Medicine Course VS 3 A levels : Work load.

I think the biggest factor in this is how willing you are to go from getting all top grades best in class to being entirely average and scraping a pass. If you can't hack that and want to gun for being top of the med school you're going to have way more pressure on you than someone who is ok cruising through.

But overall: A bit harder, I would say. How much people work for their A-levels is very individual but that variation will continue into med school so yeah, for most people: a bit harder. I would suggest those that didn't have to work much for A-levels will find the transition tougher, but they will still, most likely, continue to work less than their peers.

Many students initially face the additional challenge of having to look after themselves for the first time in their lives, so there's that too.

Of course some med students also work part-time jobs. Some also do high-level sports requiring 15+ hours of weekly training. Its very much not all work.

I think the biggest factor in this is how willing you are to go from getting all top grades best in class to being entirely average and scraping a pass. If you can't hack that and want to gun for being top of the med school you're going to have way more pressure on you than someone who is ok cruising through.

But overall: A bit harder, I would say. How much people work for their A-levels is very individual but that variation will continue into med school so yeah, for most people: a bit harder. I would suggest those that didn't have to work much for A-levels will find the transition tougher, but they will still, most likely, continue to work less than their peers.

Many students initially face the additional challenge of having to look after themselves for the first time in their lives, so there's that too.

Of course some med students also work part-time jobs. Some also do high-level sports requiring 15+ hours of weekly training. Its very much not all work.

would you have to work for many hours everyday after 5 fstraight from first year? also is it very factual recall style or more application style exams? Thanks! x

I think the biggest factor in this is how willing you are to go from getting all top grades best in class to being entirely average and scraping a pass. If you can't hack that and want to gun for being top of the med school you're going to have way more pressure on you than someone who is ok cruising through.

But overall: A bit harder, I would say. How much people work for their A-levels is very individual but that variation will continue into med school so yeah, for most people: a bit harder. I would suggest those that didn't have to work much for A-levels will find the transition tougher, but they will still, most likely, continue to work less than their peers.

Many students initially face the additional challenge of having to look after themselves for the first time in their lives, so there's that too.

Of course some med students also work part-time jobs. Some also do high-level sports requiring 15+ hours of weekly training. Its very much not all work.

What’s the work load of a medicine course at university like compared to the work load of 3 A levels in Maths, Biology, and Chemistry ?

Thanks guys for your time. I know how hard it is being a student at your level.

Lewis.

I imagine it's different for different people.

Personally, I hated the first two years of Medicine. I found it dull and couldn't motivate myself to study. It was just lectures 9-5 about topics I didn't care about.

After that, Medicine became a lot easier (for me). I really enjoyed the clinical aspect of it, I felt like I had responsibility and I didn't feel like I was just 'studying.'

In the first two years of Medicine I would say the workload is more (not necessarily harder) than at A Levels.

I imagine it's different for different people.

Personally, I hated the first two years of Medicine. I found it dull and couldn't motivate myself to study. It was just lectures 9-5 about topics I didn't care about.

After that, Medicine became a lot easier (for me). I really enjoyed the clinical aspect of it, I felt like I had responsibility and I didn't feel like I was just 'studying.'

In the first two years of Medicine I would say the workload is more (not necessarily harder) than at A Levels.

which kind of course were you on/ uni?