This page is part of the Christ's applicants from Scotland section.
We welcome applications from students in the Scottish SQA qualification system who would like to apply for Geography at Christ's. We define the terms our offers individually, but our typical offer for this course is A1, A2, A2 in three Advanced Highers including Geography (required).
Advice for choosing Advanced Higher subjects
There are lots of subjects that would work well for the two Advanced Higher subjects you'll take alongside Geography. A Geography degree can be approached from an arts, sciences or social sciences background, depending on your interests.
If you have the choice (and we realise you don't always!), our advice is that English, History, languages, sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), and Mathematics are all very useful Advanced Higher courses to consider, and though none of these are a requirement for Geography applications, choosing at least one of these would be a very safe option, with the extra benefit of helping you to to keep your options open, as they provide an excellent foundation for a range of Arts, Social Science and Humanities courses if you later change your mind about applying for Geography!
Other good choices include an additional language, Classical Studies, Computing Science, Economics, Mathematics of Mechanics, Modern Studies, Music, Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies, Sociology or Statistics.
You may also like to consider the balance of essay skills and maths/science in your Advanced Higher choices - if you are talented in both areas it may be worth picking subjects that will enable you to develop the full range of skills - this can strengthen a Geography application as it is such a broad degree. One thing we can promise you: when you start your degree, you will find that the other students have studied Geography Advanced Higher or equivalent alongside a wide range of other subjects!
- What if my Advanced Higher options are limited?
- What about the subjects not mentioned above?
- What about National 5's and Highers?
Next steps
Please read our Geography page thoroughly, including student profiles, information about what the application process involves and resources for developing your interest and relevant skills.
As well as the Geography subject meetings on Zoom in the Christ's Online Open Days (October of S5, February of S5, or September of S6), additional events with Geography content include the University open day online or in person in July of S5, and look out for any Geography Masterclasses.
Please don't worry if your school is not able to provide support for your application to Cambridge as we provide support directly via our ongoing support emails and events in the lead up to application, our UK application support pages and our current applicants section.
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