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Latin or economics gcse?

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Lfs2126 · 20/10/2012 12:03

Looking like last option may be between these 2 subjects. Would appreciate any advice please:)

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YokoUhOh · 20/10/2012 16:37

I got A* in GCSE Latin a long time ago and I think it impressed the Oxford admissions tutors. I think Economics is a good A level subject, but probably less well regarded at GCSE.

Abra1d · 20/10/2012 16:16

Latin is better regarded than Economics. It is hard, no question.

BeingFluffy · 20/10/2012 16:08

I must say my DD loved Latin and would have loved to continue to A level.

The only slightly negative thing is that it is difficult to get an A* because the standard is incredibly high - it tends to be taken by clever children at selective schools.

In my opinion it is much more difficult than the modern language GCSEs.

Bossybritches22 · 20/10/2012 16:04

However just check on A-level choices following on, many state schools have dropped Latin at both GCSE & A-level,sadly.

Depends what your DC wants to do & what they would enjoy most as they'll do better if they really enjoy it-DD1 loved Latin but DD2 hated the thought of it.

Lilymaid · 20/10/2012 15:51

Agree with Themumsnot - most students take up Economics at A Level without having studied it before and a Latin GCSE is better regarded than Economics GCSE.

Themumsnot · 20/10/2012 15:44

I am under the impression that Economics is not a well-regarded subject at GCSE, whereas Latin most definitely is. You could not, for instance, pick up Latin at A-Level without having done the GCSE (or at least it would be pretty difficult to do so) whereas there is no problem starting Economics from scratch at A-Level. But if it is the last option and your DC has chosen sensibly for the others than I would suggest that the one they want to do most is the one they should do. My Y11 DD1 is working her boots off for GCSEs at the moment and the thing that makes the slog bearable for her is that she genuinely enjoys all the subjects she has chosen.