Can't decide between Further maths and Biology! +a little question

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FM if you're good at maths and understanding new concepts.

Biology if you have a good memory.

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F.Maths if you want a top 5 uni for any course

Biology if you want an easy life

oh kay...?

I thought things are connected in science... my teacher tells me I'm good at making links between topic and see the big picture
But it's not my hobby to take mark scheme to bed and call my mum to read bed time story mark scheme...definitely

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Half yes half no ._.

I'm taking Biology Chemistry Physics and Maths at A2 (took French at AS as well)
I also had to choose whether to take Biology or Further Maths
in the end, i was very glad i chose biology
i've applied to study chemistry at uni, and although i will need a high level of maths for this degree, maths to A2 has given me the basis so i will only need to put a little work in
however, in biology i have learnt many of the applications of chemical processes, and the knowledge i gained from the course definitely greatly helped me through my interviews
personally, i would recommend biology, and then do extra maths in your own time if you fancy it
you can always take an extra maths module, or even do further maths AS alongside your A2 subjects!

Your school doesn't do chemistry... so would you consider going to another sixth form? Or perhaps college?

I'm not saying you should though

f maths will take you further

good point...
and from a person who was in the same situation!

i want to talk to the school but why is the deadline so soon....-_-

i got offers from all my unis for chemistry without further maths, you don't need further maths, just a good grade in maths to show your potential to do well with maths

agree to an extent though, biology is 'easier' in terms of content, but the coursework is a nightmare so bear that in mind when choosing

there is a massive overlap between the three sciences - you'll be surprised at how much crossover there is - definitely makes life easier when it comes to revision because it's all the same!
and you won't need to spend forever revising, it's about understanding topics and being able to apply knowledge to new situations, not memorising a mark scheme. having said that, in order to understand the material you do need to learn it - there's not much you just have to straight up memorise though.

I would go for FM unless you want to to Medicine, as it's simply better for most science courses except Medicine. More respected than Bio IMO as well and it'll make you stand out since so few people do it compared to other subjects

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If I knew what I want to do at uni or career...I wouldn't be bothering about FM or Biology. I would just look at applicants requirement and pick whatever is needed.

I only know that I like maths and science, and excel at these. I don't know which field of science I like so I want to seek what I truly like and continue learning further at uni...especially British uni likes to specialise at the early stage unlike American.

Well...Medicine doesn't ring my bell though. Looking at courses at university, I'm more towards Natural Science bracket than Medicine.

people at my school had to submit their a level choices in october - the timetable for next year has already been decided!

ultimately you just have to decide whether you prefer learning things (e.g. all about gene therapy, protein synthesis, photosynthesis bla bla) or whether you like doing things (manipulating equations, transformations of graphs, statistical analysis of data etc). you might also want to look into exactly which modules are included in further maths at your school/college - one of the other reasons i decided not to take further maths was because i didn't like their choice of modules!

Haha, I'm the same, but I recommend FM over Bio for pretty much every science/maths subject except Medicine.

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Hello,

I need to hand in my option choice form by Monday 10th and I haven't decided what to take yet!

I am planning to take Maths, Chemistry and Physics at the moment and I need to take a fourth one.

I love maths and science hence these subject choices but...
1. I want to seek challenges in further maths because IGCSE maths is freakin easy and no challenge whatsoever. Just repetitive questions over and over which seem to be pointless...
2. Though I love science, I'm not sure which field of science I truly love and I want to continue studying further at university. So I wanted to take three sciences but I don't wanna give up further maths BUT I don't wanna give up Biology either... I took Chemistry and Physics before Biology but they are just slightly favoured for me than Biology and not by much. Because if I take Biology I need to go to some medical or environmental path whereas Chemistry is somewhat applicable for both...

It would be great if I could take all three sciences and Further Maths...but do you know if it's possible to understand Further Maths lessons without taking normal Maths lessons? I asked this to the school by email but they don't seem to reply today (Friday) and I doubt if they check emails on Saturday/Sunday...darn.

Advices needed...thanks...

Just checking...but Medicine degree is something needed to be a doctor?

Cuz I am more interested in making new things for doctors to use than to be a doctor that uses new technology

Regular maths on it's own after the first year is plenty difficult; but you definitely need maths to do further maths, it's just a given.
if you're college does it (mine did) we had the option to do an AS further maths course as part of an extra course instead of something like extended project. However the modules in this course really just covered the basics of the new modules, FP2 and FP3 are where the really juicy problems are at, but equally they are extremely difficult.
If I were you, i'd just take all 5 --> just go mental, if you can't keep up then drop your worst and you'll still go plenty far for careers

I suggest that you take into consideration where the degrees will take you in terms of employment. However it is also very important to consider which subject you are most passionate about. If you do not have a lot of interest in a subject then it is very likely that you may find some areas difficult and you will be less motivated to study. Studying a subject that you are generally passionate about can potentially mean that you will do better. Hope this helps =]