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‘Soft’ subjects are usually subjects with a vocational or practical bias, for example: Media Studies, Art and Design, Photography and Business Studies. However, there is no set definition of a ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ subject. Generally speaking, students who take one ‘soft’ subject as part of a wider portfolio of subjects do not experience any problems applying to a Russell Group university. | A Russell Group guide to making decisions about post-16 education 2012 RUSSELL INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE GROUP Preface How to use this guide Foreword The Russell Group Acknowledgements Index Post-16 qualifications and how they are organised Pre-16 qualifications and university entry Making your post-16 subject choices Subjects required for different degree courses How subject choices can affect your future career options The five-point plan for making your post-16 choices Abbreviations Links How to use this guide To make this document easier to use the following design elements have been adopted WARNING Text inside this large arrow is of particular importance ATTENTION Text inside this large arrow is VERY important URL links which direct you to websites appear in a different text style as in . These are clickable. Links which navigate to other sections of the document appear in a different text style as in chapter name. You can move forwards and backwards between pages by using the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard using the left and right buttons on your mouse using the wheel on your mouse using the red and yellow arrows in the top-left corner of the page You can go to specific sections by clicking on a link in the list of contents in the left-hand sidebar. Foreword Welcome to Informed Choices. We hope that you will find this a helpful guide as you consider the best courses and subjects for you to study in the sixth form or at college. We also hope that your parents or carers teachers and advisers who are helping you make these important decisions will find it useful too. The Russell Group of Universities has produced this guide because we think that it is really important for all young people especially those whose parents didn t go to university to have clear information about how the subjects that they choose to study in the sixth form or at college can affect their options at university and their chances in life. That way they can make .