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Choosing A levels

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user68901 · 29/06/2019 08:22

My daughter is starting 6th form in sept. Her current choices are biology psychology and media studies.
Can anyone advise as to whether these choices would exclude her from certain universities? My husband thinks media studies is soft option as it was back in our days 25 years ago (along with sociology). He’s particularly worried as she only has one traditional subject .
She doesn’t know what she wants to do at university but this is were her interests lie. Thanks

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TeenTimesTwo · 29/06/2019 10:27

She doesn't know what she wants to do

She must have some clue.
As the others have said get her to look through courses and come up with a vague list of the types of things that look interesting, and then look at their entrance requirements.

Sociology might be a better subject than media studies with the other 2 ?

It's not so much universities, but courses that you should be most worried about. It would be a shame for her to turn round and say 'Oh I really wanted to study XXX but I haven't got the right combination of subjects'

RuthW · 29/06/2019 08:38

It sounds as though she wants to do something medical with the first two choices. The third one is a bit nothingy so I would think again.

TheFirstOHN · 29/06/2019 08:35

The informed choices website would also give her an idea. She can put in different degree courses and it shows which A-levels might be required:

www.informedchoices.ac.uk/

TheFirstOHN · 29/06/2019 08:27

The best thing to do is pick some examples of courses she might possibly be interested in, then check some university websites for the A-level requirements.