am i about to make a mistake ?

hiya so just got my gcse results back and i got a 7 in english and a 5 in maths. for a levels i going to do (but still have the chance to change):
-psych
-sociology
-rs- which i might drop or swap out for economics (first more opportunities 🥴)
-drama- which i might drop
i like wht i’ve chosen in the sense that they interest me/ i enjoy the most. although i fear that bc ive just gone and chosen essay subjects only, as somebody who was cramming quotes and answer structures for english a night b4 the exam, id be doing myself a HUGE disservice 😭😭
but i want to do psychology in university. i also have a feeling that i might change my mind and study law- specifically corporate law ( a nice excuse for econ maybe?).
HOWEVER. i don’t not and will not be considering stem subjects because i really cant see myself continuing with it at all. no maths no bio no chem. pls.
so my question should i change my alevels. i also want to know the difficulty of the subjects im choosing 🙏🏾🥲

I don't see how you've come to the conclusion that A-level Economics somehow magically creates "more opportunities". No degree requires either A-level Economics or A-level RS, neither is preferred over the other for any degree, and no employer cares what A-level subjects you took at all.
If you want to do psychology at uni you should be aware firstly, for all BPS accredited degrees, there is a significant scientific and statistical component, and secondly for many "highly ranked" universities their psychology degrees emphasise this side much more and consequently they commonly require either one "core" STEM subject (maths/chemistry/biology/physics) or two from a slightly wider range of STEM-related subjects (including those "core" STEM subjects but also often also psychology and sometimes geography).
Therefore if you have no interested in taking STEM subjects at A-level you may want to examine whether psychology is actually the right choice of degree for yourself.
Law does not require any specific subjects and you would not specialise in "corporate law" at degree level, you will still cover the full breadth of law - specialisation occurs after you begin working as a lawyer. Additionally, you can become a lawyer with any degree (indeed 50% of all solicitors and barristers did not do a law degree as their initial undergraduate degree - barristers still need to do a conversion course although in principle you can become a solicitor without this through suitable preparation for the SQE, although in practice it may be practically necessary to do one in order to pass the SQE anyway).
Outside of that your subjects are fine in whatever combination for the vast majority of humanities and/or social sciences degrees.

tysmm! i was always going to drop one and i shouldve said im doing philosophy not rs (i thought they were the same) but when it comes to essay writing in my gcse i didn’t finish a single essay question 😭(20 marker or more) due to timings (in english) and not knowing enough content (history) so with that being said if these subjects are content heavy is there even enough time to write everything down in exams and also how do u memorise so much content lmao- i was also considering doing politics but it seems like a similar thing to history which i can’t stand 😀

thanks for that ‘tough love’ lol. so wait- if i wanted to do law are you saying that i could literally do a degree in drama (for example) and still do law???

Yes in principle, although I suspect in practice those moving into legal careers after their first degree did do their first degree in an academic subject rather than a creative or performing arts subject.

Politics and history have some overlap, but not really in terms of content at A level. I have a friend who studies history and most of her topics are based in international history (e.g history of the Americas). My exam board for politics is Edexcel, meaning that I cover UK politics and government in paper 1 and 2. My school’s paper 3 option is global politics, but some do US politics. There is more historical content in paper 2, but it’s minimal. I enjoy politics the most out of all my subjects, as it’s forever changing (similar to law). We only really focus on political events that have occurred in the last few decades. The exam format is similar to history. We also have source questions in politics, but the nature of the essays is more argumentative than factual.
I didn’t struggle with timing at GCSE, but I did when starting my A levels. My longest paper is philosophy (3 hours for each of the two papers) and due to the minimal content in the specification, I haven’t had any issues with timing thus far. I struggled mainly with politics and psychology, as both subjects have three 2 hour long papers. I’m entitled to extra time, but didn’t have this during my GCSEs, so I had to have an assessment done internally. I also was able to get a word processor for my exams, as I write quite slowly. In my opinion, having these access arrangements put in place has improved my performance. I went from averaging As and Bs in my subjects to achieving A*A*A in my end of year mocks. If you think you may be entitled to extra time or would benefit from a word processor, please arrange an internal assessment with learning support at your school as soon as possible.
In terms of memorisation, I’m quite lucky that this just tends to come naturally to me. If you struggle with memorisation, I would recommend making flashcards or other revision resources early on. Everyone works differently and it’s important to know how you learn best, but I find that going over my weak topics when revising, rather than focusing on my strong ones, and trying to master them prepares me best for exams. If you’re doing AQA philosophy, making essay plans might help, as there’s only so many questions they can actually ask you in the exam (most of which have been covered in previous years). The content is so minimal that one of my philosophy teachers correctly predicted all four of the 25 mark essay questions this year. The average mark on the 25 mark essays across the country is only 9/25, so you can scrape a B (or even an A) by doing well on the short answer questions and not doing horrifically on the 25 markers.

im assuming would sociology count as an academic, yes?

oh wow ookk. also, do u study every day after school

Definitely not. In Year 12, my study schedule would vary depending on my workload. My plan for Year 13 is to study the same amount of time inside and outside of lessons (this will increase during exam season). I only have 13.5 hours worth of lessons per week and my free periods cover 9.5/13.5 study hours. As long as you get the things you need to do done, the amount of hours you spend studying shouldn’t matter.

ok ok and do you do extra curriculars like do you reckon unis really care abt that

Universities care about super curriculars not extra curriculars. I’ve done more super curricular activities than I have extra curricular. I enjoy my super curriculars more than my extra curriculars, mainly because they allow me to engage with the subject I’m applying to study (law) in different ways.

whats the difference?

hiya so just got my gcse results back and i got a 7 in english and a 5 in maths. for a levels i going to do (but still have the chance to change):
-psych
-sociology
-rs- which i might drop or swap out for economics (first more opportunities 🥴)
-drama- which i might drop
i like wht i’ve chosen in the sense that they interest me/ i enjoy the most. although i fear that bc ive just gone and chosen essay subjects only, as somebody who was cramming quotes and answer structures for english a night b4 the exam, id be doing myself a HUGE disservice 😭😭
but i want to do psychology in university. i also have a feeling that i might change my mind and study law- specifically corporate law ( a nice excuse for econ maybe?).
HOWEVER. i don’t not and will not be considering stem subjects because i really cant see myself continuing with it at all. no maths no bio no chem. pls.
so my question should i change my alevels. i also want to know the difficulty of the subjects im choosing 🙏🏾🥲

U could always study psychcology then do a law conversion at the end of it but that would be pretty pointless aside from your love for the subject

Super curriculars are things you do outside of your studies that can be used to demonstrate an interest in the course you’re applying to. Extra curriculars are things you do outside of your studies, but are not related to your course. An example of a super curricular for someone applying to CS might be running a coding club at their school. An extra curricular in this case might be being captain of their school’s football team. The extra curricular has no direct relevance to CS, but can be used to demonstrate other skills.

oh ok,, but just to double check- as im doing psych now, would it count as a super curricular if i did something psych related outside of the school as well?

If you plan on studying psychology at university and want to engage in psychology related activities outside of psychology A level, then yes, this would count as a super curricular, depending on the activity. Psychology A level itself is not a super curricular. Here are some examples of super curricular activities Cambridge recommends for their psychological and behavioural sciences (PBS) course:
https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/files/publications/super-curricular_suggestions.pdf#page41