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What degrees can I do with A-levels in mathematics, history and politics?

Hi @username!

There are lots of degrees you can do with those courses. Do you feel you have any particular career goals in mind, or a course you enjoy the most? Start by thinking about what you’re passionate about and where you want to go to help narrow down the search. Do you have any initial ideas?

When I was thinking about choosing my degree course, I considered X Y and Z. That really helped narrow down my choices!

If you are struggling to decide between two courses, have you considered a joint honours degree? Check UCAS/The Uni Guide etc. to see what options are available for the subject areas you really enjoy. For example, here at University of X, you can study History with Politics (edit as appropriate/to that students courses and experiences), or X and X. Lots of universities will offer something similar, but do feel free to ask me a bit about how these joint honours courses work more generally if you’re not sure 🙂

I’m always happy to help if you have any questions regarding choosing a degree, degree courses in general and university life!

Have a great day,

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Asking about university interviews

I'm just wondering about how to prepare for a university interview?

Hi @username!

What course is it you are interviewing for? It depends on the course as to what type of interview you may have, and the more I know about what type of interview it is the more I can help you 🙂

Some great general interview techniques are X, Y and Z. I had to interview for a uni course and my top tip is to always X / A lecturer at my university who is often on the interview panels for the course suggests that you should do Y.

If you have any specific questions about interviews for your course, I can also see if any of our student ambassadors at the University of X have any tips- let me know and I can look into that.

Have a great day and any other questions please do let me know!

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Asking about which university to choose

What are the best UK unis for EEE?

Hi @username

I understand it can be difficult to choose the right course for you! Have you come across any hybrid courses that you are interested in so far?

What are the most important things that you are looking for in a university? Personally, when choosing a uni, I found it useful to think about X, X, X. I would definitely look carefully into the different modules offered on each course as this could be a factor that will help you distinguish between them. I know that at X university, you can study X which is a joint honours, and other universities will offer similar. Alternatively, you could choose one course e.g. electronics and take optional modules from the other course e.g. computer science which would give you exposure to both aspects.

Do you know what you are hoping to do in the future? 😊

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