What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?

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  1. airdoc's Avatar
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    Biology
    Chemistry
    Physics
    Mathematics

    Currently doing biochem at warwick (firstyear) will be dropping out to study Medicine next year
  2. asas78978's Avatar
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    Math
    Further Math
    Physics
    Economics
    Politics

    Will study Economics, kinda wanna be a banker.
  3. Kerrias's Avatar
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    Doing Scottish equiv to AS levels:
    English
    Maths
    French
    Spanish
    Business Management

    Hope to study Hispanic Studies/Spanish
  4. Id and Ego seek's Avatar
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    I took:
    English Language
    English Literature
    Psychology
    IT
    Philosophy and Ethics
    French

    I'll take for A2:
    English Language
    Psychology
    Philosophy and Ethics
    French
    Politics (AS)

    And I hope to study Linguistics.
  5. kpritchx's Avatar
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    English Lit
    Maths
    History
    GovPol

    Hope to study PPE/History+Politics
  6. zozzie94's Avatar
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    Chemistry
    Maths
    Further Maths
    Spanish

    Natural sciences-got an offer from Cambridge! Just gotta get the grades now...which is easier said than done...
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    Maths
    Further Maths
    Chemistry
    Physics

    Will study Maths at uni, or possibly either Economics or Actuarial Science
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    Mathematics
    Philosophy
    Drama and Theatre Studies
    English Literature AS
    EPQ

    As long as I get the grades I'll be studying Philosophy at university
  9. Schlegel's Avatar
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    Maths
    Further Maths
    Art
    History
    Economics

    Going to study philosophy and politics or straight philosophy.
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    (Original post by zozzie94)
    Chemistry
    Maths
    Further Maths
    Spanish

    Natural sciences-got an offer from Cambridge! Just gotta get the grades now...which is easier said than done...
    I'm quite surprised that you haven't chosemn biology or physics but well done.
    What exactly are you planning to do; biological or physical natural sciences?
  11. WIC's Avatar
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    English literature;
    Religious studies;
    History; and
    Philosophy

    Hoping to study law at university.
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    English Language, History, R.E, Sociology and Welsh Bacc.
    Hope to go to Sheffield to do English Language and Linguistics
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    Further Maths
    Maths
    Economics
    Chemistry
    French

    Hope to study economics
  14. sazzabazza's Avatar
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    A Levels:
    Maths
    Further Maths
    Geography (come at me GMAD)
    Economics
    History

    I want to do either Economics or Law, though I'm leaning towards the former.
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    (Original post by StanKing)
    Maths
    Further Maths
    English
    Business

    Starting Physics at another school in September to get the AS as my school doesn't offer Physics A-Level...

    I also self-teach FM

    Going to study Maths at uni
    What kind of crap school do you go to?
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    (Original post by Vorsah)
    Maths
    Economics
    History
    Chemistry

    Either gonna drop chemistry or history at A2.

    Wanna study economics at LSE hopefully.
    No you're not. Unless you do further maths, there is very little chance you're getting into LSE.
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    Maths
    Further Maths
    Physics
    Computing

    Want to study Computer Science
  18. 03hope03's Avatar
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    I'm at AS and taking
    Maths
    Further Maths
    Physics
    Chemistry
    General Studies
    I plan to drop Physics at A2 and study Maths at university, then become a Maths Teacher.
  19. Ami's Avatar
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    Hey! :-)

    I studied Law, History, Media, Sociology and English Lang/Lit at AS. Then took History, Sociology and English Lang/Lit on to A2. I hope to study Law at university.
  20. Banoffeepie16's Avatar
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    Re: What A-levels did you take? And what degree do you hope to study?
    Studied these to AS:
    French
    Spanish
    English Language
    History

    Dropped History, now continuing the other 3 to A2 with an EPQ in Spanish literature.

    Going to study French and Spanish at university, planning to firm my Oxford offer.
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