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  1. noor ul sabah's Avatar
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    Do you need 3 a-levels with 3 diffrent subjects to get into uni...?
    ????
  2. Fried Sock's Avatar
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    Re: Do you need 3 a-levels with 3 diffrent subjects to get into uni...?
    If it's a good one, yes.
  3. Juno's Avatar
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    Re: Do you need 3 a-levels with 3 diffrent subjects to get into uni...?
    Depends on the uni and what exactly you're asking. Some will accept maths and further maths as 2 separate A Levels, so technically you'd be getting in with only 2 subjects...

    Others will accept 2 AS levels in the place of an A Level, so you'd have 2 subjects to A Level and another 2 different subjects only to AS.
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    Re: Do you need 3 a-levels with 3 diffrent subjects to get into uni...?
    No, you don't need A-levels to go to university. You could specialise early and do a level 3 BTEC if you didn't want to study 3 different subjects.
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    Re: Do you need 3 a-levels with 3 diffrent subjects to get into uni...?
    (Original post by noor ul sabah)
    ????
    I've heard people getting in with BTECs which focus on 1 subject

    Also...how do you get the facebook 'like' link in your posts?
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    Re: Do you need 3 a-levels with 3 diffrent subjects to get into uni...?
    Most likely for the top 10 uni.
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    Re: Do you need 3 a-levels with 3 diffrent subjects to get into uni...?
    (Original post by poony)
    Most likely for the top 10 uni.
    Got an LSE offer with maths, further maths and history which some people would consider to just be two subjects. :dontknow:
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    Re: Do you need 3 a-levels with 3 diffrent subjects to get into uni...?
    (Original post by TheSownRose)
    Got an LSE offer with maths, further maths and history which some people would consider to just be two subjects. :dontknow:
    Intersting, is it because you are applying for some kind of Maths degree, they normally will ask for A*AA for A levels. Not many people can make it, well done.
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