ALevel选课一直是一个讨论频次很高的话题，尤其是不同基础，不同目标院校，不同专业选择前提条件下，能不能、以及要不要选择中文这个问题。
回答这个问题之前，我们先来看看英国百强不同梯队院校，对于 A-Level 学术成绩的整体要求——
- 牛剑：最低 A-Level 3 个 A*，大部分成功拿到录取的学生可以拿到 4 个 A* 的成绩；
- 帝国 & LSE & UCL：人文社科类最低可以 A*AA，如果目标专业是数学、工程、经济类方向，一般建议最少 3 个 A*；
- 王爱曼华布等百强院校：ABB-A*AA.
这里请注意，以上 Dara 汇总的要求，主要参考过往录取学生常见的、有代表性的成绩集中区间，会略高于官网公布的最低要求。
包含本篇文章在内，Dara 计划用三篇文章，分别汇总一下 G5、王爱曼华布、英国其他百强院校针对 A-Level 中文的政策。
请注意，因博客无法粘贴官网截图，因此 Dara 把官网原文文字版贴在文章内。
- 牛津大学：
原文：
Can I apply with an A-level in my native language?
Oxford accepts A-levels (or equivalent qualifications) in an applicant's native language or a language they have spoken on a daily basis for other reasons (for example while living abroad).
解读：接受 A-Level 选择母语，因此接受中国留学生选择中文。
- 剑桥大学：
原文：
If you know which course you'd like to study
Find the course you’re interested in. Take a look at the entry requirements section to see which high school subjects are recommended and which you need to have. You should also check to see what grades we expect you to achieve.
If you aren’t taking A levels or IB, the subject requirements for your course will still apply. For example, if Mathematics is a required subject for your course, we would expect you to be taking an appropriate Mathematics qualification.
If you're not sure which course you want to study
If you want to keep your options open, we recommend that you take A levels and IB Higher level subjects that go well together. Choose subjects that you’re passionate about, and which interest you the most.
It’s good to have some idea of the subject or area you’d like to study at university. This is because arts and humanities courses have different entry requirements to maths and science ones.
Best subjects and combinations if you’re interested in arts, social science or humanities courses at Cambridge
Arts, social science and humanities courses at Cambridge include Archaeology, Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, History, Modern and Medieval Languages, Economics, Education, Music, Human, Social, and Political Sciences, and Law. You can find a full list of courses on our courses page.
We recommend that you choose 2 of these A levels:
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English Literature
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a language, such as French, German, Spanish or Latin
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History
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Mathematics, which is useful for many courses at Cambridge, including Law
Below are some examples of other relevant A level subjects you could take. Some of these are very important for particular courses at Cambridge.
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An extra language
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Ancient History
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Classical Civilisation
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Economics
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Further Mathematics (if you are interested in Economics)
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Geography
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Politics
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History of Art
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Law
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Music
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Government and Politics
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Philosophy
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Psychology
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Religious Studies
Best subjects and combinations if you’re interested in Maths or Science courses at Cambridge
Maths and science courses at Cambridge include Mathematics, Natural Sciences (Physics, Biology, Chemistry), Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Engineering, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. You can find a full list of courses on our courses page.
We strongly recommend that you choose 3 of these A levels:
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Biology
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Chemistry, which is useful if you want to study Chemical Engineering, Biological Sciences or Medical Sciences
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Physics
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Mathematics
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Further Mathematics, which is essential if you want to study Mathematics or Computer Science and very useful if you want to study Engineering, Economics, Chemical Engineering, or Natural Sciences (if you want to specialise in Physics). If your school doesn’t offer Further Mathematics and you live in England, you can join the Further Mathematics Support Programme.
Less helpful A levels and IB subjects
Undergraduate courses at Cambridge are more academic than vocational. Vocational courses are more practical and hands on, while academic courses are more traditional and focus on theory.
If you want to study at Cambridge it’s less useful to choose:
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Vocational A levels and IB subjects related to a specific profession or career, such as Business, Health, Photography, Performing Arts, Travel and Tourism, and Media Studies.
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A level Critical Thinking and Key Skills. We don’t count these subjects as an A level, but you could take it as your fourth subject.
解读：
官网角度来讲，并没有明确接受、或者是不接受中文，但是字里行间可以感受到，对于剑桥来讲，中文“不太受待见 ”。我们也曾经就中文选课问题，邮件形式跟剑桥大学招生团队沟通过，得到的回复是“取决于学生要申请的课程 ”。对此，我们拿Classics, BA (Hons)古典学这个专业为例，理论上来讲，该专业是接受中文选课的，但是实际申请中，学生往往选择历史、或者英语文学居多。另外，由于剑桥大学是学院制的大学，建议大家在申请前也要注意咨询相应的学院哦~
- IC 帝国理工学院
官网无明确政策表明接受或是不接受，但IC本科阶段开设的专业均为理工类、生命科学类，从这个角度而言，选中文本身就不合适，此外，我们也曾经邮件形式跟IC招生团队就此问题沟通过，学校回复不接受学生的母语ALevel选课，即不接受我们中国国际生提供中文作为 prefered subject。
- LSE 伦敦政治经济学院
官网无明确政策，邮件沟通中，学校表示不接受学生的母语 ALevel 选课，即不接受我们中国国际生选中文。
- UCL 伦敦大学学院
伦敦大学学院官网没有 A Level 科目的说明，取决于学生要申请的课程，通过邮件咨询，传媒专业表示接受母语的 A Level 课程，并且在申请的时候可以视为三门科目中的一门。但 UCL 并不是所有专业都可以接受，建议大家在申请相 关专业时提前邮件确认。
以上，希望今天的分享对同学和家长们有帮助，如有其他问题欢迎讨论~
