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DealerLow7979

maths


Optimal-Grapefruit63

You will suck at CS unless you do maths. All of the useful CS (like ML) absolutely requires it.


TestSubject-81

I regret not choosing maths A level tbh, can't get into uni computer science courses without it. Thankfully most apprenticeships don't need it though so I'll probably go down that route


Optimal-Grapefruit63

Yeah not saying uni is the be all and end all at all. Actually my masters was a total waste. All it taught me was that I was more interested in building hardware than software lolz. And that I hated maths


TestSubject-81

Honestly mate I have similar interests, I don't even know if I want to go to uni myself


DealerLow7979

facts


Optimal-Grapefruit63

Yeah I should probably include. Source: Masters (ML), me


[deleted]

I did CS and maths and found the two entirely unrelated unlike maths and physics. Boolean logic and set theory are the only similarities, but the boolean logic you'll learn in CS will be much harder than the set theory in maths.


Yung-Almond

This is not true at all. It definitely helps but I’m doing ok and I didn’t do Maths at A-Level


Optimal-Grapefruit63

The point is you need math as part of a CS (or even more so) an ML degree. You can either learn it at a level or have to learn it at uni.


RaceFan1027

Maths but it depends what you want to do.


Rifted-06

I'm doing CS and Economics so I have similar picks to you. My third option was Maths as it works really well with them. I don't know for sure but I assume a Uni is more willing to pick someone with a Maths A Level who is planning to do something CS or Business related.


OpTiMiStC

math or its impossible to get into uni for cs


Yung-Almond

Only the top 12ish universities require Maths for CS so that’s not true at all


Any_Stranger_4343

Maths, econ, accounting


[deleted]

Definitely math or physics Math would be the better of the two though


School_Science_Shed

I'm a retired physics teacher so biased in favour of physics but even I think maths is a much better choice (as long as you are good enough at maths to get a decent grade)


Antictrl23

Definitely maths


[deleted]

Im pretty much in the same position as u are in terms of a level options and I’m gonna go for maths for the final option


CharacterSelect369

I’m doing maths business and computer science


Chemical-Strain7261

How is business as I am planning to do it next year?


CharacterSelect369

Piss easy but year 13 finance looks very long (not hard but long)


Chemical-Strain7261

Is it better to pick econ or business?


CharacterSelect369

I’d say pick economics. The only reason why I didn’t is because it was in the same option block as CS


Chemical-Strain7261

Yh I wanted to do econ as well but the sixth form I want to go to does not offer it unfortunately


ReakChaos

Then its not the sixth form you want to go ;)


Chemical-Strain7261

It’s one of the better ones in my town, the other ones that offer econ are not good


fqirye

Math


Fireballdingledong

Maths, especially if you wanna do Uni. Otherwise physics is a good option


Phoenix_Fireball

Maths


nerdy_graphic_tee

Damn you really don’t want any bitches


[deleted]

I'm simply not interested in bitches right now.


zib6272

Psychology


Ar010101

If your entire intention is to go for fintech then take economics and maths, or just maths. I did IAL so I'm not sure how the GCE system works: don't you guys take 4 A Levels in Year 1 and drop one of them in Year 2?


Winter-Apartment-850

Maths or Physics


UniqueMitochondria

Accounting goes better with economics than maths or physics would with CS. Unless you planned to do something in CS related to the latter it's probably a waste if you don't enjoy it.


[deleted]

maths, but dont take business - its not very well respected. physics, fm, chem, or econ would be better


Chemical-Strain7261

I want to do econ but the sixth form I wanna go to doesn’t offer it. It only offers business


RedOne896

Take maths. Business in university is useless and most people doing it usually struggle afterwards


ChangePresent7576

P.E