Economics vs Business in one year, on your own.

seriouslyfunny

Hi guys, please help!

Which one should I choose? (I don't think I can get grinds).

Thanks in advance.

thelad95

Economics. Business is ridiculously long and requires a lot more learning than Economics.

Magnate

Definitely wouldn't recommend business, we're struggling to cover it in 2 years as it is!

robman60

I didn't do economics unfortunately (although I'll be doing it in college) but it has to be better than business. Business is so vague, the exam is tight for time, and it isn't all that interesting.

is mise spartacus

I do Economics. It's relatively easy to grasp once you understand it. Know how to answer according to the marking schemes. :pac:

ejayy

Hey

I did business on my own this year as an external student along with physics on my own, it took 3 months to cover physics and only 5 to cover business! I got a c2 in physics, and a B1 in business both higher! Business really is a lovely subject just do lots of past exam questions and do an ABQ a week

IanOBo

apologies I already posted in another thread about this, but is it crazy to take up economics in sixth year?

partyatmygaff

I did Business on my own starting in sixth year. Aced the mock with an A1 and the real thing with a B1 (which was too low tbh but didn't need to appeal). Economics also looked pretty manageable in a year but I preferred business because a lot of it can be common knowledge.

If you've a good command of English and are fairly good at retaining a few small facts about law and general business, it's a pretty easy subject. My study for it consisted of reading parts of the book about three times and an ABQ question before the real exam. I felt a bit panicky going in because I felt as if I hadn't done enough but it worked out just fine and i'm glad I did it instead of suffering two years of it in school. There's nothing quite as boring as business homework and sitting through 40 minutes of someone more or less reading a book adding on a few anecdotes here and there four times a week.

Shane15

Could someone briefly explain the economics paper to me? Like, are there certain units/chapters that will be Q1. on the paper, etc. so that you do not have to cover the whole course in detail? I'm doing business studies which I've done before, and I know that you don't really have to do ALL the units in detail to be able to answer enough of the long questions, so was wondering if economics which I'm considering doing outside of school this year, was the same?

If this is off-topic, PM me?

thelad95

Shane15 wrote: »

Could someone briefly explain the economics paper to me? Like, are there certain units/chapters that will be Q1. on the paper, etc. so that you do not have to cover the whole course in detail? I'm doing business studies which I've done before, and I know that you don't really have to do ALL the units in detail to be able to answer enough of the long questions, so was wondering if economics which I'm considering doing outside of school this year, was the same?

If this is off-topic, PM me?

Economics requires you to do 4 out of 8 LQ's. There is usually (but not always) one question on each of the following:

Demand/Supply/Elasticity
Market structures
Factors of production
National Income
International Trade
Govt aims and policies (very topical)

If you cover these topics you have most of the paper sorted but for an A1 you would need to do the entire course

There are also 9 short Q's on the paper of which you need to do 6. These are usually straightforward if you have a general knowledge of the whole course.