Hi guys, I'm an a level student in year 12, just finished my first term of A levels.
I'm studying Maths, Chemistry, Geography and Economics currently, and I want to go on to study economics at uni (preferably at LSE or UCL) At GCSE, I got a 9 in Chem and Geog and an 8 in Maths.
So I initially took chemistry because I found it interesting, and also because it is extremely respected for being a difficult subject, and is probably more respected than economics or geography, even though I am applying to study economics.
I've found chemistry fairly difficult, especially compared to Economics and Geography, and overall I think not having many study periods, and doing 4 subjects has taken a toll on the quality of work I can produce.
Thing is since I'm not doing a traditionally "difficult" subject (such as further maths, favoured by LSE) I thought doing chemistry could give me a competitive edge. Now I am however considering dropping it.
Even if I got very strong grades in Econ, Maths and Geog, would it look significantly weaker without chemistry?
and should I maybe continue to sit an AS in chemistry ( my school doesn't do them anymore but I can do it externally) or should I drop it altogether?
Sorry for the long message, I appreciate any feedback.
Also this is in terms of how it would look for top uni's ( LSE, UCL, oxbridge)