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Economics, University application choices. Advice needed!

smithstefan1995

Hello! I am applying very soon to my 5 universities to do straight Economics, I'm 99.9999% sure of that, that's all fine. I just am not too sure if my choices are the best or smartest choices to make, below are my 5 choices I am currently looking to apply to and what they require in order from top to bottom choice.
1.Durham A*AA
2.Nottingham A*AA/A*AAB/AABB
3.Southampton AAA/AABB
4.Surrey AAA/AAB (with maths)
5.Kent ABB

Now the AS levels I took were AS Accounting, Economics, English Language and Maths.
I dropped English Language and took up Accelerated Business Studies.
My predicted grades are A*AAA with the A* in Economics, are my university choices too high for someone like me? In my opinion if I do very well and get lucky in the exams I may get that, but a realistic outcome will be AABB? something like that...

Help needed, thanks a lot!

Reply 1

Stardust Mirage

Your subjects aren't that good imo. You should have further maths or at least a science along with economics and maths. Accounting is a soft subject and I don't get why you dropped English to do business. Universities dont like you doing both economics and business studies.

Reply 2

smithstefan1995

I was not 'well behaved' in school, lucky to finish my gcses, sciences were never my strong point, and I took my maths gcse in Xmas of year 10 and up until year 12 hadn't done maths so I thought i'd be too far behind to do Further maths! I have spoken to people at all of the universities except Durham and they say they have no problem with the subjects...?

Reply 3

Mero8

Original post by smithstefan1995

Ask Durham too! Maybe also look into York for your AAA/AAB option and Newcastle/Sheffield/UEA for your AAB option? Your options are fine anyway, just raising your awareness to unis you might not have thought about :smile:

Reply 4

smithstefan1995

Durham is that option you put down which is a bit optimistic if you know what I'm on about? :smile:

And so do you think the grades I've put are alright? I've looked at Sheffield :smile:

I'm from Essex, and I want to be quite far from home to 'grow up' and what not, so UEA (Norwich) is a bit too close for me :smile:

But similarly I wouldn't go more that 5 hours away unless it was very very good like Durham, the rest are about 2/3 hours :smile:

Reply 5

Mero8

Original post by smithstefan1995

Durham is that option you put down which is a bit optimistic if you know what I'm on about? :smile:

And so do you think the grades I've put are alright? I've looked at Sheffield :smile:

I'm from Essex, and I want to be quite far from home to 'grow up' and what not, so UEA (Norwich) is a bit too close for me :smile:

But similarly I wouldn't go more that 5 hours away unless it was very very good like Durham, the rest are about 2/3 hours :smile:

Yeah, I was going to say don't you need the A* prediction in Maths but having just looked at Durham and Nottingham's entry requirements I would have been wrong in saying so.

You're good to go :smile:

Reply 6

smithstefan1995