[YaYazooGirl]

I really love art, I enjoy it and I like to think that I'm good at it! I am also good at English, Science, Arabic and I'm alright at Maths. Do you think I should choose Art solely on the fact that I enjoy it? Thanks in advance!

[CT1402]

Yes, I take art a level and it's one of my favourite subjects. A lot of people tend to view it as perhaps a 'soft subject' but when combined with academic subjects alike English and sciences, it shows your flexible and have a range of skills. It's best to take something you enjoy regardless of other peoples veiws (:


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[internet tough guy]

If you're an organised person, then yes. The thing with A-level art is that the workload is alot, you need to make sure you complete the work on time otherwise you can quite easily find yourself constantly lagging behind.

[jumpingjesusholycow]

It depends, what do you want a career in?

[helenacharlotte]

Go for it! I'm taking fine art, english literature, history and biology and I've found that art really compliments my other subjects. Also it's really relaxing after a long day of essay writing! As long as you think you can handle the workload, as it does take up a lot of time, then I'd go for it

[slightly]

As long as you have a decent amount of commitment and organisation, then go for it. It's not really one of those subjects where you can just blag an A* by cramming or by accident, you actually have to put the work in.

[perrytheplatypus]

Even if you decide it's too much of a workload, you can still do your art stuff as a passtime. Give it a go and see how it goes.

[Spaz Man]

Sure but I would only recommended one "non-preferred" subject out of four.

[YaYazooGirl]

(Original post by jumpingjesusholycow)
It depends, what do you want a career in?

Maybe architecture?

[YaYazooGirl]

(Original post by Spaz Man)
Sure but I would only recommended one "non-preferred" subject out of four.

What do you mean by that?

[Bluewinds]

(Original post by YaYazooGirl)
What do you mean by that?

A lot of Universities want you to only do one course like Art, Photography, Drama and combine it with more 'traditional' subjects such as History, Maths, English etc. This does depend on the course you have chosen though.

[jumpingjesusholycow]

(Original post by YaYazooGirl)
Maybe architecture?

In that case, I don't particularly see a problem with Art. If you were to say something like 'Computer Engineering' I may have been a bit like 'eeeeughm, maybe not', but Art and Architecture aren't too distantly related. I would however make sure you pick your other subject carefully, perhaps History.

[shamika]

(Original post by YaYazooGirl)
I really love art, I enjoy it and I like to think that I'm good at it! I am also good at English, Science, Arabic and I'm alright at Maths. Do you think I should choose Art solely on the fact that I enjoy it? Thanks in advance!

Yes. By the way, if you are an Arab then presumably taking Arabic will require little prep - you might as well take that too...

[YaYazooGirl]

I started learning Arabic from scratch in year 7 and did my GCSE early in Year 9 and I got a B and i will do it again in year 10 because I'm aiming for A* so I think that I am good enough to do it at A-Level.

[RSP18]

(Original post by YaYazooGirl)
I really love art, I enjoy it and I like to think that I'm good at it! I am also good at English, Science, Arabic and I'm alright at Maths. Do you think I should choose Art solely on the fact that I enjoy it? Thanks in advance!

if u like art do it, as u will probably get a better grade in it.
the other subjects that ur good at are very academic, so doing art could also be a nice way 4 u to relax

uni's will also like it as it shows ur a rounded candidate

[laura1234]

If you enjoy it then go for it! Your more likely to do well in something if you are passionate about it, rather than forcing yourself to do a subject you don't like as much.

[AmberCD]

(Original post by YaYazooGirl)
I really love art, I enjoy it and I like to think that I'm good at it! I am also good at English, Science, Arabic and I'm alright at Maths. Do you think I should choose Art solely on the fact that I enjoy it? Thanks in advance!

If you take it as an AS or carry it on as a 4th A2 it shouldn't be a problem wherever you apply as long as your other subjects all tie in together to give you a good traditional subject background. I took art AS because I enjoyed it at GCSE, I dropped it at the end of AS and no University seems to have held that against me. I think as long as you can find some way to say your subjects are relevant to whatever you wish to pursue then it won't be an issue e.g. I put something along the lines of it giving me skills in research and independent study which can pretty much apply to anything. It may limit you possibly depending on what other subjects you take, I didn't think I could handle 5 subjects but I wish I had taken Physics instead as not doing so automatically shut a lot of doors.
You may regret it if you don't do it you may regret it if you do but the other view is it is a hobby that you can always do in your own time. Generally in art I don't think you learn much, you get access to more equipment and mediums doing art but most of it is mainly self taught so if your not planning on pursuing an art course/something like architecture you may not find it worthwhile. It's also a lot of pretentious bull****ting which earns you the marks not necessarily being good at art which I found took the fun out of it. Ultimately it's your decision so you just have to weigh up your options. Best of luck

[Spaz Man]

(Original post by YaYazooGirl)
What do you mean by that?

Oxbridge have a list of "preferred" subjects. I would recommend that most if not all of your subjects are from those lists to get the best chance of acceptance to top unis.

EDIT: Why neg me? It's a fact. If you don't like it, complain to the respective universities.

[YaYazooGirl]

(Original post by AmberCD)
If you take it as an AS or carry it on as a 4th A2 it shouldn't be a problem wherever you apply as long as your other subjects all tie in together to give you a good traditional subject background. I took art AS because I enjoyed it at GCSE, I dropped it at the end of AS and no University seems to have held that against me. I think as long as you can find some way to say your subjects are relevant to whatever you wish to pursue then it won't be an issue e.g. I put something along the lines of it giving me skills in research and independent study which can pretty much apply to anything. It may limit you possibly depending on what other subjects you take, I didn't think I could handle 5 subjects but I wish I had taken Physics instead as not doing so automatically shut a lot of doors.
You may regret it if you don't do it you may regret it if you do but the other view is it is a hobby that you can always do in your own time. Generally in art I don't think you learn much, you get access to more equipment and mediums doing art but most of it is mainly self taught so if your not planning on pursuing an art course/something like architecture you may not find it worthwhile. It's also a lot of pretentious bull****ting which earns you the marks not necessarily being good at art which I found took the fun out of it. Ultimately it's your decision so you just have to weigh up your options. Best of luck

Thank you so much, this was so helpful!

[AmberCD]

(Original post by YaYazooGirl)
Thank you so much, this was so helpful!

No problem I keep getting negged for my opinion though.. Obviously it's not views shared by people on here!