Medicine at top unis (Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial)

So I was wondering, do the majority of successful applicants for medicine at top universities do all 3 sciences at a-level? (by this i mean biology/chemistry/physics).

Is a candidate with 2 of the above 3 sciences and a maths A2 valued the same as an applicant with bio, chemistry and physics? Assuming the grades they achieve are equivalent?

For Oxford, of all successful applicants 100% had chemistry (its a requirement), 100% had biology, 88% had maths and 29% physics.

20% of applicants were studying Chemistry AND Biology AND Physics AND Mathematics (compared to 22% of short-listed applicants and 23% of applicants offered places).

10% of applicants were studying Chemistry plus just one more science or maths subject. This compares with 5% of short-listed applicants and 5% of those offered places.

See this page. The answer will be that there is very little difference.

damn.

so biology is necessary - the one science which I thought I could drop.

damn.

so biology is necessary - the one science which I thought I could drop.

So I was wondering, do the majority of successful applicants for medicine at top universities do all 3 sciences at a-level? (by this i mean biology/chemistry/physics).

Is a candidate with 2 of the above 3 sciences and a maths A2 valued the same as an applicant with bio, chemistry and physics? Assuming the grades they achieve are equivalent?

Interesting that you dislike Biology, but want to study Medicine?

I admit that I prefer Chemistry over Biology (at A2 anyway), but I still very much enjoy studying Biology!

I would say studying 4 sciences doesn't help significantly, but its obviously the best combination to take if you're good at science

I don't dislike it, I just prefer chemistry and physics. The big problem is that I'm not yet sure what I'd like to do at Uni, so I'm trying to keep my options open. The 2 careers which seem suitable to me as of right now (this changes all the time btw) are Medicine and Finance/Economics. I'm not sure what combination of A-levels to take in order to keep my options open for both of these pathways. This is why at the moment I'm considering taking 5 A-levels.
I will definitely take maths, chemistry, and if possible, physics. This is why I didn't want to do bio - so if I don't do 5 a-levels, I could still apply for either medicine or finance (I'd choose maths, chemistry, physics and economics). However now I see this isn't really feasible if I end up wanting to do medicine.

If you're not sure about medicine, have you got any work experience in it? It's important to be confident that it's the right career choice for you, rather than just picking it because it's hard/prestigious and you're good at sciences.

Yeah I've got a week at a local hospital. That's the thing though, I'm only 16 and already the choices I make at A-level will, in one way or another, shape my future career. I just want to be able to keep other doors open, rather than putting all my eggs in one basket.