My A-level subjects

I currently am studying Biology, Psychology and sociology. After I’ve completed them in my gap year I am doing chemistry AS level. For anyone who does veterinary medicine at university or has been offered a conditional, will I get an offer when I apply to uni’s next year? Also, what grades did people get who are doing veterinary?

You need A levels in both Chemistry and Biology getting A's in both. Some university's accept a B in a third subject but some want 3 A's. Plus there is a requirement for work experience which varies between places.

I thought so:/ Liverpool university don’t require you to have Chemistry A-level. But if it’s not been done at A-level they expect you to have 3 A-levels and then Chemistry AS level at grade B or above. Do you think I am really limiting my options by having my heart set on going to Liverpool??

You are making your life incredibly tough if you limit your application to one university. Most apply to 4 and if they are lucky get one or two offers, only the odd person gets four offers. You would be advised to try and do the full A level Chemistry if at all possible, both to enable you to apply to more universities, and also to help you cope with the course when you are there.

That’s true. I don’t think I will be capable of getting an A in chemistry though. I reckon I’d get a C or maybe a B if I’m really lucky. I got an A at GCSE but I’ve looked at the content that’s involved for A-level and I don’t think I would do really well with year 2 content. So I don’t want to waste my time doing something that’s going to involve me having to stay an extra year at sixth form and at the end get a bad grade in chemistry that won’t get me anywhere. Really stuck and just don’t know what I should do. I think maybe I might have to apply to courses for veterinary nursing.

How do you know you won't do well before even trying to learn it? If you'll only be doing 1 subject after finishing your others you could do chem in one year. Or you could do AS chem in year 13 and do a2 in year 14/gap year.

That’s true. I don’t think I will be capable of getting an A in chemistry though. I reckon I’d get a C or maybe a B if I’m really lucky. I got an A at GCSE but I’ve looked at the content that’s involved for A-level and I don’t think I would do really well with year 2 content. So I don’t want to waste my time doing something that’s going to involve me having to stay an extra year at sixth form and at the end get a bad grade in chemistry that won’t get me anywhere. Really stuck and just don’t know what I should do. I think maybe I might have to apply to courses for veterinary nursing.

Veterinary nursing is a very different degree leading to a very different job at the end but I presume you realise that. If you really want to do veterinary medicine and not nursing then you'd be far better putting everything into getting that A level chemistry.

Oh yeah I know that. No where near as rewarding as it would be the be a veterinary surgeon and it limits my pathways when I leave university. Think I will definitely think about it all over my holidays after I’ve done my progression exams. I’m just not the typical ‘vet girl’ I guess. I’m very much into my social life and fitness aswell as I am my academic future. I’m an independent person with a lot of motivation and commitment just not as clever as I would like to be.