[MrNarks]

What kind of GCSE grades do you need to become;
-Dentist,Chemist,Physicist,Pharma cist

[magicmuggle]

Triple Science is a must. And then maths, english (and a foreign language for some universities). And then whatever else interests you.

[MrNarks]

Also what A-level grades do you need to be a chemist

[magicmuggle]

It REALLY depends on where you're looking. If Cambridge, A*s and As. If Manchester Met, this would not be the case.

[Llamageddon]

(Original post by magicmuggle)
Triple Science is a must.

No it isn't.

If you have a degree then they won't give a flying **** what GCSE's you have and even when they do triple science is certainly not a "must". For one many schools don't offer it.

[Llamageddon]

(Original post by MrNarks)
Also what A-level grades do you need to be a chemist

I'd start with chemistry and work your way from there.

[manchesterunited15]

science.

[EatRainbows]

The GCSEs don't really matter just do what you are best at to get the best grades. The subjects you do at a level are more important. If you want to be a chemist/dentist I'd suggest mainly science subjects and maths.

[The Bright Beast]

GCSE's don't really matter unless you do either horrifically badly, spectacularly well or are applying to the very, very best unis. (And then it's about the grades, not the subjects.)

A levels are much more important, and you should probably take the sciences and maths, maybe further maths too.

[Giggy88]

To get any science related job, you'll most likely need a degree. Science degree's i.e. biomed, biochem are not difficult to get into. You merely need a minimum of 5 A*-C GCSe's and a minimum of BBC in A levels.

[Llamageddon]

(Original post by Giggy88)
To get any science related job, you'll most likely need a degree. Science degree's i.e. biomed, biochem are not difficult to get into. You merely need a minimum of 5 A*-C GCSe's and a minimum of BBC in A levels.

You don't even need BBC at A'level. BBC is around what you can get into a red brick with for most science courses, and no employer is going to turn down an able ex-poly science graduate with ****e A'levels if they can prove they're good at what the employer actually wants them to do.

My boss studied at Coventry, I went to UCL. He knows much more about the subject than me.

[jesse111]

(Original post by Llamageddon)
I'd start with chemistry and work your way from there.

This.
They will most probably want maths, and usually ask for another science.

[jacqueline789]

To go into a science based career you must do science's at A-level, chemistry biology and/or physics (also Math is good for this). Since your only at GCSE level, triple science is certainly a good idea and will help prepare you for A-levels.

I'm planning on doing Biology as one of my A-levels as I hope to do Biology at University

[jacqueline789]

(Original post by Giggy88)
To get any science related job, you'll most likely need a degree. Science degree's i.e. biomed, biochem are not difficult to get into. You merely need a minimum of 5 A*-C GCSe's and a minimum of BBC in A levels.

This is so wrong. To get a science degree you have to go to uni, science uni courses e.g medicine, dentistry, biochemistry are exceptionally difficult to get onto, I have friends who achieved 5-6 A* in GCSE's and AAB in A-levels and still cannot get onto science degree/uni courses. No uni course will accept C's in GCSE or A-level for a science course.

[Giggy88]

(Original post by Giggy88)
To get any science related job, you'll most likely need a degree. Science degree's i.e. biomed, biochem are not difficult to get into. You merely need a minimum of 5 A*-C GCSe's and a minimum of BBC in A levels.

(Original post by Llamageddon)
You don't even need BBC at A'level. BBC is around what you can get into a red brick with for most science courses, and no employer is going to turn down an able ex-poly science graduate with ****e A'levels if they can prove they're good at what the employer actually wants them to do.

My boss studied at Coventry, I went to UCL. He knows much more about the subject than me.

(Original post by jacqueline789)
This is so wrong. To get a science degree you have to go to uni, science uni courses e.g medicine, dentistry, biochemistry are exceptionally difficult to get onto, I have friends who achieved 5-6 A* in GCSE's and AAB in A-levels and still cannot get onto science degree/uni courses. No uni course will accept C's in GCSE or A-level for a science course.

As you can see people have different opinions on what you need to do a " science degree". Maybe OP should think about what kind of science degree he would like to persue, because from A*A*A in Chemical engineering at imperial to BCC for Biochemistry at Westminster it's all called science. But the entry requirements vary massively.

[AspiringGenius]

(Original post by MrNarks)
Also what A-level grades do you need to be a chemist

Chemistry, Maths, Physics and then either Biology or Further Maths (or another contrasting academic subjects0

[Llamageddon]

(Original post by jacqueline789)
This is so wrong. To get a science degree you have to go to uni, science uni courses e.g medicine, dentistry, biochemistry are exceptionally difficult to get onto, I have friends who achieved 5-6 A* in GCSE's and AAB in A-levels and still cannot get onto science degree/uni courses. No uni course will accept C's in GCSE or A-level for a science course.

First rule of being a scientist:

Anecdotes are not to be confused as actual evidence.

[anthonyfl]

For dentistry A Levels in Chemistry, Biology and either Maths or Physics.


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[Abbseh]

You don't need separate science as the extra modules covered in modules 5/6 are recapped at A Level in the individual subjects anyway.
I'm doing biology, chemistry, physics, maths and further maths for my A Levels and I have completed my duel science/science and additional science GCSE. I've been assured by my three science teachers that not doing triple will in no way effect my learning for A Level

[anthonyfl]

(Original post by Abbseh)
You don't need separate science as the extra modules covered in modules 5/6 are recapped at A Level in the individual subjects anyway.
I'm doing biology, chemistry, physics, maths and further maths for my A Levels and I have completed my duel science/science and additional science GCSE. I've been assured by my three science teachers that not doing triple will in no way effect my learning for A Level

Well I'm from Scotland, and we don't have a science qualification, only physics, chemistry and biology individually which means each teacher can teach their own specific degree subject


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