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Choosing a level chemistry

I’m wondering if I could get into a level chemistry because I want to be a pharmacist but I don’t have the gcse grades for it. However, I am taking sixth form courses at the moment including, applied science, health and social and English a level language. So I’m wondering if they’d help me with going to do a level chemistry in college after sixth form…please help me!!!!
Original post by Miss emuiy
I’m wondering if I could get into a level chemistry because I want to be a pharmacist but I don’t have the gcse grades for it. However, I am taking sixth form courses at the moment including, applied science, health and social and English a level language. So I’m wondering if they’d help me with going to do a level chemistry in college after sixth form…please help me!!!!

If you are doing an applied science BTech at sixth form now, you don't actually need to do a chemistry A-level to study pharmacy at university. If ur not, u don't have to do a Chem A-level but instead do a year-long access course into a pharmacy course that will give you the qualification you need. To be honest, you only really need a Chem A Level if you are trying to do medicine, dentistry or Veterinary medicine
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Original post by Miss emuiy
I’m wondering if I could get into a level chemistry because I want to be a pharmacist but I don’t have the gcse grades for it. However, I am taking sixth form courses at the moment including, applied science, health and social and English a level language. So I’m wondering if they’d help me with going to do a level chemistry in college after sixth form…please help me!!!!

Honestly my advice for you would be not to take it if you didn't get the grades. As someone who got a 9 and genuinely thought they were good at it, it's still hellish. People say it's the hardest A level and I don't think they're too far off. On the other hand if you're willing to put a ton of time and effort into it you might be alright, just a pre warning that it's really hard
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Honestly my advice for you would be not to take it if you didn't get the grades. As someone who got a 9 and genuinely thought they were good at it, it's still hellish. People say it's the hardest A level and I don't think they're too far off. On the other hand if you're willing to put a ton of time and effort into it you might be alright, just a pre warning that it's really hard

I have to agree that it is not for everyone and can be quite challenging but like I said, there are other routes
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I have to agree that it is not for everyone and can be quite challenging but like I said, there are other routes

I honestly don’t know what to choose tho because I find chemistry more interesting and easier than biology from what I’ve learnt so far in applied science…I honestly have no idea what to do cos I want to be in the medical field but I feel like I won’t be able to do stuff that is something I’d find good without having done a level chemistry.

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