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Original post by TaliyahSR
Oh i see! Well i think for the modern there is ww1-Weimar republic, British empire, fascism in italy and americas wars of Independence and a bit more that I can't remember. For medieval it's Henry V, war of the roses, Elizabeth I and stuff


we do about world war 1 and the tudors in year 13
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Original post by KimNoel
what would you be studying in history alevel

At GCSE we have done ww1-ww2, international conflict to 1945, medicine and we have just started the Elizabethan topic.
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Original post by TaliyahSR
At GCSE we have done ww1-ww2, international conflict to 1945, medicine and we have just started the Elizabethan topic.


thats exactly what i did for gcse
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Original post by KimNoel
thats exactly what i did for gcse

Oh cool. May i ask what a level subjects you took? And how you found/ are finding history at a level?
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Original post by TaliyahSR
Oh cool. May i ask what a level subjects you took? And how you found history at a level?


currently u mean i am taking history, photography, media studies, English lit
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Original post by harrysbar
Are you a qualified careers adviser? I am

May I ask why similar is bad? Wouldn't more knowledge of history be a benefit at university since the course I was looking at was ancient and modern history? Can you explain please?
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Original post by solark
I don't take History, but in my school it's quite common to take both history courses - known as 'Double History' :wink: especially amongst people that want to do Law,Classics,Politics etc. However, it is a valid point that the spectrum of subjects you've chosen would appear to be too narrow - if you are certain that you want to apply for a history degree, id say go with it, otherwise maybe do a language/politics/psychology?

Ah thank you this helps alot :smile:
Original post by TaliyahSR
May I ask why similar is bad? Wouldn't more knowledge of history be a benefit at university since the course I was looking at was ancient and modern history? Can you explain please?


Sometimes people choose to do A levels that are related such as History and Classical Civilization but I have literally never heard of someone doing A levels in History, History and English.

No Uni would ever require it for a History degree (not even Oxford or Cambridge) because A levels are not supposed to be so specialised. At the age of 16, it is still a good idea to keep your options as open as possible, so even if your college does let people do 2 separate A levels in History (and you haven't got the wrong end of the stick) I would still suggest you look at doing something else. It's up to you at the end of the day :smile:
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Original post by harrysbar
Sometimes people choose to do A levels that are related such as History and Classical Civilization but I have literally never heard of someone doing A levels in History, History and English.

No Uni would ever require it for a History degree (not even Oxford or Cambridge) because A levels are not supposed to be so specialised. At the age of 16, it is still a good idea to keep your options as open as possible, so even if your college does let people do 2 separate A levels in History (and you haven't got the wrong end of the stick) I would still suggest you look at doing something else. It's up to you at the end of the day :smile:

Yes you make a good point. Thankyou i will have to think about it :smile:

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