Which A-levels have the best employment opportunities?

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  1. cuckoo99's Avatar
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    Re: Which A-levels have the best employment opportunities?
    pick the ones you enjoyed most at GCSE and the subject you end up enjoying the most at A-Level will probly be the university course you go for
  2. Sagacious's Avatar
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    Re: Which A-levels have the best employment opportunities?
    I wouldn't go for 'well-rounded'. I think a straight-up approach is the best.

    Become the absolute best you can be at your area/field, nobody wants a 'jack of all trades, but a master of none'. In other words, pick subjects that relate. It'll make your two years at A-Level easier, and enhance your prospects after you finish.

    But because you're unsure, the best A-Levels (employability wise) are; Further Maths, Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Yeah, the sciences.
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    Re: Which A-levels have the best employment opportunities?
    (Original post by Tahooper)
    Arts & Humanities:
    1. History
    2. English Literature
    3. Philosophy & Ethics

    Sciences:
    1. Physics
    2. Chemistry
    3. Biology

    Other:
    1. Maths
    2. Economics
    maths and econ are sciences......

    And OP, it depends what areas of work you want to go into, if it's finance, then maths and econ are where you want to aim, if it's dentistry, biology, chemistry and some other subjects, im sure you get my point
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