a levels

Hi!, so i want to pursue psychology in university but im unsure of what a levels to take, im considering taking psychology obviously and possibly english literature. Im not sure what other one to pick, does anyone know?

If I was you, I’d either pick maths or biology, since lots of psychology degree require two sciences or one science maths. So, both English, psych, maths and English, psych, biology would keep your options open for all psych degrees, and both these subjects have good overlap with psych. However, some only require one science or maths, so technically you could pick another humanities like history, but I’d recommend one of the above if you want to keep all psych degrees open to you.
Hope this helps!

Hi!, so i want to pursue psychology in university but im unsure of what a levels to take, im considering taking psychology obviously and possibly english literature. Im not sure what other one to pick, does anyone know?

Hi there!
I'm in my third-year of studying psychology. I found taking A-Level psychology really beneficial when starting my degree, as psychology at university is formatted quite similar to the A-Level! It definitely gave me a head start in understanding basic neuroanatomy, research methods, essay writing, and the foundations of psychology.
Not all universities require you to have taken a science, however I found it really advantageous to take biology at A-Level. This again gave me a huge head start at university-level, as it meant that I already understood brain anatomy (to some extent), hormones, and the circulatory system, which you will cover in a lot more detail in a psychology degree.
Have a look around at different university websites and compare their entry requirements. Russel groups usually require one or two sciences, psychology is often accepted as one of them. Smaller universities may not require any particular subjects at all, just a certain amount of UCAS points.
Hope this helps🤗
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A science or maths subject might be helpful to keep options open for BSc psychology degree if you’d be interested in the more scientific approach to the field.
However, some psychology degrees dont require two science subjects (with psych usually included as one) so in that case you could take a subject. What do you enjoy at the moment? What new courses might you be interested in? How are your predicted grades looking?
If you’re asking for general recommendations then biology, maths or sociology would all be good options.

If I was you, I’d either pick maths or biology, since lots of psychology degree require two sciences or one science maths. So, both English, psych, maths and English, psych, biology would keep your options open for all psych degrees, and both these subjects have good overlap with psych. However, some only require one science or maths, so technically you could pick another humanities like history, but I’d recommend one of the above if you want to keep all psych degrees open to you.
Hope this helps!

Hi!, so i want to pursue psychology in university but im unsure of what a levels to take, im considering taking psychology obviously and possibly english literature. Im not sure what other one to pick, does anyone know?

im not good at maths AT ALL and i do like biology but im not very good at it

Im interested in biology but only human biology to be honest, but its a bit hard for me because im already struggling a bit at gcse, and maths is even worse so thats why im unsure because im better at humanities. Thank youuu

Look at some different degree programs and see which have modules which interest you- BSc or Ba generally for example. Then see if science subjects would usually be required for the courses which appeal to you. If sciences are needed then (as you enjoy biology) you could work to get good at biology. If sciences are not needed then picking a subject like sociology which plays to your strengths and interests is a smart idea.

I'm currently taking maths, psych, and eng lit for my A level, since the uni I want to go into requires maths or biology. But you said you're not particularly good at STEM subjects, maybe you could take sociology. I saw a lot of psych students take socio for their A level. But it also depends on your uni requirements and what type of psychology you want to get into later on

In this case. Look at universities you are interested in and see the requirements. If they don’t need another stem subject. Take psych, English lit, and another humanities subject (history, politics, sociology etc-). If they do, you might want to consider taking biology. Biology and psychology are very closely linked, and you’ll be looking at biology a lot for you psych degree.
So if you like it, even if you not very good at it now, you CAN get really good at it. Do as best as possible at GCSE (grade 7+) as this will set you up good for A-level. It might be daunting if you aren’t confident, but you can build that confidences.
But, if you really are hesitant, just pick another humanities subject.

i sadly dont have sociology as an option

There's a lot of humanities you can choose from. History seems really interesting (though I heard a lot of people saying there's a lot of content to memorise) or Geography could also be a choice