a level biology or physics?

Hi all,
I'll get straight to the point. Im not sure whether to study physics or biology at a level.
The reason I'm thinking of biology is that I was thinking of studying forensic science and I heard biology is almost always needed however its not my favourite subject plus I have heard memorising is a key part in the a level.
I was thinking of doing physics for engineering or astrophysics but I can not make up my mind.
My other two subjects are maths and chemistry.
I would do all 4 subjects but I feel like that would be too hard

ps grades aren't a problem I've got 8's all round

I take physics, chemistry and maths at a-level having dropped biology in the first year (and not getting any sort of qualification out of it).

My advice would be don't take biology unless you're completely invested in it. I got straight A*s/9s and full UMS in gcse biology, I found the subject interesting and it was related to the career path I wanted to take at the time but imo I never committed myself to the workload and content. In terms of difficulty the content wasn't hard to understand, it was just a matter of being bothered enough to learn it and this depends on you as a person. My relationship with a-level physics has always been good, I've found it interlinks so well with maths more and unlike biology there isn't as much content although it's more difficult to understand (personally) so it was more suited towards my needs.

Do all 4 until you figure out if you want to do forensic science or engineering. I don't want to tell you to do one, only for you to realise a year later you hate the idea of doing such and such degree.

do you need chemistry for forensic science?

I take physics, chemistry and maths at a-level having dropped biology in the first year (and not getting any sort of qualification out of it).

My advice would be don't take biology unless you're completely invested in it. I got straight A*s/9s and full UMS in gcse biology, I found the subject interesting and it was related to the career path I wanted to take at the time but imo I never committed myself to the workload and content. In terms of difficulty the content wasn't hard to understand, it was just a matter of being bothered enough to learn it and this depends on you as a person. My relationship with a-level physics has always been good, I've found it interlinks so well with maths more and unlike biology there isn't as much content although it's more difficult to understand (personally) so it was more suited towards my needs.

Hi all,
I'll get straight to the point. Im not sure whether to study physics or biology at a level.
The reason I'm thinking of biology is that I was thinking of studying forensic science and I heard biology is almost always needed however its not my favourite subject plus I have heard memorising is a key part in the a level.
I was thinking of doing physics for engineering or astrophysics but I can not make up my mind.
My other two subjects are maths and chemistry.
I would do all 4 subjects but I feel like that would be too hard

ps grades aren't a problem I've got 8's all round

My best friend wants to do forensics and she’s doing chemistry physics and maths, she’s going on to do a degree in chemical engineering and then possibly a masters in forensics

She couldn’t decide between the 2 originally but speaking to people and researching forensics she realised there are so little jobs you can get with just a normal forensics degree and not a masters, that’s why she’s doing it that way. I would do the one you’re better at as you need very good grades for forensics or engineering either way

you might actually be ok with doing all 4 if you can't make up your mind - I know a few people who have taken these 4 subjects. Your grades are very good so as long as you are interested in your subjects you'll be fine

I would choose all 4 but my school doesn't allow us to drop any subjects during the 2 year course

So I could do forensics without doing bio? I've read on so many sites bio is needed but Im still not really sure

When I done my Biology A level it was a lot of memorising stuff. Now I’m teaching it, it’s changed a lot and there’s a lot of application involved!


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If I were you, I wouldn't choose biology. Forensic science is great, but the job market is heavily saturated and engineering will always be in demand WORLDWIDE. Good luck!

Thank you for the advice! If you were doing so well in bio what made you want to drop it? just curious lol

I have read over the spec for aqa bio a level to deepen my knowledge for GCSE. It seems like a lot of it is still memorising but I'm sure you would know more!