IB Subject Choices for Law

Hi, I'm also starting IB next year so I can't give perfect advice but just based on what I know: English HL is a very good pick. There's nothing that you need beyond that, though if History is an option it might be better for law than your other HLs. I don't think they will care about which Maths you do

Hello everyone,
I am a rising Y12 in the 2024-25 academic year and I'm hoping to major in Law in the future.
My school requires students to take the IB and we don't have much options and I'm especially concerned with my choice in the Mathematics course because I don't want to risk having a bad grade by taking AI SL, but also want more doors to be opened by taking AA SL.
If anyone has any advice and/or tips, please let me know. This is much appreciated.
My subject choices are:
English Language and Literature HL
Environmental Systems and Societies HL (yes a HL course is available now)
Geography HL
Maths AI/AA SL
French B SL
Biology SL

look at uni reqs and decide whether they actually need aa sl - otherwise just do ai.

As above, Law does not require a specific Maths S - why would it.

There are no required IB subjects for Law.
You could be taking 3 HLs in science - it would be fine.
All the Unis are interested in is the grades.
So pick 3 HL subjects that you will enjoy studying and where you feel confident of HL 6/7.
An essay-based subject - English, Politics, History etc - can be useful for skills and for LNAT, but it is not essential. No Uni is going to be fussed which Maths SL you take for Law.
Try listening to some of these BBC podcasts - if they do not actually interest you then you may need to reconsider Law as a degree choice : BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show - Available now

Hello everyone,
I am a rising Y12 in the 2024-25 academic year and I'm hoping to major in Law in the future.
My school requires students to take the IB and we don't have much options and I'm especially concerned with my choice in the Mathematics course because I don't want to risk having a bad grade by taking AI SL, but also want more doors to be opened by taking AA SL.
If anyone has any advice and/or tips, please let me know. This is much appreciated.
My subject choices are:
English Language and Literature HL
Environmental Systems and Societies HL (yes a HL course is available now)
Geography HL
Maths AI/AA SL
French B SL
Biology SL

I'm seeing a lot of people recommend maths AI. Personally I would recommend AA because it is (by technicality) the "harder" course. AA gives a slight more competitive edge, and unless you're bad at maths, it shouldn't be *too* hard from what I know.
For grade comparison, here's a link to the past IB statistics:
https://www.ibo.org/about-the-ib/facts-and-figures/statistical-bulletins/diploma-programme-and-career-related-programme-statistical-bulletin/

I am with you here. Optics. Really does look better on paper. I did IGCSE Add Math and Math AA SL was easy. The hard part was the IA but it was still manageable.

Ah ok, but I did not take Additional Mathematics in IGCSE, do you still recommend taking AA SL then?

There are no required IB subjects for Law.
You could be taking 3 HLs in science - it would be fine.
All the Unis are interested in is the grades.
So pick 3 HL subjects that you will enjoy studying and where you feel confident of HL 6/7.
An essay-based subject - English, Politics, History etc - can be useful for skills and for LNAT, but it is not essential. No Uni is going to be fussed which Maths SL you take for Law.
Try listening to some of these BBC podcasts - if they do not actually interest you then you may need to reconsider Law as a degree choice : BBC Radio 4 - The Law Show - Available now

I think this is a little misleading. An essay-based subject is generally strongly recommended for Law students, and is formally stated as such on many top UK universities' websites, so I'd take that as a soft requirement. Other than that, yes - pick 2 other HL subjects that you'll enjoy.

Hello everyone,
I am a rising Y12 in the 2024-25 academic year and I'm hoping to major in Law in the future.
My school requires students to take the IB and we don't have much options and I'm especially concerned with my choice in the Mathematics course because I don't want to risk having a bad grade by taking AI SL, but also want more doors to be opened by taking AA SL.
If anyone has any advice and/or tips, please let me know. This is much appreciated.
My subject choices are:
English Language and Literature HL
Environmental Systems and Societies HL (yes a HL course is available now)
Geography HL
Maths AI/AA SL
French B SL
Biology SL

Many people in this thread are recommending Maths AA as it is seen as more 'difficult', but this is a negligible difference to Maths AI if you are applying to UK unis for law. I am starting a law degree this September, and I did Visual Art HL - which many would view as a soft subject for law. This is to say that the subjects themselves do not matter hugely (though I would recommend doing at least 1 HL subject out of History, English, Modern Languages, or Philosophy - which you are already doing), it is only the grades you achieve that matter. I did AI, but I know people who struggled with AA. Prioritise the subjects you will perform best in, as law degrees have no subject requirements. A 7 in Maths AI is far better than a 6 or a 5 in AA.

Did very similar subjects and got 5/5 offers so you should be fine. Do maths AI and save yourself some time.