A Levels for Medicine

(edited 3 years ago)

One of my friends didn't do maths (she done Chemistry, biology & English) and she received interviews & offers for medicine. As long as you have a good personal statement and UKCAT score I don't think you'll be too disadvantaged in all honesty! Hope this helps x
Obviously this is just one persons experience so can't guarantee how often it occurs, maybe also seek advice from teachers at school to see what they suggest.

Reply 2

Harrybeld

Original post by Popcorn989

Hi! I’m considering doing Medicine at university, and I want to do Biology and Chemistry for A-Level (and two humanity subjects- English and Philosophy). Obviously I know that not having Maths might be a disadvantage for a top university- so would you say doing Core Maths, or AS level Maths or a maths course outside of school would demonstrate maths skills? Thank you! I do know that I don’t know everything- so please be patient xxx

As long as you're not applying to Oxford or Cambridge then not having maths shouldn't be a problem at all. Best of luck applying.

Reply 3

artful_lounger

Universities Forum Helper

Only Cambridge wants applicants to have 3 A-levels in STEM subjects (which can be either maths or physics). All other medical schools don't care what your third A-level is. You may want to browse through 's very useful thread on medicine A-level subject choices and entry requirements here: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5611422

Reply 4

Muttley79

Original post by Popcorn989

Thank you for replying ♥️♥️♥️ That’s great to hear about your friend! I know that Maths is not necessary- but as Medicine is competitive I was wondering whether anyone had any suggestions of Maths related courses or something similar to help strengthen my application (e.g. self-studying Core Maths) I hope you have a really lovely day- thanks for replying again ☺️