Hi
So I'm in y11 and the deadline to pick my a level options is in February - I know i still have some time but as it's an important decision, I am considering it now:
I love Maths and want to do this at university, so of course I want to do Maths and Further Maths a levels.
At my school, you do 4 A-Levels in y12 and then drop one and do 3 for the real exams in y13 (some people choose to do an AS in the subject they're dropping in y12 but I'm not really bothered about doing that)
Long story short, these are the subjects I'm trying to choose 2 from to put down as my choices: Physics, Econ, Music, RS, English lit
I don't really like Physics so probably not going to do that - at GCSE, I feel like it's quite hard and even when I do learn and understand things, it's not even satisfying so I don't think this would be a good decision (although many people do the classic Maths, FM, Physics/CS A-level combo for maths at uni so I worry that doing anything else would seem weird and unconventional to prospective universities.. I'm thinking of applying to Oxford, so do they care about that stuff?)
I initially thought I'd like Economics but my y12 friend showed me her notes and assessments and I realised I'd probably be bored to death in that class (but similarly w/ Physics, I know that Economics is seen as a subject that goes well with Maths..)
For Music, although I do really like it, the only reason for me to pick it over RS or English Lit would be bc my crush is doing it so maybe not lol (+ I don't even have a Grade 5 in theory so I worry I don't have enough theory knowledge for the subject, although I'm good at composing, Grade 7 in violin & sing in my school chamber choir)
Now for RS: I do enjoy the essay writing I do in RS atm and although I understand that RS a level is different to gcse, I am quite a logical person, enjoy getting into philosophical discussions and exploring other viewpoints/arguments to develop my own perspective. I also like arguing my opinion in writing so I feel that this is a subject I'd enjoy. Only drawback is I feel it doesn't "look right" for a Maths application.
English lit: I feel similarly as I do with RS, I like it a lot. My only worry is that even though I get 9s in eng lit right now, I don't know if I'm good enough to do it at a level - just looking at the syllabus (my school does AQA) and descriptions on the kind of work done (especially the NEA!!) I'm worried that because I'm not committed to the subject in that I don't want to do anything like it at uni, I won't be good enough. I don't have extreme problems with the subject or writing in general, so I'm not worried that I won't be able to do the work.. I just feel like I'll be the bottom of the class because there will probably be a lot of people in that classroom who actually spend free time doing wider research because they want to do english lit/a humanities subject at uni (of course I'll do some wider reading for the benefit of my english lit a-level revision, but not so much that it would interfere with the time I spend on supercurriculars related to Maths).
TL;DR: I want to do Maths, FM, English lit, and RS but:
1) worry that I won't be good enough for eng lit a-level
2) worry this is an unconventional and weird combo as I want to do Maths at uni, especially for a uni like Oxford