What do you think of these A-level choices ?

Im currently in at the end of yr11 and im considering what a-levels to take I have identified where my key skills are which is mainly essay writing, analysis and i find religion and humanity subjects very interesting especially current affairs, im good at maths and science but I generally dont like the subject find it boring and would hate a future career in those two fields.

So far I think im going to take - History, Law, Govt.+Politics, philosophy and ethics

im looking to take law or philosophy as a degree, do you think these are suitable a-levels for that?

and another question is how hard is it to get A* in these subjects at a-level do you need to be some brainiac or does it require you to work your butt off ?

I would say im an A grade GCSE pupil.

Thanks.

Are you any good at Maths? If so, and you like it (up to a point), I recommend it. It widens your options so much, and it's useful for Philosophy degrees too.

Im currently in at the end of yr11 and im considering what a-levels to take I have identified where my key skills are which is mainly essay writing, analysis and i find religion and humanity subjects very interesting especially current affairs, im good at maths and science but I generally dont like the subject find it boring and would hate a future career in those two fields.

So far I think im going to take - History, Law, Govt.+Politics, philosophy and ethics

im looking to take law or philosophy as a degree, do you think these are suitable a-levels for that?

and another question is how hard is it to get A* in these subjects at a-level do you need to be some brainiac or does it require you to work your butt off ?

I would say im an A grade GCSE pupil.

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A grade GCSE students find A levels are massive jump from what they are used to. Routine your life, dispatch time to proper things and live a healthy and balanced life...

drop law a level, its useless, focus on getting A*AA at least and believe me thats good enough for Law (A level) at any university..... Law is generally considered weak....

Humanitites subject takes a lot of time learning how to argue, reason and present information in an attractive tone, unique to the person.... therefore keep working with teachers, read, recite what you learn....

its as hard as you will make it really, the more you work properly the easier or at least comfortable you will feel....

drop law, dont do it, for goodness sake ,,, erm take an AS level in say biology and work for a B or C ... in all you should aim for A*A*A* c - AAAc


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ps unis like a wide category of students, you may not want to work with the sciences but it will give you a good oppertunity to put your techinal skills in practice, something unique as many students for philosophy or law will have humanities and social sciences, its good to have a traditional science

thanks a lot i will definently look into science a-level i suppose i could cope with it for 1year and then drop it for A2, if i get a lower grade on my a/s but all A/A* in my main 3 will it affect my uni application or do they only take notice of the main 3

Well since its law or philosophy you be applying for, i suppose a low grade in science isnt all that bad, especially with good grades at GCSE I'm definately sure that you will get offers with A*AA...


with say A*AA you will be ok for Oxbridge, golden triange... as most require A*AA



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i absolutely hate maths although i can do it. Revising it for more than 1hour gives me a migraine its dead boring although im good at it, i dont think i could cope at a-level

kool, i have a family friend who owns a law firm i can get experience there every summer in college will that have any affect on my chances of getting in ?

Do you have any idea where you want to go for university? If so, you could look at university websites, prospectuses etc and see what they recommend and how they would view A-level Law. Don't worry about having all essay subjects - as long as you enjoy the subjects and can write a decent essay with proper exam technique, you should be fine. If you don't enjoy science I wouldn't recommend a science subject at A-level, even if you're plannng to drop it after AS. I saw too many people choose a science just to look 'more rounded', and plenty of them did badly in the AS just because they weren't motivated enough to work hard and found it too difficult, even if they'd got A/A* at GCSE. Remember that you're most likely to get good grades in the subjects you enjoy. I can't really comment on your choices apart from History, which I really enjoyed. I know a lot of people who did Government and Politics and Philosophy and Ethics as well, though, and for the most part they did very well and enjoyed the course.

thats an added bonus, even without the experience extra cricullar can help and even hobbies and interests, I was reading constitutional and administrative law when i was 15; never understood it but its the excitement made me try and understand literally every night....

I would say go for it, it would be fantastic on your personal statement.... trust moi you will get offers....

standard guidline for A students is; 2 top unis 2 respected and 1 just in case ...

e.g. Oxford and LSE (or UCL, Durham)... Manchester/ warwcik... and York .... and then someting with AAA/AAB .....

of course it would be your choice and depending on how you perform you may want to alter that formula.... e.g. 4 top unis and 1 good one.....


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Im currently in at the end of yr11 and im considering what a-levels to take I have identified where my key skills are which is mainly essay writing, analysis and i find religion and humanity subjects very interesting especially current affairs, im good at maths and science but I generally dont like the subject find it boring and would hate a future career in those two fields.

So far I think im going to take - History, Law, Govt.+Politics, philosophy and ethics

im looking to take law or philosophy as a degree, do you think these are suitable a-levels for that?

and another question is how hard is it to get A* in these subjects at a-level do you need to be some brainiac or does it require you to work your butt off ?

I would say im an A grade GCSE pupil.

Thanks.