I love economics, I'm obsessed with economics, this is what I want to do but...

Hello my name is Jack. My username states & thread title states it all but the problem is that I'm extraordinarily bad at Maths.

I got a C in my GCSE with a real struggle. Well indeed throughout high school I wasn't even doing my maths homework, I was often skipping lessons as well because I hated my set 3 class full of degenerates that bullied me.

I got A/A* English and other humanities as I'm a typical humanist and for my A level I did Law, Philosophy, Politics and History.

Throughout AS/A2 I had an Economic fetish of approaching everything as an Economist would do - for example always doing my history arguments focusing on an Economic aspect or Politics essays emphasizing on Economic factors. I fell in love.

However, I've never considered myself fit for Economics at university therefore applied for BA Politics to several institutions (most of which included Economic modules to be tempted to choose!)

Now I actually hold an offer from UCL for the following: Politics & East European Studies (LR27) http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/bapees.htm

There are the Economic modules but "highly recommended that students taking this have A Level Maths"






Now, the reason tells me that I should avoid it as I might drop out within the first term from UCL.

My passion tells me I should go for it as this is the subject that I want to have an intellectual battle against for the ongoing 3 years. Get to understand the causes of things, be able to live like a free thinking individual! I'm actually thinking about reading some economics now, as I did yesterday, the day before that, and a year ago, as opposed to doing my history revision.

I ♥ Economics! I really do. My maths, in the meantime, is terrible. What would Economists recommend me to do: forget about it? Get to studying Maths/Economics on my own before the course starts? Any particular books/mathematical websites?

Thank you the great Economic minds of TSR!

Hi,

If you cannot do maths, then you can simply not do economics.

Have you considered PPE? It is one of the best courses available, and may suit you incredibly well.

Woah woah, slow down Mr Know It All, since when were you the messiah that could decide what subjects people can and can't do. I didn't pick A-Levels Maths and i'm studying economics at a RG uni later this year, there are many good unis that don't require you to have maths to do economics (even BSC)

Woah woah, slow down Mr Know It All, since when were you the messiah that could decide what subjects people can and can't do. I didn't pick A-Levels Maths and i'm studying economics at a RG uni later this year, there are many good unis that don't require you to have maths to do economics (even BSC)

I think he/she's talking about your physical ability to cope with advanced economics if you can't cope with basic maths!


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I got a B at GCSE maths. I did struggle abit at University on a BSC but it was ok. It just takes you longer to work things out. Dont get me wrong its difficult but not impossible.

Woah woah, slow down Mr Know It All, since when were you the messiah that could decide what subjects people can and can't do. I didn't pick A-Levels Maths and i'm studying economics at a RG uni later this year, there are many good unis that don't require you to have maths to do economics (even BSC)

Hello my name is Jack. My username states & thread title states it all but the problem is that I'm extraordinarily bad at Maths.

I got a C in my GCSE with a real struggle. Well indeed throughout high school I wasn't even doing my maths homework, I was often skipping lessons as well because I hated my set 3 class full of degenerates that bullied me.

I got A/A* English and other humanities as I'm a typical humanist and for my A level I did Law, Philosophy, Politics and History.

Throughout AS/A2 I had an Economic fetish of approaching everything as an Economist would do - for example always doing my history arguments focusing on an Economic aspect or Politics essays emphasizing on Economic factors. I fell in love.

However, I've never considered myself fit for Economics at university therefore applied for BA Politics to several institutions (most of which included Economic modules to be tempted to choose!)

Now I actually hold an offer from UCL for the following: Politics & East European Studies (LR27) http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/bapees.htm

There are the Economic modules but "highly recommended that students taking this have A Level Maths"






Now, the reason tells me that I should avoid it as I might drop out within the first term from UCL.

My passion tells me I should go for it as this is the subject that I want to have an intellectual battle against for the ongoing 3 years. Get to understand the causes of things, be able to live like a free thinking individual! I'm actually thinking about reading some economics now, as I did yesterday, the day before that, and a year ago, as opposed to doing my history revision.

I ♥ Economics! I really do. My maths, in the meantime, is terrible. What would Economists recommend me to do: forget about it? Get to studying Maths/Economics on my own before the course starts? Any particular books/mathematical websites?

Thank you the great Economic minds of TSR!

With a username like your shouldn't be one to talk



I got B maths too, what uni did u go?

Hello my name is Jack. My username states & thread title states it all but the problem is that I'm extraordinarily bad at Maths.

I got a C in my GCSE with a real struggle. Well indeed throughout high school I wasn't even doing my maths homework, I was often skipping lessons as well because I hated my set 3 class full of degenerates that bullied me.

I got A/A* English and other humanities as I'm a typical humanist and for my A level I did Law, Philosophy, Politics and History.

Throughout AS/A2 I had an Economic fetish of approaching everything as an Economist would do - for example always doing my history arguments focusing on an Economic aspect or Politics essays emphasizing on Economic factors. I fell in love.

However, I've never considered myself fit for Economics at university therefore applied for BA Politics to several institutions (most of which included Economic modules to be tempted to choose!)

Now I actually hold an offer from UCL for the following: Politics & East European Studies (LR27) http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/bapees.htm

There are the Economic modules but "highly recommended that students taking this have A Level Maths"






Now, the reason tells me that I should avoid it as I might drop out within the first term from UCL.

My passion tells me I should go for it as this is the subject that I want to have an intellectual battle against for the ongoing 3 years. Get to understand the causes of things, be able to live like a free thinking individual! I'm actually thinking about reading some economics now, as I did yesterday, the day before that, and a year ago, as opposed to doing my history revision.

I ♥ Economics! I really do. My maths, in the meantime, is terrible. What would Economists recommend me to do: forget about it? Get to studying Maths/Economics on my own before the course starts? Any particular books/mathematical websites?

Thank you the great Economic minds of TSR!

Just a bit of an anecdote:

My brother got a B in GCSE Maths, and did one module in Ecnomics at St Andrew's University. Needless to say, he failed because the maths was too hard.

Just go for the BA, be brutally honest with your self, will you be able to cope on a course with hardcore maths - with people who've taken F.Maths - and you only have a C at GCSE?

Hello my name is Jack. My username states & thread title states it all but the problem is that I'm extraordinarily bad at Maths.

I got a C in my GCSE with a real struggle. Well indeed throughout high school I wasn't even doing my maths homework, I was often skipping lessons as well because I hated my set 3 class full of degenerates that bullied me.

I got A/A* English and other humanities as I'm a typical humanist and for my A level I did Law, Philosophy, Politics and History.

Throughout AS/A2 I had an Economic fetish of approaching everything as an Economist would do - for example always doing my history arguments focusing on an Economic aspect or Politics essays emphasizing on Economic factors. I fell in love.

However, I've never considered myself fit for Economics at university therefore applied for BA Politics to several institutions (most of which included Economic modules to be tempted to choose!)

Now I actually hold an offer from UCL for the following: Politics & East European Studies (LR27) http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/bapees.htm

There are the Economic modules but "highly recommended that students taking this have A Level Maths"






Now, the reason tells me that I should avoid it as I might drop out within the first term from UCL.

My passion tells me I should go for it as this is the subject that I want to have an intellectual battle against for the ongoing 3 years. Get to understand the causes of things, be able to live like a free thinking individual! I'm actually thinking about reading some economics now, as I did yesterday, the day before that, and a year ago, as opposed to doing my history revision.

I ♥ Economics! I really do. My maths, in the meantime, is terrible. What would Economists recommend me to do: forget about it? Get to studying Maths/Economics on my own before the course starts? Any particular books/mathematical websites?

Thank you the great Economic minds of TSR!

Hello my name is Jack. My username states & thread title states it all but the problem is that I'm extraordinarily bad at Maths.

I got a C in my GCSE with a real struggle. Well indeed throughout high school I wasn't even doing my maths homework, I was often skipping lessons as well because I hated my set 3 class full of degenerates that bullied me.

I got A/A* English and other humanities as I'm a typical humanist and for my A level I did Law, Philosophy, Politics and History.

Throughout AS/A2 I had an Economic fetish of approaching everything as an Economist would do - for example always doing my history arguments focusing on an Economic aspect or Politics essays emphasizing on Economic factors. I fell in love.

However, I've never considered myself fit for Economics at university therefore applied for BA Politics to several institutions (most of which included Economic modules to be tempted to choose!)

Now I actually hold an offer from UCL for the following: Politics & East European Studies (LR27) http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/bapees.htm

There are the Economic modules but "highly recommended that students taking this have A Level Maths"






Now, the reason tells me that I should avoid it as I might drop out within the first term from UCL.

My passion tells me I should go for it as this is the subject that I want to have an intellectual battle against for the ongoing 3 years. Get to understand the causes of things, be able to live like a free thinking individual! I'm actually thinking about reading some economics now, as I did yesterday, the day before that, and a year ago, as opposed to doing my history revision.

I ♥ Economics! I really do. My maths, in the meantime, is terrible. What would Economists recommend me to do: forget about it? Get to studying Maths/Economics on my own before the course starts? Any particular books/mathematical websites?

Thank you the great Economic minds of TSR!

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