there's no summary of this as it's a bit complicated, sorry for the long read.
I'm currently studying biomedical science at LJMU, I enjoyed it at the start of the year, i applied for it since i liked science in sixth form and because of the fact that having a science degree would quite possibly allow me to have a well paid career. however i'm losing interest in it, recently i've been thinking about what i want to do after uni and i can't really imagine myself working in a lab every single day. i feel like my course is extremely broad in terms of topics and i don't like that at all. i would prefer to focus on one topic, particularly in genetics as i do have a genuine interest in learning about genes and DNA (it's one of my modules and the one i enjoyed most so far). also, i feel like the student union at JMU isn't the best, there aren't that many societies, we don't even have a student bar.
i was thinking of applying to Uni of Liverpool instead to do genetics starting from Year 2 as first year modules are quite similar in both unis, but my problem is that my a-level grades aren't what is required to do the course. they require ABB and i have BCC, would that put me at a major disadvantage if i decided to apply there? i have emailed admissions and they provided entry criteria 'as a guide' which stated that in order to switch i need to be doing modules this year that are similar to the modules at UoL (which i am), also that i'll need to have achieved a 2:1 or above by the end of first year and that i'll have meet the a-level requirements. i'm not too sure what to do.
if the switch to UoL didn't work out, i was thinking of starting a completely different degree but staying at JMU. my real interest is the arts, however i know that art degrees won't land me a well paid job, so i didn't choose to study it in the first place for this reason. one thing that comes to mind though is architecture as it's both creative and good in terms of getting a job in the future. the problem with that is - i don't have any a-levels that are 'creative', would it even be possible to do a completely different degree?