Does maths and further maths count as 2 A-levels?

Does getting maths and further maths count as 2 A-levels in all uni's and all courses, or is it seen in the same light as an A-level and an AS?

Thanks very much

Reply 1

boyvn91

Yes.
As far as i concern, most universities love students who do both maths, but it is also depended on your course.

Reply 2

Good bloke

19

If you want to study maths, science or engineering then it is a very useful combination to have and will definitely count as two A levels. Medicine is an exception; it is often not thought of as very useful to have further maths. It is doubtful that many arts or social science courses will find further maths useful, except economics.

Reply 3

didgeridoo12uk

16

yes

but it depends on your course as to whether universities will accept both of them in your offer... most will

but i think for medicine at cambridge, they will only like, look at one of the grades when giving you an offer... as they judge them as too similar a subject,

if that makes sense...

Reply 4

Barry Scott

some unis do not except them as two separate A-Levels for courses where maths isnt integral. In Bristol's prospectus, they explicitly state this and I am sure other unis are the same.

Reply 5

v-zero

14

didgeridoo12uk

... as they judge them as too similar a subject,

if that makes sense...

Maths and Further Maths similar?! No way... :biggrin:

Reply 6

Dadeyemi

13

not if you apply for English or art.

Reply 7

huhhh

Original post by Good bloke

If you want to study maths, science or engineering then it is a very useful combination to have and will definitely count as two A levels. Medicine is an exception; it is often not thought of as very useful to have further maths. It is doubtful that many arts or social science courses will find further maths useful, except economics.

you are wrong. "except economics" huhuh, what about a degree in maths or compSci? how about physics? unis recommend that you do further maths in order to get the best chance of being able to cope with the course.

Reply 8

Mr M

20

Original post by huhhh

you are wrong. "except economics" huhuh, what about a degree in maths or compSci? how about physics? unis recommend that you do further maths in order to get the best chance of being able to cope with the course.

Was it worth bumping a thread from 2008?

Reply 9

Good bloke

19

You bumped a thread from 2008 to embarrass yourself with this response?

Original post by huhhh

what about a degree in maths or compSci? how about physics?

What is it about If you want to study maths, science or engineering then it is a very useful combination to have and will definitely count as two A levels that makes you think an aspiring maths, physics or computer science student wouldn't benefit from the study of FM? :rolleyes:

Does maths and further maths count as 2 A-levels?

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