may sound patronising and obvious, but too many people just think 'I must avoid the black-list courses' and don't think about the greater commitment the harder courses require. ( Originally Posted by xsam ) Okay, so I'll consider economics as an option, it's just I'm not the best at maths as I only get Bs in the subject, that's why I was thinking something other then that. This was posted from The Student Room's iPhone/iPad App While Economics at university level includes a lot of maths, needing to be good at maths for Economics A-Level is definitely a myth. Honestly, it's pretty much an essay subject, there's almost no maths involved. There's just some very simple calculations you need to learn, if you're on a B at GCSE Maths they shouldn't be a problem for you. There are a lot of graphs involved, but those are quite different to the ones you get in maths. ( Originally Posted by Pride ) I know you'd like to be a barrister. But don't just say you'll take Economics without thinking about it. Economics is very difficult. So is History, and the other academic subjects. Be ready to put lots of work in. Economics is an academic subject to take, good if you want to do law, but it is difficult. This may sound patronising and obvious, but too many people just think 'I must avoid the black-list courses' and don't think about the greater commitment the harder courses require. Okay thanks for