A-Levels for Law

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I know i’m taking english and history but i’m still not sure about my 3rd option but I know I don’t want to take Maths. Would it be better to take a STEM like Chemistry or choose an easier subject like RE? Is it worth it to take a science even though I don’t need it?

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bibachu

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Original post by Maneetkhinda

I know i’m taking english and history but i’m still not sure about my 3rd option but I know I don’t want to take Maths. Would it be better to take a STEM like Chemistry or choose an easier subject like RE? Is it worth it to take a science even though I don’t need it?

Choose a subject that you are interested in actually studying, not just ones that you think would be best for your course. English and history are very common subjects for law students to have taken, but they aren’t necessary. Make sure that you are choosing them because you actually have an interest in them and want to study them at A level. There is no “easy” A level, RS included. If you want to take a science subject then by all means do it, but there are no required subjects for law anyway. I study philosophy, psychology and politics and while all of them are essay based subjects, I did drop out of English, which is a more typical subject amongst prospective law students, and switch to politics due to me not liking the course. Look through the syllabuses of all your subjects to get an idea of what you could be studying.

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Luqmlam

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I wouldn’t do chemistry this it’s pretty much the hardest subject and you definitely don’t need it. Does your sixth form not do law as an A level?

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Precious 1919

Original post by Maneetkhinda

I know i’m taking english and history but i’m still not sure about my 3rd option but I know I don’t want to take Maths. Would it be better to take a STEM like Chemistry or choose an easier subject like RE? Is it worth it to take a science even though I don’t need it?

Hi, I just finished first year of uni doing law and for alevels I did english lit, sociology and re . Re is defo not an easy alevel at all, some ppl in my class did economics and maths and found re more difficult. That’s cause it’s nothing like gcse re and it’s a combination of philosophy ethics and Christianity. You have to memorise a lot of complicated things and write and explain them all for a lot of marks in limited time. English Lit was my hardest alevel, it’s VERY hard to get a good grade and I got a 7 in gcse. I’ve also heard history is very hard too and a lot to memorise. I wouldn’t recommend chemistry, if you don’t need a science don’t take it. The science subjects such as biology have a very specific mark scheme which make it difficult to pass if u wanna take an ‘easier’ subject maybe something like business or sociology.

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McGinger

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There are no required subjects for Law - you could be doing 3 science subjects, it would be fine.
An essay subject like History, Politics etc is useful for skills/LNAT but is not essential.
Pick 3 subjects that you will enjoy studying, and where you feel confident of high grades.
And no, you do not need A level Law to do a Law degree.

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Maneetkhinda

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Original post by Luqmlam

I wouldn’t do chemistry this it’s pretty much the hardest subject and you definitely don’t need it. Does your sixth form not do law as an A level?

Noo they don’t do A Level Law but they do Sociology, Psychology, Gov and Politics and Economic. Which one do you think would be most beneficial in making my application more competitive?

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Maneetkhinda

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Original post by McGinger

There are no required subjects for Law - you could be doing 3 science subjects, it would be fine.
An essay subject like History, Politics etc is useful for skills/LNAT but is not essential.
Pick 3 subjects that you will enjoy studying, and where you feel confident of high grades.
And no, you do not need A level Law to do a Law degree.

Thank you, I enjoyed Chemistry at GCSE but is it worth taking knowing how much hard it is at A level especially when it’s not essential? I’ve heard that Chem is one of the hardest A Levels.

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Luqmlam

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Original post by Maneetkhinda

Noo they don’t do A Level Law but they do Sociology, Psychology, Gov and Politics and Economic. Which one do you think would be most beneficial in making my application more competitive?

Psychology is always a good one. Sociology may be good too. Do they do history, that is a strong essay subject for applying to uni?

I would agree with Mcginger said though and pick 3 subjects you know you’ll enjoy.

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