Advice: Which IB classes should I take for a Business/Commerce majors at top UK Universities?

[jelly477 0]

Hello,

I have to confirm my IB subjects very soon as I will be going to grade 10, right now my subjects are: HL: Business Management, Math AA, Design Technology, SL: Visual art, Chinese B, Language and literature. However, my strong suit is not in math, I would be more confident in doing a humanities subject. I am not sure if I should keep to these subjects because I want to study business management or commerce (but pretty flexible) in the UK but they do not all require math. However, at top unis the requirements are mostly math HL a grade 7/7 for majors like economics or finance. I want to aim for some top universities, despite my major, would it be worth it to choose at math HL if I am not particularly good at it or change my HL subjects to business, econ and design (as it may be more manageable) ? Do you have any advice on what I should do? Thank you so much!

[monetsmoney 0]

Math AA is, indeed, infamous for being difficult. It was the subject that I personally found the most challenging, so if you're certain that you would hate studying AA, then I would advise you to avoid it if possible. Does your school offer Math AI? It is generally considered to be easier, especially if you're interested in statistics more than calculus.

Also, I think by "top unis" you mean LSE, UCL etc right? If you're also thinking Oxbridge, then I suggest you check the subject requirements for each college because some might not require Math AA. (I'm going to Cambridge for Science, and when I was picking a college to apply for, I referred to a list that stated the subject and grade requirements for each college. The requirements differed for each college, despite being the exact same course. It might be similar for business as well.)

[jelly477 0]

11 hours ago, monetsmoney said:

Math AA is, indeed, infamous for being difficult. It was the subject that I personally found the most challenging, so if you're certain that you would hate studying AA, then I would advise you to avoid it if possible. Does your school offer Math AI? It is generally considered to be easier, especially if you're interested in statistics more than calculus.

Also, I think by "top unis" you mean LSE, UCL etc right? If you're also thinking Oxbridge, then I suggest you check the subject requirements for each college because some might not require Math AA. (I'm going to Cambridge for Science, and when I was picking a college to apply for, I referred to a list that stated the subject and grade requirements for each college. The requirements differed for each college, despite being the exact same course. It might be similar for business as well.)

My school does not offer math AI HL. Yes I meant LSE and UCL, I checked the subject requirements and the math AA requirement is needed for economics or finance, which is why I am still unsure about my subject choices.