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Are these A-levels okay to pick for oxbridge?

I would like to study either chemistry at oxford or architecture at Cambridge. My plan was to choose chemistry, maths, history and fine art at a-level. Are these subjects good enough, particularly for chemistry?

Reply 1

Oli T-H

Fine art seems a little out of place. Anything you could replace it with?

Reply 2

colourtheory

Original post by glacelens

Yes, but it's worth double checking with both departments by emailing them.

Reply 3

colourtheory

Original post by Oli T-H

Fine art seems a little out of place. Anything you could replace it with?

Some Cambridge colleges require fine art

Reply 4

Tooly

For Architecture some Oxbridge colleges require/prefer Physics

Reply 5

Hayley Williams

Original post by glacelens

You could be a little more competitive with another science biology/physics, or even further maths, if your thinking of doing chemistry :biggrin:

Reply 6

glacelens

Thanks for the suggestions. I don't fancy doing five a-levels so would it be better to do further maths instead of history?

Reply 7

Doones

Original post by glacelens

Thanks for the suggestions. I don't fancy doing five a-levels so would it be better to do further maths instead of history?

You'd be better settling on Architecture OR Chem. They are, obviously, quite different and ideally need a different set of A-levels.

What about Engineering instead of Architecture?

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Reply 8

Doones

Original post by glacelens

Thanks for the suggestions. I don't fancy doing five a-levels so would it be better to do further maths instead of history?

Yes FM is helpful for Sciences (and architecture).

Also, consider The Bartlett for Architecture.

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Reply 9

username1865079

Original post by jneill

Yes FM is helpful for Sciences (and architecture).

Also, consider The Bartlett for Architecture.

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Quick learner. :biggrin:

Reply 10

username1865079

Original post by glacelens

Thanks for the suggestions. I don't fancy doing five a-levels so would it be better to do further maths instead of history?

If you eventually decide to read Architecture, History is actually not a bad subject for it, though it's completely useless if you choose to read Chemistry. Further Maths is not that vital for Architecture (but it is if you're persuaded by @jneill's suggestion for Engineering) = the reason many civil engineers hate architects for designing that completely ignores law of physics
and maths :tongue:

So yeah, you'll be better off if you make up your mind asap.
Good luck! :smile:

EDIT: This is not a confirmed info at all, so please take this with a pinch of salt.

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Reply 11

Doones

Original post by vincrows

Quick learner. :biggrin:

I considered architecture many many many (many) years ago... :wink:

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Reply 12

username1865079

Original post by jneill

I considered architecture many many many (many) years ago... :wink:

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Oh, yes, I clearly forgotten you told me that.
Now I can proof @C0balt I wasn't plugging the Bartlett for whatever the reason she might be thinking. :wink:

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