Which of these A-levels would be best for geological career?

Question

At the moment i'm down as taking French, Economics, Geology and Chemistry. I definetly am gonna take the geology i think lol, but french im not so sure about, and economics, hmm, i am wondering how much better it would be for me to take the physics which is a harder subject? How much more useful will physics be on top of my geology and chemistry, cos i'm doing well at gcse in it, but i fear taking it and struggling lol :S

Answer 1

According to Manchester University, grades are ABC to include at least one science (that's your geology).

I would do another one though to help on the competition part of trying to get in, probably chemistry. Other than that you can do what you like as long as you can get the grades.

Answer 2

I did geology, chemistry and ancient history (Don't ask, heh), and I really regret not doing maths or physics.

A language is always good to have, it helps so much when getting a career. If you're set on doing 4 A-levels (as opposed to As Levels) I would strongly recommend geology, chemistry, physics and possibly French. If you're not too bothered about the French, take maths. You'll be at a massive advantage to most other students in the first and second years, and hopefully that will keep your marks high.

If you plan on going to Oxford, Cambridge or any other top university (I'm at Cardiff at the moment and I can highly recommend the Earth Sciences dept) drop the economics. They're hardly going to put you above someone else if you have that, but having maths or physics will give you the edge in the entry process.

But yes, it's going to be a fair bit of work. Apparently economics isn't too easy either though. And if you're only in your 1st year of college / 6th form, you could always drop physics if you find it too difficult.

Edit: Economics isn't going to be too useful in any geoscience industry, I would imagine, particularly oil and gas. Exploration geologists are hired to find the oil and determine whether levels are high enough to drill economically. They have a totally seperate economic division, they're not going to be looking for someone who can do both.

Answer 3

Take the geology, chemistry and physics.  

Economics is much less scientific, but it is interesting.  French is beautiful.

I've taken all of these subjects and enjoyed all of them.

Answer 4

YES!!!!

Do the physics!!!!

Together with Geology and Chemistry.

Answer 5

If you really do fear taking all those hard sciences, then there should be nothing wrong with doing economics. After all, if you go into geology, you may end up working in the oil and gas industry - and a knowledge of world economics would definitely be a plus.

You should consult a few university prospectuses to see what their entry requirements are - but geology and chemistry should be enough to meet the science requirements.