stupid question but i've fallen in love with durham and i'd never even think that one day someone like me could ever possibly get a place there, but i do have the grades for it at A*AB (i'm on a contextual offer due to my poor socioeconomic background). with that being said, the B was in literature (5 marks from an A ) the A was in psychology and A* was in sociology. recently i've been reading that psych and socio are typically looked down upon by unis and i feel like durham might reject me because they're not traditionally academic compared to philosophy or history? thank you. i'm well aware this is silly but idk i think it's still worth asking because it does scare me
stupid question but i've fallen in love with durham and i'd never even think that one day someone like me could ever possibly get a place there, but i do have the grades for it at A*AB (i'm on a contextual offer due to my poor socioeconomic background). with that being said, the B was in literature (5 marks from an A ) the A was in psychology and A* was in sociology. recently i've been reading that psych and socio are typically looked down upon by unis and i feel like durham might reject me because they're not traditionally academic compared to philosophy or history? thank you. i'm well aware this is silly but idk i think it's still worth asking because it does scare me
Universities don't have secret entry requirements. For their English Literature degree Durham's subject requirements are "English Literature (or the combined English Literature and Language)". Whether your other two subjects were in Maths and Physics, or in Drama and PE - it doesn't matter to them. If it did, they'd provide a list of "preferred" or "recommend" subjects (as universities sometimes do).
Also, Psychology and Sociology are both essay-based subjects, which are more relevant that any of the random example subjects I listed above anyway.
The B in English Lit is might give them pause for thought, but they'll likely factor-in that you're a contextual candidate here.
According to UCAS, 3 in 5 applicants to English Literature at Durham receive an offer. Why shouldn't one of those be you?
stupid question but i've fallen in love with durham and i'd never even think that one day someone like me could ever possibly get a place there, but i do have the grades for it at A*AB (i'm on a contextual offer due to my poor socioeconomic background). with that being said, the B was in literature (5 marks from an A ) the A was in psychology and A* was in sociology. recently i've been reading that psych and socio are typically looked down upon by unis and i feel like durham might reject me because they're not traditionally academic compared to philosophy or history? thank you. i'm well aware this is silly but idk i think it's still worth asking because it does scare me
If you meet the entry requirements for the course, then I say go for it! I obviously can’t actually speak for the admissions officers but I’m sure that if you successfully emphasise the valuable skills and knowledge you’ve picked up from the ‘soft’ subjects then they’ll see them as just as useful as the more traditional subjects.
stupid question but i've fallen in love with durham and i'd never even think that one day someone like me could ever possibly get a place there, but i do have the grades for it at A*AB (i'm on a contextual offer due to my poor socioeconomic background). with that being said, the B was in literature (5 marks from an A ) the A was in psychology and A* was in sociology. recently i've been reading that psych and socio are typically looked down upon by unis and i feel like durham might reject me because they're not traditionally academic compared to philosophy or history? thank you. i'm well aware this is silly but idk i think it's still worth asking because it does scare me
Also, one of my friends received an offer for English lit despite criminology being one of her a levels, which is often not even considered a full a level by some universities
Also, one of my friends received an offer for English lit despite criminology being one of her a levels, which is often not even considered a full a level by some universities