A-Level choices to go on to do Law or international relations

Hi, I am currently in year 11. I have chosen Chemistry, Politics and Economics for my A-Levels. However, after speaking to a girl who got an offer from Oxford for law, she said I should not do Chemistry, and do something more essay based. I am not particularly keen on doing English Literature or Language as I feel they are very subjective, and I’m getting 7s and 8s in them at GCSE. Should I do Geography instead of Chemistry? On many websites they say they don’t have any definite combinations for Law, but they recommend a broad variety of subjects, and my initial thinking was that I was covering all grounds and showing that I have a quantitative as well as qualitative side to me too. I am really stuck.

Also in Y11 and wanted to do Law or International Relations in Uni, but mu Alevel combination would probably be Maths, 3 Sciences and EPQ…😭I’m so worried

Your A level choices are fine. It's better to do three A levels than four

Also in Y11 and wanted to do Law or International Relations in Uni, but mu Alevel combination would probably be Maths, 3 Sciences and EPQ…😭I’m so worried

Oh.. but wouldn’t it be better if you choose 4 to begin with and drop to 3 if needed?

Hi, I am currently in year 11. I have chosen Chemistry, Politics and Economics for my A-Levels. However, after speaking to a girl who got an offer from Oxford for law, she said I should not do Chemistry, and do something more essay based. I am not particularly keen on doing English Literature or Language as I feel they are very subjective, and I’m getting 7s and 8s in them at GCSE. Should I do Geography instead of Chemistry? On many websites they say they don’t have any definite combinations for Law, but they recommend a broad variety of subjects, and my initial thinking was that I was covering all grounds and showing that I have a quantitative as well as qualitative side to me too. I am really stuck.

Also in Y11 and wanted to do Law or International Relations in Uni, but mu Alevel combination would probably be Maths, 3 Sciences and EPQ…😭I’m so worried

Start by checking the universities you're interested in - once you search the course you want on the university website, there will be a list of recommended subjects or necessary subject requirements. Most law courses don't have any requirements but definitely recommend essay-based subjects. I am currently in year 12 also wanting to do law in the future and am doing History, Psychology and Maths. I definitely agree with you for wanting to show both STEM and essay abilities. Also something to bear in mind, most Russell group unis prefer students who do not take A-level law, so I wouldn't recommend doing law a-level.
Economics and Politics are good choices for law - personal word of advice, history is a respected a-level but omg it is killing me there is so much content (i chose it because i also did not want to do english but still needed an essay subject, but if youre not overwhelmed by alot of info to remember youll be ok). I also wouldn't recommend doing a science, and switching economics for maths might be something to consider if you want to show logical thinking and varied abilities. as a third subject, i would say english or history probably are the best choices, but maybe a language like german or french would also work well. (sorry ik this is a really long response but hope this helps and lmk if u have any questions!)

Hi! I think maybe taking all three sciences is a bit of a gamble, maybe replace one of them with politics or econ? Or maybe do ur EPQ around something law based to do with science.

All that a fourth A level does is add workload and stress.

All that a fourth A level does is add workload and stress.

Hi, I am currently in year 11. I have chosen Chemistry, Politics and Economics for my A-Levels. However, after speaking to a girl who got an offer from Oxford for law, she said I should not do Chemistry, and do something more essay based. I am not particularly keen on doing English Literature or Language as I feel they are very subjective, and I’m getting 7s and 8s in them at GCSE. Should I do Geography instead of Chemistry? On many websites they say they don’t have any definite combinations for Law, but they recommend a broad variety of subjects, and my initial thinking was that I was covering all grounds and showing that I have a quantitative as well as qualitative side to me too. I am really stuck.

Hi, I am currently in year 11. I have chosen Chemistry, Politics and Economics for my A-Levels. However, after speaking to a girl who got an offer from Oxford for law, she said I should not do Chemistry, and do something more essay based. I am not particularly keen on doing English Literature or Language as I feel they are very subjective, and I’m getting 7s and 8s in them at GCSE. Should I do Geography instead of Chemistry? On many websites they say they don’t have any definite combinations for Law, but they recommend a broad variety of subjects, and my initial thinking was that I was covering all grounds and showing that I have a quantitative as well as qualitative side to me too. I am really stuck.

Start by checking the universities you're interested in - once you search the course you want on the university website, there will be a list of recommended subjects or necessary subject requirements. Most law courses don't have any requirements but definitely recommend essay-based subjects. I am currently in year 12 also wanting to do law in the future and am doing History, Psychology and Maths. I definitely agree with you for wanting to show both STEM and essay abilities. Also something to bear in mind, most Russell group unis prefer students who do not take A-level law, so I wouldn't recommend doing law a-level.
Economics and Politics are good choices for law - personal word of advice, history is a respected a-level but omg it is killing me there is so much content (i chose it because i also did not want to do english but still needed an essay subject, but if youre not overwhelmed by alot of info to remember youll be ok). I also wouldn't recommend doing a science, and switching economics for maths might be something to consider if you want to show logical thinking and varied abilities. as a third subject, i would say english or history probably are the best choices, but maybe a language like german or french would also work well. (sorry ik this is a really long response but hope this helps and lmk if u have any questions!)

Hi, I am currently in year 11. I have chosen Chemistry, Politics and Economics for my A-Levels. However, after speaking to a girl who got an offer from Oxford for law, she said I should not do Chemistry, and do something more essay based. I am not particularly keen on doing English Literature or Language as I feel they are very subjective, and I’m getting 7s and 8s in them at GCSE. Should I do Geography instead of Chemistry? On many websites they say they don’t have any definite combinations for Law, but they recommend a broad variety of subjects, and my initial thinking was that I was covering all grounds and showing that I have a quantitative as well as qualitative side to me too. I am really stuck.

Hi! I think maybe taking all three sciences is a bit of a gamble, maybe replace one of them with politics or econ? Or maybe do ur EPQ around something law based to do with science.

Yea.. I wanted to do Politics but my school doesn’t offer this option 😭 And I don’t think I can do well in History…