When I did my A-level in maths the course was half pure and half applied maths.
The pure maths course was mandatory, but for the applied side you had the choice of either mechanics or statistics. At the time I was much more interested in physics, and was considering it as a degree course but, even if I'd done that, statistics would have been far more useful to me.
I certainly wouldn't choose to drop geometry or calculus, but I've had many occasions to regret my choice of mechanics over statistics during the past two decades.
The pure maths course was mandatory, but for the applied side you had the choice of either mechanics or statistics. At the time I was much more interested in physics, and was considering it as a degree course but, even if I'd done that, statistics would have been far more useful to me.
I certainly wouldn't choose to drop geometry or calculus, but I've had many occasions to regret my choice of mechanics over statistics during the past two decades.