A-Level Economics (and Textbook).

Hello,

I need to finalise my A-Level options by next week.

I heard about Economics A-Level and it did sound quite interesting, but I feel as though I do not have sufficient knowledge about what it is and what you study to make an informed decision about whether or not to pursue it at A-Level.

I thought about ordering an A-Level Economics textbook so that I can see what it is like- so any textbook recommendations (for any exam board since I'm just getting a feel and there are no specific ones made for my exam board) would be much appreciated....!

Additionally, if anyone could please tell me more about A-Level Economics: what you learn about, why you should take it, what you like about it, what you don't like about it, what degrees it is useful for, and anything else you can tell me about it, would all be of great use to me too.......

Thank you very much!

Hello,

I need to finalise my A-Level options by next week.

I heard about Economics A-Level and it did sound quite interesting, but I feel as though I do not have sufficient knowledge about what it is and what you study to make an informed decision about whether or not to pursue it at A-Level.

I thought about ordering an A-Level Economics textbook so that I can see what it is like- so any textbook recommendations (for any exam board since I'm just getting a feel and there are no specific ones made for my exam board) would be much appreciated....!

Additionally, if anyone could please tell me more about A-Level Economics: what you learn about, why you should take it, what you like about it, what you don't like about it, what degrees it is useful for, and anything else you can tell me about it, would all be of great use to me too.......

Thank you very much!

Hello,

I need to finalise my A-Level subject choices over the next few days.

I originally selected Maths, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

However, I have been doing lots of research into Engineering entry requirements at top Universities (Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, Bristol, Glasgow, etc.) and have discovered that Further Maths is either essential or highly recommended at all of them.

I also noticed that, for Cambridge, if your school offers Further Maths and you do not take it, you could be disadvantaged in your application. I did see that 1/3 of Cambridge Engineering students do not have Further Maths A-Level- however, could this be due to the fact that not all schools offer Further Maths?

I absolutely love Biology (at GCSE it was probably my favourite and best Science), but I also love Maths, Physics and problem-solving. I have considered Medicine as a degree, but am not sure that I would want to do it (and have seen that it is possible to get into a top Med School with FM, Maths, Chem and Phys [although you can only apply to a very small number of Med Schools without Bio and it is harder]).


I really can't decide whether to drop Biology and take Further Maths instead or to keep my current options. I love Biology so much and would be sad to let it go...

Does anyone know if it is still possible / how much harder it is to get into a top Engineering course without Further Maths? - and how disadvantaged will be? (my Sixth Form DOES offer Further Maths).

Likewise, is it possible / how much harder is it to get into a top Medicine course without Biology? - and how disadvantaged will you be?


Thank you.......

I also noticed that, for Cambridge, if your school offers Further Maths and you do not take it, you could be disadvantaged in your application. I did see that 1/3 of Cambridge Engineering students do not have Further Maths A-Level- however, could this be due to the fact that not all schools offer Further Maths?

Hello,

I need to finalise my A-Level subject choices over the next few days.

I originally selected Maths, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

However, I have been doing lots of research into Engineering entry requirements at top Universities (Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, Bristol, Glasgow, etc.) and have discovered that Further Maths is either essential or highly recommended at all of them.

I also noticed that, for Cambridge, if your school offers Further Maths and you do not take it, you could be disadvantaged in your application. I did see that 1/3 of Cambridge Engineering students do not have Further Maths A-Level- however, could this be due to the fact that not all schools offer Further Maths?

I absolutely love Biology (at GCSE it was probably my favourite and best Science), but I also love Maths, Physics and problem-solving. I have considered Medicine as a degree, but am not sure that I would want to do it (and have seen that it is possible to get into a top Med School with FM, Maths, Chem and Phys [although you can only apply to a very small number of Med Schools without Bio and it is harder]).


I really can't decide whether to drop Biology and take Further Maths instead or to keep my current options. I love Biology so much and would be sad to let it go...

Does anyone know if it is still possible / how much harder it is to get into a top Engineering course without Further Maths? - and how disadvantaged will be? (my Sixth Form DOES offer Further Maths).

Likewise, is it possible / how much harder is it to get into a top Medicine course without Biology? - and how disadvantaged will you be?


Thank you.......