Okay so basically I’m set to start a biomed degree in sept. I’m sure I’m going to get the grades to get onto the course. Although I’m kind of rethinking my decision.
I feel that I should have chosen biochem or natural sciences instead because I feel like I want to have the option to not only learn about and come up with new treatments for diseases but also know about and synthesise the chemicals/medicines needed to treat the patients. I don’t know honestly I’ve been having so many doubts lately at one point I spiralled so much that I was about to decide to take a gap year to apply to medicine, but I don’t have work experience in the medical field and I don’t think my heart is 100% in it. I’ve always wanted to get into science. I know I like bio and chem and think maths is useful so I feel that I should have chosen biochem/natsci instead.
This breakdown/ change of heart might have been caused by the fact that I was thinking about career prospects and how with natsci I’m probably more likely to get a job than with biomed and can still work in the same field as biomed grads get into. Also I kind of feel that biomed is mostly taken by people who want to do postgrad medicine who failed to get in first time and I don’t want to fall under that stereotype( even though I know there are also people who’ve never wanted to do med who do biomed). I’m really interested in biomed though I just wish there was an option to do a biomed+chem joint honours degree as I like both.
Anyone got any advice? Am I just overthinking it?