Hi
I’m thinking about moving school to do the IB- and I’m strongly considering doing medicine at Uni (I’ve looked at the grades Oxbridge needs since they’re usually the most challenging- it seems to he 41-42). I’m trying to figure out what subjects I should do, but I’m having trouble deciding whether or not to do Maths SL or HL.
I know that with A Levels, and with entry requirements for IB, Maths/Maths HL is strongly recommended for medicine (but only Cambridge requires 3 sciences at HL). I find maths interesting (I’m doing Maths and Ad Maths for GCSE) but I’m not sure that I want to study it at HL. Somebody told me it was a lot like A Level Further Maths which is not something that I’m interested in doing. I’m worried that if I take HL Maths, I’ll struggle and not get the grades needed to get into the uni’s I want to or I’ll end up resenting the class and find it difficult to do revision (on top of Bio and Chem HL which I’ve been told can be difficult).
What I’m thinking of doing is Bio, Chem and Classical Greek at HL and then do SL Maths since I really enjoy Greek and it’d be a nice break from the sciences at HL. I’m pretty good at Maths so I think I could get a 6/7 at SL without struggling loads and still finding the course relatively enjoyable. But I’m worried that in this case I’d be at a disadvantage compared to A Level students who did Maths/Further Maths (or 4 all STEM A Levels) or other IB students who did HL maths.
So I guess my question is: How important is it to do Maths at HL/A Level in order to get into somewhere like Oxbridge for medicine and would I be at a big disadvantage if I didn’t do it?
Thanks!