Original post by AnonymousI understand what you're saying about medicine, but I wanted to do it for so long and I still do. It's almost like I'm thinking that medicine would solve all my problems. Like I wouldn't have to decide what I want to do or think about careers. With med it dosen't even matter what uni you go to bc the course is the same everywhere, and it dosen't affect your career bc everyone is going to end up with a guaranteed job in the NHS.
Also, that's so crazy, same situation with the medicine thing! I'm sorry that you've been through this, I know how tough it can be. I
wish I'd at least gone through the application process, even if I got rejected, at least I tried. But it's hard not to say what if when I didn't even try.
Idk maybe that's the wrong way to think. Maybe one day I can do graduate entry medicine if I still want it in the future.
Also, there are basically 'good' and 'better' RGs, and also some are way better for certain subjects than others.
I really do want to go to a good uni, I want to go to Durham/Warwick. Warwick don't need an A in chem, since I got A*A in maths and bio, they said a B is okay. Butttt I have to apply for 2024 entry to Warwick, meaning take a gap year.
Durham want the A for chemistry, but offered me a place for biosciences instead, like biology, ecology etc. Maybe I should go for it since I don't know what I want. Otherwise, its a gap year, resit chem and reapply for 2024.
Bristol and York have said that if I get my A in my chem resit, I will most likely be offered a place (again, would have to take a gap year and apply to them)
Thing is, idk if I really want to go to Bristol since it's more of a city vibe and I prefer campus unis.
Maybe I should just go to Durham? I mean I don't even know what I wanna study, so maybe I should just take the plunge and go for biosciences. They said I can combine it with comp sci too, which would be good for career prospects. But idk...
Also, my current uni is Nottingham, and yeah for chem they were letting in just about anyone to the chem degree through clearing who had a C in chemistry A-level. Meaning you could get in with CCC or CCD etc. Ik clearing offers are meant to be low, but that's just showing that they REALLY needed to fill up their places. And then when I went there like I said, I was surrounded by ppl who didn't want to be there or who were just in uni for a good time, like just not a good environment for me since I get influenced.
In comparison, Warwick's clearing offer was ABB-ABC, and their usual offer is AAA-AAB.
Bristol/York/Durham didn't go into clearing.
Anyways with chem eng/electrical/chemistry, I'd say they're all tough degrees. The good thing about eng degrees is that you can get a job with just your degree, whereas with chem, you would need a PhD to get good jobs. I know I want to work in smth sciencey, but I'm interested in too many things. I like medical research, renewable energy technology, drug design, solar power, but I wouldn't be able to go into some of these depending on which degree I choose.
The thing is, my mind is too overwhelmed with all of these factors. So I can't even take a step back and say this is what I WANT/LIKE. I hate myself I'm literally such an extreme overthinker.
Also, if I wanna do chem eng, I'd go back to my current uni as the other unis I like don't have it , but they all offer electrical eng and chem.
I think that if I retake chem, I could get my A. But I don't need an A for Warwick, which is like my top choice, bc of my other grades. But for the other 3 I do need an A, but like I said, I'd choose Warwick over all of them. Also Warwick is really diverse too, so I wouldn't have to worry about that. I went to the open day for Warwick, really liked it. Durham was nice too, and York were so warm and welcoming. Not seen Bristol yet, and been to Bath either.
I don't think I'd get into Durham again, idk how they feel about resits plus they won't lime that I've spent this year at notts and not done any exams. Bristol said they don't care about resits at all and that my year at notts dosen't matter as I have my special circumstances. Bath said the same. I think maybe it'd be hard to get into Durham and maybe Bath too, since they really look at your PS quite abit, and I an write a good one but uno... Bristol and Warwick and York are safer I think, but the only one I really want to go to is Warwick, and there's no guarantee they'll give me a place esp bc of the Yr I spent at notts. So... ugh I'm so confused.
I don't even know what I wanna study😭 I though about biochem and biomed too since they're closer to medicine but I just don't knowwwwwww.
So I had a part time job in the summer holidays, but I quit last week, since it's getting close to uni time and idk if I'm going back this year or not.
You're right, it's fixable at least since I only did first year. But I have to lose a year of my life. Idk my mind could change 1000000 times within that year and I may end up going straight back to notts and losing the year for nothing. Also I wouldn't have the uni environment or friends or my sports, I'd be dealing with everything by myself since my parents are.... well let's just say I can't exactly rely on them. And if I take the gap year I'm committing to chem since the other unis don't offer chem eng. I just.... dk anymore.
My brother thinks that since I can't decide, I should choose the safe option and go back to my current uni and do chem eng since it has better job prospects. He said there's no guarantee I'll get a place at Warwick or that my mind won't change again and he thinks I may end up regretting the year.
The alternative is to spend the rest of uni at notts, but I feel I'm 'wasting ' my grades by going there and I could go somewhere better.
Btw you've been so helpful, srsly thank youuu