i need help for philosophy !!

hi, i do not do philosophy for a level but i want to do philosophy as a degree and i know you don't need it for a level to apply for it in degree level but should i do some extra reading around it? and if so what stuff should i read about? i have read around but i am not sure if that is enough though. ughhh please help me lol.

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First year theology/philosophy student here with 0 prior knowledge on philosophy (I'm technically doing single honours theology but we have to do both in first year)
We were given a reading list, most of the books were theology based so no use to you, but the Philosphy section included Philosphy Bites, The Philosophers Zone, and the Philosphy section of the TED website, all of which I've found quite useful to get more up to speed with my peers who took philosophy at A Level

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Also, my tutor took me aside on my first day and told me not to worry about not having done anything relevant at a level (I actually don't have any a levels but that's a different story), because quite often students who are fresh to philosophy do better than those who took it at A level on the basis that they don't assume they know everything... so I wouldn't worry too much, it's an interesting subject and once you know a bit the rest fits in around it quite neatly