Subject choices.

Hello, I am a year 12 student studying History, Biology, Maths and Chemistry and I have been advised to drop one subject next year with which I agree, however I am not sure which one. Personally I would drop Chemistry as I find it the hardest and least interesting and is also my worst subject in terms of grades, however I feel like I will not have many career opportunities with the remaining subjects as they don' really go together. At the moment I am unsure what I want to do later in my life, but i am hoping to go uni and study something maths or science related. I desperately need advise on what subject I should drop and what kind of opportunities will be available for me.

Thank you in advance.

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Original post by bornto623

Hello, I am a year 12 student studying History, Biology, Maths and Chemistry and I have been advised to drop one subject next year with which I agree, however I am not sure which one. Personally I would drop Chemistry as I find it the hardest and least interesting and is also my worst subject in terms of grades, however I feel like I will not have many career opportunities with the remaining subjects as they don' really go together. At the moment I am unsure what I want to do later in my life, but i am hoping to go uni and study something maths or science related. I desperately need advise on what subject I should drop and what kind of opportunities will be available for me.

Thank you in advance.

Looking at your other subjects, I personally think that dropping chemistry is fine. You still have maths (which is highly regarded), a science, and history (which is a high facilitating subject). If you're not sure, think about the grades. Often, universities care more about grades rather than subjects (I have a friend with an offer to study English at Oxford and her highest-achieving A Level is Art). Look at what UCAS says for your degree choice about what subject choices are required/excluded and what grades are needed.

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Martha8

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Original post by bornto623

Hello, I am a year 12 student studying History, Biology, Maths and Chemistry and I have been advised to drop one subject next year with which I agree, however I am not sure which one. Personally I would drop Chemistry as I find it the hardest and least interesting and is also my worst subject in terms of grades, however I feel like I will not have many career opportunities with the remaining subjects as they don' really go together. At the moment I am unsure what I want to do later in my life, but i am hoping to go uni and study something maths or science related. I desperately need advise on what subject I should drop and what kind of opportunities will be available for me.

Thank you in advance.

Definitely drop the one you like the least! Universities do like chemistry for science because it's a kind of mediator between physics and biology so it links in with a lot, but if you don't find chemistry interesting then chances are you won't be pursuing a degree too chemistry-related anyway. Plus, most of the important base chemistry knowledge is laid down in first year (ie physical chemistry, basic organics etc).
I don't know about you, but when I'm not passionate about a subject I find it way harder to revise for it, so I'd say follow your gut and drop the one you don't enjoy :smile:

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