What should my 4th A-level option be?!!!

Is Physics not an option? Further maths?

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Original post by Bobjim12

Is Physics not an option? Further maths?

I hate physics and further maths is definitely not an option :biggrin:

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Original post by Whitney997

I hate physics and further maths is definitely not an option :biggrin:

Have you checked the uni's prospectus? i believe the London unis like a language, if there's nothing else specifically that they ask for...

Edit: ah, you're going to a sixth form in London, not planning to go to a london uni, in that case a language isn't so useful. It is still valued, you could also work abroad.............

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Original post by Bobjim12

Have you checked the uni's prospectus? i believe the London unis like a language, if there's nothing else specifically that they ask for...

Edit: ah, you're going to a sixth form in London, not planning to go to a london uni, in that case a language isn't so useful. It is still valued, you could also work abroad.............

I don't mind going to a uni in London or abroad, I did a language last year and didn't really enjoy it and I am certain that I've forgotten nearly everything so yeah xD

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i can only really suggest Physics or a subject you really enjoy in order to get get a really good result....

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midgemeister7

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A language? History? Ideally a subject that shows you also have a different skill set on top of just the sciences

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Original post by Bobjim12

i can only really suggest Physics or a subject you really enjoy in order to get get a really good result....

I was thinking:
Economics - because I did business studies in GCSE and found it okay and 2nd year Economics is very linked to business studies.

Art - I really like drawing but I found it very time consuming during GCSE so it may jeopradise the other subjects I'm doing at Alevels..

Psychology - In the opening day I found it incredibly useful, even though there's no coursework many people who do psychology have said that the work load is tremendous and there is so much data to learn

Law/Politics - Well its very new to me and something far beyond my comfort zone

I was also thinking doing English? However, I would be more certain and comfortable after seeing my GCSE results

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English is good, Psychology too, wouldn't say art is that important for medicine compared to the rest

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chazwomaq

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I did exactly the same as you (back in the day) and chose English as my fourth. Looking back, I think it was a waste of time, even though I enjoyed it. I went into science, and I think doing Further Maths or Physics would have been better.

Psychology and Economics are OK but are softer A levels.

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vikram97the3rd

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joeymr

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I did psychology as my fourth AS (I am also a medic) and absolutely loved it :colondollar:

! It was very interesting and had a lot of relevance to medicine (neuroanatomy, behaviour etc.) It was a lovely change from all the sciences I was doing (bio chem and maths) and wasn't too difficult. I was in a similar position to you, struggling with what fourth A-level to do. Everyone was telling me to do physics/further maths and I'm glad I didnt. Doing these subjects gives you no real advantage (doing physics is advantageous if you want to do the BMAT- I did it and really struggled having not done AS physics.) so don't feel pressured into doing them :smile:

My advice- pick what you love and will get a good grade in. Most universities don't show a preference to what your fourth AS is in for medicine - email them to check! The only two I can think of is UCL who show a 'preference' to candidates with a contrasting subject, and maybe Cambridge who (I may be wrong) like candidates to have three sciences and maths :smile:

Good luck! :biggrin:

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newblood

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Economics sounds like a good enjoyable AS if you think youll be interested in it, and busimess studies is probably a lot easier but it should have given you a flavour of it so if you like that i trust youll find it interesting and its certainly widely useful

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Groundearth

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Original post by chazwomaq

I did exactly the same as you (back in the day) and chose English as my fourth. Looking back, I think it was a waste of time, even though I enjoyed it. I went into science, and I think doing Further Maths or Physics would have been better.

Psychology and Economics are OK but are softer A levels.

Economics is not a soft A-level at all; where did you get that from? it's on Cambridge's list of strong subjects.

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Original post by joeymr

I did psychology as my fourth AS (I am also a medic) and absolutely loved it :colondollar:

! It was very interesting and had a lot of relevance to medicine (neuroanatomy, behaviour etc.) It was a lovely change from all the sciences I was doing (bio chem and maths) and wasn't too difficult. I was in a similar position to you, struggling with what fourth A-level to do. Everyone was telling me to do physics/further maths and I'm glad I didnt. Doing these subjects gives you no real advantage (doing physics is advantageous if you want to do the BMAT- I did it and really struggled having not done AS physics.) so don't feel pressured into doing them :smile:

My advice- pick what you love and will get a good grade in. Most universities don't show a preference to what your fourth AS is in for medicine - email them to check! The only two I can think of is UCL who show a 'preference' to candidates with a contrasting subject, and maybe Cambridge who (I may be wrong) like candidates to have three sciences and maths :smile:

Good luck! :biggrin:

How did you find learning the content for psychology? lot's of people chose it and say that the amount of stuff that you need to memorise is a lot :frown:

and I don't have a good long term memory.. and as for the BMAT how did you prepare for it? I've only completed my GCSEs now and I was looking at UKCAT and BMAT and find them really daunting :confused:

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joeymr

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Original post by Whitney997

How did you find learning the content for psychology? lot's of people chose it and say that the amount of stuff that you need to memorise is a lot :frown:

and I don't have a good long term memory.. and as for the BMAT how did you prepare for it? I've only completed my GCSEs now and I was looking at UKCAT and BMAT and find them really daunting :confused:

Yeah thats the thing with psychology- we didn't really have to understand anything, just memorize **** loads of content :/ Luckily I started revising from the beginning of the year so had all of the content down for the exams (flashcards are incredible for this! :smile:

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I wouldn't start worrying about BMAT/UKCAT yet- you're only in year 11! :smile:

I revised for both of them in the summer holidays after AS so you've got ages yet. Didn't really do anything big for revision, just **** loads of practice questions :colondollar:

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Original post by joeymr

Yeah thats the thing with psychology- we didn't really have to understand anything, just memorize **** loads of content :/ Luckily I started revising from the beginning of the year so had all of the content down for the exams (flashcards are incredible for this! :smile:

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I wouldn't start worrying about BMAT/UKCAT yet- you're only in year 11! :smile:

I revised for both of them in the summer holidays after AS so you've got ages yet. Didn't really do anything big for revision, just **** loads of practice questions :colondollar:

Ohhh

also I heard that to do medicine at university you need to get a 7.0 or above GCSE Average Point Score? is that true? :/

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joeymr

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Original post by Whitney997

Ohhh

also I heard that to do medicine at university you need to get a 7.0 or above GCSE Average Point Score? is that true? :/

Universities (as far as I know) don't use the point scoring system for applicants, they instead have different requirements- for example, Southampton ask for a minimum of 7 A grades at GCSE, Oxford look at the number of A*s obtained at GCSE etc. Check individual university websites for their GCSE requirements :smile:

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SparklyUnicornz

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This is such a coincidence.
I've also picked Maths, Biology, Chemistry and I'm struggling with the last. It was initially Government and Politics then I changed to Economics because it would go well with Maths. Now I'm completely clueless I'm considering Art because I got an A. I think I might to English as well?

Anyway, most people I've spoken to have told me to wait until I get my results to see what I achieved the highest in. Also try going their open days;D

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