Are my A-level choices suitable for medicine?

Your choices are good. Though I hear no need to do 4. As a medic, would English Literature more useful than psychology?
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I have my A-level choices this week and i have a major dilemma.
I am stuck between chemistry biology physics and english literature OR chemistry biology physics and psychology.
I think that i could prefer psychology but i know that english lit could be more useful or even preferred (i think).
In the future I'm interested in thinks like forensic pathology, dentistry, vet, GP/doctor but basically doing a medical degree (or similar) at uni.
ALL help is appreciated.

Not sure where you heard this! A number of medical schools require a 4th subject to at least AS, and as most medical applicants take 4 subjects at AS those that do not are at a competitive disadvantage.

I've found psychology highly useful for medicine myself.

I have my A-level choices this week and i have a major dilemma.
I am stuck between chemistry biology physics and english literature OR chemistry biology physics and psychology.
I think that i could prefer psychology but i know that english lit could be more useful or even preferred (i think).
In the future I'm interested in thinks like forensic pathology, dentistry, vet, GP/doctor but basically doing a medical degree (or similar) at uni.
ALL help is appreciated.

Do you/did you study medicine? if so do you mind me asking what a-levels you took?
Thanks

At the top Uni's AS maths at least is becoming a must for medicine. I really think you should swap physics maths as it will be hard to do a level physics without a level maths. Even better would be to do them both along side biology and chemistry.

Yes.

Medicine requires Chemistry, Maths/Physics and Biology. Preferably Maths though seeing as Chemistry + Physics will have a large Maths content in A2.

Um, no.

Medicine REQUIRES chemistry (biology is required at some unis), plus one other science - biology preferred. The ONLY uni that requires a 3rd science or maths is cambridge, and they don't mind which of physics or maths you take.

I cannot emphasise enough - maths and physics are NOT REQUIRED for medicine, as long as you are doing biology and chemistry you are safe for every med school except cambridge.

Physics does have a large maths component, and it's true that many people taking physics are also taking maths, often because they are talented mathematicians. However, the maths in A-level physics is not so hard that doing maths A-level is a requirement to understand it, and if your school does not do the mechanics modules for maths then it is of little use for physics.

You're going to do Physics without Maths? That's a brave choice... very brave. .

Most successful applicants take all 3 :

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/9618308/Which-degree-courses-do-your-A-levels-suit.html




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I have my A-level choices this week and i have a major dilemma.
I am stuck between chemistry biology physics and english literature OR chemistry biology physics and psychology.
I think that i could prefer psychology but i know that english lit could be more useful or even preferred (i think).
In the future I'm interested in thinks like forensic pathology, dentistry, vet, GP/doctor but basically doing a medical degree (or similar) at uni.
ALL help is appreciated.

That's different from it being a requirement which is what you stated in your earlier post; I was correcting your misinformation so it did not confuse the OP or other prospective med students who may read this thread.

Incidentally the link you have provided only gives information on percentages of medical students with specific single A-levels, it does not show proportions of students with particular combinations and so does not back up your point. It is true that 3 science/maths is a popular choice for prospective medical students, whether they form the majority amongst successful applicants (other than at oxbridge) I do not know. However IF the majority of successful applicants had 3, it is likely to be due to the majority of all applicants having 3 (due to the belief that they need it, or genuine interest in 3), not because those without 3 have been prejudiced against by admissions tutors.

If the entry requirements specify chemistry and one other science plus one other subject (as almost all medical schools do), then they cannot & will not reject an application because someone does not have all 3 sciences/maths, and that person will not be at a disadvantage compared to someone who has 3 (unless they are applying to cambridge where it is required, or oxford where is is preferred).

EDIT: the key point here is that students who do not think that they can get an A in physics or maths should not feel pressured into taking them when they do not have to. A student with AAA at A2 in chem, bio and eng lit has a chance of getting into med school, but a student with AAB in chem, bio and physics/maths does not.

All this is moot in regards to this thread anyway, as the OP is taking 3 sciences anyway and just wants some advice for their 4th.