[scousegirl]

I am planning on being a barrister so for my A levels i need good academic subjects. I am currently debating wether or not to take English Lit for AS as i done it for GCSE but i am predicted a C (got a C in my language in Jan) so i done Foundation do you think this would be a disadvantage to me?
also what does AS English contain what books do youu what do you do? how is it compared to GCSE?

thanks for your help.

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[Soph.Jade]

(Original post by scousegirl)
I am planning on being a barrister so for my A levels i need good academic subjects. I am currently debating wether or not to take English Lit for AS as i done it for GCSE but i am predicted a C (got a C in my language in Jan) so i done Foundation do you think this would be a disadvantage to me?
also what does AS English contain what books do youu what do you do? how is it compared to GCSE?

thanks for your help.

Honestly, I'm no grammar nazi but judging by the standard of this post I think you would really struggle with an English A Level.

[Charlottie93]

(Original post by scousegirl)
I am planning on being a barrister so for my A levels i need good academic subjects. I am currently debating wether or not to take English Lit for AS as i done it for GCSE but i am predicted a C (got a C in my language in Jan) so i done Foundation do you think this would be a disadvantage to me?
also what does AS English contain what books do youu what do you do? how is it compared to GCSE?

thanks for your help.

I don't think it'd be too much of a disadvantage although it all depends on what type of university you're wanting to go to. If you have high aspirations for the likes of Oxbridge then they do take into account GCSE's but they will normally tell you although I don't think they're fussy whether or not you've studied it at foundation or higher level.

Your college on the other hand may be a little more fussy, your best bet would be to make sure you can study it at your college. You still have two years of college to go and by that time you'll have more then likely changed your mind a hundred times on what you want to do as a career.

I honestly don't know many people who knew what they wanted to do before they went to college and still felt the same when they came to apply for UCAS other than those wanting to be Medics or Vets. My best friend wanted to be a Barrister for ages and then when she came to apply for UCAS she changed her mind and is now going to study Classical Civilisation instead.

[jem'enfous]

(Original post by scousegirl)
I am planning on being a barrister so for my A levels i need good academic subjects. I am currently debating wether or not to take English Lit for AS as i done it for GCSE but i am predicted a C (got a C in my language in Jan) so i done Foundation do you think this would be a disadvantage to me?
also what does AS English contain what books do youu what do you do? how is it compared to GCSE?

thanks for your help.

I want to be a barrister too, and realistically yes I do think that it will be a problem. I mean, maybe it would be worth giving it a go anyway as it's only GCSE but you'd need grades higher than a C at A Level in order to get into a university good enough to be considered by any chambers you applied for either pupillage or tenancy at. I've done a lot of work experience and to be a barrister, a very high percentage of people go to universities such as Cambridge. I've seen some barristers CVs through a contact of mine, and they'd all done 5 A levels to A grade.
I didn't personally do A Level English but my friends did and they studied Never Let Me Go, Pride and Prejudice, Woman in Black, Othello and many other books/plays. They also studied an anthology of poems, and a book of poetry by Wilfred Owen.
Also, if you're taking English, you should know that it's 'I did' not 'I done'
Hope this helps

[Luckypupil]

(Original post by jem'enfous)
I want to be a barrister too, and realistically yes I do think that it will be a problem. I mean, maybe it would be worth giving it a go anyway as it's only GCSE but you'd need grades higher than a C at A Level in order to get into a university good enough to be considered by any chambers you applied for either pupillage or tenancy at. I've done a lot of work experience and to be a barrister, a very high percentage of people go to universities such as Cambridge. I've seen some barristers CVs through a contact of mine, and they'd all done 5 A levels to A grade.
I didn't personally do A Level English but my friends did and they studied Never Let Me Go, Pride and Prejudice, Woman in Black, Othello and many other books/plays. They also studied an anthology of poems, and a book of poetry by Wilfred Owen.
Also, if you're taking English, you should know that it's 'I did' not 'I done'
Hope this helps

I start as a commercial barrister next year (pupillage) and certainly didn't get 5A's or a 1st from Cambridge but it certainly helps!

Don't worry about being a barrister yet. Just get the best possible grades you can get at this stage