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Do my A Levels sound good? Politics, Econ, Psych

Please help me + give tips if you can :smile:

Reply 1

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by shaivik
Please help me + give tips if you can :smile:

Yes they're good but what do you want to study at Uni? Some courses especially especially those related to Economics require Maths etc

Reply 2

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by Anonymous
Yes they're good but what do you want to study at Uni? Some courses especially especially those related to Economics require Maths etc

history of art or international relations

Reply 3

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by shaivik
history of art or international relations

I don't know about History of Art and what the preferred A levels are for that but yours sound great for IR!

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by shaivik
history of art or international relations

For IR those subjects sound great. Philosophy, Sociology or Maths would also work too, but what you have is fine.

For History of Art, I'd say A-Levels in History, Art or English Literature would be nice other options. But there is also History of Art as an A-Level. If you are a state school student, you can do an EPQ or A-Level in Art History via Art History Link-Up for free. They do classes on Saturdays, well qualified, nice people and you get to visit the artworks in person with them. Doesn't have to be done via your school.

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by Havermelkelite_
For IR those subjects sound great. Philosophy, Sociology or Maths would also work too, but what you have is fine.
For History of Art, I'd say A-Levels in History, Art or English Literature would be nice other options. But there is also History of Art as an A-Level. If you are a state school student, you can do an EPQ or A-Level in Art History via Art History Link-Up for free. They do classes on Saturdays, well qualified, nice people and you get to visit the artworks in person with them. Doesn't have to be done via your school.

thank you for replying. I've since actually changed my mind to taking politics, geography, music/english/econ, and the epq which will be art related (my hpq is currently art related too). I decided that IR is not for me, and I really want to do history of art. I've actually enjoyed writing my HPQ very much. I know that History, Art or English Literature are best suited for HoA but I can't do those. I contacted some unis and some students and they said that as long as i have one subject from their list of recommended subjects its alright. so hopefully my subject combination will be fine! 🙂 and ofc I'll have to focus my PS on art, and I'm doing internships and all so that should be good hopefully!! I'd appreciate any other feedback you have!

Reply 6

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by shaivik
thank you for replying. I've since actually changed my mind to taking politics, geography, music/english/econ, and the epq which will be art related (my hpq is currently art related too). I decided that IR is not for me, and I really want to do history of art. I've actually enjoyed writing my HPQ very much. I know that History, Art or English Literature are best suited for HoA but I can't do those. I contacted some unis and some students and they said that as long as i have one subject from their list of recommended subjects its alright. so hopefully my subject combination will be fine! 🙂 and ofc I'll have to focus my PS on art, and I'm doing internships and all so that should be good hopefully!! I'd appreciate any other feedback you have!

Hopefully, you reconsider and take A-level Mathematics to widen opportunities and improve career prospects. :smile:

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