She said: «Schools and colleges can give clear advice on
A-level subject choices to those hoping to do degrees in subjects with pre-requisites: it is much harder for them to know how to advise those applying for subjects such as business and law which do not have required A-levels.»
Not exact matches
In addition, some
subject choices seemed to disadvantage certain students — those taking law, for instance, were more likely to be at universities that scored lower on league tables if they had
A-level law rather than a
subject such as maths or science.
It also revealed that 18 per cent of university applicants believed that different
A-level subjects might have been better suited to the degree course they applied for, with 52 per cent saying they picked their
choices without thinking about what degree they wanted to study.
Another worrying finding showed that 48 per cent of senior leaders in secondary schools had limited
subject choices at GCSE for financial reasons, while 43 per cent had reduced the options at
A-level.
As a result,
A-levels in English literature or history are highly regarded
subject choices.