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Discussion for A-Level students and for those choosing their A-Level subjects.
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Re: Blacklist A levels!If you do them, you should feel good, you are better than the majority.(Original post by NellyNoodles)
Well, at least do me a favour and stop making people who do all sciences sound like complete pricks, alright? It's people like you who give us a bad reputation for being up ourselves. -
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How about subjects u want to do fashion(Original post by adamjay)
Firstly, try and group all a levels into three categories:
A = Generally Acceptable (will help you get into any degree)
B = Limited (will help you to get into degrees of the same name)
C = NG (will not help you at all.. only suitable as 4th subjects).
Economics = A
ICT = C
Sociology = B
English Language = B
Some adjustments you might want to make
- Change english language to English Literature, which is an A list subject
- Change ICT to another B list subject, such as Psychology. ICT is useless, however having one C subject is fine.
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Re: Blacklist A levels!Perhaps you are better at science and maths but as a person in general? Your attitude isn't doing you any favours in this whole "better than you" persona you're trying to present.(Original post by Transcendence)
If you do them, you should feel good, you are better than the majority. -
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Re: Blacklist A levels!But if your art degree leads back to teaching, that is like having a subject for the sake of it, because it's only use is to teach it...(Original post by cuckoo99)
Depends on the BA you do ..... The main jobs probly being Teaching/ business etc etc though you are right that there are fewer specific jobs. I dont do arts subjects so dont think im just defending my subjects, because i'm not lol. I do sciences. I just dont think you can say Maths is harder than say English Lit and History when the skills needed for maths and english are completly different and to lable 1 as easier than the other is wrong as it is totaly subjective.
There are business applications for art in general, but TBH: if you can draw/design with the aid of a computer well, then your artwork will be accepted whether you have a degree or not.
Everything is subjective.. So that doesn't really help.
Maths and Science are more likely to get you a high-earning job, however... Because again; subjects like English are not required to be say: an author (which I would say is the highest-earning job that stems from English) -
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Re: Blacklist A levels!(Original post by Facebook)
"English language" doesn't sound good. How about just the normal English?
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Re: Blacklist A levels!As a person in general? What criteria could you even use to rate that?(Original post by madders94)
Perhaps you are better at science and maths but as a person in general? Your attitude isn't doing you any favours in this whole "better than you" persona you're trying to present.
Also>would be subjective.. -
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Re: Blacklist A levels!Amen(Original post by NellyNoodles)
Well, at least do me a favour and stop making people who do all sciences sound like complete pricks, alright? It's people like you who give us a bad reputation for being up ourselves.
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Re: Blacklist A levels!"Better" in a person is generally defined as what sort of attitude they have and whether they're a nice person or not, and subjective or not, I doubt anyone would say you're a particularly nice person.(Original post by Transcendence)
As a person in general? What criteria could you even use to rate that?
Also>would be subjective.. -
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Re: Blacklist A levels!Nice is subjective though.. My attitude is also perfectly acceptable.(Original post by madders94)
"Better" in a person is generally defined as what sort of attitude they have and whether they're a nice person or not, and subjective or not, I doubt anyone would say you're a particularly nice person. -
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Re: Blacklist A levels!I took ICT and English Lang. at college (was there for 3 years so did a variety of courses), ICT in my opinion is a soft subject because literally it's so easy- obviously because we all use computers now. English Language is not a soft subject but it's not hard to do either, some universities like English Language which is good.(Original post by HaadeeZaman)
i wondering whether these a levels are suitable for me to be studying, and none are blacklisted subjects ;
-Economics
-ICT
-Sociology
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Re: Blacklist A levels!Acceptable in what way? Acceptable in that you shouldn't be killed for it, yes. Acceptable in that you're the sort of person who can be trusted to be in a social situation without embarrassing everyone you're with with your arrogance?(Original post by Transcendence)
Nice is subjective though.. My attitude is also perfectly acceptable.
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Re: Blacklist A levels!This ^(Original post by adamjay)
Firstly, try and group all a levels into three categories:
A = Generally Acceptable (will help you get into any degree)
B = Limited (will help you to get into degrees of the same name)
C = NG (will not help you at all.. only suitable as 4th subjects).
Economics = A
ICT = C
Sociology = B
English Language = B
Some adjustments you might want to make
- Change english language to English Literature, which is an A list subject
- Change ICT to another B list subject, such as Psychology. ICT is useless, however having one C subject is fine.
but I suggest changing ICT for maths or comp sci and changing sociology unless that is what you want to sudy in which case you'll want psychology too -
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Re: Blacklist A levels!Acceptable in that I see nothing wrong with it.(Original post by madders94)
Acceptable in what way? Acceptable in that you shouldn't be killed for it, yes. Acceptable in that you're the sort of person who can be trusted to be in a social situation without embarrassing everyone you're with with your arrogance?
Also; your opinions towards acceptable/nice etc are basically what you have been brought up to believe is 'right', according to the people around you. Perhaps you should take into account not what others think, but what you would consider 'right', if those people didn't exist. -
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Re: Blacklist A levels!How do you know I haven't formed my own opinion? I'm perfectly capable of free thought and I think your attitude is socially unacceptable. However, if you're happy with that chip on your shoulder, by all means keep it.(Original post by Transcendence)
Acceptable in that I see nothing wrong with it.
Also; your opinions towards acceptable/nice etc are basically what you have been brought up to believe is 'right', according to the people around you. Perhaps you should take into account not what others think, but what you would consider 'right', if those people didn't exist. -
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Re: Blacklist A levels!Mate you need to be informed a graduate job requires a 2:1 in most cases with an English Degree at 2:1 from a decent university the job opportunities a endless obvious cannot be a doctor but Law, IB, Consultancy, etc can be possible careers, because most of this is learnt on the job not in a degree, however a degree relative to the Jobs I've stated is sufficient but not necessary..........(Original post by Transcendence)
But if your art degree leads back to teaching, that is like having a subject for the sake of it, because it's only use is to teach it...
There are business applications for art in general, but TBH: if you can draw/design with the aid of a computer well, then your artwork will be accepted whether you have a degree or not.
Everything is subjective.. So that doesn't really help.
Maths and Science are more likely to get you a high-earning job, however... Because again; subjects like English are not required to be say: an author (which I would say is the highest-earning job that stems from English)Last edited by hannah60000; 24-06-2012 at 21:40. -
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Re: Blacklist A levels!having a quick look at the trinity college blacklist, ICT is blacklisted I'm afraid. Sociology and English Lang. are not, but they're the sort of 'middle' subjects, where it's ok to have one, according to TC. So be wary that particular unis might see them as soft, or having two will bring your application down. If you've got any idea of universities you like, you could e-mail them and ask for their opinions? Also, do you have any idea what you'd like to do, because that can be as equally important as if your subjects are soft.
On a brighter note, Economics is fine! -
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Love how everyone is looking at some of the best universities who's to say that you will get into them. Most uni's will except these A levels so anyone that is aiming for Cambridge or Oxford are going to say that these subjects are "soft" and are going to be arrogant and snobby about their subject that they have picked. So stop worrying about it and focus on subjects you enjoy and want to do in the future regardless if they are so called soft. If your that worried or your aiming for a top 10 uni then have a mixture.
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Re: Blacklist A levels!This whole 'people who do science A-levels are better' argument that seems to be going on is completly and utterley ridiculous!
Im taking Maths, Further maths, Chemistry and History, so while I do not completly conform to this little list of 'worthwhile A-levels' I most certainly do not consider myself better than anybody for the subjects that I picked.
As for the comments on dyslexia, my mother, who has dyslexia, has a pHD in Engineering. She didn't let her trouble with spelling and reading stop her for going to University so why should anybody else.
I myself am attrocious at spelling, but does this mean that I should (since I can do this 'basic thing') stop wanting to go to University and aspire to be a road sweeper instead?
