A-Level advice for Economics at a top uni

1. I've just got my GCSE results and I got a 7 in maths and a 7 in further maths (4 marks of an 8!) and I would like to do Maths History Economics at A-Level and I'm thinking of doing Further Maths as well. Is a level further maths worth adding to get into the top unis for econ? I'm talking Oxbridge, UCL, LSE etc. How is it like doing it and what
2. Also is 4 levels + EPQ worth it because I want to do one relating to my degree?
3. What kind of extra curricular should you be doing for economics degree?
Thank you and I would really appreciate some help

1. I've just got my GCSE results and I got a 7 in maths and a 7 in further maths (4 marks of an 8!) and I would like to do Maths History Economics at A-Level and I'm thinking of doing Further Maths as well. Is a level further maths worth adding to get into the top unis for econ? I'm talking Oxbridge, UCL, LSE etc. How is it like doing it and what
2. Also is 4 levels + EPQ worth it because I want to do one relating to my degree?
3. What kind of extra curricular should you be doing for economics degree?
Thank you and I would really appreciate some help

1. I've just got my GCSE results and I got a 7 in maths and a 7 in further maths (4 marks of an 8!) and I would like to do Maths History Economics at A-Level and I'm thinking of doing Further Maths as well. Is a level further maths worth adding to get into the top unis for econ? I'm talking Oxbridge, UCL, LSE etc. How is it like doing it and what
2. Also is 4 levels + EPQ worth it because I want to do one relating to my degree?
3. What kind of extra curricular should you be doing for economics degree?
Thank you and I would really appreciate some help

Do not do 4 a levels plus an epq.
History has a coursework component that is similar in workload to an epq essay so you’ll get the epq skills anyway.
Further maths is a decent option, of course only do it if you like maths a lot because it’s ridiculously hard. Y12 can fool you into being confident in your subjects, but once y13 hits you realise 4 a levels/maybe even an epq, is way too much. I’d personally recommend doing 3 a levels and maybe an epq.

i slightly disagree with some things, although i respect ur point. I do 4 a levels + epq. the workload isnt alot for my a levels but i will say epq is a challenge but im doing it on something im truly passionate abt so its not too bad. Also a big misconception us that further maths is really difficlt, i got an 8 in math gcse and 7 in further maths and i find further maths quite easy other than some difficult exam questions and forgetting content (btw ive done all of core pure except for linear transformations and 3 chaters for decision - so this may change when i go further into the syllabus but rn i dont think its a challenge especially if you like maths.and im doing AS - compulspry and im not even too worried abt that because further maths actually doesnt have much content compared to normal maths) Obviously im not in yr 13 but i have a friend who did further maths with 4 alevels and epq and if you think abt it epq is one year so youve only got 4 a levels left and if you could handle 5 alevels in the previous year im sure if you replace uni stuff with the time you spend on epq 5+ hours itll be likeyr 12 all over again. - please correct me if im wrong but at the end of the day i dont know much abt history alevel or abt you but do what you feeel is best for you and everyone is different. sorry for typos

A few notes here. Everyone is different but from my experience and what I've heard from I have few notes
Fm year 12 very easy, main difference to year 13 is questions need mastery to save time in exam (otherwise content is sometimes even better than normal math due to low contents)
Decision modules also are seen as the easiest which may aid your ability
I think the person meant no point in history+epq and an EPQ all it would really aid with, for the unis listed above, is ps content but if you applying to econ, you prob will have a ps littered with WEX anyways (banks etc).
Many people dont need 4 or have the ability to revise hours every single day for 4 subjects. I think its sensible if you want to aim for top unis like OP but contextually you may not need if you go to a low performing school
Many who do 4 A levels find year 12 fine, but year 13 is where it catches up to them and requires more revision and not everyone like I said before has the academic focus.
Again just opinions and any questions/rebuttals are welcome

Hi! thanks, i hope yr 13 wont be too bad, ha 😅
and i cant lie decision is soo easy. TBH the only reason i took 5 was because i go to an average state school in an average area and i really want to go to oxbridge/ top unis like LSE despite many ppl online and offline telling me i cant. my GCSEs are relatively mediocre 9887777777664 and i've seen ppl get 5 A*s and since i'm in a good position now i really think i can get them and i feel they will put me in a better position for uni applications because despite everyone saying it want statistics says that more ppl are taking 5 and more are getting accepted to other unis. I hope it doesn't get too bad in yr 13 but i would say that if the person who made this thread feels a bit like me they should give it a try ☺️

Its a good approach tbh being the absolute top of an avg performing skl with top grades is a good way to get into Oxbridge (like my avg skl where we had the top students go to places like Oxford,LSE and UCL etc) because people say it doesnt aid, and whilst it technically may not on your application, the admissions tutors will see how well u handle more workload. Year13 I actually prefer the content it feels more "mathly" (dk how that makes sense) but the questions as I said already require a very strong foundational knowledge of content to understand what the q wants you to do fast in exams.
We have deathly similar gcses, only difference really is I didnt get 2 6s but I did get a 4 (spanish ._.).
And your correct about the "stats" in correlation but think about whether or not the reason they get in is because the A levels quantity or because the "academically smarter" people (who do well in interviews/AT) who get into Oxbridge are usually more likely to do more A levels anyways. You efforts will be seen greatly by oxbridge tho as they collect contextual info alot more than others so if they see your 5 A*s at like a C grade skl you will have a good start.

That really gave me motivation . I got a 4 in Spanish too 🤭 i hope i can push my way through because i actually been to oxford and i really like it not just for its reputation so i hope i can go and i will take these things into account, especially in yr 13. If you don't mind me asking what unis have you applied for?

I applied to Oxford, Imperial, UCL, LSE and KCL😄