirable

Did your school offer Economics?

If not, you'll be fine; if they did, you'll have to ensure your personal statement gets across why you didn't choose it (without being negative).

I would advise you to ensure you make your personal statement as strong as possible by talking about why you want to do economics, showing you know exactly what the course entails. You may have a slight advantage over people who assume economics at university is the same as what they have studied at A-Level.

If that makes sense!

Reply 25

sqwerty

Original post by Groat

Yeah they did, but I wasn't interested in it until we went over economic booms/collapses in History and started to read some economics books from that...so I assume that would go at least some of the way in explaining why I didn't take it. I actually did take it initially, but it clashed with History in my timetable so I had to drop one.

It makes sense and I hope you're correct haha, I've got plenty to read so I should be able to create a strong PS.

Reply 26

Tateco

Original post by sqwerty

I wasn't interested in it until we went over economic booms/collapses in History and started to read some economics books from that...

This is a really good way to introduce how you got into economics from your history lessons, top universities love students to have 'intellectual curiosity' and you doing further reading stemming from an interest in economic history shows you have this.

I really wouldn't worry too much though, tbh I'd say not having further maths is more of a worry, so annoyed I didn't take it, but I also wanted to do something different when choosing my A-levels but loved economics so much that I changed my mind...

Reply 27

sqwerty

Original post by tateco

Ah, that's good to hear :smile:

I'm annoyed I didn't take FM too, I've always loved Maths so I've no idea why I didn't take it, but you're doing it next year right? And you have Economics, you'll be fine

Reply 28

lonely_cupid

I'm thinking of doing economics in uni next year, but this thread makes me nervous. :redface:

Reply 29

Tateco

Original post by sqwerty

Ah, that's good to hear :smile:

I'm annoyed I didn't take FM too, I've always loved Maths so I've no idea why I didn't take it, but you're doing it next year right? And you have Economics, you'll be fine

I'm doing AS next year yeah, along with A2 Chemistry, Maths and Economics so it should be a pretty strong set. If I could choose my A-levels again though I would do Economics, History, Maths and Further Maths...

Reply 30

sqwerty

Original post by tateco

so what did you get in your Jan module results?

Reply 31

Tateco

Original post by sqwerty

so what did you get in your Jan module results?

An average of 97.3% UMS with 100% UMS in Bio and Maths, you?

Reply 32

sqwerty

Original post by tateco

An average of 97.3% UMS with 100% UMS in Bio and Maths, you?

Wow nice. 94 in Maths and 90 in Chemistry

Reply 33

Tateco

Original post by sqwerty

Wow nice. 94 in Maths and 90 in Chemistry

Cheers

how many exams you got in summer?

Reply 34

sqwerty

Original post by tateco

Cheers

how many exams you got in summer?

7. C2, S1, chem2, history x2, lit, and FP1 which I'm self teaching in 25 days. You?

Reply 35

Groat

Original post by sqwerty

7. C2, S1, chem2, history x2, lit, and FP1 which I'm self teaching in 25 days. You?

Good luck with FP1 - it's not that hard, actually! Don't forget the FP1 module is in June, so you could have some extra time after your other exams.

Which board are you on for English Literature?

Reply 36

sqwerty

Original post by Groat

Good luck with FP1 - it's not that hard, actually! Don't forget the FP1 module is in June, so you could have some extra time after your other exams.

Which board are you on for English Literature?

Aqa spec B. Grade boundaries are stupidly low which is weird. You?

Reply 37

Tateco

Original post by sqwerty

7. C2, S1, chem2, history x2, lit, and FP1 which I'm self teaching in 25 days. You?

:O how do you plan on teaching FP1 to your self in such a short space of time?!

Reply 38

laura94

Original post by sqwerty

anyone applying who hasn't taken economics A level?

Me! I also started off with economics but that's because they wouldn't let me do maths because it was full. So on the first day I went and begged them to let me switch from economics to maths.
Now I realise I should've dropped drama/english instead.
Still, I'm applying for joint honours with philosophy or possibly PPE so hopefully it won't hold me back too much.

Reply 39

laura94

Is further maths really that important? I'm only doing normal maths but I am doing both Stats 1 and Stats 2 which I figured are the best for economics? Also I'm not applying for straight economics, but philosophy and econ or PPE.