Best A levels for a maths degree?

Really? I know a lot of people doing all three :|

Are you fortunate enough to be at an independent school or a decent grammar somewhere? There are very few schools with the resources to teach to that level, so a lot comes down to the student's willingness to self-study. Arguably it's easier to do that with maths than with most other subjects, but I still think for a top uni you're going to get more benefit from stretching yourself with more difficult material rather than just extra modules.

Anyway, it will be academic (no pun intended) soon as AFM will cease to exist in the new scheme of things

And I do agree with you about weird rules - schools just seem to make up rules about numbers of A levels for the sake of it, or some perverse belief that students will only get offers if they're taking on ridiculous workloads.

Lol good luck 2018 year 13s doing maths and FM, 12 maths exams

My school have asked us to choose our A level options for the sixth form. I would like to study maths at university after I leave school and would really like to go to Oxford or Cambridge. I have already decided on Maths, Further Maths, Physics, and Spanish but I can choose one more and I can't decide between French and Chemistry. Does it really matter what I pick? I think Chemistry might be slightly easier but I also know that choosing French would probably make me stand out more. I got A*s in my mocks so that didn't help much. Do you have any advice?

but I still think for a top uni you're going to get more benefit from stretching yourself with more difficult material rather than just extra modules.

They make you do 5 because SOME universities OFTEN see students who do maths and further maths as taking one alevels, hence in their eyes you kinda only do 3 AS levels as maths and further maths are seen as one.
There is definitely no need to do it but teachers like to stay on the safe side, especially if youre considering oxford/cambridge.
I would probably say chemistry as you've already got a language and honestly chemistry compliments maths quite well.... Shows application of mathematics
But definitely when you get to your mocks next year/January time do drop the subject youre finding tough... It honestly isn't required and there's no need to strain yourself.
Oxford and Cambridge ask for UMS points aswell so it wont be just about the grade but scoring high and well into that grade.
Better off having less subjects with high UMS


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Nah im taking it in 2018 and its still modular. Its becoming linear after that.

Ding dong you're doing linear

AQA, OCR and Edexcel are all doing it in 2017 along with the other exam boards

Ding dong you're doing linear

Do you have any recommendations on specific material?

im first doing it in september 2016 this year, not september 2017. I think i know how the a levels are going to do will work lol

Yeah, that was a bit of a fail on your part...

I was correct in saying the new maths a levels starts in September 2017,

You weren't correct in saying "ding dong you're doing it linear".

nothing to do with him?

You quoted him.

Because he said "I'm doing it in 2018"

If he was starting his maths A level in 2018 he would be doing linear

He should've just said I'm finishing my a level in 2018 while it's still modular... Which still makes me correct as he would start in 2016 before the linear a level comes in 2017.

Don't see why he quoted me in the first place when I said the new A level is released in 2017, nothing to do with him?

I hope you realise he quoted me in the first place trying to correct me while I was referring to year 13s starting in sept 2018 fckn hell 🙄🙄

Yeah, that was a bit of a fail on your part...