A-level choices good?

ive chosen law, media, english and history and want to do law at uni are these good choices?

Media is regarded as a very weak subject and if you are aiming for something as heavyweight and competitive as Law, then its not a wise choice. Surprisingly, Law at A level is not seen as any advantage when applying for Law at Uni - because it covers the subject in such a superficial manner, and therefore doesnt actually provide you with any meaningful base for degree level study.

English and History are definitely good subjects for Law - only because they are traditional, literate subjects. If you can add something like Politics or Sociology or a language instead of Media studies or even a Maths or science subject that will be good.

LOts of info about applying for Law here - http://www.bristol.ac.uk/law/ugdegrees/ugadmissions/

Reply 2

BaudelaireLucky

Media is seen as softer and for law, universities prefer students to take broader subjects (some of them even blacklist law a levels) so it would probably be better to take either something like geography or a foreign language

History and English literature are good subjects though (I'm assuming by English you mean English lit or the combined English a level, not English Lang; English language is a softer subject than lit)

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Reply 3

Covington4

history and english are great, change law to maths or a science, and keep media only to AS

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Reply 4

Add!ction

I would do Politics and Philosophy instead of Law but it doesn't matter as long as you meet the entry requirements. Look at what some uni's want, this will give you a good idea.

However, it is important to do subjects that you enjoy as you are more likely to do well in them. Media may provide a bit of respite after all of them essay heavy subjects.