do you need to do triple science in order to do A level chemistry or biology?

what if you are doing double science instead of triple? i may want to become a doctor and a lot of people i know who want to become a doctor or wanting to do A level chemistry or biology are doing triple?

No but it'll help.

Original post by Little Tail Chaser

It will depend on your sixth form, but usually you don't have to have done triple science to do science A levels. I would highly recommend doing triple, however, as this will put you in a much better position to start A levels. If you want to go into medicine I would recommend doing triple.[/QUOT

i have already chosen to do double science so will that mean if i choose to do science A LEVEL then i have to learn a bit more.

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Little Tail Chaser

Original post by geek567

i have already chosen to do double science so will that mean if i choose to do science A LEVEL then i have to learn a bit more.

Triple science goes into more depth than double, so I imagine that yes there will be a bit of a discrepancy between what you go into year 12 knowing and what someone who took triple takes into year 12. If it was a huge issue then they wouldn't allow double scientists to take A levels, though, so it's not an unpassable obstacle. Perhaps you can do a bit of work in the summer after year 11 to catch up a little, or at least ensure that you don't forget what you learnt in double. Some sixth forms give their students 'bridging work' over summer to cover the gap between GCSE and A level (regardless of it they've done double or triple), so something like that might help.