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A level choice

What a level would go well alongside Law and Photogtaphy?
I’m thinking about taking Business or Psycology? ( I’ve done GCSE Business so don’t want to just repeat!)
Original post by Bettine01
What a level would go well alongside Law and Photogtaphy?
I’m thinking about taking Business or Psycology? ( I’ve done GCSE Business so don’t want to just repeat!)

What career/sector do you think you might want to go into, and could you align a subject with this?

I knew I wanted to study Psychology at university, so chose Biology, Law, Psychology and Photography at A-Level (I chose photography as less-intense subject/something to break up the other 3!)
Original post by Bettine01
What a level would go well alongside Law and Photogtaphy?
I’m thinking about taking Business or Psycology? ( I’ve done GCSE Business so don’t want to just repeat!)

I'd go for Psychology personally.

Whilst Business Studies is different at A Level to GCSE, it's going to go into more detail on the same topics.

Just out of interest, which degree or professional qualification do you intend to do afterwards?
Original post by Bettine01
What a level would go well alongside Law and Photogtaphy?
I’m thinking about taking Business or Psycology? ( I’ve done GCSE Business so don’t want to just repeat!)

Hey @Bettine01 👋

Law and photography sound like great A-levels to pursue.

Are you planning on going to university and/or do you have any specific career goals? This will help to determine which other course would be best suited to you.

Based on your options of business and psychology - I would say business, but I am biased because I studied business management at university. If you let us know what pathway you'd like to pursue after your A-levels, we can give you more specific advice 😀

Lauren
WrexhamUniReps
Reply 4
I am interested more in law at the moment but then would like to use photography somewhere too maybe?
I’m not 100% about going to uni. I think an apprenticeship after college would be something I’d be interested in???

So hard when you don’t know exactly what you want to do.
Hey 👋

Yeah, I completely understand - it can be difficult to choose the ‘right’ option when you’re so unsure of what career path you’d like to pursue, or what you’d like to do after finishing sixth form/college.

I was in your position when completing my a-levels - my key reason for choosing to study business studies at a-level and business management at university was because I wasn’t certain of the career I wanted to pursue. I felt that studying business allowed me to keep my options open as I could study various topics such as marketing, finance, economics, hr, etc which are big parts of any business. Business would be a good option if you are considering corporate law too.

Have a think and maybe reach out to those closest to you to get their opinion. Ultimately the decision is yours and should be based on your interests. Photography is a great choice because even if it isn’t used in your future career, it can become a life-time hobby that you can pursue indefinitely, with the right knowledge and skills.

Lauren
WrexhamUniReps
Reply 6
Thanks for your thoughts everyone - it is helpful!

One more question

Is psychology ok to do without a science?
Original post by Bettine01
Thanks for your thoughts everyone - it is helpful!
One more question
Is psychology ok to do without a science?
I think you should be fine to do psych without any other sciences, but biology does definitely help both in the a level classes and if you decide you want a career in psychology.

It's definitely not a necessity though.

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