Got problems with my AS levels

If you don't mind me asking, were the extenuating circumstances for your AS-levels?

Considering most people do four AS then 3 A-level yes. They will only look at you AS and GCSE grades if you miss out on the targeted A2 grades. I'm not carrying on AS photography (due to teachers) but am picking up AS accounting in it's place. It won't help my uni application, but it will help me personally ^^

I see...that's what the teachers said but I only have issues about this because it's about medicine too (I am still hoping). Plus it's Biology that I got a U in which makes it look worse :/

Are there medicine courses that don't require A2 Biology? But seriously, uni's look at your three A2 grades, if you meet their criteria then great. It's only if you are looking at somewhere insanely competitive that the AS 'might' be a problem. But when you apply for uni through UCAS remember the 1 2 2 rule. 1 higher than your predicted grades, 2 at your predicted grades, and 2 lower than your predicted grades. At the end of the day if you can do well in your degree, it doesn't really matter WHERE you went.

im going to be brutally honest for your own sake. like you I didnt do that well with my AS the first time, i got DEEE for biology, chemistry and physics. i repeated AS and still didnt get good results. i then went and did a btec. i was busy looking after my disabled mum and austic sister, i really didnt care for my alevels and i also dreamt about doing medicine to make my family proud. i wish i had taken the advice of doing just 3 AS subjects instead of 4. seriously you wont be losing anything by doing 1 less AS subject, medicine is competitive but you'll still get in provided your GCSEs are great

Thank you so much for the advice, I'm thinking I should ask my college to see if I can do AS Biology in my A2 year if I do really well

Thank you so much! I am sorry for your mum and sister Keep on dreaming about getting into medicine, you can still get there - never lose hope <3 Have u considered nursing as an alternative? It's not that different to medicine - it's just the academic differences that sets them apart. Also it's usually the nurse that bosses the doctor around :P

Hi guys, today I went to a college near me and enrolled there so I can resit my AS levels (i.e. repeat Year 12). I got DDUU for Chemistry, Physics, Design and Biology. However even though the college let me in, they said I can only 3 AS levels (Chemistry, Physics and Maths). I had no choice but to agree because I was leaving for an expedition tomorrow and coming back on Saturday so I can't go to any other colleges to see their enrolment options.

I don't know what to do because I got a Biology AS grade and I believe the universities I will apply to will see the U even if I get really good grades in Year 12 next year. Also, I still hope I can do medicine (there's less than a 5% chance of getting in but I don't want to lose that dream) even though I am considering nursing is the best option. Do unis allow just 3 AS grades continuing on to A2? I really need to know, thank you so much in advance!