What subjects go well with English lit?

Odd seeing you again but glad you are happy with your choice!! I'd say you can never go wrong with a Language, another strong literature based subject which is well respected. Depending on what text/film you study you could study some really fascinating pieces of media. There's also plenty of Language based extra curriculars (particularly writing/translation challenges - Oxford uni is running a french/Spanish flash fiction competition rn!!) which can put you on universities' radars

Just to add, this is actually one of the reasons I ended up dropping Chemistry as my fourth subject. I found the content of Chemistry itself interesting, but it turned out to be much more math-heavy than I had anticipated.
I don’t hate math, but I’m not particularly fond of it either. Plus, I wasn’t confident that I had the math skills or the interest to keep up with the level required for the A-level. I did get with a 7 at GCSE, so a pretty decent grade, but when I actually started the A-level, I realised the balance of chemistry content to math was very different than what I expected.
I think it’s really important to remember that subjects can change quite a bit from GCSE to A-level. The reality of studying a subject at A-level can be quite different from what you might expect based on the GCSE experience. For me, this meant I had to drop Chemistry, but it was the right decision since it wasn’t quite what I thought it would be.
So, remember to consider that studying something at A-level/uni will be vastly different to GCSE. So, what you might like now might not be the reality of that subject at higher level, if that makes sense?

I take RS for GCSE right now and I considered taking A-level for a long time- I just never had the space to take it with the A-levels I had planned to take. I don't really want to drop physics, it would definitely be a shame! I do like maths enough to take A-level, it is more further maths I am opposed to! Thanks for the advice about looking into specifications, that's probably a good idea to do before settling. 🙂

I do Edexcel and the topics I'm doing are Russia and the Soviet Union, the Cold War, Elizabeth I and Medicine Through Time. The topics in my upcoming mocks are Russia, Cold war and Elizabeth.
It's not really the technique I struggle with (maybe Russia a bit), more so remembering all the content. I got a 7 in my mock last time (1 mark off an 8!!) but I've since improved a lot and in practice tests for the Cold War and Elizabeth I got 30/32 and 32/32 respectively. Do you have any tips on making the content stick? Elizabeth sticks well but the Cold War will not go into my head!! My Russia test is on Wednesday and Cold War and Elizabeth is next week.
Thank you so much for all your help 😀

Thanks! Not 100% set on English but I think it is what I will end up choosing. Taking a language would be really interesting, and I am in need of extracurriculars more related to English. However I feel like there are subjects I'd prefer to take. It's definitely something I will keep in mind though, thank you!! 🙂

I did the exact same topics/exam board except for Russia!
For Cold War, I would do lots and lots of exam questions for every topic. In the end, I had a google doc with two consequences from Tehran all the way to the collapse of Soviet control in the Balkan. This helped me visual the events and understand how one let into the next much better. It also just helped when looking at Soviet-American relations.
Then, I usually memorised these answers through active recall. This might sound odd, but because I did drama I’d learn my answers like a script. I’d say or write them over and over until I could recall them off my heart. So, by the time I was in the exam, I could just write the whole way through. I didn’t need to plan because all the planning was done! This also meant I could write more and spend more time on deeper analysis, which I found in mocks always brought my marks up to top levels.
I essentially did this for all my other topics. For example, for Elizabethan England, Medicine Weimar and Nazi Germany (in your case Russia), I’d prepare 12 markers for all topics, and memorise them. Then, if the same topics came up for 16/4/8 markers, I’d tweak them to fit the question.
The only thing this didn’t work for was source/interpretation analysis, since I cannot predict the sources. But, in these cases you just got to make sure you have a structure, and be able to apply the knowledge from your plan to the sources.
Essentially, the best way to memorise is to constantly be exposing yourself to and actively recalling the content. This could be through my method, flashcards, sticky notes etc-. As long as you consistently check yourself and your knowledge, eventually it’ll stick.
If you have any other questions let me know

That's completely fine! I do have one extra thing to add about RS tho which ik others mentioned! I didn't take it at GCSE, but have been since September for Alevel and there is definitely a huge crossover between the philosophy third of the RS course and my English Lit course, with things like time period, context and the people we look at! If you're considering it, I know first hand it pairs well with English Lit. (Also I saw others say that time periods crossover between history and English courses, so I wanted to make the point that they do in RS too 😋)