What A-levels for Economics at Uni.

Reply 40

Sandtrooper

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Original post by joddcfc

Thanks! Which three do you do?

Economics, English Literature and History!

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KingStannis

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Economics is fundamentally a study of society so getting history or geography in there would be good.

Reply 42

Boy_wonder_95

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Original post by 9815

Can i do economics with these alevels
Business
Economics
Gov and pol
Greek
Biology

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Swap Business for Maths and you're good to go. Many unis don't like to see Business and Economics taken together as it overlaps quite a bit.

Original post by joddcfc

I'm almost certainly doing Maths, Economics, History and English Lit. Do they sound good for an Economics degree?

Great combo. Should be fine for anywhere, although if you're considering Camb/LSE they state FM being advantageous if not then those subjects won't cause you any problems.

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9815

What else could i do with my subjects

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Reply 44

joddcfc

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Original post by Boy_wonder_95

Great combo. Should be fine for anywhere, although if you're considering Camb/LSE they state FM being advantageous if not then those subjects won't cause you any problems.

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Thank you

I was considering taking Further Maths as my fourth subject (once I'd already picked Maths, Economics and History), but the way in which the school option blocks are sorted doesn't allow me to take FM and Economics, which is ridiculous considering those two are seen as a good combination for some Economics degrees. That said, FM wasn't definitely going to be my fourth choice, so the scenario merely ruled it out and made me choose English Lit.

Besides, my personal aim is to go to a Russell Group uni, and I reckon Oxbridge and LSE are a little out of my reach to be honest.

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abccba120

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Original post by joddcfc

Thank you

I was considering taking Further Maths as my fourth subject (once I'd already picked Maths, Economics and History), but the way in which the school option blocks are sorted doesn't allow me to take FM and Economics, which is ridiculous considering those two are seen as a good combination for some Economics degrees. That said, FM wasn't definitely going to be my fourth choice, so the scenario merely ruled it out and made me choose English Lit.

Besides, my personal aim is to go to a Russell Group uni, and I reckon Oxbridge and LSE are a little out of my reach to be honest.

Had the exact same problem when I was choosing A levels :biggrin:

I couldn't choose FM cause economics was in the same option block, I ended up choosing Maths, Economics, Physics & Chemistry. Although I've dropped chem now.

Btw don't be swayed into thinking after Oxbridge and LSE the next best are unis in the 'russel group'. The russel group is just a group of unis which recieves the most research grants. However is is partially true as most of the top unis behind LSE and Oxbridge are in the group. Warwick, UCL, Nottingham, Durham, Bristol etc. There are exceptions though, Bath and St Andrews aren't in the Russel Group and they are certainly up there after the top 5.

Reply 46

joddcfc

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Original post by abccba120

Had the exact same problem when I was choosing A levels :biggrin:

I couldn't choose FM cause economics was in the same option block, I ended up choosing Maths, Economics, Physics & Chemistry. Although I've dropped chem now.

Btw don't be swayed into thinking after Oxbridge and LSE the next best are unis in the 'russel group'. The russel group is just a group of unis which recieves the most research grants. However is is partially true as most of the top unis behind LSE and Oxbridge are in the group. Warwick, UCL, Nottingham, Durham, Bristol etc. There are exceptions though, Bath and St Andrews aren't in the Russel Group and they are certainly up there after the top 5.

I've looked into Nottingham and Warwick universities briefly, and both seem to be very strong at Economics. I'm sure nearer the time, I'll have a better look at them :smile:

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abccba120

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Original post by joddcfc

I've looked into Nottingham and Warwick universities briefly, and both seem to be very strong at Economics. I'm sure nearer the time, I'll have a better look at them :smile:

Yes they indeed are, Warwick is definitely in the top 5 for economics.

Reply 48

xXxSharkxXx

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Would Maths, Further Maths, Economics, Computer Science be good A levels for an Economics degree at a LSE, Oxbridge, UCL and Warwick.

I do know that comp science is unusual but I want to keep a comp science degree open.

advise would be really helpful, Thanks!

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midgemeister7

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Original post by SSpringer20

Would Maths, Further Maths, Economics, Computer Science be good A levels for an Economics degree at a LSE, Oxbridge, UCL and Warwick.

I do know that comp science is unusual but I want to keep a comp science degree open.

advise would be really helpful, Thanks!

Short answer: yes.

Something like history might be slightly more advantageous, but as you may fancy computer science then you might as well keep comp sci as you won't be greatly hindered at all.

Reply 50

xXxSharkxXx

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I do not want to be hindered at all, I want to go into investment banking but maybe a computer science degree will suffice as it is more mathematical than economics but economics is my first choice.

Bump.

Original post by SSpringer20

I do not want to be hindered at all, I want to go into investment banking but maybe a computer science degree will suffice as it is more mathematical than economics but economics is my first choice.

If your sole career aim is IB and you're tailoring A Level choices to that, I'd consider something like History since it shows analytical skills rather than simply more maths which you already have enough of. An economics idea is more preferred for IB too, I believe.