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Reply 1
Economics, Maths, Further Maths are the obvious three. There are others such as languages and sciences which might put you in good stead.
Reply 2
erm...the ones that would get you into a top University where you will study a degree which would be respected enough to get you a job at a top Investment Bank....
Reply 3
and which ones are those??
Reply 4
take what you enjoy for gods sake
Reply 5
examhunter
and which ones are those??


traditional subjects which aren't on University black lists.
Reply 6
i.e. business studies
Reply 7
Me
take what you enjoy for gods sake


Agreed, its pointless taking subjects that you dont even like just for a hope of making it into IB. If you dont like things like Economics then maybe its not for you anyway.
Reply 8
just make sure you take maths mate, and maybe physics
Id advise taking Maths, Further Maths and then another Science (Chem, Bio, Physics) and an Essay Subject (Eco, History, English)
lol there are so many people who just take the a levels that they do not like just so that they can have a shot at ib...just take what you like. i may be talking out of my arse here, but i'd imagine with that kind of attitude where you're forcing yourself into the profession and where all you care about is money, you won't be dedicated to your job as much and therefore you won't be as attractive to ib firms, especially since there is so much competition for jobs...

...but anyways, i'd say maths is pretty essential - perhaps further maths as well. i've heard that modern languages are also sought after by top banking firms as well though...
riux
lol there are so many people who just take the a levels that they do not like just so that they can have a shot at ib


Yep. Take what you'll enjoy and do well in. It'll help you work out what to do for uni and onwards. There is life outside of IB.
I'd say math and two others (non-blacklist) that you're likely to get As in.
Reply 13
i have 2 cousins who are doing their masters at lse, after doing economics at lse, i really like the idea of investment banking, and my cousins have recommended me to take, maths, further maths, and 2 any other subjects, i like economics and physics, so i'm going to have a shot at them, hopefully if i do well with these subjects i too can make it into lse.
Reply 14
i also read on the lse website, that taking a physical science is an advantage, so physics would also be a good choice. Further maths is apparently not required but my cousins have informed me that it helps alot when you get in, so i think the best subjects would be:

Further Maths (Inc Maths)
Economics
Physics
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Reply 15
Well I did Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Economics but am slightly suprised to see physics here as one of the more valuable subjects. Surely a language would be more useful?
Reply 16
sk88
i also read on the lse website, that taking a physical science is an advantage, so physics would also be a good choice. Further maths is apparently not required but my cousins have informed me that it helps alot when you get in, so i think the best subjects would be:

Further Maths (Inc Maths)
Economics
Physics

If you get A's in these, your literally guaranteed a place in LSE.


err i dont think. a lot of people get AAAA in those subs and DONT get into LSE...GCSEs Pstat etc etc are all veryimportant (GCSEs more so than anything else IMO) but yes it would help to get As in those over other subjects.
Reply 17
sk88
i also read on the lse website, that taking a physical science is an advantage, so physics would also be a good choice. Further maths is apparently not required but my cousins have informed me that it helps alot when you get in, so i think the best subjects would be:

Further Maths (Inc Maths)
Economics
Physics

If you get A's in these, your literally guaranteed a place in LSE.


w/o 8-10 A* at gcse? I doubt it.
Reply 18
None of my cousins got all A*'s at gcse's, one gt all A's, and the other had a few A*'s, why should they be to bothered with GCSE''s anyway?
Reply 19
any one else over here who had done rubbish at gcse, and excellent at A2, ahd any problems with LSE?