Which A Level to drop

[Madmoomoo]

My DD is in year 12 studying Fine Art, Maths, Economics and History. She is hoping to study Architecture at university.

I’ve emailed a few universities asking whether Maths A Level is essential and haven’t really had a straight answer. Except Bath and Loughborough that do require Maths and/or physics the others are far more generic.

Her weakest subject is definitely Maths, she is in a class where everyone else did Further Maths GCSE and the pace is fast. I think she’d be looking at a B whereas she would be looking at A/A* for the other 3.

Has anyone got any experience of doing architecture without maths or physics A Level?

At the moment she won’t consider dropping anything but she is working really long hours and I just don’t think it’s sustainable.

Anthony I see DD doesn’t want it.

Drawings are a start but detail is what matters in architecture. Architects of big buildings need to with engineers. It’s pretty complex.

@Madmoomoo ask your daughter to look at architectural technology.

My eldest son has his own practice didn't do maths but did do physics. He says technology is the future and tutors need to make students understand the importance of it.

My youngest did physics too.

What they both did was Cad instead of a fourth A level, which wasn't an A level, but at open days the tutors were very excited by it. They were both streets ahead when they started university.

She will need a portfolio. Photography is an asset. As are drawings. If she could get work with a practice in the holidays that's another advantage.

You're wildly off track. Check out the link, its very educational. Not a single building in sight...

https://www.asla.org/aboutlandscapearchitecture.aspx#:~:text=Landscape%20architects%20create%20healthy%2C%20safe,live%2C%20work%2C%20and%20play.

Can you afford a math tutor? That will increase the choice of university.

I would drop economics.

Fine arts is probably quite a lot of course work; but if she enjoys it I will keep it