[thegoodthebadandtheTom]

I have had my heart set on being a doctor since I was about 6, however it has dawned on me that, with only 2 A*s at GCSE, having a caring personality and healthy interest in the human body will not be enough to get me into a decent university. Can anyone suggest any careers I could look into, or HE courses that would be suitable for me?
A levels: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths
Edit: I'm not giving up, I'm just interested to see some different ideas.

[GodspeedGehenna]

Why give up so easily? Plenty have studied medicine with less.

[infernalcradle]

GCSE don't matter as much (unless to apply to GCSE nazi schools) as A levels...get good A levels and your results won't matter

[Democracy]

2A*s is fine What makes you think it's sub-standard?

[Sanjetti]

Definitely do not give up. If you are really passionate about medicine, there is always a way in. If you do your research thoroughly, there are plenty of universities who really don't look at GCSEs (e.g. Newcastle, Keele). Get a good personal statement and a strong UKCAT and you'll be in a terrific position.

[Stalin]

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[booraad]

Clinical Physiology

[almaf]

Chemistry!!! or anything with Chemistry and another subject.

My backup incase i don't get into med school is chemistry with management and i already have an interview at UCL for it.. it's a great course..still the same mental stimulation and it leads to very good career prospects...chemistry is no easy subject so it says something to have a degree in it !

but don't give up !

[ballerinabetty]

you could do a degree in a science subjeect and then do graduate entry medicine.

also if you get AAB at alevel and have a-c in all your GCSEs then you do have a good shot at med school. there are a few that require really high grades at GCES but generally good alevels will be fine. just because it seems that everyone else has hundreds of A*s it does not mean that they will be a good doctor or in fact good enough for medical school.

i say go for medicine if yoou get the AAB at alevel.

[thegoodthebadandtheTom]

Thanks everyone, your reassuring and constructive comments are very much appreciated (:

[Z_Ahmed]

You can try dentistry/optometry or even pharmacy.

[h82think]

Physiological Science

[bluemax]

biomedical sciences, neuroscience, audiology, pharmacy. Just open any university prospectus and you'll find loads of degrees.

[Get Cape.Wear Cape.Fly.]

Hey, you want to be a doctor, right? Where's your determination gone? Where's your commitment gone? Nothing worth having comes easy!