No idea where to ask this but which subject should I drop based on these uni courses?

I think you should drop psychology. Psychology is easier than sociology as I did both of them at AS but sociology is more related to politics and social policy. There's a lot of essay writing in sociology but I assume you are good at this doing history. As long as you get the grades needed then I don't think it would matter whether you keep psychology or sociology due to them both being social sciences but I'd say stick with sociology overall. However if you enjoy psychology more and feel that you could excel in this then keep psychology.

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claireestelle

i d say drop psychology for those subject choices :smile:

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T.I.P

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History-useless

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KingStannis

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Psycology is more respected than sociology, but sociology is more relevant. Tough call.

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Original post by KingStannis

Psycology is more respected than sociology...

I think this is (justly or otherwise) true at degree level, where psychology is to some extent lab-based and can be very statty. But I wonder whether and why psychology A level would be better regarded to an extent that would make any difference.

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Original post by KingStannis

Psycology is more respected than sociology, but sociology is more relevant. Tough call.

Honestly I don't know why it would be more respected as an A-Level. It is incredibly easy, half the revision booklet is written in comic sans and seems unsure as to whether it is a biological science or a social science.

It is thought of more highly, which is why I was reluctant to do sociology (I wanted to do economics originally, but option blocks wouldn't let me), but I find myself leaning more to the opposite side as time goes on. Sociology is easy in comparison to history and politics as far as essays go, but psychology just feels like a poor man's biology to me.

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The Empire Odyssey

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Depends on your degree. Now, is your degree BA or BSc? If it's a BSc then I suggest you drop sociology as I know some unis accept Psychology as a science, rather than a Humanities. If it's a BA, I think it wouldn't matter too greatly, but perhaps you should stick with Sociology as that is more related to your course than psychology.

However, you should go with the one you dislike the most!

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Original post by The Empire Odyssey

Depends on your degree. Now, is your degree BA or BSc? If it's a BSc then I suggest you drop sociology as I know some unis accept Psychology as a science, rather than a Humanities. If it's a BA, I think it wouldn't matter too greatly, but perhaps you should stick with Sociology as that is more related to your course than psychology.

However, you should go with the one you dislike the most!

I'd most likely go for a BA (I don't think Oxford, LSE or any of the less prestigious universities that I'm thinking of applying to consider Politics to be a science). So I should drop Psychology then? I guess that makes the most sense, thank you :smile:

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Original post by cambio wechsel

I think this is (justly or otherwise) true at degree level, where psychology is to some extent lab-based and can be very statty. But I wonder whether and why psychology A level would be better regarded to an extent that would make any difference.

I done psychology and sociology AS and kept on psychology for A2. I think psychology is more well known and can lead to more professional jobs than sociology. I think sociology is also much more newer than psychology which is probably why psychology has more respect in that sense. I had no idea it even existed before I got to year 11 and we had the option to pick it at GCSE which I didn't.

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Origami Bullets

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Drop the one you get the lowest grade in.

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Original post by r-t

I think sociology is also much more newer than psychology which is probably why psychology has more respect in that sense. I had no idea it even existed before I got to year 11 and we had the option to pick it at GCSE which I didn't.

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It's a relatively new a level, but the academic discipline has been around for at least as long as psychology has.

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Original post by J.SMART

It's a relatively new a level, but the academic discipline has been around for at least as long as psychology has.

Oh I never knew that, thanks.

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Original post by Origami Bullets

Drop the one you get the lowest grade in.

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Not really the best strategy. The one that you get the lowest grade in could be the one that you enjoy the most and want to study at degree level but things just didn't work out in the exam or stuff happened throughout the year. I dropped an AS which I achieved an A in for favour of a C subject.

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Origami Bullets

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Original post by r-t

Not really the best strategy. The one that you get the lowest grade in could be the one that you enjoy the most and want to study at degree level but things just didn't work out in the exam or stuff happened throughout the year. I dropped an AS which I achieved an A in for favour of a C subject.

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The OP is interested in subjects that require neither sociology or psychology. They also don't state a particular liking for one over the other.

Given those two things, in this particular case, the best chance of getting into uni will come with the better grades, with no apparent detriment in other regards.

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reallydontknow

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Both psychology and sociology are soft subjects. Drop the one you find harder.

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Exon

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In this case I don't think it matters.

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