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#41
i do mickey mouse subjects - psychology, sociology (and english - not MM)
and i'm gonna take psychology and sociology at degree level
i took the subjects that i was interested in (at gcse i got B in pretty much everything except history and french) but now fear im gonna be labelled a mickey mouser
i do wish i took something like chemistry, this could've been interesting
and i'm gonna take psychology and sociology at degree level
i took the subjects that i was interested in (at gcse i got B in pretty much everything except history and french) but now fear im gonna be labelled a mickey mouser
i do wish i took something like chemistry, this could've been interesting
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#42
My A level subjects are a bit MM i suppose, well according to friends anyways. I do A level Drama, and AGCE art and design double award. However i have applied to do Architecture at Newcastle, Cardiff, Sheffield and Nottingham and have offers from three and have sent work to Cardiff and am just waiting for a reply. So pretty glad i did my MM subjects cause i am still able to do a degree which i think wouldn't be considered as MM at places that are pretty darn good. 
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#43
(Original post by H.D.)
Why all the confusion! I thought this was a common term?!?
You can get a degree in television: 40 UCAS points required.
But I bet it's still a bit tricky.
Why all the confusion! I thought this was a common term?!?
You can get a degree in television: 40 UCAS points required.
But I bet it's still a bit tricky.
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#44
(Original post by AT82)
Would you like to back that up with a source?
Would you like to back that up with a source?
I say that it might be 'a bit tricky' because it is a degree course after all! One thing that really really ticks me off is academic snobbism. I don't think people really have a right to turn up their noses at other subjects/courses. I would probably struggle with buisness studies, fail food tech with flying colours and completely botch up media studies- and as an A2 psychology student I can say at first hand that it's not easy by any stretch of the imagination and it's a subject that not only gets me a letter on a piece of paper, but it also has changed the way I think significantly.
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#45
I just cannot believe any proper degree requires only 40 points. I know the at Salford for their TV production course you need A level maths and around 400 ucas points. Are you sure you are not getting mixed up with the old system?
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#47
(Original post by NJA)
Supplementary questions:
Do you do new or unusual A levels?
Supplementary questions:
Do you do new or unusual A levels?
I did law, physics and politics so no.
(Original post by NJA)
What would be a worthy subjects not currently offered?
I suggest a course in the social & psychological effects of poker.
What would be a worthy subjects not currently offered?
I suggest a course in the social & psychological effects of poker.
Perhaps an 'A' level in criminology might be good but it's personal opinion really.
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#48
(Original post by AT82)
I just cannot believe any proper degree requires only 40 points. I know the at Salford for their TV production course you need A level maths and around 400 ucas points. Are you sure you are not getting mixed up with the old system?
I just cannot believe any proper degree requires only 40 points. I know the at Salford for their TV production course you need A level maths and around 400 ucas points. Are you sure you are not getting mixed up with the old system?
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#50
I'm going to stick up for sociology (did it at AS and A2 level). It wasn't that easy!
And second I disagree with all these lists anyway. The relative easiness or difficulty depends on the individual, there isn't some objective magic God-given tablet saying 'these are the mickey mouse subjects'. Some of my friends who do science say that English is a mickey mouse subject (I'm hoping to study English at uni), yet they only got Bs in it at GCSE. If something is to be classed 'mm', shouldnt they have all got A*s?
And second I disagree with all these lists anyway. The relative easiness or difficulty depends on the individual, there isn't some objective magic God-given tablet saying 'these are the mickey mouse subjects'. Some of my friends who do science say that English is a mickey mouse subject (I'm hoping to study English at uni), yet they only got Bs in it at GCSE. If something is to be classed 'mm', shouldnt they have all got A*s?
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#51
I do "Mickey Mouse" subjects... English Language and Media Studies (along with Spanish, which is pretty difficult, I must say).
Media is really easy, in my opinion, but I really enjoy it, so I don't see why I should be seen as stupid. It's not like I'm not capable of doing "serious" subjects... I got As in the sciences and maths at GCSE, so it wouldn't be impossible for me to study them and do well.
Media is really easy, in my opinion, but I really enjoy it, so I don't see why I should be seen as stupid. It's not like I'm not capable of doing "serious" subjects... I got As in the sciences and maths at GCSE, so it wouldn't be impossible for me to study them and do well.
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#52
(Original post by NJA)
DT ?! That's what we called detention.
DT ?! That's what we called detention.
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#53
Yes, I do ICT A-level. Not out of choice though. It was the only 4th AS level I could pick up around 3 months into the year.
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#54
(Original post by geetar)
I'm going to stick up for sociology (did it at AS and A2 level). It wasn't that easy!
And second I disagree with all these lists anyway. The relative easiness or difficulty depends on the individual, there isn't some objective magic God-given tablet saying 'these are the mickey mouse subjects'. Some of my friends who do science say that English is a mickey mouse subject (I'm hoping to study English at uni), yet they only got Bs in it at GCSE. If something is to be classed 'mm', shouldnt they have all got A*s?
I'm going to stick up for sociology (did it at AS and A2 level). It wasn't that easy!
And second I disagree with all these lists anyway. The relative easiness or difficulty depends on the individual, there isn't some objective magic God-given tablet saying 'these are the mickey mouse subjects'. Some of my friends who do science say that English is a mickey mouse subject (I'm hoping to study English at uni), yet they only got Bs in it at GCSE. If something is to be classed 'mm', shouldnt they have all got A*s?
English is tough: I think it pulls the best bits from some of the most respected/innovative subjects- therefore they are talking %%%%%%%%%%%%%%s. And if it's a mickey mouse subject, why the feck is it so competative to get onto english courses at undergrad level?!
(Oh, and Oscar Wilde=
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#56
(Original post by joeydeacon)
seriously, i'm not in with the trendy new words
seriously, i'm not in with the trendy new words
I did Mickey Mouse A levels: Physics Maths Chemistry and German
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#57
I couldn't give a toss what Oxbridge thinks are MM subjects I know that much.
Maths is very handy in a scientific career, in fact I'd say it was pretty much essential even in biology at post graduate level. If you want to be a forester though I'm banking on it being about as useful as cardboard hat in a thunderstorm.
This is quite useful and it looks really elegant too.
Maths is very handy in a scientific career, in fact I'd say it was pretty much essential even in biology at post graduate level. If you want to be a forester though I'm banking on it being about as useful as cardboard hat in a thunderstorm.
This is quite useful and it looks really elegant too.
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(Original post by Sidhe)
This is quite useful and it looks really elegant too.
This is quite useful and it looks really elegant too.
I'm not saying it hasn't, I know technology doesn't just float down from on high or get dug up . . . I'm interested to be educated
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#59
(Original post by paperclip)
i do mickey mouse subject - psychology, sociology (and english - not MM)
and i'm gonna take psychology and sociology at degree level
i took the subjects that i was interested in (at gcse i got B in pretty much everything except history and french) but now fear im gonna be labelled a mickey mouser
i do wish i took something like chemistry, this could've been interesting
i do mickey mouse subject - psychology, sociology (and english - not MM)
and i'm gonna take psychology and sociology at degree level
i took the subjects that i was interested in (at gcse i got B in pretty much everything except history and french) but now fear im gonna be labelled a mickey mouser
i do wish i took something like chemistry, this could've been interesting
Sociology, is certainly no less of a Mickey Mouse subject than Politics or English, and I can speak with relative clarity as I have taken off 3 of these subjects at Degree level, using my universitys open unit scheme. It may not have the pin point accuracy of physics, but due to the nature of the subject that would be impossible. Despite it being a far newer discipline, at least at my university, we get a workload easily equal to our English/History/Politics counterparts, and our work is of an equally challenging level, judging by the work of others.
So, before people attack the subject, I ask that they look into it. It is a subject rich with historical analysis and scientific method (as far as science can be accurate outside of the natural sciences.) And certainly not deserving of the attacks it recieves, from people who have absolutely no knowledge of the subject.
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