help me choose my ib subjects!!

What are your available choices for the 3rd HL subject?

firstly, i know i want to study psychology in university.
the universities i’ve been looking at require around 36 points with a 666 HL.
my current ib subjects that i know i will take in 2025 is:
HL: psychology, biology
SL: maths, chinese
i’m working at 8s in psych and bio, a 7 in maths and a 9 in chinese
the possibilities for the remaining two subjects:
english lit and language (this is a requirement, but i’m not sure whether to do HL or SL) (grades 88)
business (grade 8)
physics (grade 7, but not confident or enjoying…)
politics (never done, only available at IB)
please help me choose!!!!

firstly, i know i want to study psychology in university.
the universities i’ve been looking at require around 36 points with a 666 HL.
my current ib subjects that i know i will take in 2025 is:
HL: psychology, biology
SL: maths, chinese
i’m working at 8s in psych and bio, a 7 in maths and a 9 in chinese
the possibilities for the remaining two subjects:
english lit and language (this is a requirement, but i’m not sure whether to do HL or SL) (grades 88)
business (grade 8)
physics (grade 7, but not confident or enjoying…)
politics (never done, only available at IB)
please help me choose!!!!

you should take physics if you’re aiming for a competitive uni as they normally require multiple sciences since psych is science based! but don’t do something you hate tbh

They dont ask for 'multiple sciences' at all - even at 'competitive Unis' it will be one science and/or one 'quant or science related subject', and that last bit can include subjects like Geog and Econ, some will even just accept HL or A level Psychology. :Check the entry requirements......

this is based on foi requests! i’m going based on them for top ten unis (camb, oxford, ucl etc), as their courses are very scientifically aligned. others you should be fine with less

You don't need an FOI request.
You just look on the Uni's website course pages at the stated Entry Requirements.

foi requests tell you who is accepted into the course realistically since courses are competitive.. entrt reqs say that ucl and oxford both require multiple sciences! but again, for slightly less competitive places u should be fine with less!

firstly, i know i want to study psychology in university.
the universities i’ve been looking at require around 36 points with a 666 HL.
my current ib subjects that i know i will take in 2025 is:
HL: psychology, biology
SL: maths, chinese
i’m working at 8s in psych and bio, a 7 in maths and a 9 in chinese
the possibilities for the remaining two subjects:
english lit and language (this is a requirement, but i’m not sure whether to do HL or SL) (grades 88)
business (grade 8)
physics (grade 7, but not confident or enjoying…)
politics (never done, only available at IB)
please help me choose!!!!

But it doesn't tell you that taking more sciences than required was the reason they were accepted.
There is a difference between correlation and causation.

i don’t think you can get much clearer than ‘science subjects strongly preferred’ and also the data shows a really strong correlation for certain universities. for example, at the cambridge offer holders day this year they said that they feel science a levels help prepare us for the course content better than others. but it depends on what course you apply to: if op wants to apply to a more socially oriented course, then they’d probably have a higher chance of acceptance!