FURTHER MATHS- URGENT can I take it?

i think for top unis epq doesnt make much difference and they also "claim" that 4 a levels doesnt give an advantage but yh I fully agree with you the extra time I would never like using it just to revise more especially for a subject i dont rlly like. Tbh i didnt really mind bio (same as chem/phy) its just that the fact it wasnt really helpful for my future goal made me find it very boring. I think work experience especially for econ/finance is very good. Last year, 2 students from my skl got into econ at lse and i read one of there ps. Tons of WEX at deutsche bank, jp morgan, goldman sachhs, pwc etc. Idk how tf they got all of those as ik it wasnt nepotism but yh. As i only recently wanted to go into econ/finance i had no time to get WEX (as i applied oxbridge) so i may be disadvantaged but idk. I would say try get a few soon/quick b4 needing to write your ps

no not yet- only started differentiation

you're 100% right about the new content- I didn't think of it that way. I thought fm would make my application stand out in some respects since its a respected subject and it would work well with maths and econ for economics- I couldn't think of a replacement subject if I had to. I do 'like' chemistry rn but idk if that's enough to do a whole a level

deadline= 1/2 weeks to decide
current situtation= I love maths it has always been one of my fav subjects. Im good at maths from set 3 to the top of set 1 in a grammar school.
also do ocr fmsq so that entails a bit of a level content first year
what's the problem?
I'm scared further maths looks intimidating what is calculus what if I cant do further maths cuz its too difficult I can only choose 3 alevels it's the be all or end all. FM looks scary bro it's like a different language it's transgresses gcse maths by miles. What If I'm rendered incapable of solving such advanced stuff? How would I know if I'm capable or not?? I need (or want) an A* in further maths and if I cant achieve that I don't want to do FM. (Okay maybe an A isn't too bad) (sorry I sound really shallow here but parents n my teachers n my own standards won't permit lower)
ps thanks for reading this I appreciate the time taken and hello how are you doing.
btw I wanna do econ/finance so planning to take maths, fm and econ

Bit of a tangent here (yes - pun intended), but haven't you come across the basics of differentiation in GCSE maths? Add maths will cover it in a little more depth.
As to the points you made, I don't think there is any big problem with taking FM - just expect a lot of work (although it might be easier for you as you're only doing 1 non-maths A-Level - most doing FM would do 2).
"Further maths looks intimidating" - I tend to agree... but also adamantly disagree. You can say this about anything really - a year ago when you probably learnt about quadratics "properly," would you imagine that you'd understand polynomial division a year later? Similar thing with "simple" trig ratios and the basics of trig equations in the FSMQ. And with differentiation you'll study now compared to much more advanced differential equations that you'll learn in A2 maths. I can go on but hopefully you get the gist. The point is that, while you can look at FM formula booklets totally bemused, you can learn a lot over an intense 2 year period. A lot of people do very well in A-Level Further Maths - no reason why you can't too. Might be harder, however, if you're "intimidated" by FM.
Good luck with your decision either way!

I could sure- but what would I take? I don't think any subject except fm goes well w maths and econ

What do you enjoy? It’s really to have a fallback if you don’t get on with further maths. Geography maybe?

I like chem I guess