I agree, Maths to at least AS level is recommended!(Original post by godOFmaths)
OK maybe maths isnt compolsary for some uni's but in general i would say unlses your a genuise you shouldent be studying medicine without the aid of mathamatics![]()
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- 03-10-2010 22:45
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Yeah, it's just that there's quite a significant amount more.... -
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- 03-10-2010 23:19
Biology - fine, just a lot to remember
Psychology - a lot to remember but interesting
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- 03-10-2010 23:24
Gradual progression from AS I think. Glad I have only 1 exam in January, hopefully can get an A
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- 04-10-2010 17:03
(Original post by godOFmaths)
OK maybe maths isnt compolsary for some uni's but in general i would say unlses your a genuise you shouldent be studying medicine without the aid of mathamatics
correct me if im wrong
That's a load of **** you talk, maths isn't compulsory in any medical school, except 1 or 2. Where do you take your information from? -
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- 04-10-2010 18:01
Maths is fine Chemistry is fine Physics is allright History is fine just a lot of essays. Further Maths dunno statring this week
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- 04-10-2010 18:34
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Maths isn't necessary for medicine! -
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- 04-10-2010 18:42
(Original post by humy369)
it is for the unis ive looked at
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- 04-10-2010 18:45
(Original post by mooniibuggy)
I agree, Maths to at least AS level is recommended!
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- 04-10-2010 19:23
(Original post by Cinqueta)
By who? The maths teachers at school who want you to take their subject? The headteachers who want you to take maths so the school looks good? Refer to the link below. You will see that only Cambridge and Imperial need either maths or physics, and nobody else needs or really wants either.
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- 04-10-2010 20:13
(Original post by mooniibuggy)
Aahh I had the same problems as you when I started AS bio/chem!
As an A2 student, I would recommend the revision guides! Buy them ASAP!! They're really helpful and explain things thoroughly and revise what you learn in class from there. Trust me! It simplifies things and I wish I had got them earlier. Good luck with ASI think I'm definately going to try and buy them soon, the school hasn't even given me a chemistry text book yet :/ so I think I'll buy my own
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- 04-10-2010 20:51
Bio - enjoying more than GCSE, tell there is a lot to be learnt
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- 04-10-2010 20:53
(Original post by mooniibuggy)
By who? it's common sense. A medicine degree has a lot of maths in it according to the med students i've spoken to. I don't think GCSE maths is going to get you to graduation. My maths lecturer told me that maths skills start to disappear after a while, which is why a gap year is looked down upon when applying for a maths degree. I'm just saying it's recommended. However, I know quite a few med students and they took maths to at least AS level
If it were recommend it would be an almost unwritten rule like biology is, but it isn't. There's enough maths in A-level chemistry as it is to be competent in the maths you're going to use later on. Some prospective medics choosing their A-levels may read your post and think "She's saying maths is very recommended, I better take it even though I'm not very good at it, otherwise I'll never get accepted onto a medical course or if I do I'll find it too hard and have to drop out". They'd end up with AAD and a rejection instead of AAA with an offer if they took maths.
It may not seem like it, but posts on here really do make people decide on their futures. Don't make people make the wrong choices.Last edited by Cinqueta; 04-10-2010 at 20:56. -
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- 04-10-2010 22:09
(Original post by humy369)
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- 05-10-2010 19:04
(Original post by Cinqueta)
You don't think GCSE maths will get you to graduation? My GP who just retired never did maths beyond O-level (GCSE standard), and she went to Oxford and graduated with a first class degree. Of course you'll argue there's always exceptions, but there's thousands of doctors like her who never did AS maths.
If it were recommend it would be an almost unwritten rule like biology is, but it isn't. There's enough maths in A-level chemistry as it is to be competent in the maths you're going to use later on. Some prospective medics choosing their A-levels may read your post and think "She's saying maths is very recommended, I better take it even though I'm not very good at it, otherwise I'll never get accepted onto a medical course or if I do I'll find it too hard and have to drop out". They'd end up with AAD and a rejection instead of AAA with an offer if they took maths.
It may not seem like it, but posts on here really do make people decide on their futures. Don't make people make the wrong choices.Last edited by mooniibuggy; 05-10-2010 at 19:09. -
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- 05-10-2010 19:17
(Original post by Robpattinsonxxx)
Chem - love chemistry so much, easy atm, don't see how it is hard?
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- 05-10-2010 20:18
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Oh just you wait for Unit 2, you'll be cursing Group 7 until the day you die
Started A2 a month ago. I have only one thing to say: 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine.
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- 05-10-2010 21:33
Politics - very interesting, enjoy the lessons
History - enjoying, definitely need to get work in on exam technique
Psychology - fairly interesting, research methods are a bit boring but this is my easiest as, pretty good
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- 07-10-2010 19:38
History- enjoying the subject, but too many essays
Chemistry- slowly getting there, a bit hard, but fun
Maths- still getting to grips with some of it, but i think i'll cope
Philosophy- really interesting, but some of it goes straight over my head. its a bit hard to grasp. and the essays kill me.
But overall i'm really enjoying sixth form and i think after the initial shock of a levels wears off, it should be okay
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