Hello! I am foreign student seeking varied opinions. I have only recently moved here (few months) to the UK and need to plan for the next chapter of my life. Very exciting, but also overwhelming as I lived in a very different third world country.
I was hoping to enter a lawful or political position in general terms, but after much thinking I've set my sights on becoming a lawyer and studying Law with Criminology at a university level.
Under that thought, I've planned out the current A-levels for the next school year:
English Lit.
Criminology
Government & Politics
History
Now, from what I've understood these are all very heavy/intense topics, full of presenting, writing, reading, etc. I love all of that, and think I have the work ethic to survive, but I'm worried I might not have enough time in my day to day, or atleast, I won't be able to schedule it as such even though I like these subjects so much because I have a load of household responsibilities.
The university I plan towards only needs AAA or AAB (with grade B English Language GCSE, not important as I feel secure there) so I worry it might be a futile extra subject, but I feel it would put me at an advantage or make me stand out further against my fellow classmates.
On the other hand, I ask myself what would I even drop? Criminology seems important for the specific branch I want to enter, English Lit. is a very versatile subject that will aid me greatly, I REALLY want History as general knowledge and some sites recommend it in their optimized a level spreads for law degrees, and Government & Politics I suppose would aid me the least, but remains as my way out if I decide to enter a different sector of professions (also remains as the only gateway into political history I'm really aware of, as I am mostly uninformed there and it seems too daunting a task to begin on my own).
What are your thoughts?