A Level subject choices help

[lilac gazelle]

A Level subject choices help

[sand hound]

econ is a good choice

what r u planning to major in

[lilac gazelle]

Journalism

That or literature

[white vapor]

the cheapest college to take history at is sunway

which is expensive

[lilac gazelle]

that was one of my options but it's too far from where i live

[white vapor]

if you don't live in KL i can understand that

if you're planning on doing literature or journalism then eng lit, psych and econs/law/maths works

unis still accept al law, it is a preferred subject

[lilac gazelle]

is all the controversy about it a myth then

i think ill do econs

[white vapor]

the controversy surrounding it is mainly for those entering a law degree, that al history is much more preferred than al law, which may be true but doesn't mean that law isn't preferred either

[lilac gazelle]

well then in my case econs and law are both equally as good?

bc im terrible at math

[white vapor]

in your situation, both subjects have equal value

[lilac gazelle]

thank you

[white vapor]

yw !!

[gaunt heron]

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[white vapor]

eng lit is your main sub for both journalism and literature

since it's all about language

and writing of course

[lilac gazelle]

there's such thing as a main sub?

is it worth it to still try for a place offering history? since if not then i'd be settled with lit/psych/econs or law

[white vapor]

the main sub is generally like the most relevant subject to your course

eg. in an econs degree the main subs are econs and maths as they are the most beneficial and relevant towards an econs degree

some others may call it as the core subject

[lilac gazelle]

im generally more interested in history and did well in ig's but i'm not sure i'd mind

[white vapor]

every school or college in msia that offers history is generally expensive so if you're able to score all A* in your IG and apply for scholarships, it is possible

[lilac gazelle]

im only aware of sunway and alice smith offering history, the issue with sunway is the distance and alice smith is the price

and that's even considering i get a scholarship

[white vapor]

there's also charterhouse

if you live in seremban there's a few there too

like ktj, epsom

those are boarding though

your best bet is kind of sunway, i mean if you live near mrt/brt you can commute there

[lilac gazelle]

I think distance is also an issue

ill settle for econs/law i guess

[white vapor]

both subs work so it's just up to you to decide

[lilac gazelle]

would u reccomend econs?

[white vapor]

i recommend to take al econs if you'll be doing something related to econs in the future

it can be very tough (as are all subjects)

the only obstacle with econs is just the essay writing

but if you like essay writing, you'll be okay

[lilac gazelle]

i doubt that i will but i also doubt ill do anything to do with law, so i guess it just comes down to how easy they are

in that case i think ill opt for econs

[white vapor]

both are nowhere near easy

[lilac gazelle]

same level of difficulty?

[white vapor]

in my opinion, to learn the econs syllabus is easier than the law syllabus

[lilac gazelle]

is it more enjoyable too

[white vapor]

econs is easier to swallow

[white vapor]

it's around the same

i mean if you're interested in econs or business then you may find it fun

[lilac gazelle]

law has less essay writing?

[white vapor]

no

both are lots of writing

[lilac gazelle]

idk how to weigh my options then

[white vapor]

you weigh it based on your interest

not on easiness

[white vapor]

a very simple thing to do is look at the syllabus overview of both subjects and from there you read and think which would be more interesting to learn

[lilac gazelle]

will do. thanks

[hardy mortar]

yes

scholarships also not as good 😭

but academically speaking its strong compared to other colleges

[vale yew]

econ is more analytical / math-heavy in a way (ie. u will be working with graphs a lot and writing essays based on analysing trends/graphs). If u like doing that, then I suggest u take econ. If u like essay writing and reading more, take Law prob

econ has mcq exams which count for a small percentage of ur grade too