philosophy and ethics alevel

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hi, im a y11 student who is picking their alevels, i applied for sociology, english lit amd philosophy and ethics. my biggest dream is oxford law, is philosophy and ethics a bad choice? apparently its mickey mouse + unrespected but i REALLY enjoy it

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Kuriknowsbest98

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hi, im a y11 student who is picking their alevels, i applied for sociology, english lit amd philosophy and ethics. my biggest dream is oxford law, is philosophy and ethics a bad choice? apparently its mickey mouse + unrespected but i REALLY enjoy it

You don’t need to worry — Philosophy & Ethics is not a bad choice for Law at Oxford. They don’t require specific subjects, and what matters most is strong grades, essay-based skills, and doing well in the LNAT.
If you enjoy the subject and can get a high grade in it, that’s far better than taking something you don’t like. Plenty of Law applicants take Philosophy or RS. Sociology and English Lit also work well.

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lemonade47474

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That’s my exact combo haha, but I assumed Sociology was unrespected and Philosophy + Ethics was better 😓

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Entropy Narhys

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by qasimahmedd

hi, im a y11 student who is picking their alevels, i applied for sociology, english lit amd philosophy and ethics. my biggest dream is oxford law, is philosophy and ethics a bad choice? apparently its mickey mouse + unrespected but i REALLY enjoy it

I can't help on the side of is it good or bad for oxford specifically but Philosophy and ethics covers a wide range of subjects and is going to be useful in terms of transferable skills i.e. reading a text and constructing the argument, picking information out etc plus if it's something you enjoy then it's the right choice, in my experience unis only care what you studied at a-level if it's especially relevant to the course, but they will expect that some students will start with 0 knowledge since not every college offers courses in philosophy or in your case law.

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by qasimahmedd

hi, im a y11 student who is picking their alevels, i applied for sociology, english lit amd philosophy and ethics. my biggest dream is oxford law, is philosophy and ethics a bad choice? apparently its mickey mouse + unrespected but i REALLY enjoy it

Philosophy and ethics is fine. There is nothing wrong with it and it is a decent subject to take. There is no specific subjects needed for law. As long as you get the required grades.

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