A level Government and Politics
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A level Government and Politics
Hi
DD is thinking changing from geography A level to government and politics - she is also doing english lit,english lang and psychology -(she starts A levels in Sept)
seems to be a sensible choice but I know very little about politics A level -so would like some opinions
she dosen't really know what do at Uni but thinking about english -so think politics probably goes better
any advice before she makes the final decision !
thanks Pensby
DD is thinking changing from geography A level to government and politics - she is also doing english lit,english lang and psychology -(she starts A levels in Sept)
seems to be a sensible choice but I know very little about politics A level -so would like some opinions
she dosen't really know what do at Uni but thinking about english -so think politics probably goes better
any advice before she makes the final decision !
thanks Pensby
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My daughter is also considering doing Government & Politics with chemistry biology & maths. On her form she put down History but was told about Gov & politic by her interviewer who told her that from her Record of achievement she would be a good candidate for the course. She does enjoy debates and reading current issues. But now is not sure which to choose Gov & politics or History.
asdguest: how did your daughter find the combination of her A levels & did she enjoy Gov & politics?? My daughter is hoping to go on to study dentistry
asdguest: how did your daughter find the combination of her A levels & did she enjoy Gov & politics?? My daughter is hoping to go on to study dentistry
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My dd considered Politics as she does a lot of debating too but was put off when she looked at the course and felt she could get a lot of it from reading the papers anyway. What she has found useful throughout the choosing process - and we aren't completely decided yet - is talking to students doing the courses in the years above. A couple of them said that a lot of politics was very simple and too much was about the US system.
History is in many ways a broader and hugely respected discipline.
I've also heard that if you do PPE at Oxford you cover the economics in A level in the first 6 weeks. But you need to check the course requirements exactly.
History is in many ways a broader and hugely respected discipline.
I've also heard that if you do PPE at Oxford you cover the economics in A level in the first 6 weeks. But you need to check the course requirements exactly.
DS studied Government and Politics along with Economics, Maths and Spanish. He dropped Government and Politics after AS as he said he found the subject boring. Ironically he said that it was the easiest subject out of all the subjects he was studying and would have been confident in achieving an A grade at A2. Despite this he insisted in dropping the subject as he couldn't face studying it for another year.
My son wants to do History, Politics, Biology and IT in September. We have had lots of feedback from people - a couple of whom are senior school teachers, who do not seem to view politics as a soft option. DS would like to go on to do a degree in History - we have researched this and apparently it is a very employable degree.