thinking about what degree i should choose :/

So I'm currently doing A Levels and after researching different career paths, I'm considering economics at university. A few questions:

1. What is economics like at university? How enjoyable do you find it?
2. How mathematical is economics at universities ?
3. How similar/different is economics at uni vs a level?
4. How can i know for sure this subject is for me?
5.Work experience needed?

I'd appreciate input from current econ students or graduates. Please also add what uni you'll be talking about because it'll help. And what career you see yourself going into

Thanks in advance

The mathematical content of the course does vary between unis - Cambridge, for example, is very heavily mathematical, whereas other unis aren't so much. Most unis aren't too fussed about work experience, so spend time reading books relating to the subject, which you can mention in your ps.

Out of curiosity, which subjects do you do at A-Level, and where would you be hoping to apply to?

So I'm currently doing A Levels and after researching different career paths, I'm considering economics at university. A few questions:

1. What is economics like at university? How enjoyable do you find it?
2. How mathematical is economics at universities ?
3. How similar/different is economics at uni vs a level?
4. How can i know for sure this subject is for me?
5.Work experience needed?

I'd appreciate input from current econ students or graduates. Please also add what uni you'll be talking about because it'll help. And what career you see yourself going into

Thanks in advance

My sister is currently working for RBC after an economics degree. She studied it at uni because she absolutely loved it at A level and continued to enjoy it at uni.

It is very maths based and I believe my sister said there were a few modules that were basically pure maths. She did maths mechanics at a level so basically had to teach her self all of a level statistics in under a year alongside university to keep up.

I don’t know about the difference but with all subjects it’s often much more in depth so is probably slightly harder with a wider range of topics.

With knowing if the subject is right for you I think it’s hard. No one ever truly knows. I would say if you enjoy the subject and have a career in mind after uni then it’s a good choice

Economics work experience is not required. If you can get some experience (i.e if your school has work experience weeks then get something economics based) to write about but if not you’ll be fine. My sister didn’t have any

Thanks for this!

What uni did she go to? I don't mind maths modules as long as there's modules that focus on social aspects and history. If she had to do a ratio of how math based her degree was to the humanity side what would it be?

What economic work exp would you suggest as I think under 18s have less opportunities?

That's not really what an economics degree is like though. All economics degrees are necessarily mathematical and economics at degree level is not really an "essay based" subject. Even in your economics modules you will largely be doing mathematical problem solving type questions and assignments, rather than writing essays.

If you are more interested in an essay writing subject, but that might be related to economic phenomena, you may prefer something like politics, international relations, social/public policy, history, economic history or geography. These may also include quantitative elements but will be much less intrinsically mathematical than economics (where you can't separate out the maths from the economics).

Oh i see.
I want to go into marketing and so felt that economics would be the most useful and still have other options. I'll do more research on economics at uni thank you

Thanks for this!

What uni did she go to? I don't mind maths modules as long as there's modules that focus on social aspects and history. If she had to do a ratio of how math based her degree was to the humanity side what would it be?

What economic work exp would you suggest as I think under 18s have less opportunities?