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A levels and level 6 apprenticeships

Hi guys, I have picked Economics, History and B-Tech Cambridge Technicals IT. I have been interested in getting a level 6 apprenticeship in software engineering. Would they accept me with these A levels.

Reply 1

bluegray

Original post by eeees

you should look into specific apprenticeships as some recquire maths for engineering based courses

Reply 2

What_Wait_A_Min

I'm not sure which year you are in now, so I'll just assume you're in Year 11 and you want to start 6th form.

Some general advice:

Yes, follow what the above person said, definitely look into different apprenticeships and what they say. However, if you want to go into those higher companies: PwC, KMPG, IBM, JLR etc. Then look at more STEM subjects, and it would be better if you had knowledge of computing specifically. Economics is good but I'm not sure if it classifies as STEM. CS and Maths would be good, however, if you're not strong in Maths, just go for CS.

At the end of the day, it is your decision. But make sure you pick A levels that you don't regret, and pick 1 that you enjoy and feel like you get a good grade in. You still have time to change your A levels if you don't particularly like it!

Also forgot to mention but if you don't want to do CS, make sure you do coding in your free time, do certificates, competitions and summer schools linked to CS! It will help you in your personal statement for UCAS.

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Reply 3

eeees

Original post by What_Wait_A_Min

I'm not sure which year you are in now, so I'll just assume you're in Year 11 and you want to start 6th form.
Some general advice:
Yes, follow what the above person said, definitely look into different apprenticeships and what they say. However, if you want to go into those higher companies: PwC, KMPG, IBM, JLR etc. Then look at more STEM subjects, and it would be better if you had knowledge of computing specifically. Economics is good but I'm not sure if it classifies as STEM. CS and Maths would be good, however, if you're not strong in Maths, just go for CS.
At the end of the day, it is your decision. But make sure you pick A levels that you don't regret, and pick 1 that you enjoy and feel like you get a good grade in. You still have time to change your A levels if you don't particularly like it!
Also forgot to mention but if you don't want to do CS, make sure you do coding in your free time, do certificates, competitions and summer schools linked to CS! It will help you in your personal statement for UCAS.

Well my options are really narrowed in my school and for cs the teachers and also the resources are horrendous . I'll just do many coding projects and learn some languages such as python and javascript?