A-Level Choices

Hi,
I have just finished my GCSEs and got my results back on Thursday. Before getting back my results I was planning to do History (Grade 8) Economics (Maths 6) and Politics, but I am considering changing econ for English Lit.
At GCSE English was definitely not my favourite subject as I never thought I was that good at it, however going from a 6 to a 9 and a 5 to an 8 has given me the confidence I needed to take it for A-level. I am worried that if I take it I may regret it as it hasn’t been one of my most favourable subjects in GCSE, however now I have more confidence to know I can do it then I feel as though I can enjoy it. Does anyone have any past experience from taking an a-level at a sort of gamble that they can share please?
I would like to follow a career into the law industry or into working in part of government, so I think that a Lit a-level would be more suited than an Econ a-level, but please share advice on this too.
I am also interested in anyone that has taken these three a-levels and can share how strenuous the work load is for these three compared to other a-levels, I am aware Lit is very time consuming and I want to make the best decision possible to make my life a lot easier in the future.
I have been interested in economics as I feel having that knowledge is very important, and I find the subject very interesting. I got the maths grade I needed to take it, but I am worried the maths parts of things will make me enjoy it less as I do not enjoy maths too much.
Any advice and tips on any of this is much appreciated!

Hi I haven’t done English lit but I would recommend looking at the spec and maybe watching some videos on all the texts your school does and seeing if they are interesting to you. Sorry I cant be more help but I wanted to give you that advice because it’s a good indication of if you’ll be interested in the subject. Well done on your results btw!

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Original post by florencegetley

Hi,
I have just finished my GCSEs and got my results back on Thursday. Before getting back my results I was planning to do History (Grade 8) Economics (Maths 6) and Politics, but I am considering changing econ for English Lit.
At GCSE English was definitely not my favourite subject as I never thought I was that good at it, however going from a 6 to a 9 and a 5 to an 8 has given me the confidence I needed to take it for A-level. I am worried that if I take it I may regret it as it hasn’t been one of my most favourable subjects in GCSE, however now I have more confidence to know I can do it then I feel as though I can enjoy it. Does anyone have any past experience from taking an a-level at a sort of gamble that they can share please?
I would like to follow a career into the law industry or into working in part of government, so I think that a Lit a-level would be more suited than an Econ a-level, but please share advice on this too.
I am also interested in anyone that has taken these three a-levels and can share how strenuous the work load is for these three compared to other a-levels, I am aware Lit is very time consuming and I want to make the best decision possible to make my life a lot easier in the future.
I have been interested in economics as I feel having that knowledge is very important, and I find the subject very interesting. I got the maths grade I needed to take it, but I am worried the maths parts of things will make me enjoy it less as I do not enjoy maths too much.
Any advice and tips on any of this is much appreciated!

Hi, I took History, Economics and Art at A-Level and I now study Political Science at uni.

If you want to work in law it really doesn't matter what you take. It is possible to study any degree and then convert to law after graduating. Obviously essay subjects would help but there really aren't any barriers in subject choice there. If you want to go into government, you could study English Lit, but I would say Economics is better. Pretty much all of the A-Level is studying fiscal and monetary policy by governments and studying markets (which are then regulated). If you wanted to go into the Civil Service than I would expect that Economics would come in handy.

For Economics A-Level, I wouldn't say that it is more time consuming than any other (I think that award would go to my Art A-Level). I will say that the time conditions in exams are really tight, so there is lots of essay writing involved. For the maths aspect, there aren't really many numbers involved, it's mostly more abstract concepts. You'd need to remember some equations and draw and apply graphs (without numbers, but with labels).

It might be a good idea to get in touch with your school to see if they might let you switch subjects within the first two weeks, so you can try them out and see what each subject is like.

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Original post by DerDracologe

Hi I haven’t done English lit but I would recommend looking at the spec and maybe watching some videos on all the texts your school does and seeing if they are interesting to you. Sorry I cant be more help but I wanted to give you that advice because it’s a good indication of if you’ll be interested in the subject. Well done on your results btw!

Thank you very much!

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