History or Business alongside French and Politics for A levels?

[ElatedTurtle]

Hi all,
DD is currently choosing her A levels and is in a bit of a dilemma! She knows she wants to do French and Politics definitely but does not know whether to do History or Business.
History complements politics, teacher is good, would prepare DD well for uni/law but apparently its so hard with the volume of content, NEA (which she doesn't know if she wants to do), and essays are v difficult, also doesn't know if its too much of essays with the other options.
However, Business is much easier apparently (doing a new syllabus in 2026- its changed to just 6 and 9 markers and theres now more time in exams in new syllabus), so would give a bit of a break from french and politics. However, DD is more interested in History than Business content!
Any advice would be much appreciated.

History. Given DDs interest, also could be a lifetime interest as it is for many people.

I’d go for History but for anyone who thinks Business is ‘easier’ I have a bridge to sell you.
It drives me mad when I hear that one subject is ‘easier’ than another.

I would say history too.

Yeh agree, history for the win. Big mistake imho to devote a third of your sixth form to something you don’t enjoy on the basis that it’s easier. All A levels are challenging. Has she done business GCSE? Did she like that? Who told her business a level was easier! It’s all relative. Biology A level would have been hard for me but French was all good.

ETA NEA is an advantage surely; and French not at all essay heavy. The essay element is similar to one Eng lit GCSE paper in volume.

Definitely history. Keeps more doors open.

History. DS loved it and is studying history and politics at uni.

My son is just finishing Business, french and psychology. Business isn't easy at all although he loves it and is off to study business and french at uni. But she should do what she enjoys most. Either course is huge and difficult.

I studied French and Politics at university. I had History, French and English Literature A-levels and Business AS level, funnily enough.

History is definitely a lot more relevant to her degree choice imo. It may depend on where she wants to study though. I went to Bath if that helps.

My DS is just sitting his A Levels in Ethics, History and Business. He would have done Politics instead of History but they couldn't timetable that combination. He's really enjoyed all of them and he says he's glad he chose Business because that's been the 'easy' option for him and he feels he wouldn't have done as well as he's predicted to do in all 3 without it. He says the course content for History (as well as Ethics) is very heavy.

@ElatedTurtle For Law at a competitive university, History. Look into LNAT as well. Essay subjects are way better prep for law. Business isn’t really the same in terms of content that makes it good prep for a law degree. Also, with Law, aim high! Jobs are scarce.