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by nick_dm 4539 days ago
That's definitely not the case in the UK. For example, the guidelines for applying for Economics at Cambridge state:

"The Faculty does not have standard requirements for subjects other than Maths: in particular A level Economics, though useful, is not a prerequisite."

http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/ba/guide.pdf

(FWIW I did mathematics as an undergrad but I considered CS and spoke to CS faculty at various university open days, from what I remember they all considered maths to be the only essential A level for admission.)