A level choices for a classics degree

How are these a-level choices?
Latin (needed for a classics degree as we study Latin and Ancient Greek)
Computer Science (good for logic and I love coding)
RS (because I love philosophy)
Politics (we study lots of US politics and I believe there are lots of parallels with it to the ancient world)

I have to drop one after the first term of year 12

I'm aiming for top russel group unis so lemme know what you think pls

Yeah like @artful_lounger says u can do classics at cambridge (don't know abt oxford) and most other unis without Latin/Greek a-level, but i think it's an excellent idea to take it because it will make ur first year more fun as you won't just be smashing out grammar. Also, studying the set texts and doing wider reading will let u see if u will actually enjoy studying classics.
DO NOT just apply for classics so u can go the oxbridge - doesn't sound like this is ur plan but it kinda was mine and it was a BAD MOVE

thanks for the reply!

ooo are you studying classics elsewhere?

no I'm studying classics at cambridge I just kinda wished I'd had the courage to apply for engineering, which is what I really wanted to do, but knew I wouldn't get into cambridge for it...

But if ur sure abt classics those sound like a fascinating set of a levels and u have a v good chance of going to cambridge with latin a level and good gcses + predicted grades!

yess i'm currently not sure if i should go into a stem subject bc i don't think i'll get into a good enough uni but at the same time i do rlly love latin and languages in general so i thought it would be the best choice.

can i ask what you're thinking of doing after? i have no clue what career classics will allow me to go into -- maybe something in finance?

Yeah like @artful_lounger says u can do classics at cambridge (don't know abt oxford) and most other unis without Latin/Greek a-level, but i think it's an excellent idea to take it because it will make ur first year more fun as you won't just be smashing out grammar. Also, studying the set texts and doing wider reading will let u see if u will actually enjoy studying classics.
DO NOT just apply for classics so u can go the oxbridge - doesn't sound like this is ur plan but it kinda was mine and it was a BAD MOVE

pff Yep I'm also thinking of finance, just applied to a few spring insight weeks for this easter (this is a good thing to do in ur first term of uni if ur interested in finance, also try to become treasurer/ president of a society or some sort of leadership role)

or maybe a law conversion course, but honestly I don't know right now

tyy i will definitely try to take on some leadership role! and good luck with everything else -- my brother just graduated with a history degree and is gonna do a law conversion at bpp or bbp (i cant remember) so i dont rlly wanna do the same thing

do you have any extra-curricular or books suggestions for classics?

Maybe read some first year texts in translation: https://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/student-information/undergraduate-students/part-ia-1/ia-papers-1-to-4
and learn a bit about the key characters of the roman republican period (1st century bc - cicero, caesar, augustus ...). All Cicero's speeches are pretty interesting and important to most Latin lit courses, maybe read In Catilinam or the Phillipics. Also Robert Harris' cicero trilogy is good but makes Cicero seem like a way better guy than he actually was.

On the Greek side maybe learn a bit about the key literary figures and a bit of history of 5th century bc greece (the persian and Peloponnesian wars cos this has so much to do with anything written in that time period). Getting a grounding in history and dates/ bios of key historical figures and writers will be super helpful. Maybe read a class civ a level textbook

Yeah like @artful_lounger says u can do classics at cambridge (don't know abt oxford) and most other unis without Latin/Greek a-level, but i think it's an excellent idea to take it because it will make ur first year more fun as you won't just be smashing out grammar. Also, studying the set texts and doing wider reading will let u see if u will actually enjoy studying classics.
DO NOT just apply for classics so u can go the oxbridge - doesn't sound like this is ur plan but it kinda was mine and it was a BAD MOVE