can i do med without bio a level

You will have to check the entry requirements for the universities you’re interested in.

Medical schools all require you to do Chemistry A Level (achieving an A/A*). Some universities will require both Chemistry and Biology, some will say Chemistry is required and another science subject, which includes Biology, Maths or Physics (also achieving an A/A*).

There are many resources available online listing the entry requirements for all the medical schools. I’ve linked one below which has the entry requirements for 2023 entry.

https://www.medschools.ac.uk/media/2951/entry-requirements-document-2023-entry.pdf

It depends on ur uni tbh. But I know this girl who was able to get into medicine for queen Mary’s london despite not having biology

thank you for your response. I'm going to put forward a case to study bio a level and drop maths as it gives me better options.

i really want to apply to med in cambridge. im considering dropping maths to get bio to do bio, chem, econ or may have to stick w maths, bio,chem.
Which options gives me better chances for cambridge? thanks

To be honest both options give you a opportunity to apply to Cambridge. It genuinely depends on you. I think you should pick a subject which you are confident in getting the grade. I would say to look at all the colleges as some of them require chemistry and 2 science/maths subject e.g Pembroke / Christ college. But most of the colleges are fine with chemistry and 1 other science or maths.

https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/files/publications/medicine_subject_requirements.pdf
^^requirements of the different colleges

No worries!



Would you consider doing all 4 A Levels, so Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Economics? I'm not quite sure what year you're in, but if you were to do this, you could see what the workload is like and which of the subjects you struggle with. You could then ask your sixth form/college if you could drop one of them if it's too much for you after trialling it for a few weeks.

If you check the document I linked yesterday and scroll down to Cambridge's requirements, it says the success rate for students applying with 3 or more Science A Levels is higher than for those without. If you really want to go to Cambridge, I would advise you swap Economics with Maths, as Maths is considered a Science subject. This would be the safest option.

I hope this helps, and best of luck with whatever you decide to do!

Hi, thank you so much for your advice.

My school usually makes us do 4 a levels and drop one only if we need to. I'm going from maths, further maths, computer science and econ
to maths, chem and econ, only because I browsed through the a level chem and bio textbooks yesterday and think it's going to be very risky for me to try and cover the whole 2 new a levels (chem and bio) before May exams and get A*s.

If I took just chem, I will definitely keep my maths, along with econ. I'm just really nervous about this tho since I wanted to go to a london uni or cambridge since it's close to home. The fact that I probably won't take bio means Imperial, UCL, Kings, Leeds are already out due to requirements for bio.

Chances of Cambridge are low too since I'm taking 3 a levels and most successful applicants take 4 as I did. I also don't have biology is another issue as even tho some colleges say they are fine with chem and one science/maths, it's all comparative in that application process and so many would have bio too (3 sciences whereas I have only 2).

I'm also nervous because people have told me Cambridge interviews are very scientific eg they ask you the function of the kidney and mark your answers on depth, fast thinking and retainment of A-level knowledge. I won't be in a very good position if they ask me bio qs.

I just hope I get into Cambridge tho, I've always wanted to study there. QMUL is good too, as it is close by to me and a good uni. Everywhere is extremely competitive and even tho I meet some requirements w my subjects, it's comparative, so I need extra to really stand out.