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A Levels for MEDICINE!!!

Reply 20

Democracy

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Lu-x

I wasn't asking you, nneeer :p:

I was asking the OP to consider it. Anyway maths definately helps with Chem.

Ah right. What, instead of physics?

Reply 21

Beska

21

Ignore people telling you to take a hundred academic subjects. It's better to take an ""unacademic"" subject along with 3 academics rather than another academic that you wouldn't enjoy.

Reply 22

n_251

12

How about doing maths instead of Business? It is far more respected and more relevant to medicine plus you'd have psychology as your "contrasting" subject so no issues there.

I hear physics is quite hard for those that don't do Maths (avec Mechanics preferrably), so you miight want to keep that in mind.

However, your options seem ok and, at the end of the day, it is more important you choose a set of subjects that you think you'll enjoy :smile:

Reply 23

Sunny1171

OP

4

Is work experience that important when it comes to applying for medicine?

:confused:

Reply 24

billet-doux

14

Sunny1171

Is work experience that important when it comes to applying for medicine?

:confused:

It is, especially to get a real idea of what practising Medicine is like. I would strongly advise you to try and get some since mine has really got me thinking about whether or not this is the right career for me. Voluntary work is said to be of greater importance, however.

Reply 25

Beska

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Sunny1171

Is work experience that important when it comes to applying for medicine?

:confused:

lol

Yes, but don't discuss that here. There's a thread at the top of the Medicine forum to discuss all work experience issues in.

Reply 26

Democracy

20

Sunny1171

Is work experience that important when it comes to applying for medicine?

:confused:

Yes. Don't bother applying without it.

Reply 27

crazyhelicopter

11

im so academic

Also, if you are considering to go to the top unis, I'd advise at LEAST 3 of these:

Biology,
Chemistry,
Physics,
Maths

Why??? And what are these top Universities?

Reply 28

crazyhelicopter

11

Sunny1171

Is work experience that important when it comes to applying for medicine?

:confused:

It is ESSENTIAL

Firstly because no medical school will give you a second glance without it, and secondly because you need to know about the **** you are about to get yourself into

As for A-levels, do which ever ones you are likely to be predicted/ achieve As in

Reply 29

Lu-x

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Democracy

Ah right. What, instead of physics?

Maths is more of a help.

Reply 30

Beska

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crazyhelicopter

Why??? And what are these top Universities?

Ignore him, he doesn't know what the ****.

Chemistry + Biology are required, a third academic subject would help with Oxbridge but many don't care what your third subject is.

Reply 31

Juncture

16

Toiletpaper8

Limited suitability lol, well, my memory certainly didn't serve me well :p:

That's for Trinity College though not cambridge as a whole, and trinity are pretty strict about various things from what i can tell :P

Reply 32

Beska

21

DrDomDom

Point - Biology isnt required everywhere, and its only needed to AS level at other places. I maintain, if you have 3 academic subjects, you would still be at an advantage to someone with a "soft" subject... it just makes sense.

Fair enough about Biology - this has been discussed hundreds of times and the conclusion by current medical students is that Biology does seem to help but we're talking purely about admissions.

On that same note, somebody taking three academics does not put them ahead of somebody taking something like psychology. No.

Reply 33

Beska

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DrDomDom

Admissions wise, nope - it makes sense, to me at least, that it probably should if the third subject is considered academic.

Then you're wrong.

Find me somewhere that says "AAA/AAB in Biology, Chemistry and another academic subject."

Edit: Apart from the obvious - Trinity College being one, etc.

Reply 34

Malsy

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''Psychology, as both are on the "generally unsuitable" list of subjects.''

Oh Well great to know!!!! :sad:

Reply 35

Beska

21

Malsi101

Oh Well great to know!!!! :sad:

It's "Limited Suitability" which is entirely different. That's only if you want to apply to Trinity College, Cambridge.

Reply 36

Toiletpaper8

13

crazyhelicopter

It is ESSENTIAL

Firstly because no medical school will give you a second glance without it, and secondly because you need to know about the **** you are about to get yourself into

As for A-levels, do which ever ones you are likely to be predicted/ achieve As in

Or if you can't get work experience, work in a voluntary capacity or work which can demonstrate your caring side will do.

Work experience isn't always that easy to get.

Reply 37

crazyhelicopter

11

Toiletpaper8

Or if you can't get work experience, work in a voluntary capacity or work which can demonstrate your caring side will do.

Only if you can spin it to show you have a knowledge of the job

Reply 38

Toiletpaper8

13

crazyhelicopter

Only if you can spin it to show you have a knowledge of the job

I just think that a proactive approach in volunteering and helping around the community is more valuable than shadowing the coat-tails of a doctor for a week and watching various procedures lol :p:

Reply 39

overclocked

12

If you got 98% in GCSE Physics then I would definitely go for physics.

But you said you don't really like maths, and I've heard that physics is heavily maths based...

A Levels for MEDICINE!!!

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