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MEGATHREAD - The 'What Subjects Should I Do' Megathread

MaDeenThenMaLife

Well just finished my GCSE's
2 A*s Arabic, Statistics
6 As Bio, Chem, BCS, Geography, Maths, RS
4Bs English lit & lang, french, physics

I know they arent GREAT but thats what I have to live with...
my A-level choices are
Bio, chem, maths and politics

everyones putting me off politics coz apparently its too much work and essay writing... Anyways I though I'd take it as a englishy subject... and not seem that I'm sticking to one type of subjects

Anyhows if I do drop politics what should I take instead?? (my GCSE results are a rough idea of what subjects I'd do :p:

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There's no reason you shouldn't do it tbh.

I did the same subjects (except history instead of politics), and as long you keep on top of it, having one essay subject isn't really a big deal.

Reply 1381

Jooodie

So my choices currently are:
Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Psychology and Geography.

Are these A-levels a good mixture for wanting to go on to study medicine?

I know Geography is a bit random, but I enjoy it so I want to carry it on for A level.

Reply 1382

chinedu40

Jooodie

So my choices currently are:
Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Psychology and Geography.

Are these A-levels a good mixture for wanting to go on to study medicine?

I know Geography is a bit random, but I enjoy it so I want to carry it on for A level.

They are fine, but try and broaden your horizons as, technically, they are all science subjects.

Reply 1383

Jooodie

chinedu40

They are fine, but try and broaden your horizons as, technically, they are all science subjects.

Thanks for the advice :smile:

. I was thinking that and had planned to take History instead of Geography, but I didn't do so great in History at GCSE in the end...

Reply 1384

Woffles

1

Dude, if you're going to do Physics then do maths!

Reply 1385

RoadWarrior

15

Jooodie

Thanks for the advice :smile:

. I was thinking that and had planned to take History instead of Geography, but I didn't do so great in History at GCSE in the end...

Don't listen to him (chinedu40); those five are fine.

Reply 1386

goodboy4444

1

Jooodie

So my choices currently are:
Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Psychology and Geography.

Are these A-levels a good mixture for wanting to go on to study medicine?

I know Geography is a bit random, but I enjoy it so I want to carry it on for A level.

Yes they all are good subjects.But why do you want to do five AS subjects?

Reply 1387

Fluffy Chuckie

11

Jooodie

So my choices currently are:
Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Psychology and Geography.

Are these A-levels a good mixture for wanting to go on to study medicine?

I know Geography is a bit random, but I enjoy it so I want to carry it on for A level.

yeah the sciences are obviously what you need. if you enjoy geography then do it, especially if you can get a good grade in it! why are you doing 5?

Reply 1388

Carpet21

12

Ditch the psychology.

Reply 1389

gildartz

14

you dont need 5 AS levels, focus on getting good grades in 4 of them because most unis won't give a toss about the 5th unless if you do badly in one of the ones you're going to drop.

Reply 1390

jimbo139

15

Ditch nothing. These are fine. Work hard, esp. in biology & chemistry..

Reply 1391

Kinkerz

15

Advice in this kind of thread is often lousy.

Follow jimbo139's and gildartz's.

Reply 1392

LufcEllandRoad

13

gildartz

you dont need 5 AS levels, focus on getting good grades in 4 of them because most unis won't give a toss about the 5th unless if you do badly in one of the ones you're going to drop.

THIS!!!!!

Unis dont give a toss about doing 5 AS's, just 4

i dont understand why people do more subjects than required.

Do 4 subjects, and make sure you do well in them

Do maths definitely!

Dr Eadful

Do maths definitely!

Oh shut up.

Reply 1395

amie05

1

Switch psychology for maths and drop geog maybe?

Reply 1396

Carpet21

12

Kinkerz

Advice in this kind of thread is often lousy.

Follow jimbo139's and gildartz's.

Their advice is contrasting so that'd be kind of difficult?

Reply 1397

Jooodie

I've had people mention doing maths to me before, but I really don't enjoy it enough to do it alone. So I thought Physics would be ok to do instead of maths?

And, with the doing 5 AS subjects topic. I'm having Psychology as my "5th subject" so if I struggled that'd be the one I dropped most probably.

Reply 1398

Frankster1992

15

Jooodie

So my choices currently are:
Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Psychology and Geography.

Are these A-levels a good mixture for wanting to go on to study medicine?

I know Geography is a bit random, but I enjoy it so I want to carry it on for A level.

They're fine, but when you drop a subject or two on the path to A2's, make sure you drop Geography (and or) Psychology.. if you can manage with Chemistry/Biology/Physics at a-level as i understand they're highly challenging.. goodluck :yep: