Is government and politics a 'soft subject' for top unis?

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You haven't disproved me. You're making those statements and it's equally as valid as me telling you that I know all of the admissions tutors at the top five unis and we're on a group chat right now roasting all the pathetic UCAS applications with Politics as a subject. Lol POLITICS what wastemen - they have no chance. Politics is considered soft, face it. Politics is a very soft subject meant for people will lower aspirations in terms of Higher Education. Don't even get me started on Business Studies or Business Management. It's disgraceful that some Independent Schools still offer Politics as an actual subject choice. Lol must have a lot of people going to Leeds, or worse: Nottingham.

Thx for ur help , how come LSE dont give an offer with STEP. I was also surprised there maths and economics were lower than Warwicks.

Given your other subjects and intended courses, it's absolutely fine.

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Definitely get booked into open days and visits (and summer schools if possible) for these universities ASAP and ask them lots of questions directly. It does sound like PPE might be worth looking into (as well as maths or econ/maths) - if you've got broad interests then it's a great degree for allowing you to explore different subjects and how they inter-relate.

Don't get too hung up on specific degree choices now - if you pick subjects that you enjoy and expect to do well at for A level then you'll be able to find a degree that will allow you to continue those interests.

Hey I used UCAS calculator on LSE maths department , I put in A* A* A* for maths, FM and chemistry it came out as 75% however when I put A* A* A* for maths, FM and a subject in religious studies / philosophy it came out as above 90% , is this true or sound right?

Probably from a *very* small sample of Mathmo RS/Philosophers

Correlation =/= causation

The "and chemistry" sounds more realistic...

So it best just to ignore it? Also it doesn't include economics , do u reckon 75% for Maths,Fm, Economics ? I will probs do chemistry/philosophy AS/A2

I wouldn't give the offer rate calculator any credit at all for differences between offer rates on those subjects. Given that it's LSE then the difference is almost certainly down to either UMS on Maths A levels or the content of the PS - neither of which are picked up on the UCAS offer rate calculator.

??? It's literally not, and I meant what I said I'm going to guess that you have never touched anything remotely to do with politics before and therefore I don't think you're a particularly valid or reliable source of information. Have a nice day

It angers me how economics departments at some top universities look down on the Computer Science A Level and instead prefer applicants with traditional science A Levels or (shock horror) English Literature A Levels. Is it because their admissions tutors do not understand the Computer Science A Level very well or is it just plain old Luddism?

Computer Science is becoming an increasingly attractive choice at A Level for pairing with economics amongst students.

For Maths? LSE isn't a typical mathmo destination so it's a supply and demand thing.

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It's because the maths at LSE is mainly applied statistics. There's very little pure mathematics. Warwick's maths and econ course requires STEP

Warwick's maths and econ course requires STEP

"Requires"? No it doesn't.

LSE are the first to recognise its value. I can only think of Cambridge being backward looking. Must be full of old luddites with no clue about the difference between CS and ICT.

I did Government & Politics AS...

Got invited to Cambridge interview with Gov + Pol, offers from Durham, Warwick, York

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which course?