Which universities require you to sit all your A-levels in one sitting?
Hi, I'm y11 and looking at potential Russel group unis I might want to go to for sixth form. However, I heard that for some unis you are required to do all of your A-levels in one sitting? I'd like to do finance/ accounting and would be taking Maths, Further Maths, Geography and French in y13. However I was planning on taking Economics early in y12 november sitting. Would this mean economics would not be counted as an A-level I can put forward for uni applications?
Original post by VaBook7
Hi, I'm y11 and looking at potential Russel group unis I might want to go to for sixth form. However, I heard that for some unis you are required to do all of your A-levels in one sitting? I'd like to do finance/ accounting and would be taking Maths, Further Maths, Geography and French in y13. However I was planning on taking Economics early in y12 november sitting. Would this mean economics would not be counted as an A-level I can put forward for uni applications?
you need to ask universities this directly. Making it clear that you intend to take 5 A levels in total.
Have you thought about looking to see if any colleges near you offer IB? That might be a better fit for you instead of trying to cram in 5 A levels
Hi, thank you! That's interesting as my current school does IB and I was planning on moving. My issue with the IB is that it needs English, a science and you have to do the core (extended essay etc.) which don't really interest me as they aren't related to my future career. I'm also not sure I'd enjoy Maths AA...
Original post by VaBook7
Hi, thank you! That's interesting as my current school does IB and I was planning on moving. My issue with the IB is that it needs English, a science and you have to do the core (extended essay etc.) which don't really interest me as they aren't related to my future career. I'm also not sure I'd enjoy Maths AA...
The transferable skills are still useful however. Also the core stuff is non-specific to any particular discipline and broadly applicable. And your degree of choice generally has no specific A-level subject requirements.
It's sometimes good to do things for your own intellectual development and not purely in the slavish pursuit of a paycheque.
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