Hi there! Well firstly I'm midway-ish into year 11, the second year of GCSEs. I am studying all the cores, with the slight alteration that I am doing triple science and also IGCSE mathematics. For my choices, I picked Design + Technology, Geography, Spanish and Art.
So what is this thread about? Well basicaly I have a rough idea of where I want to be in say 5 years time but it's not a refined idea, so I was hoping for some feedback on my ideas.
I am 80% sure I will be studying Maths, Chemistry, Biology and Physics for AS, and for A2 Maths, Chemistry and Physics(unless I can handle the extra work and carry on with Biology).
Rough sectors I may be interested in:
Law
Engineering - Mechanical/Chemical
Finance(although this prospect has been dampened by 08's credit crunch) - Investment Banking
Those are what interest me, as well as pay out fairly well. I am quite open minded however and have definitely not decided what to study and take up in the upcoming years.
Experiences and choices from you students and ex-students would be greatly appreciated, and if any of you especially want to follow up careers in the categories above, I would love to know, why, how, and what. Thanks very much.
im doing the same except geog instead of physics, plus further maths. If u want to do investment banking, i would say do further maths, and then something maths related at uni. I mean i dont know what kind of results u get, but i reckon maths from oxbridge is one of the best, if not the best investment banking degree. If u were to go into law, do history instead of one of the sciences.
For law, I think universities would be more impressed by things like English Lit, History, Politics and other humanities. So I think you need to decide between whether you want to take the science path or humanities path, or split it evenly down the middle.
Trinity College, Cambridge; UCL, KCL, LSE, Leicester.. and the rest of the good law schools, accept that students with science based subjects have in the past done as well as students who came to their university with A Levels in the arts or humanities. Sometimes people give weak advise on these forums, with no research. Like I did, I suggest you look at the websites for all the law schools mentioned above, and see for yourself.
For law, I think universities would be more impressed by things like English Lit, History, Politics and other humanities. So I think you need to decide between whether you want to take the science path or humanities path, or split it evenly down the middle.
Yes I know this, recently law has been put at the back of my mind, and I am more interested in other areas.
If any of you especially want to follow up careers in the categories above, I would love to know, why, how, and what. Thanks very much.
I'll be attending either the University of Leicester, or UCL, next year; to study law. I really am open-minded about what the future holds for me in law. I will consider both going on to pursue law further, or go into training to practice as a barrister.
Harvard offers an LLM in law. It's a one year course, and it looks both to be a challenge and an amazing experience. I would also like to apply to Robinson College, Cambridge, for masters, just because they rejected me a few weeks ago, and I would, of course, love to take the offer up should it arise.
Becoming a barrister can be quite difficult. You may have seen 'The Barristers' on the BBC. It's on BBC I Player I think, well worth a watch. I think with the correct attitude and discipline, I can do it. I often imagine barristers as the Ferraris in a crowd of cars. However good the job in law, be it an academic teaching position at LSE, or the adviser to the Privy Council, the barrister is always going to have the real soul and flare to his career.
I'm particularly interested in certain theories of law, sometimes it all gets a bit 'philosophical' or political. If you Google 'John Rawls', it might be worthwhile to read what he says, as that's what I'm interested in.
Good luck in law especially. You can take a degree in anything, and do a year's conversion course afterwards, which allows you to join the bar. In other words, you do not need to do a law degree to become a barrister or solicitor, but it will take one year longer to qualify.
Those are what interest me, as well as pay out fairly well. I am quite open minded however and have definitely not decided what to study and take up in the upcoming years.
Your A-Levels are fine for all of those careers, you might want to consider picking up Further Maths though.
You can have economics, physics and maths and further maths as a good choice. If you don't want to have a job in the business sector, you can drop economics in AS and continue the rest of the studies.
I really don't understand why you might choose law? thinking of representing a major industry in court?
You can have economics, physics and maths and further maths as a good choice. If you don't want to have a job in the business sector, you can drop economics in AS and continue the rest of the studies.
I really don't understand why you might choose law? thinking of representing a major industry in court?
The reason I want to do chemistry is because of the medicine option. I want to keep as many options open to me as possible.
Regarding law, I was looking into tax law, and the reason I might have chosen law(although I am thinking more about it now) is because we have several lawyers in the family, one of which who is very argumentative(so much so, when she is wrong, in her head she is right) and I often win arguments against her. Not the most valid reason I admit, but the family reckon I have a knack for argueing.
Also, to members recommending studying Further Maths, I really am not keen on this. I used to be very good at maths, but I lost interest and a couple of teachers have effectively ruined the subject for me. Although I do have interest in maths, and I want to do regular maths, I am pretty sure I won't be doing Further Maths.
The reason I want to do chemistry is because of the medicine option. I want to keep as many options open to me as possible.
Regarding law, I was looking into tax law, and the reason I might have chosen law(although I am thinking more about it now) is because we have several lawyers in the family, one of which who is very argumentative(so much so, when she is wrong, in her head she is right) and I often win arguments against her. Not the most valid reason I admit, but the family reckon I have a knack for argueing.
The issue you have is that you are interested in too many fields.
Take this test. It will only take a few minutes and it will definitely help you to choose the career path you want. I also had a hard choice about choosing medicine or doing an engineering/mathematical based course. In the end I choice maths because its a subject I truly love from the rest and I have the innate ability to do so.
Take this test. It will only take a few minutes and it will definitely help you to choose the career path you want. I also had a hard choice about choosing medicine or doing an engineering/mathematical based course. In the end I choice maths because its a subject I truly love from the rest and I have the innate ability to do so.
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Will do, I'll take it now. And I will honestly tell you my results
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) and I often win arguments against her. Not the most valid reason I admit, but the family reckon I have a knack for argueing.
