Hello!
I have recently begun my A levels which are English Literature, History and Psychology. I really wanted to do four and my original choices were English Literature, History, Philosophy and Ethics and French. But my school were never going to offer MFL at A-Level unfortunately, so instead I replaced French with Psychology. Then, I was told that the school would no longer be running Philosophy and Ethics as it had failed to reach a suitable number of applicants, which I was devastated about as it was probably the course I was most excited about. So I decided that if I were to get a good grade in Core and Additional Science, I would do Biology as my fourth. However because our school sets out subjects in option blocks, Psychology and Biology clashed so I could not do Biology - this I found out on GCSE Results Day!
So I am doing the three despite how badly I want to do four, but I have a nagging feeling that Psychology simply isn't good enough for Russel Group Universities, let alone Oxbridge. I am contemplating with the idea of replacing Psychology with Biology as I feel it would make me look more diverse in university applications. I do not necessarily want to go down a scientific route in regards to degrees, but there is not a single other A-level available for me to do that I think I would be intrigued in and benefit from. So is Psychology a respectable A-level for Russel Group Universities and Oxbridge? And is it worth replacing it with Biology?
Many thanks and sorry for rambling on so much!