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Psychology for AS or Further Maths?

So i am 90% sure I want to do medicine in uni, I chose Biology, Chemistry, Maths but wasn't sure if i should take Psychology or Further Maths..?
It really doesn't matter what you do a 4th in, med schools only care that you have biology, chemistry and one other to full A-level (and maybe a 4th to AS).
Personally I found psych to be extremely useful for the health psych content of the first 3 years of my medicine degree, but do whichever you will enjoy most & do best in.
But bear in mind that most med schools will not consider further maths to be a separate subject from maths, so if you are planning to apply somewhere that requires a 4th subject at AS then you should take psych.
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Original post by theresheglows
It really doesn't matter what you do a 4th in, med schools only care that you have biology, chemistry and one other to full A-level (and maybe a 4th to AS).
Personally I found psych to be extremely useful for the health psych content of the first 3 years of my medicine degree, but do whichever you will enjoy most & do best in.
But bear in mind that most med schools will not consider further maths to be a separate subject from maths, so if you are planning to apply somewhere that requires a 4th subject at AS then you should take psych.


I see, well thank you!
Most medical schools in the UK don't care about AS's anymore because of the alevel reforms. Psychology is one of the hardest a levels and requires a lot of time. If you're good at maths then just do further maths but if you're not then stick with psychology.
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Most medical schools in the UK don't care about AS's anymore because of the alevel reforms. Psychology is one of the hardest a levels and requires a lot of time. If you're good at maths then just do further maths but if you're not then stick with psychology.


I'll think about it, I enjoy psychology and don't mind working hard, and i love maths too but not sure about taking even more maths
Original post by doculmc7171
Most medical schools in the UK don't care about AS's anymore because of the alevel reforms. Psychology is one of the hardest a levels and requires a lot of time. If you're good at maths then just do further maths but if you're not then stick with psychology.


Psychology is actually considered as one of the softer a-levels.

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