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Can you get into oxford computer science with AS Level Further Maths

I am in year 12 and I didn't pick A Level Further maths as I initally thought it was only important if you were doing maths or physics in Uni but I just found out oxford requires it if your school offers it to get into computer science, which mine does. I am thinking of doing an AS Level in further maths. Would getting an A in that and doing very good in the MAT be enough or would it be better to do the full A Level instead.
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Original post by florid-dystrophy
I am in year 12 and I didn't pick A Level Further maths as I initally thought it was only important if you were doing maths or physics in Uni but I just found out oxford requires it if your school offers it to get into computer science, which mine does. I am thinking of doing an AS Level in further maths. Would getting an A in that and doing very good in the MAT be enough or would it be better to do the full A Level instead.

Cs has been very competitive and from
https://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/why_oxford/offers.html
Further Maths A-level is strongly recommended as best preparation for our courses. From 2021-24, 95% of A-level students who were offered places for Computer Science courses (including joint courses) took Further Maths to A-level. If your school offers Further Maths A-level, we expect you to have taken it.
Original post by florid-dystrophy
I am in year 12 and I didn't pick A Level Further maths as I initally thought it was only important if you were doing maths or physics in Uni but I just found out oxford requires it if your school offers it to get into computer science, which mine does. I am thinking of doing an AS Level in further maths. Would getting an A in that and doing very good in the MAT be enough or would it be better to do the full A Level instead.

"Subject requirements
Essential:
Candidates are expected to have Mathematics to A-level (A* or A grade), Advanced Higher (A grade), Higher Level in the IB (score 7) or another equivalent.
Recommended:
Further Mathematics A-level is highly recommended.* Those taking Further Mathematics A-level or AS-level are required to achieve at least Grade A.
*If your school offers Further Maths A-Level we expect you to have taken it. However, we understand that not all schools offer Further Maths, and so we do consider applications from people with a single Maths A-level. "

https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/course-listing/computer-science
Original post by florid-dystrophy
I am in year 12 and I didn't pick A Level Further maths as I initally thought it was only important if you were doing maths or physics in Uni but I just found out oxford requires it if your school offers it to get into computer science, which mine does. I am thinking of doing an AS Level in further maths. Would getting an A in that and doing very good in the MAT be enough or would it be better to do the full A Level instead.


As others have mentioned, you would still need to do the full A level since your school offers it.
Thank you.

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