My eldest had their GCSE talk the other day. They have to take English Language, English Literature, Maths, Double or Triple Science and RE (church school). If they take double science they have 4 other options, if they take triple science they have 3 other options.
DD wants to take double science, we support this as science isn't her strength and her choices are History, Geography, Statistics, Food Tech and Business Studies.
She's a high achiever and should get good grades, mainly A & A* in old grades maybe with a B in the sciences if she has a bad day. Her plan is Maths, Economics & History for A Level followed by a Russell Group University. My concern is whether she's choosing too many soft subjects. She is adamant that she won't do a language which disappoints me as I've got a language degree but the school don't make them and I don't want to force her into something she'll really hate for 2 years.
I suppose my question is, are these choices acceptable and reasonably regarded by the Russell Group universities. I can't see her being Oxbridge material but she'll certainly have places like Bristol, Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham on her radar.