A Level French for MEDICINE?

For my A Level Subjects I plan to take Biology Maths Chemistry and French. However, there's an excellent sixth form that decided not to offer French anymore. I sent the head teacher an email about it and he basically said that in the long run, French would limit my options. I'm passionate about medicine but I am still open to other careers. He said that it wouldn't provide me a good back up career and I should pick something like Economics instead. I don't know a thing about Economics, I've never done it before and I'd definitely perform better in A Level French because I'm fluent. I feel like it would be a waste if I didn't hold on to it.

Can you get into Medicine with this combination? What other careers could I have with French, Bio, Maths and Chem? Is this a good combination?

If you're fluent in French, an A Level in it would be ignored by any university, or employer, worth their salt. I'd do Economics or Physics instead, or another language. I picked Economics for AS completely new to it and its not hard concept-wise and gives you a good grounding in Economics.

I have no idea what your head teacher is talking about. Two of my friends have got into medicine with those EXACT SAME subject combinations! In fact in the interviews they asked one of my mates about their A level choices and she said that it gave her a broader and more cultured mind than those who just focused on science

Besides, med schools only want chemistry as an essential plus biology. So you are perfectly alright where you stand! Can you not go to another college/sixth form?

Technically they will never know because I have no French roots. I was just born there and lived there as a child. I never speak it but I remember the language and can speak/read/write/understand it when required. What do you personally think is the most challenging aspect of studying A Level Economics? Also sorry if this is a stupid question, but is economics heavy on Maths?

I'm doing the exact same subjects (Maths, Chem, Bio, French) at AS right now and I also plan to do Medicine. You will never be looked down upon at any medical school for taking a language over a third science (fact), and in some cases it can boost your application - UCL I think especially like it if you've got a language as well. Don't take Economics if you're not interested or you think you'd do much better in French because that's pointless. I'd go as far as to say that Economics is more likely to be 'ignored' by a medical school than French is.