Pros and cons of taking eng lit in alevels

I'm interested in poetry and fine arts, so for a levels I was thinking if I could take Spanish/Italian, eng lit, and arts & design.
maybe even buisness
if I can study that combination that is.
I want to pursue fine arts for both my bachelors and masters at uni, so wdyt??? how is eng lit in a levels?
fyi my board is pearson edexcel

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Reply 1

waffelton

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Original post by pretty_in_purple

I'm interested in poetry and fine arts, so for a levels I was thinking if I could take Spanish/Italian, eng lit, and arts & design.
maybe even buisness
if I can study that combination that is.
I want to pursue fine arts for both my bachelors and masters at uni, so wdyt??? how is eng lit in a levels?
fyi my board is pearson edexcel

Hi, I took english lit and art for a-levels. I think English lit is extremely helpful when it comes to annotating, context, and coursework in art (you will have to write 3000 word essay for both). However, if you’re worried about grades, it can be difficult to get an A*/A in English lit unless you have a 7+ in GCSE.

Reply 2

McGinger

20

A solid essay-based subject is always useful - especially as you may change you mind about a Uni subject mid-A levels. This would leave many different degree options still open to you - all sorts of Arts/Humanities and Social Science subjects.

Reply 3

caitlinmm

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Original post by pretty_in_purple

I'm interested in poetry and fine arts, so for a levels I was thinking if I could take Spanish/Italian, eng lit, and arts & design.
maybe even buisness
if I can study that combination that is.
I want to pursue fine arts for both my bachelors and masters at uni, so wdyt??? how is eng lit in a levels?
fyi my board is pearson edexcel

I did English lit (AQA) and did find it very difficult, but it is rewarding! It is a facilitating subject so would be respected by russell groups, and defo helped my analysis a lot. It is hard but if you put in the work and gradually make resources you’ll be fine! it’s really helped my critical thinking, being able to find patterns, analyse etc. this would probably help a lot if you did art and design (I did art GCSE and remember a lot of the written annotation part)

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pretty_in_purple

OP

12

Original post by waffelton

Hi, I took english lit and art for a-levels. I think English lit is extremely helpful when it comes to annotating, context, and coursework in art (you will have to write 3000 word essay for both). However, if you’re worried about grades, it can be difficult to get an A*/A in English lit unless you have a 7+ in GCSE.

thanks bro, and yeah I do have a 7 in English GCSE so lets see. I'm willing to work hard for eng lit tho.
also can you lmk what other subjects you took for a levels and what is your major in uni.
thxxx

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Reply 5

waffelton

12

Original post by pretty_in_purple

thanks bro, and yeah I do have a 7 in English GCSE so lets see. I'm willing to work hard for eng lit tho.
also can you lmk what other subjects you took for a levels and what is your major in uni.
thxxx

English lit, art, classical civilisations, and EPQ. I’m taking classics at uni.

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