Unsure on what 3rd A-level to choose??

i am planning to study maths and economics at sixth form but i am also wanting to take statistics because i dont want to do futher maths but still have another maths based subject as i am planning to study economics at university however i did not take it for GCSE so i am worried i might already be at a disadvantage a

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Muttley79

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Original post by agricultural-sha

i am planning to study maths and economics at sixth form but i am also wanting to take statistics because i dont want to do futher maths but still have another maths based subject as i am planning to study economics at university however i did not take it for GCSE so i am worried i might already be at a disadvantage a

There's already stats in A level Maths - choose something else

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lottiemay:)

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Original post by agricultural-sha

i am planning to study maths and economics at sixth form but i am also wanting to take statistics because i dont want to do futher maths but still have another maths based subject as i am planning to study economics at university however i did not take it for GCSE so i am worried i might already be at a disadvantage a

You could take a science, history, geography, politics? A lot of people in my year typically do maths, economics and either a science or humanities subject. So don't worry too much!

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Daisy._.7777

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Original post by lottiemay:)

You could take a science, history, geography, politics? A lot of people in my year typically do maths, economics and either a science or humanities subject. So don't worry too much!

Agreed! Maths, economics, and history/Politics would be a good combo if OP is interested in degrees like PPE (Oxford’s PPE course says that history is a helpful subject and requires maths for example) or even straight economics since there are lots of links between history and economics, but I’d argue the same could be said about geography, so it’s up to personal preference.

But, taking a science (probably physics since it links the best with maths) would be good for opening up doors in the engineering route if OP changed their mind about studying economics. Taking chemistry would open up doing chemistry at uni, biology could open up biology uni, and I’d assume both these combos would open up many other courses depending on the subject requirements in different unis.

Both are great options, it depends if OP is more of a science or humanities person.

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ameliasutherland

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Original post by agricultural-sha

i am planning to study maths and economics at sixth form but i am also wanting to take statistics because i dont want to do futher maths but still have another maths based subject as i am planning to study economics at university however i did not take it for GCSE so i am worried i might already be at a disadvantage a

depends if you are looking to do a more essay based or mathematical economics course, if you enjoy maths and therefore want a more mathematical course then i would say consider further maths or physics (if they would be subjects you would like), if you are looking more towards essay based then i would say history, politics or english literature. overall i would say it is most important to pick an academic alevel that you will enjoy enough to facilitate your success in it, the majority of economics uni courses will only ask for maths, with some of the ‘better’ unis strongly recommending further maths (but lse is the only one that springs to mind)

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Daisy._.7777

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Original post by ameliasutherland

depends if you are looking to do a more essay based or mathematical economics course, if you enjoy maths and therefore want a more mathematical course then i would say consider further maths or physics (if they would be subjects you would like), if you are looking more towards essay based then i would say history, politics or english literature. overall i would say it is most important to pick an academic alevel that you will enjoy enough to facilitate your success in it, the majority of economics uni courses will only ask for maths, with some of the ‘better’ unis strongly recommending further maths (but lse is the only one that springs to mind)

Would economics really use any of the knowledge learned within further maths, or is it just that LSE wants the best of the best when it comes to maths skills? I’m not the person from the OP, I’m just curious.

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