"Traditional" subjects for acceptance to uni???

Ok, so I'm about to apply to various sixth form colleges but I'm not sure what I want to study for 'A' level. I would like to study about 7 different subjects, but obviously that's not gonna happen! Anyway, does anyone know whether most universities are against more "not traditional" subjects (I'm thinking law and psychology) as opposed to "traditional" ones (I'm thinking: English Literature, French, History, Biology, Chemistry). I think I'll probably apply to do law, psychology, french and english literature because I'm thinking about maybe doing either law or psychology at uni, but I also want to leave my options open in case I change my mind. I'm just worried that some universities would prefer me to not do law and psychology, but one or the other (or neither!) Anyway, any advice on what type of subjects universities tend to prefer would be greatly appreciate. Thanks in advance!

Well i was in your predicament, and i kind of chose the safer option. I am applying Post Alevel to uni. I did Alevels in History,Economics,French,Philosophy,English Lit and an AS in Psychology.i looked over the specifications for most of the subjects, i suggest you do that, and then see what you find appealing. I only did Psychoology to A/S because out of the three modules; only one was interesting (social influence unit)....Good Luck x

Does no-one have any more advice?

Yes. Don't study Law. Full stop. And you'll need more than just psychology A Level if you want to read it at Univeristy - you'd need 2 more sciences.

Thank you. Do you know whether psychology is considered as a Science or not? The only reason I considered studying law was to see what it entails- I don't even need it if I decided to study it at uni. Trouble is, if I don't know what it's like now then how will I know in 2 years time if I haven't studied it? Same with psychology. I was under the impression I only needed a minimum of one Science for entry to a psych. degree- but would that only get me into a crappy course? Thank you for your help- I do appreciate it.

Psychology = social science, though unis differ on whether to class social sciences as sciences or arts.

And why do unis discourage doing Law A-Level before a Law degree? What's so bad about it, I would have thought it would make the first year a relative breeze?

They prefer you to study it from scratch under their supervision. Trust me, studying Law A Level with a view to doing it at Uni is the biggest mistake you could ever make (short of bothering to apply to Oxbridge with, say, Accounting, Theatre Studies and Film Studies to read Law).

Most Unis would prefer 2 or 3 sciences (biology and chemistry) for a psychology degree.
If you studied Law at A Level then that would severely limit your choices of institutions later on: all the top Unis discourage studying Law at school.

I agree. Very few people who study law at university come from having a law a level - in fact, it is probably to your disadvantage as universities prefer english, history, etc as better foundations for law.

They prefer you to study it from scratch under their supervision. Trust me, studying Law A Level with a view to doing it at Uni is the biggest mistake you could ever make (short of bothering to apply to Oxbridge with, say, Accounting, Theatre Studies and Film Studies to read Law).

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Ok, so, here's what I'm thinking of applying for: English literature, History, French and possibly psychology- not to aim for doing this at a degree level, but because the subject still interests me, and could prove to be a useful 'A' level to have nonetheless. This does close my options for studying psychology at uni, but I definitely don't want to do even two sciences which would be necessary for this. It leaves me able to do law, but also leaves my options open for quite a few other "English-y" subjects if I decide I dislike law. One question though- I don't think I'd want to study law at university having never studied it before. However, if I wanted to study it at university, most would prefer me starting from scratc. How, then, do I find out exactly what it's like to study law, without ever having actually studies it??? Arrrgggg!!!!! How realistic is it to do four 'A' levels and one AS? Would it be stupid to do those four A levels and an additional AS in law? Is it just majorly gifted people that do this, or is it an achievable possibility?

Ok, so, here's what I'm thinking of applying for: English literature, History, French and possibly psychology- not to aim for doing this at a degree level, but because the subject still interests me, and could prove to be a useful 'A' level to have nonetheless. This does close my options for studying psychology at uni, but I definitely don't want to do even two sciences which would be necessary for this. It leaves me able to do law, but also leaves my options open for quite a few other "English-y" subjects if I decide I dislike law. One question though- I don't think I'd want to study law at university having never studied it before. However, if I wanted to study it at university, most would prefer me starting from scratch. How, then, do I find out exactly what it's like to study law, without ever having actually studied it??? Arrrgggg!!!!! How realistic is it to do four 'A' levels and one AS? Would it be stupid to do those four A levels and an additional AS in law? Is it just majorly gifted people that do this, or is it an achievable possibility?