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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.

Useful info about applying for Medicine - Studying medicine | Medical Schools Council
Law - Law | Prospects.ac.uk

Reply 2

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

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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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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 😁

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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

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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

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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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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?😁

For context I did Physics, Biology and Psychology at A levels before switching to Law for university.
Quite frankly, if you want to do Law, it doesn't matter what A level subjects you do, but I do think non-stem A level's are easier than stem one's from my personal experience.
So if you're not particularly interested in stem subjects, and are fully intent on law, I would just got for psychology, sociology, politics, and maybe EPQ if you want, as it's always a fantastic thing to talk about whether in your personal statement, or interviews, especially if your final research topic is on a legal topic.

However, if you genuinly are interested in biology or chem, etc, then you should do it! You won't be disadvantaged compared to students who did maybe more 'law-related' content when applying, due to everyone having to re-learn the content from 0 at uni regardless of background. I've never felt behind at Ulaw at least, as they give us online lectures and reading to understand before having us apply what we learnt at workshops and finishing with consolidation.


However, if your still unsure, and may want to do a more medicine/health-based course, then you will need to take at least 2 sciences. If it's bio and chem you like, then choose those.😁

At the end of the day, If you choose e.g Bio,chem and EPQ, you will still be able to apply for all the thing's your interested in! As only medical courses normally have subject requirements, law doesn't (generally).
The only drawback for doing Stem like I said is it definitely requires more effort, and unless you have a keen interest in it, I wouldn't recommend it, speaking from my troubled past with AQA A-level physics. 😮*💨

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by UniofLawstudent2
For context I did Physics, Biology and Psychology at A levels before switching to Law for university.
Quite frankly, if you want to do Law, it doesn't matter what A level subjects you do, but I do think non-stem A level's are easier than stem one's from my personal experience.
So if you're not particularly interested in stem subjects, and are fully intent on law, I would just got for psychology, sociology, politics, and maybe EPQ if you want, as it's always a fantastic thing to talk about whether in your personal statement, or interviews, especially if your final research topic is on a legal topic.
However, if you genuinly are interested in biology or chem, etc, then you should do it! You won't be disadvantaged compared to students who did maybe more 'law-related' content when applying, due to everyone having to re-learn the content from 0 at uni regardless of background. I've never felt behind at Ulaw at least, as they give us online lectures and reading to understand before having us apply what we learnt at workshops and finishing with consolidation.
However, if your still unsure, and may want to do a more medicine/health-based course, then you will need to take at least 2 sciences. If it's bio and chem you like, then choose those.😁
At the end of the day, If you choose e.g Bio,chem and EPQ, you will still be able to apply for all the thing's your interested in! As only medical courses normally have subject requirements, law doesn't (generally).
The only drawback for doing Stem like I said is it definitely requires more effort, and unless you have a keen interest in it, I wouldn't recommend it, speaking from my troubled past with AQA A-level physics. 😮*💨

TYSMM, I’m currently doing my GCSEs right now and I’ve chosen biology chemistry and psychology

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