sociology a-level

Top university wise, maybe it's not the best subject - but if you're dead set against History and you also know you will likely get a good grade in Sociology A-level, then I'd do it. At the end of the day getting A*A*A* at A-level in Eng Lit, Spanish and Sociology is better than doing something for the 'reputation' of the subject like a hard science, maths or History and getting A*A*C, for example.

If at uni you know you'll want to do humanities or social science then Sociology is a great pick. For some reason Law departments at uni do not want Law A-level, so either Sociology or Politics A-levels would be my recommendations.

If your sixth form doesn't have it as option though that could be an issue. What do they offer as A-level options?

Top university wise, maybe it's not the best subject - but if you're dead set against History and you also know you will likely get a good grade in Sociology A-level, then I'd do it. At the end of the day getting A*A*A* at A-level in Eng Lit, Spanish and Sociology is better than doing something for the 'reputation' of the subject like a hard science, maths or History and getting A*A*C, for example.

If at uni you know you'll want to do humanities or social science then Sociology is a great pick. For some reason Law departments at uni do not want Law A-level, so either Sociology or Politics A-levels would be my recommendations.

If your sixth form doesn't have it as option though that could be an issue. What do they offer as A-level options?

What are people thoughts on it? Is it a good a-level for someone aiming for top universities? I'm considering studying law or some other humanities/social science. I'm set on English literature and Spanish but I'm on the fence with sociology, although I'm currently doing it at GCSE and I love it and I'm predicted a 9. It's also not offered at a lot of sixth forms I've looked at, and before anyone mentions it, I do not want to do history a-level. So what's your advice?? Especially if you've already done it/are doing it.

Sociology is a good alevel if u did good in GCSEs and u love it defo do it for alevels , I done it for both GCSEs and A-level and honestly year 1 is a recap !! Of GCSEs u do family and education ! A lot of my classmates have done sociology and are studying law at uni!!

What are people thoughts on it? Is it a good a-level for someone aiming for top universities? I'm considering studying law or some other humanities/social science. I'm set on English literature and Spanish but I'm on the fence with sociology, although I'm currently doing it at GCSE and I love it and I'm predicted a 9. It's also not offered at a lot of sixth forms I've looked at, and before anyone mentions it, I do not want to do history a-level. So what's your advice?? Especially if you've already done it/are doing it.

Sociology isn't the frowned upon soft subject many people seem to think it is. For instance, LSE (which is one of the hardest to get into for law - harder than Oxbridge!) puts Sociology as a preferred subject to have. It is also very easy to link to law as you will study social policy (within both the family and theory units), crime and deviance (extremely easy to link to criminal law as well as a criticism of current laws), etc. Politics is also an excellent choice but I'd argue it is less easy to link into a law personal statement.

I did both Sociology and Politics a levels achieving an A* in socio, so if you have any questions @essie15, I'd be glad to answer them.

Thanks for the advice. As regards to your last question, my first choice offers it, which is good. As for the others, it's pretty much the typical A-levels but I'm not really attracted to any of them. Subjects I could do/ am considering: psychology, economics or politics. But I'm not sure if I would enjoy them or be good at them, especially the last two, so psychology might be the way to go. However, for sixth forms that make me do four A-levels, I'm a little stumped there as I would basically have to do a science. I'm thinking chemistry of doing chemistry as I can like it sometimes and I'm predicted a 98 in combined science, but I've heard some scary stuff about chemistry so I'm not entirely sure. I could also do art but I don't think that's a good option.

Sociology isn't the frowned upon soft subject many people seem to think it is. For instance, LSE (which is one of the hardest to get into for law - harder than Oxbridge!) puts Sociology as a preferred subject to have. It is also very easy to link to law as you will study social policy (within both the family and theory units), crime and deviance (extremely easy to link to criminal law as well as a criticism of current laws), etc. Politics is also an excellent choice but I'd argue it is less easy to link into a law personal statement.

I did both Sociology and Politics a levels achieving an A* in socio, so if you have any questions @essie15, I'd be glad to answer them.

What are people thoughts on it? Is it a good a-level for someone aiming for top universities? I'm considering studying law or some other humanities/social science. I'm set on English literature and Spanish but I'm on the fence with sociology, although I'm currently doing it at GCSE and I love it and I'm predicted a 9. It's also not offered at a lot of sixth forms I've looked at, and before anyone mentions it, I do not want to do history a-level. So what's your advice?? Especially if you've already done it/are doing it.