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Law Degree and A Level Science stream, A Level
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Cottoncandyclouds
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 Jul 29 2014, 01:29 AM
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IMHO, Further Math may be able to revv up your logical thinking and since it's a traditional subject it is weighted more heavily than law and accounting. But I don't see how subjects like chem and biology would be relevant to your aspirations (unless you're aiming to specialize in niche derivations like biotech law, which you should duly explain in your UCAS statement...).
I agree with everything @Flame Haze has said. You should take up subjects that improve your writing faculty. Law as an a level subject is a bit of a grey area; it's not a prerequisite at many universities because your first semester and parts of your second semester will be a complete rehash of your A levels law syllabus. Many of my friends who took up law as an alevels subject and proceeded to read law as a degree felt that their first year was a waste of time.
Subjects like economics, business studies etc overlap a little bit with law. A large chunk of your syllabus will deal with company and commercial law etc.
This post has been edited by Cottoncandyclouds: Jul 29 2014, 11:34 AM
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Cottoncandyclouds
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Jul 29 2014, 06:33 PM
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QUOTE(LightningFist @ Jul 29 2014, 05:25 PM) i agree with you, that's not what I was saying tho Further Maths is not a 'must' for Econ, Actuarial, Engineering students etc. It should really be for Maths and Physics ppl. Some of the more competitive econs courses in the UK have both Math and Further Math as prerequisites (econs in many cases not necessary...). This post has been edited by Cottoncandyclouds: Jul 29 2014, 06:34 PM |
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Cottoncandyclouds
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Jul 30 2014, 11:21 PM
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QUOTE(LightningFist @ Jul 29 2014, 08:20 PM) I went to uni a couple years back. I don't know if it's changed in 2014 or 2013 but previously no Econ degree required FM. That's just unnecessary. Now if you took FM and you applied for a BEcon, and the offer requires you to get an A grade in FM, that's not the same thing. There was never any FM prerequisite in the first place and it is possible (but not easy) to get into the best Econ school without FM. Perhaps it's more of a recent requirement due to grade inflation in the UK. The econs course in my old uni requires students to take Math and ideally FM as well (though only math is compulsory). This post has been edited by Cottoncandyclouds: Jul 30 2014, 11:21 PM |
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Cottoncandyclouds
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Jul 31 2014, 10:16 AM
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QUOTE(LightningFist @ Jul 31 2014, 05:24 AM) I think few unis would teach Econ to the level that would require such a strong Maths background that it would justify needing FM as a prerequisite. So yes, the purpose of FM is to differentiate between applicants only. They encourage people to do FM (LSE etc) because all else being equal, an A or A* in FM would set you apart right away. Most of the time I think this won't apply as the majority of Econ students or candidates won't and aren't expected to have FM. If you don't take FM and you have a competitive application you will still get in, because there are quite a lot of spots available in Econ. Taking FM forces you to have to do well in it. LSE is one of the special cases because you'd have to do more Maths (and possibly at a higher level) than others, and while you don't need FM knowledge it doesn't hurt to have that advantage. Correct me (for I may be wrong) but FM teaches Chi square, z tests and the like right (along with proving theorems). Won't most students cover that in their econometrics syllabus (I did)? If you google " economics further math " you will start seeing a few university admissions pages coming up. This post has been edited by Cottoncandyclouds: Jul 31 2014, 10:24 AM |
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