GCSE Business, A-Level Economics?

Hello, I’m currently studying GCSE Business Studies (predicted 8/9), and I want to study A-Level Economics in the future (in a different school), but I think sixth form colleges require students to take an entrance exam for all of their A-Level options, and I’m not sure whether I would be able to do well on the entrance exam for Economics since I haven’t taken it before. Does anyone know whether someone who takes Business Studies can do well in Economics (specifically an exam)?

Thank you in advance!

(edited 12 months ago)

Reply 1

seri0uscandidate

I've never heard of any sixth form asking you to do an entrance exam in order to study an A level - they decide what A levels you can study based off your GCSE results.

Some grammar schools like Latymer in Enfield, which I applied to, make you take an entrance test before you apply but it's basically just an IQ test, and if you're getting 8s and 9s right now you shouldn't worry about that at all.

My advice to you would be to concentrate on your maths exams, maths is more useful if you want to study econ than business, which isn't that useful after GCSE level.

What other A levels do you want to study btw?

Reply 2

tatabeef

Original post by seri0uscandidate

I've never heard of any sixth form asking you to do an entrance exam in order to study an A level - they decide what A levels you can study based off your GCSE results.
Some grammar schools like Latymer in Enfield, which I applied to, make you take an entrance test before you apply but it's basically just an IQ test, and if you're getting 8s and 9s right now you shouldn't worry about that at all.
My advice to you would be to concentrate on your maths exams, maths is more useful if you want to study econ than business, which isn't that useful after GCSE level.
What other A levels do you want to study btw?

Thank you for your reply!

Sorry for wording it badly, I meant that the sixth form (in this case Cardiff Sixth Form College) requires prospective students to take an exam for all of their chosen A-Level subjects to determine whether they get accepted into the school/get interviewed and not for the student to be allowed to study a certain A Level (if I recall correctly).

I want to take Chemistry, Biology and Maths for A Level in addition to Economics but this might change as I haven’t decided yet :smile: