What subjects to choose?

That is what my question is to muchensmile because he/she is familiar with medicine applying, but probably no since most universities have strict requirements about having Chemistry at higher in S5. My teacher told me to crash in S6, I told her I need it in S5, but she told me I am not allowed. So yeah this probably won't work.

Are you sure? I think that's wrong. Some unis say subjects for S5, but that would be if youre applying after S5 and not doing S6.



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Well if I understand this correctly it says that I must apply after S6 and must have Chemistry in S5. There are some other universities and things there vary, but most require Chemistry at S5.

It'a a quote from University of Glasgow.

Edit: Ohhhh I just saw it. Nevermind. It says a crash higher from S6 is acceptable.

Hello,

So tomorrow is the options day so I have a few last questions.

1. When all of these universities say that they require AAAAA or AAAAB or whatever at S5 they mean at higher level, right? It is not like I can take 3 highers and two Nat 5 or something similar?

2. If the answer to 1 is yes, then considering I take 5 out of 7 subjects at Nat 5 this year my only option is to continue them at higher, right? Otherwise I wont meet the requirements.

3. Often at entry requirements I see "AAAAA or AAAABB" and as far as I know I can take 5 subject at S5. How am I then supposed to have 6 grades?

4. (This one is to muchensmile) I see that the Edinburgh they say something about graduate applicants.Does this mean that I can apply next year with only 4 highers at grade B? It doesn't make sense, because why would they have such high requirements for applying in S6, but so low (only B's) if applying from S5. I don't get it.

5. And last. This whole thing feels a little rushed, for me at least. As alana_p said, what are my other option? If, for example, I graduated without meeting the requirements and then I decided I want to study medicine, what would I do? She said I can get my highers at college. Does this mean that I can, in a way, resit them or no? Or wouldn't it be better if for example I graduated without much worrying and then when I am at a higher age I take my highers with better grades for example. I have no idea how this college thing works. I am just asking.

And sorry for the awful lot of questions. I am just not familiar with things. Thanks.

Ouch, medicine seems so competitive! (Sorry this is completely unrelated ahah)


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Haha yeah application process was way too stressful. I just had my final interview so I'm glad it's all over now

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Does this mean that I can apply next year with only 4 highers at grade B? It doesn't make sense, because why would they have such high requirements for applying in S6, but so low (only B's) if applying from S5. I don't get it.

Whilst it is not completely necessary to complete a full year at N4 to go on to to the N5 (it is more common with N5 to just skip N4 and just sit the assessment later on if required), I understand that these options aren't going well for you at all.
Looking at that options form (which I agree is pretty dreadful), I would have said A: H Physics, B: H Maths, C: H Biology, D: H English, E: H Chemistry if you had all of these at N5 or you could crash, which you can't. I know that column E is causing problems for you and I honestly can't think of a suitable option here for you.Again I can't help you with medical school, but for IT there is still a possibility if you get 4 Highers in S5, and then get H Computing Sci. in S6. Doing a crash Higher in S5 is rare and not recommended and I'm not really surprised that they won't let you do it, even if it does cause issues for you.Can you clarify what subjects you had decided to take, even if they don't seem to fit in with the columns, and what your guidance teacher has told you to take please?

Hello, I may need some help again.

I choose my subjects, all highers, but the problem was that the subjects I had chosen were not able to fit the provided choices columns. In column E level Higher (see picture) I haven't been doing any of the subjects and even worse - I haven't done any of the Nat5's bellow. Basically I can't choose anything other than to start a new Nat4 subject...

My guidance teacher said that she will solve it and they will try to put me where I want. I thought it wont be a problem, so I wasn't worrying. Until today, when she said to me that they can't fit me so I should be prepared for the worst - to do Nat4 in S5.Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't this mean that she is pretty much destroying all my chances for medical (and ICT) university even if I was able to get the grades?

What frustrates me most is the fact that, because I was new in the beginning of this year they decided not to give me all the subject options, but only the ones they had free space in. They never considered that I may be in this situation and now they say to me that I can't continue with highers. And not only this, but they also wont allow me to crash a higher.

I am afraid I know what my options are, but I just wanted to ask someone else's opinion. What can I do?

You need to push to be able to sit a crash higher in the last column- get your parents involved if necessary. It's ridiculous that they're insisting you do a national 4 in S5, especially given your aim to study a highly competitive course like medicine.

You must do whatever you can do avoid doing N4 in S5 especially considering you want to go into medicine.
I agree that the school has screwed you over pretty badly when you first started there from the sounds of things but apart from complaining about it (believe me I know a good rant can help) there is little you can do about it now.
You need to seriously push your guidance teacher to get your subjects for you, if they can't then I've run out of reasonable things to suggest really. I agree with Flk that you should get your parents involved and start building a dialogue between you and your parents, your guidance teacher and a member of senior leadership (head/depute) to try and resolve the issue.

The final, and mostly unreasonable thing I can suggest is that you look at your wider options. This may be other schools in your area if they still cannot provide for you (not possible for everybody I know), other ways of getting your qualifications (munchensmile will probably be able to help with this if you need it), or other career paths (again not at all reasonable if medicine is something you really want to do, which I think you do).