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psychology vs sociology at alevel

I want to pick one as an alevel but cant decide. If you have taken either subjects i would like to hear about your experiences about the workload,content,your general interest etc......
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psychology better than sociology but i may be biased
I've just finished Y13 and I took psychology. I'd say it's content heavy and to do well it's mainly down to memorising and good exam technique. I enjoy it and will be studying it at uni - at A Level you get a small taste of lots of topics, so naturally some are more enjoyable than others but overall it's interesting.
i did a level psychology- the content wasn't difficult to understand, it's just the vast amount you had to regularly revise and revisit. practising exam technique was also really important especially when you had to apply your understanding to a situation based question. make sure you take subjects you enjoy and are interested in.

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