I haven't got my heart set on medicine but I'm certainly considering it and would like to keep my options open. Here is what I'm thinking of picking:
Biology, Chemistry, Religous Studies, Pyschology
Would Religous Studies and Pyschology put me at a major disadvantage to other apllicants? Also, DO NOT TELL ME TO TAKE MATHS, THERE IS NO WAY I AM TAKING IT, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO COPE AND I WOULD DIE.
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- 02-12-2010 21:58
To be honest I am not an expert on this but I am wanting to do medicine and chose to study Maths and all sciences. They do prefer maths, but you obviously don't :L I would guess that psychology would benefit you more than Religious studies, especially if you are looking to specialise.
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- 02-12-2010 22:01
(Original post by Amer Elaiwi)
To be honest I am not an expert on this but I am wanting to do medicine and chose to study Maths and all sciences. They do prefer maths, but you obviously don't :L I would guess that psychology would benefit you more than Religious studies, especially if you are looking to specialise. -
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- 02-12-2010 22:01
as long as you have chemistry and biology and the other two are suitably academic then you should be fine. Physco should be fine, but i dunno about RE.
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- 02-12-2010 22:04
(Original post by Roxas13)
If things get tough I'm going to drop Religous Studies though I hope to keep all 4. -
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- 02-12-2010 22:05
(Original post by Jamesey)
as long as you have chemistry and biology and the other two are suitably academic then you should be fine. Physco should be fine, but i dunno about RE. -
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- 02-12-2010 22:09
Very good. In fact this range will work in your favour. Doctors do have to write and RE should help in this sector.
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- 02-12-2010 22:10
(Original post by Roxas13)
Would it be okay if only applied with 3 a-levels or would it be looked down upon?they're the number that unis are looking for anyway! as long as you do well in all three.
Your subjects look finehaving only two sciences might close doors to some unis e.g. Oxbridge who really like academics. That still leaves you with loads to choose from though!
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- 02-12-2010 22:10
Bio and Chem are the mandatory ones, the other two can be anything you want/enjoy.
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- 02-12-2010 22:11
Oh my good ****ing lord. TSR, please learn how to spell Psychology.
It's not psycology, pyschology or physcology. It's ****ing psychology. -
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- 02-12-2010 22:12
Religious studies is really good because of the ethics involved in it.
I do Psychology Maths Chemistry Biology and RS philosophy and ethics.
You only need 2 sciences and 1 has to be Chemistry and you will not be at any disadvantage except some colleges at Cambridge or Oxford, which state you might need three sciences but no more. -
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- 02-12-2010 22:23
(Original post by Amer Elaiwi)
They do prefer maths, -
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- 02-12-2010 22:25
(Original post by Amer Elaiwi)
They do prefer maths -
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- 02-12-2010 22:32
It's always best to pick 3 sciences to be on the safe side, So Biology, Chemistry and either out of Math or Physics. Then something you fancy.
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- 02-12-2010 22:40
You got the essentials down so it shouldn't be a problem. Just work on supra grades for your AS and getting lots of work experience which will ultimately count for a lot. If you don't like maths have you considered taking Physics then? it's often considered a suitable replacement. It's not essential though unlike biology(sometimes) and chemistry. If you're not going to like it then don't because Biology and Chemistry will matter the most and you have that. Besides, doing subjects you don't like could mean you fail your AS spectacularly so if you hate maths you made a good choice in avoiding it.
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- 02-12-2010 22:47
Psychology is a great option if you want to do medicine because if you wish to become a psychiatrist you need to be medically qualified. I am not saying you are/should go down this route but it will open up some doors for you.
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- 02-12-2010 22:50
I did Psychology at AS and it was an incredibly interesting - albeit easy - subject to get your teeth into. I wholeheartedly recommend it.
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- 03-12-2010 08:05
(Original post by Fat-Love)
You got the essentials down so it shouldn't be a problem. Just work on supra grades for your AS and getting lots of work experience which will ultimately count for a lot. If you don't like maths have you considered taking Physics then? it's often considered a suitable replacement. It's not essential though unlike biology(sometimes) and chemistry. If you're not going to like it then don't because Biology and Chemistry will matter the most and you have that. Besides, doing subjects you don't like could mean you fail your AS spectacularly so if you hate maths you made a good choice in avoiding it. -
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- 03-12-2010 16:17
(Original post by Beska)
I did Psychology at AS and it was an incredibly interesting - albeit easy - subject to get your teeth into. I wholeheartedly recommend it. -
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- 03-12-2010 20:04
(Original post by Roxas13)
Where should i go for work experience and how do i apply? Also, i like physics now and actually find it on par with Biology for easiest subject I'm doing right now (though i know it gets a lot harder at a-level) but I got put off it because it seems like most of it was just maths.
As for physics, yes there's quite a bit of maths involved. Luckily it's very watered down maths so there's no incredibly complicated mathematics. Just simply inputting numbers into a formula. Also in the physics A-level they provide the bulk of the formula's you need in the formula booklet. I would only reccomend picking it if you like it though because it's a tough A-level and most of the people in my school didn't do so well in it because the higher grade boundary questions require quite a bit of thought rather than just using maths.
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