Should certain A-Levels simply NOT be taken together?

I want to do Maths and English Lit A-Levels, as well as French and psychology but i realise that these subjects don’t really have any relation to each other… (instead of choosing like 3 sciences or smt). Since these aren’t really comparable subjects would this affect my application to unis??!!
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Reply 1

Divinebandit

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Original post by Kayak1

I want to do Maths and English Lit A-Levels, as well as French and psychology but i realise that these subjects don’t really have any relation to each other… (instead of choosing like 3 sciences or smt). Since these aren’t really comparable subjects would this affect my application to unis??!!
Thanks

If you passionate about it and feel like you will do well all of them, go for it, don't feel like you need to do all essay writing subjects or all sciences. Maths will help you have a wider range of courses you can applying to at uni (if you want to go) and you're not 100% sure what you want to do yet. Also, I don’t think that combo is not that weird, it's not like Physics, Textiles and RE.

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threeportdrift

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Original post by Kayak1

I want to do Maths and English Lit A-Levels, as well as French and psychology but i realise that these subjects don’t really have any relation to each other… (instead of choosing like 3 sciences or smt). Since these aren’t really comparable subjects would this affect my application to unis??!!
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They are a pretty conventional set. Maths is the outlier, but it's always a good one to have. They give you plenty of options, even if you decide to drop one later on.

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Picnicl

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Maths would help you if you want to study Philosophy at a top university, where Logic involves mathematical notations and equations. To write a strong Philosophy essay, it's useful to be good at English. Psychology can surely have some overlaps with Philosophy in terms of any philosophy that is about personal perception.

French helps you if you want to study or work in France, or teach French.

If you're not planning on studying Philosophy or a science subject later, I would forget about studying Maths. Even at A Level, it's not the barrel of laughs that it is at GCSE level.

English will be useful too if you want to study Law at some top universities. French will be vital if you want to study Law abroad for 1 year.

(edited 2 months ago)

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Pigster

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Original post by Kayak1

I want to do Maths and English Lit A-Levels, as well as French and psychology but i realise that these subjects don’t really have any relation to each other… (instead of choosing like 3 sciences or smt). Since these aren’t really comparable subjects would this affect my application to unis??!!
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A few years ago, I taught a lovely girl who did Maths, Physics, Chemistry and English. She should have completed her course at Durham studying English Lit. by now.

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Kayak1

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Ok thanks!

Reply 6

Walkablecities

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English literature, French and psychology are a strong combination for essay based subjects like arts, humanities and social sciences, and actually maths is looked at well for those subjects too, because while you're not going to use calculus and trigonometry in your day to day work, maths is a subject that really teaches you to think analytically. Maths is never a bad option to take whatever you want to do afterwards

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Kayak1

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Original post by Walkablecities

English literature, French and psychology are a strong combination for essay based subjects like arts, humanities and social sciences, and actually maths is looked at well for those subjects too, because while you're not going to use calculus and trigonometry in your day to day work, maths is a subject that really teaches you to think analytically. Maths is never a bad option to take whatever you want to do afterwards

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Reply 8

Talkative Toad

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Original post by Kayak1

I want to do Maths and English Lit A-Levels, as well as French and psychology but i realise that these subjects don’t really have any relation to each other… (instead of choosing like 3 sciences or smt). Since these aren’t really comparable subjects would this affect my application to unis??!!
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I've only seen Business and Economics taken together be an issue.

Edit: Some universities might want to see 2 science subjects depending on what course you apply for.

(edited 2 months ago)

Reply 9

Kingston Eve

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Hey @Kayak1,

I agree with Talkative Toad - the only combination I know of which could be seen as an issue by some universities is Business Studies A-Level and Economics A-Level. I think the idea is that there's a lot of overlap between the subjects in terms of content, so it's recommended you choose one or the other instead of taking both and narrowing your subject field.

I chose four fairly unrelated subjects at A-Level (English Lit, Economics, Chemistry and Art) and I don't think it had any negative impact on my university applications at all. I'd choose the subjects you feel most passionate about, regardless of whether or not they connect. 🙂

Eve (Kingston Rep).

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