I think I want to be a medical researcher, possible in gerontology, which I could approach through either degree. I'm sure I would enjoy both courses, but I don't think I want to be a doctor (working in a hospital, gp etc.) although I want to learn medical science, so the clinical part of the course seems fairly irrelevant. Would trying to do the first half (the science part) of a medical degree at oxford/cambridge and then doing something else be a good idea? How does the science of a medical degree compare to pure biology/the biological options of natural sciences? My Dad wants me to at least try medicine for a couple of years and then if I want to I can change my mind, but I'm not sure. I thought that doing biology/natural sciences and then a graduate medicine course seemed to be a solution, although he doesn't seem too happy about that. I had previously said that I wanted to do medicine, since around gcse results time, which in hindsight was thoughtless, so now when I raised the issue of doing biology/natural sciences instead the atmosphere in the house has been pretty **** which is clearly partly my fault. Please could you advise me on what to do? Any advice would be appreciated. Also, should I post this in the biology forum too?