Archaeology/Ancient History/Classics at university, which A levels do I choose?

Option one: Philosophy, Ancient History, Classical Civilisation.
Option two: Philosophy, Ancient History, English Literature.
Any other subject recommendations are also welcome.

What universities are you looking to apply to or what do you want to do in the future?
Have you checked the entry/subject requirements for universities or the field that you want to go to?
I would pick the subjects that you enjoy the most or think that you can do the best in provided that the entry requirements are met.

I've mainly looked at Oxford (simply because it's fairly close and one of the Russel Unis, though the chances of me getting in are minimal at most)

Option one: Philosophy, Ancient History, Classical Civilisation.
Option two: Philosophy, Ancient History, English Literature.
Any other subject recommendations are also welcome.

Do you have the opportunity to take either of the classical languages (or if not, even a modern language)? That would be ideal.
If not either combination is fine, obviously classical civ ties to your interests so that seems a natural fit

There's no classical languages, and the modern languages don't necessary interest me (Spanish, French and German). Classical Civilisations do tie to my interests very well but I'm worried that my subject choices would end up being too narrow if I did choose it.

If you aren’t interested in doing a modern language, are you sure that Classics at Oxford is a good choice for you? It is the most linguistically focused of all Classics degrees and you will have to learn an ancient language intensively and keep it up for all 4 years. (A MFL is not required but the reason it is listed as a helpful subject is that it’s good preparation in terms of training you in learning grammar and vocabulary.)
If you aren’t really a languages person, you’d do better to pick a uni where language learning isn’t compulsory for the entire duration of the course.

If you're looking at Oxford, here are the grade requirements for their Classics/Ancient History courses:
If we look at other unis, such as UCL (Classical Archaeology and Classical Civilisation), or Durham (Ancient History and Archaeology / Classics), there are no specific subject requirements, which gives you flexibility. I would personally recommend the combination of Philosophy, Classics, and English Literature, as it does diversify your uni options (with the combination, you could go into most humanities subjects); however, the choice is yours.

Would the combination of Classical Civilisations and English Literature not limit my options considering they're both quite literature focused? I though Ancient History was a good course for that reason, so now I'm quite confused.

Option one: Philosophy, Ancient History, Classical Civilisation.
Option two: Philosophy, Ancient History, English Literature.
Any other subject recommendations are also welcome.

Yes it could, but that was just my personal opinion. Ancient history is a niche A Level, and no top uni specifically requires it for Ancient History courses so it doesn’t make much of an impact.

Hi there, I was accepted for an Ancient History & Archaeology BA at the University of Leicester (though I haven't started yet so idk what it's like lol) with the A-levels Ancient History, Philosophy, and combined English. I think as long as you're doing Ancient History/Class. civ you should be fine, and it's good you're thinking about your A-levels based on what degree you want to do.
However, for your AH + Class. civ idea, you need to check your college lets you do that - I wanted to do it but I wasn't allowed because there would be too much of an overlap.
For your English Lit idea, be warned that English lit is a very difficult/study-intensive subject (trust me, I'd know!!), and I'd recommend only doing it if you're prepared to. Alternatively, if you do well in English but not so well at Ancient History (no judgement, and I'm not saying you'll do badly at AH), you could do an English degree as a backup.
Philosophy is a great A-level, and I'm so glad more people are doing it 😀 Ultimately, go with what you want to do over what unis want you to do, but this is just my two pennies lol. Hope this helps!!

It helps a bunch, thanks! I enjoy English Lit, so I don't mind that it's demanding! The college I'd like to attend actually recommends taking Classical Civilisations and Ancient History together, but I figured English Literature would open up more future possibilities for me, so I'm leaning towards the Philosophy, English Lit and Ancient History combo (which is very close to what you picked).

Oh interesting! Odd how different colleges have vastly different rules on ancient history and classics lol. Guess mine is just unusually strict.
I think you're right about English Lit opening up new possibilities - universities like English students because you learn really good essay writing skills, and like I said an English degree can always be a backup for you if things don't go quite to plan.
And yes that is very close to what I picked XD do you know what exam boards you'd be doing yet?

OCR for Ancient History, AQA for Philosophy and Edexcel for English Literature if I remember correctly.

Brilliant!!! We're doing the same exam boards for AH and Philosophy Feel free to DM me if you have any questions or need any guidance (although I am only a B student so I can't promise A* tips lol) or just want to nerd about history/philosophy with a fellow nerd lmao. Enjoy!!!

Brilliant!!! We're doing the same exam boards for AH and Philosophy Feel free to DM me if you have any questions or need any guidance (although I am only a B student so I can't promise A* tips lol) or just want to nerd about history/philosophy with a fellow nerd lmao. Enjoy!!!