A Level Choice Confirmation

I'm in Yr11 and two months back, I posted about deciding my options for A levels, which led me to first put down history, economics, maths and chemistry. I changed this soon after to history, chemistry, maths and further maths.
However, we might have the option to confirm our A-levels since we've just done mocks. I want to do either history and economics (or a similar combination) in uni or chemistry, but I don't know which of the options I put down over time keeps both options strong and open?
It's between history, economics, maths and chemistry OR history, chemistry, maths and further maths.
I've heard that on one hand there is great economics support in my school but on the other hand, I've heard that further maths can seem stronger. I’ve also heard you don’t need A-level econ to do econ in uni but i also see why it would be helpful to. OR I could focus completely on the humanity route (History and Econ type) and do history, economics, maths and politics. I’m aiming russell group too. Help! I’m just constantly conflicted over my choices.
TL;DR: Which A-level option is better for keeping both history and economics OR chemistry as degrees in university strong and open: history, economics, maths and chemistry (change it back) OR history, chemistry, maths and further maths (keeping it) OR focus on a more humanity based route?

Hi there,
I think both of your combinations would be accepted for both History & Econ and Chem.
History - I'd defo advise you to keep this as you'll defo need for History & Econ and will help get you into practicing for report writing for Chemistry. Having an essay based subject is generally advantageous as pretty much all courses at uni will have a level of writing and analysis required.
Chemistry - I'd advise to keep. I absolutely loved this subject and will be essential if you end up choosing Chem at uni.
Economics - up to you. This would help with your Hist & Econ but not all unis will ask for this to do the course.
Maths - I'd advise to keep this for sure. It will help keep the level of maths in Chem manageable and also be very helpful for any Econ content you learn at uni such as mathematical modelling. Also, maths keeps a lot of doors open and is a generally really useful subject to have.
Further Maths - You probably won't need this level of maths for Chem (just standard A-Level should be enough) and neither History and Econ. Generally for straight Economics quite a few unis ask for maths at A-Level but if Econ is going to be your or only a joint to History you should be fine with just A-level maths.
Both of your combos listed should be okay for both courses but it really depends on which course you think you'd like to aim for and if you're likely to change your mind. If in doubt, try and have a look at the required subjects and entry requirements of the Hist/Econ and Chem courses for a few unis you might be interested in later down the line. I would generally only go for both history and politics if you're more sure you'd like to go for History/Econ - having Chem at least leaves this door open for you.
Also, remember that unis look at not only your subject combo but also your predicted grades, your personal statement and your context.
I hope some of this was helpful but its obviously entirely up to you which you choose - best of luck! 🙂

Hi, According to my opinion I wouldn't advise anyone to take A level further maths if they don't want a degree in Computer Science or strongly Mathematical related. Further Mathematics is one of the hardest A levels to take and if you end up choosing it and getting a B it will be a huge disadvantage when applying to a Russel Group University. There's no use of taking a risk since you want a Chemistry, History or Economics degree anyway. For your degree choice the best subject combo is History, Economics, Maths and Chemistry.

I'm in Yr11 and two months back, I posted about deciding my options for A levels, which led me to first put down history, economics, maths and chemistry. I changed this soon after to history, chemistry, maths and further maths.
However, we might have the option to confirm our A-levels since we've just done mocks. I want to do either history and economics (or a similar combination) in uni or chemistry, but I don't know which of the options I put down over time keeps both options strong and open?
It's between history, economics, maths and chemistry OR history, chemistry, maths and further maths.
I've heard that on one hand there is great economics support in my school but on the other hand, I've heard that further maths can seem stronger. I’ve also heard you don’t need A-level econ to do econ in uni but i also see why it would be helpful to. OR I could focus completely on the humanity route (History and Econ type) and do history, economics, maths and politics. I’m aiming russell group too. Help! I’m just constantly conflicted over my choices.
TL;DR: Which A-level option is better for keeping both history and economics OR chemistry as degrees in university strong and open: history, economics, maths and chemistry (change it back) OR history, chemistry, maths and further maths (keeping it) OR focus on a more humanity based route?

Have you spent much time thinking about the actual subject content rather than just uni entry requirements? My thinking is that if you choose the subjects youll enjoy the most youll end up having options available that you will also enjoy, the routes blocked off to you will be blocked off because you wouldnt like them as much kinda thing. Does everyone at your school do 4 a levels? If so then doing any 4 is fine because teachers adjust for everyone doing 4 subjects, if not then id suggest the 4th to be further maths for sure because 4 a levels without fm is very difficult to manage workload wise. Happy to advise further once i know whether everyone in your school will be doing 4 or not 🙂

Yep, i’ve thought about each subject, but i don’t necessarily have any preference, just what works best for me tbh. My school does allow people to do four regardless of whether it’s further maths or not, i know quite a lot of people doing four but i also know some are doing three.

I'm in Yr11 and two months back, I posted about deciding my options for A levels, which led me to first put down history, economics, maths and chemistry. I changed this soon after to history, chemistry, maths and further maths.
However, we might have the option to confirm our A-levels since we've just done mocks. I want to do either history and economics (or a similar combination) in uni or chemistry, but I don't know which of the options I put down over time keeps both options strong and open?
It's between history, economics, maths and chemistry OR history, chemistry, maths and further maths.
I've heard that on one hand there is great economics support in my school but on the other hand, I've heard that further maths can seem stronger. I’ve also heard you don’t need A-level econ to do econ in uni but i also see why it would be helpful to. OR I could focus completely on the humanity route (History and Econ type) and do history, economics, maths and politics. I’m aiming russell group too. Help! I’m just constantly conflicted over my choices.
TL;DR: Which A-level option is better for keeping both history and economics OR chemistry as degrees in university strong and open: history, economics, maths and chemistry (change it back) OR history, chemistry, maths and further maths (keeping it) OR focus on a more humanity based route?

I'm in Yr11 and two months back, I posted about deciding my options for A levels, which led me to first put down history, economics, maths and chemistry. I changed this soon after to history, chemistry, maths and further maths.
However, we might have the option to confirm our A-levels since we've just done mocks. I want to do either history and economics (or a similar combination) in uni or chemistry, but I don't know which of the options I put down over time keeps both options strong and open?
It's between history, economics, maths and chemistry OR history, chemistry, maths and further maths.
I've heard that on one hand there is great economics support in my school but on the other hand, I've heard that further maths can seem stronger. I’ve also heard you don’t need A-level econ to do econ in uni but i also see why it would be helpful to. OR I could focus completely on the humanity route (History and Econ type) and do history, economics, maths and politics. I’m aiming russell group too. Help! I’m just constantly conflicted over my choices.
TL;DR: Which A-level option is better for keeping both history and economics OR chemistry as degrees in university strong and open: history, economics, maths and chemistry (change it back) OR history, chemistry, maths and further maths (keeping it) OR focus on a more humanity based route?

Can you do history, economics, maths and further maths?
Chemistry seems to be the least relevant subject.

OP is considering a chem degree

I would recommend Further Maths if you enjoy maths enough. Definitely better if you decide to go down a chemistry route, and for anything economics related FM is still always great to have. I was in a very similar situation to you last year, and I ended up picking basically the same A-levels as you (physics instead of chemistry). Now I'm going to be studying H&E at uni, and I really don't think not doing Economics has held me back in any way. At the same time though, FM is not essential (for either route you are considering) and you should do A-level economics if you enjoy it. Bottom line, it should mostly come down to which one you prefer and think you will do better in, neither choice will really restrict you in any way