Hi, I'm looking for advice on which subjects to apply for.
Physics:
Pro - I could apply to 4 physics courses and still apply for Cambridge Natural Sciences (which I'm likely to) without affecting my application, and seeing as I probably won't actually get in, I don't mind too much doing a physics course as opposed to a natural sciences one - I'd still enjoy it.
Con - Even if I pick modules to specialise in an area with biology, I know that there won't be much biology at all (which I'm quite interested in).
Natural Sciences:
Pro - I could do biology alongside physics.
Con - There's only 3 or 4 courses that I like the look of and two of them (Cambridge and Durham) are going to be difficult to get into, which means I can only be confident in getting into 1 or 2 of the courses.
Both:
Pro - That'd be my ideal combination of courses.
Con - If I choose to apply to both types of courses I'd really like to apply to Cambridge and Durham for natural sciences and St Andrews for physics, along with two other courses I'm confident in getting an offer from. However, this way I'll have to make my personal statement fit with both courses - although it might not seem too different (just adding a bit of biology to what would be mostly about physics) but I understand that St Andrews is highly competitive and I'm worried that if they see my personal statement they'll reject me for being not 'committed' to physics.
I'm in Year 12 and got 9s in maths, biology, chemistry and physics and got 8s in further maths and computer science GCSEs.
I'm taking maths, further maths, physics and biology A Levels and am unlikely to drop any of these.
I don't have any predicted grades but I'm aiming for A*A*AA - A*A*A*A.
Could you please give advice?
Thanks