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What A levels should I pick

I’m currently in year 11 and are interested in Law, International relations, and possibly medicine and health related careers but am unsure on which a levels to take due to fear of changing my mind. Is the combination for the legal/political sector good (politics, economics and psychology?) or would it be better to take psychology bio and chemistry and pair it with an IPQ/EPQ incase switching to law?😁
Reply 1
If you want to study Medicine, you will need Chemistry and another science - Biology would give you the most Uni choices. For Law or Politics etc, there are no required subjects - so you could still do this with science A levels.

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If the school you go to offers this, you could pick 4 subjects, eg bio, chem, politics, and psychology, and then you can drop one, or if you make it in the bracket to switch, drop one and switch another. I don't think economics is the best subject for law, definitely for political sector, if i was you i would consider RE/RS, I do take it and if you would want to be a lawyer, you should definitely consider it. Hope that helps x
Original post by Zaeray
I’m currently in year 11 and are interested in Law, International relations, and possibly medicine and health related careers but am unsure on which a levels to take due to fear of changing my mind. Is the combination for the legal/political sector good (politics, economics and psychology?) or would it be better to take psychology bio and chemistry and pair it with an IPQ/EPQ incase switching to law?😁

Hi,
If you are thinking of medicine then definitely take biochem, and law will accept you with any subjects so for the third one just pick what you find easiest/ enjoy, as for medicine you would need as high grades as you can get. Politics (from what I have heard) is quite easy, and respected, and will help your knowledge if you want to go into law or IR, so yeah biochem politics sounds good for you
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Original post by Sobbingsoobin
Hi,
If you are thinking of medicine then definitely take biochem, and law will accept you with any subjects so for the third one just pick what you find easiest/ enjoy, as for medicine you would need as high grades as you can get. Politics (from what I have heard) is quite easy, and respected, and will help your knowledge if you want to go into law or IR, so yeah biochem politics sounds good for you

Thank you! I might do either politics or psychology as my third subject with biology and chemistry 😁
Reply 5
Original post by Larysa2008
If the school you go to offers this, you could pick 4 subjects, eg bio, chem, politics, and psychology, and then you can drop one, or if you make it in the bracket to switch, drop one and switch another. I don't think economics is the best subject for law, definitely for political sector, if i was you i would consider RE/RS, I do take it and if you would want to be a lawyer, you should definitely consider it. Hope that helps x

Thanks 😁I will probably pick biology chemistry and one of those 3rd subjects you mentioned and I actually take RE in gcse
Original post by Zaeray
Thank you! I might do either politics or psychology as my third subject with biology and chemistry 😁

great! if you need any help with biochem let me know, i take both of them now
Original post by Zaeray
I’m currently in year 11 and are interested in Law, International relations, and possibly medicine and health related careers but am unsure on which a levels to take due to fear of changing my mind. Is the combination for the legal/political sector good (politics, economics and psychology?) or would it be better to take psychology bio and chemistry and pair it with an IPQ/EPQ incase switching to law?😁
Maths, Chemistry, Biology and either French, Spanish, German or Psychology.

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