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What would you do if you weren't doing medicine?

Med students: What would you do if you weren't doing medicine?
Med applicants: Whatwould you be applying for if you weren't applying for medicine?

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Natural Sciences

History/Biology/History with Int'l Relations/Zoology

Then become a teacher

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Asclepius

Natural Science, with a focus on physics, or pure physics. With a view to going into engineering.

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Hygeia

I'd probably still go for something healthcare related - audiology's fun.

Alternately, teaching might have been an option, or something involving languages as I enjoyed them.

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Kinkerz

Well if I get ABB or worse, I'll be doing a gap year and applying to biochemistry courses, so I guess I'll say biochemstry or molecular biology, perhaps going into teaching after. :dontknow:

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belis

When I was applying I put down audiology as my backup. Now I think that I would rather go for nursing or ODP.

Medicinal Chemistry

I'm still going to keep that teaching window open though. Who knows.

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brokenangel

when I was an applicant last year I applied for Biomed with the view of graduate entry medicine if i didnt get the grades which is the case. If i dont make graduate entry then ill be going into university teaching/medical research.

Epidemeology is another interest i may persue if i never make graduate entry

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JCM89

Either a medical writing job or work as an interpreter / translator.

Reply 11

loveisjustasong

Probaly human sciences or pathology.

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username153949

erm... be camping out under the bridge begging for money... (for the rest of my life)

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Sardine

actuarial science, to put my maths to good use :/

English Literature.

Human Genetics or Philosophy

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dances_with_lamposts

in order of realistic-ness, i would go for something like biology teacher or odp or philosophy (somthing i would like to get into but seems way too out there for me to persue properly).

Natsci or Chemistry

I wanted to medicine; predicted AAC so might have got in if I would have started doing something other than doodling in biology. But 5 years at med school< I wanna travel.
Try a joint honours maybe: then you could still do something like chemistry and biology or physics or whatever you like. Employers love it I'm told and you can laways do post-grad if you're still crazy for the Dr.-ness. Good luck wither way x