Help! Medicine at Oxford, requirements?

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Another thing I have been thinking about is that Oxford consists of multiple colleges, and the requirements I found were more general that didn’t link to any specific college. Does anyone know if the different colleges (for medicine) have own requiremens and if the ones I found were more of an average of all, or do all colleges follow the same requirements?

My name is Manolis and I live in Finland. This fall I’ll start my first year in the IBDP, although we have something called pre-IB in Finland where one is acquainted with the programme for one year. The idea is to give the students a chance to try the programme and then let one decide whether one whishes to proceed, which in my opinion is rather smart giving us a year to prepare and acquire useful knowledge about the subjects we will choose as well as the teaching system of IB. Anyhow, I have done very well this first year obtaining more 10s than 9s and especially in the very subjects I’m choosing for next year ie. this fall.

Currently, I have chosen HL math, chemistry, physics, and biology, as well as SL Swedish, English, and German. My concerns lay in the HLs and having seven subjects. Time is not a problem for me as I’m a devoted student who doesn’t mind giving up time for school, but here’s the thing. Having in mind that I am aiming at Oxford, and their requirements to apply for medicine are as follows:
IB: 39 (including core points) with 766 at HL. Candidates are required to take Chemistry*and at least one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics*to Higher Level.

Do you think three out of four of their suggested subjects at HL would be sufficient? I am not entirely sure I would be able to ace all four subjects, because it is as a matter of fact the hardest you can choose. The sciences are notorious for the amount of material they offer. Reaching out to someone with experience in applying to Oxford, am I still in the safe zone if I were to drop physics totally? Frankly speaking, it’s the subject I am the least interested in although I do find certain branches fascinating, but I am definitely more engaged when it comes to chemistry, biology, and math. I believe I would be able to score higher in those three subjects, and presumably even higher without the pressure of having physics as well, but I am not sure how that would affect my plans on going to Oxford.


Another thing I have been thinking about is that Oxford consists of multiple colleges, and the requirements I found were more general that didn’t link to any specific college. Does anyone know if the different colleges (for medicine) have own requiremens and if the ones I found were more of an average of all, or do all colleges follow the same requirements?

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I am so grateful for your help, and please give me suggestions if my subjects seem inappropriate.

Medicine admissions are centralised but in nay case there is a common entry standard and a common framework governing admissions across all colleges so you don't have to worry about college choice affecting the outcome.

The standard quota is 6 students for Medicine and there are usually at least two permanent Medical Tutors at a college.

We think the HL requirement is clearly stated:
candidates are required to take Chemistry*and at least one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics*to Higher Level.

So you don't have to do all four and could just do Chemistry and one other but having three is better than just two.

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