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Hi currently in year 12 and I really don't know what to do with my life. I do subjects that i somewhat like but not enough to do in university and to be honest i don't even know what i want to do in uni, i do want to go into healthcare but i feel like I've limited my options by dropping biology and although i have visited my careers adviser and form tutor quite a lot they haven' t really helped and just said that i should "figure it out" and that i should preferably do that before year 13! like wow thank you for the help hun. anyways, i am quite interested in diagnostic radiography but like said no science and i have contacted some unis and got no response. No idea where i am going with this sooo any advice?? also if anyone does a level french pls help me your girl is struggling. paper one is not it, like i most definitely flopped it today, I'll be surprised if i even get an E at the end of this year. byeeeee
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Luckily for you, most healthcare jobs do not need experience or GCSEs
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(Original post by berrybeom)
Hi currently in year 12 and I really don't know what to do with my life. I do subjects that i somewhat like but not enough to do in university and to be honest i don't even know what i want to do in uni, i do want to go into healthcare but i feel like I've limited my options by dropping biology and although i have visited my careers adviser and form tutor quite a lot they haven' t really helped and just said that i should "figure it out" and that i should preferably do that before year 13! like wow thank you for the help hun. anyways, i am quite interested in diagnostic radiography but like said no science and i have contacted some unis and got no response. No idea where i am going with this sooo any advice?? also if anyone does a level french pls help me your girl is struggling. paper one is not it, like i most definitely flopped it today, I'll be surprised if i even get an E at the end of this year. byeeeee
Hi currently in year 12 and I really don't know what to do with my life. I do subjects that i somewhat like but not enough to do in university and to be honest i don't even know what i want to do in uni, i do want to go into healthcare but i feel like I've limited my options by dropping biology and although i have visited my careers adviser and form tutor quite a lot they haven' t really helped and just said that i should "figure it out" and that i should preferably do that before year 13! like wow thank you for the help hun. anyways, i am quite interested in diagnostic radiography but like said no science and i have contacted some unis and got no response. No idea where i am going with this sooo any advice?? also if anyone does a level french pls help me your girl is struggling. paper one is not it, like i most definitely flopped it today, I'll be surprised if i even get an E at the end of this year. byeeeee
I know it’s really daunting not to know what to do. Although it is useful to know in year 13, this is not necessary. There are plenty of people at university at degree level and beyond who are not sure what they want to do career wise. I would keep an open mind and just research generally the options that your A Levels give you. I actually found law, the degree I study now through an a level generator that gave me options of careers.
You can always take a gap year if you’re really unsure of what you want to do to gain some work experience and explore your interests. Don’t place too much pressure on yourself for not knowing what you want to do. Things change as you get older and careers are not the linear path we often taught to think about. Different life experiences will shape you and as you go through life you’ll realise more what you’re interested in. Everyone goes through a journey for this and it looks different for everyone.
All the best,
Teresa (University of Southampton Ambassador)
https://www.southampton.ac.uk
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Healthcare roles in the NHS - and many of these can be entered via an apprenticeship not a degree - https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/exp.../explore-roles
Not Going to Uni - useful for getting ideas of what else is out there - https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/
Apprenticeship searches - https://www.findapprenticeship.servi...ticeshipsearch
Medical roles in the Navy - https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers...anches/medical
Not Going to Uni - useful for getting ideas of what else is out there - https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/
Apprenticeship searches - https://www.findapprenticeship.servi...ticeshipsearch
Medical roles in the Navy - https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers...anches/medical
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Hi currently in year 12 and I really don't know what to do with my life. I do subjects that i somewhat like but not enough to do in university and to be honest i don't even know what i want to do in uni, i do want to go into healthcare but i feel like I've limited my options by dropping biology and although i have visited my careers adviser and form tutor quite a lot they haven' t really helped and just said that i should "figure it out" and that i should preferably do that before year 13! like wow thank you for the help hun. anyways, i am quite interested in diagnostic radiography but like said no science and i have contacted some unis and got no response. No idea where i am going with this sooo any advice?? also if anyone does a level french pls help me your girl is struggling. paper one is not it, like i most definitely flopped it today, I'll be surprised if i even get an E at the end of this year. byeeeee
Hi currently in year 12 and I really don't know what to do with my life. I do subjects that i somewhat like but not enough to do in university and to be honest i don't even know what i want to do in uni, i do want to go into healthcare but i feel like I've limited my options by dropping biology and although i have visited my careers adviser and form tutor quite a lot they haven' t really helped and just said that i should "figure it out" and that i should preferably do that before year 13! like wow thank you for the help hun. anyways, i am quite interested in diagnostic radiography but like said no science and i have contacted some unis and got no response. No idea where i am going with this sooo any advice?? also if anyone does a level french pls help me your girl is struggling. paper one is not it, like i most definitely flopped it today, I'll be surprised if i even get an E at the end of this year. byeeeee
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I am 25 right now and I would definitely agree that getting some work experience in gap year/ apprenticeship is the way to go now. School is so different to actual work and looking back now, it seems pretty crazy to be making such an important decision without knowing anything. You'll ending up getting a lot more out of uni as well with a bit of experience.
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Girllll I also do a level french and the papers are so hard! The translations are just hsisjdbdbdbjwhdgx so annoying but what I do for revision is make mind maps of topics using about 3-5 statistics that I’m going to reuse for that topic, mind map important vocab, the content, make it colourful and pretty, and basically make sure you have specific examples of something in every topic - you don’t need to know every single one just a couple examples with some detail will do! It’s very much consistant work because it’s a language so regular work is most beneficial,,, hope this helpssss 
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For a level french, I find that watching youtube channels about the news really helpful for improving listening skills and learning new vocabulary. You could also learn new words through sites like quizlet and memrise; although that’s not what I do, I’ve heard it’s helpful. But for learning the core vocabulary I use the textbook as well as another book called Mot à mot.
Is your board aqa? I did the exam yesterday too, I found some of the questions pretty confusing ngl.
Is your board aqa? I did the exam yesterday too, I found some of the questions pretty confusing ngl.
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For a level french, I find that watching youtube channels about the news really helpful for improving listening skills and learning new vocabulary. You could also learn new words through sites like quizlet and memrise; although that’s not what I do, I’ve heard it’s helpful. But for learning the core vocabulary I use the textbook as well as another book called Mot à mot.
Is your board aqa? I did the exam yesterday too, I found some of the questions pretty confusing ngl.
For a level french, I find that watching youtube channels about the news really helpful for improving listening skills and learning new vocabulary. You could also learn new words through sites like quizlet and memrise; although that’s not what I do, I’ve heard it’s helpful. But for learning the core vocabulary I use the textbook as well as another book called Mot à mot.
Is your board aqa? I did the exam yesterday too, I found some of the questions pretty confusing ngl.
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Girllll I also do a level french and the papers are so hard! The translations are just hsisjdbdbdbjwhdgx so annoying but what I do for revision is make mind maps of topics using about 3-5 statistics that I’m going to reuse for that topic, mind map important vocab, the content, make it colourful and pretty, and basically make sure you have specific examples of something in every topic - you don’t need to know every single one just a couple examples with some detail will do! It’s very much consistant work because it’s a language so regular work is most beneficial,,, hope this helpssss)
Girllll I also do a level french and the papers are so hard! The translations are just hsisjdbdbdbjwhdgx so annoying but what I do for revision is make mind maps of topics using about 3-5 statistics that I’m going to reuse for that topic, mind map important vocab, the content, make it colourful and pretty, and basically make sure you have specific examples of something in every topic - you don’t need to know every single one just a couple examples with some detail will do! It’s very much consistant work because it’s a language so regular work is most beneficial,,, hope this helpssss
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I am 25 right now and I would definitely agree that getting some work experience in gap year/ apprenticeship is the way to go now. School is so different to actual work and looking back now, it seems pretty crazy to be making such an important decision without knowing anything. You'll ending up getting a lot more out of uni as well with a bit of experience.
I am 25 right now and I would definitely agree that getting some work experience in gap year/ apprenticeship is the way to go now. School is so different to actual work and looking back now, it seems pretty crazy to be making such an important decision without knowing anything. You'll ending up getting a lot more out of uni as well with a bit of experience.
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hey, im in y13 and i have applied to a healthcare pharmacy. okay so firstly dropping biology has not limited u by any chance,because there are a lot of healthcare courses that dont require it and even the bigger ones like medicine and pharmacy dont. especially unis outside london would probs not require it. what u have to do might sound a little bit long winded. but first u need to sit down with ur self and ask ur self what subject do u enjoy the most out of ur a levels,for me it was chemistry and thats why i chose pharmacy. then after uve done that research all the possible career choices that u could have with that DONT JUST SAY yh i want to go into healthcare,coz u may find somthing sooo good and more suitable.after uve gathered all the possible choices that sound like something ude enjoy, write them down and research them WELLLLLL !!! and from there u will start to narow ur options. IF U STILL DONT KNOW PLZ dont apply that year to uni and do something ur not sure about coz ull regret it,and its not the end of the worldif u decide to take a gap year and use it to find ur personality and what u like and do work experience. just honestly make sure u do ur research.for me in the beginning it was gonna be 100% medicine and then after my research and work experience and also looking at what they study in uni i was like nopeeee not for me and it legit has 0 chemistry which is literally my fav. anywys good luck honestly dont let it worry u !!!
hey, im in y13 and i have applied to a healthcare pharmacy. okay so firstly dropping biology has not limited u by any chance,because there are a lot of healthcare courses that dont require it and even the bigger ones like medicine and pharmacy dont. especially unis outside london would probs not require it. what u have to do might sound a little bit long winded. but first u need to sit down with ur self and ask ur self what subject do u enjoy the most out of ur a levels,for me it was chemistry and thats why i chose pharmacy. then after uve done that research all the possible career choices that u could have with that DONT JUST SAY yh i want to go into healthcare,coz u may find somthing sooo good and more suitable.after uve gathered all the possible choices that sound like something ude enjoy, write them down and research them WELLLLLL !!! and from there u will start to narow ur options. IF U STILL DONT KNOW PLZ dont apply that year to uni and do something ur not sure about coz ull regret it,and its not the end of the worldif u decide to take a gap year and use it to find ur personality and what u like and do work experience. just honestly make sure u do ur research.for me in the beginning it was gonna be 100% medicine and then after my research and work experience and also looking at what they study in uni i was like nopeeee not for me and it legit has 0 chemistry which is literally my fav. anywys good luck honestly dont let it worry u !!!
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Luckily for you, most healthcare jobs do not need experience or GCSEs
Luckily for you, most healthcare jobs do not need experience or GCSEs
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I know it’s really daunting not to know what to do. Although it is useful to know in year 13, this is not necessary. There are plenty of people at university at degree level and beyond who are not sure what they want to do career wise. I would keep an open mind and just research generally the options that your A Levels give you. I actually found law, the degree I study now through an a level generator that gave me options of careers.
You can always take a gap year if you’re really unsure of what you want to do to gain some work experience and explore your interests. Don’t place too much pressure on yourself for not knowing what you want to do. Things change as you get older and careers are not the linear path we often taught to think about. Different life experiences will shape you and as you go through life you’ll realise more what you’re interested in. Everyone goes through a journey for this and it looks different for everyone.
All the best,
Teresa (University of Southampton Ambassador)
https://www.southampton.ac.uk
Hello,
I know it’s really daunting not to know what to do. Although it is useful to know in year 13, this is not necessary. There are plenty of people at university at degree level and beyond who are not sure what they want to do career wise. I would keep an open mind and just research generally the options that your A Levels give you. I actually found law, the degree I study now through an a level generator that gave me options of careers.
You can always take a gap year if you’re really unsure of what you want to do to gain some work experience and explore your interests. Don’t place too much pressure on yourself for not knowing what you want to do. Things change as you get older and careers are not the linear path we often taught to think about. Different life experiences will shape you and as you go through life you’ll realise more what you’re interested in. Everyone goes through a journey for this and it looks different for everyone.
All the best,
Teresa (University of Southampton Ambassador)
https://www.southampton.ac.uk
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Healthcare roles in the NHS - and many of these can be entered via an apprenticeship not a degree - https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/exp.../explore-roles
Not Going to Uni - useful for getting ideas of what else is out there - https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/
Apprenticeship searches - https://www.findapprenticeship.servi...ticeshipsearch
Medical roles in the Navy - https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers...anches/medical
Healthcare roles in the NHS - and many of these can be entered via an apprenticeship not a degree - https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/exp.../explore-roles
Not Going to Uni - useful for getting ideas of what else is out there - https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/
Apprenticeship searches - https://www.findapprenticeship.servi...ticeshipsearch
Medical roles in the Navy - https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers...anches/medical
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Damn let me live for a minute 😭
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Do a science foundation year at uni? I’m doing it this September. I spent this last academic year doing Philosophy and thought **** that I wanna go into Neuroscience. So even if you make a choice and then later change your mind, the uni might allow you to switch courses
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When I initially chose my subjects (bio, health and social, french and sociology) I wanted to do physiotherapy and I still can despite dropping biology at some unis but I’ve looked on unis for other healthcare courses like midwifery, and radiography and they all just want biology😭 my best bet at the moment is maybe bcu or Salford university but through the alternative entry scheme if I’m even eligible for it 🥲 inshallah I am
When I initially chose my subjects (bio, health and social, french and sociology) I wanted to do physiotherapy and I still can despite dropping biology at some unis but I’ve looked on unis for other healthcare courses like midwifery, and radiography and they all just want biology😭 my best bet at the moment is maybe bcu or Salford university but through the alternative entry scheme if I’m even eligible for it 🥲 inshallah I am
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Yes, I do aqa!!! The listening for me was an absolute shambles😭 I spent most of my time on the listening section going back and scrabbling answers down and the musical education section was so bad I only understood the word opera💀 thank you for the advice I’ll definitely look into that book
Yes, I do aqa!!! The listening for me was an absolute shambles😭 I spent most of my time on the listening section going back and scrabbling answers down and the musical education section was so bad I only understood the word opera💀 thank you for the advice I’ll definitely look into that book
. I kept over-analyzing the questions on the guy who was talking about moving to the countryside and the text of that one novel (I think it was la symphonie pastorale??) literally made me question reality 😭.
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