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A level subject choices

Hey everyone!!!

I have to pick my A-level subject options soon... What I really want to take is:

Chemistry - One of my best subjects
Maths - that's a given
Computer Science - I want to work with computers in the future
French - I really enjoy the subject & don't want to stop learning it

I'm really stressed though bcz I feel like I would be better off taking something like bio or physics or further maths or econ instead of french but honestly I really don't like/want to do any of those..

Will these options limit my career or university options? Help!!

Reply 1

It depends on what kind of field you are planning on going into. If you are going into STEM at Imperial or Oxbridge, further maths is pretty necessary. If you aren't planning on studying medicine or something related to chemistry, like chem engineering, there's not really a point in doing it. I would also recommend bio and chem for a medicine student. French does seem like a bit random - considering its ur only non-stem subject and I personally would drop it or learn it independently. Most people I know who are doing CS, maths or engineering at Oxbridge take cs,furthermaths,maths,physics. Most common one for medicine is bio,chem,and maths.

Reply 2

It depends on what kind of field you are planning on going into. If you are going into STEM at Imperial or Oxbridge, further maths is pretty necessary. If you aren't planning on studying medicine or something related to chemistry, like chem engineering, there's not really a point in doing it. I would also recommend bio and chem for a medicine student. French does seem like a bit random - considering its ur only non-stem subject and I personally would drop it or learn it independently. Most people I know who are doing CS, maths or engineering at Oxbridge take cs,furthermaths,maths,physics. Most common one for medicine is bio,chem,and maths.

those are very hard subjects tho - bio and further maths , etc so if u don't hv any passion then u really shouldn't - especially further maths where topics are a lot different to normal maths

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