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Evaluating my A-level Choices

So I'm in Year 11 and have to pick my subject choices this week. I'm interested in studying PPE or a similar degree, hopefully at LSE or Oxford. So far I have already selected Maths, Economics and Politics, but I don't know what to take for my last subject. I've heard that chemistry would be a good technical complement to my other essay-writing subjects, however, history is also a common subject that people applying for PPE have. I'm currently at a 9 level for both, so what would be the best option for my last choice? Or should I remove politics completely and have both history and chemistry in there instead?
Original post by Tawfiq-Aziz
So I'm in Year 11 and have to pick my subject choices this week. I'm interested in studying PPE or a similar degree, hopefully at LSE or Oxford. So far I have already selected Maths, Economics and Politics, but I don't know what to take for my last subject. I've heard that chemistry would be a good technical complement to my other essay-writing subjects, however, history is also a common subject that people applying for PPE have. I'm currently at a 9 level for both, so what would be the best option for my last choice? Or should I remove politics completely and have both history and chemistry in there instead?


I would take history as I think it is recommended for a ppe degree
Original post by Anonymous 543
I would take history as I think it is recommended for a ppe degree

agreed ^
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Original post by Tawfiq-Aziz
So I'm in Year 11 and have to pick my subject choices this week. I'm interested in studying PPE or a similar degree, hopefully at LSE or Oxford. So far I have already selected Maths, Economics and Politics, but I don't know what to take for my last subject. I've heard that chemistry would be a good technical complement to my other essay-writing subjects, however, history is also a common subject that people applying for PPE have. I'm currently at a 9 level for both, so what would be the best option for my last choice? Or should I remove politics completely and have both history and chemistry in there instead?
Hi, not sure how much help this is but id say history, I’m currently in year 12 aiming for economics not PPE so a bit different but I take maths economics and chemistry but id say go for either history or politics as I often find I’ve wasted an option in a way as I couldn’t pick between economics and chem degrees and most people I know do history and economics
Good luck in your GCSE’s!
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Original post by lola028
Hi, not sure how much help this is but id say history, I’m currently in year 12 aiming for economics not PPE so a bit different but I take maths economics and chemistry but id say go for either history or politics as I often find I’ve wasted an option in a way as I couldn’t pick between economics and chem degrees and most people I know do history and economics
Good luck in your GCSE’s!
Thank you very much, and good luck to you too!
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Original post by Tawfiq-Aziz
So I'm in Year 11 and have to pick my subject choices this week. I'm interested in studying PPE or a similar degree, hopefully at LSE or Oxford. So far I have already selected Maths, Economics and Politics, but I don't know what to take for my last subject. I've heard that chemistry would be a good technical complement to my other essay-writing subjects, however, history is also a common subject that people applying for PPE have. I'm currently at a 9 level for both, so what would be the best option for my last choice? Or should I remove politics completely and have both history and chemistry in there instead?
I want to study Economics and Management and I'm taking Maths, FM, Economics and History. I think they're fairly similar courses...

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