bad a level combination for maths ??

hiyaa im currently in year 12 and im taking maths biology and psychology and was planning to self study further maths however i HATE biology like its not what I thought it would be and im seriously considering dropping it because i dont need it but since I didnt get the points at my school (85 points or more) to do four a levels if i took further maths at school instead of self study i would have to do maths further maths and psychology

im also planning on sitting the step because i want to do maths at a top university however i feel my a level combination may be perceived as weak compared to applicants i see online who got all 9s at gcse and four a stars with physics/chemistry/cs etc and epq despite getting good scores on the step

will i even be considered?? im really passionate about maths and psychology and do a TON of wider reading so im sure i can get A* in them and hopefully do well in the step

any advice would be GREATLY appreciated !

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Reply 1

DerDracologe

Original post by annabel whittle

hiyaa im currently in year 12 and im taking maths biology and psychology and was planning to self study further maths however i HATE biology like its not what I thought it would be and im seriously considering dropping it because i dont need it but since I didnt get the points at my school (85 points or more) to do four a levels if i took further maths at school instead of self study i would have to do maths further maths and psychology
im also planning on sitting the step because i want to do maths at a top university however i feel my a level combination may be perceived as weak compared to applicants i see online who got all 9s at gcse and four a stars with physics/chemistry/cs etc and epq despite getting good scores on the step
will i even be considered?? im really passionate about maths and psychology and do a TON of wider reading so im sure i can get A* in them and hopefully do well in the step
any advice would be GREATLY appreciated !

As far as I know doing three with double maths is perfectly fine for Maths degrees. Check some entry requirements for courses youre interested in.

Reply 2

Admit-One

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You’ll be fine so long as you research typical offers.

As an example here’s what Bath say:

“A*A*A in three A levels including A*A in Mathematics and Further Mathematics.”

They’ve no other preferences. Some unis might but they’ll be very clear on their websites about this. Unis don’t have secret lists of ‘weak’ subjects.