Should I take a gap year

Should I take a gap year and learn a level maths and further maths then go on to do engineering at uni OR stay with my 3 a levels and do natural science? I can’t decide can someone help please 😭

What A Levels have you done and what are your career aspirations?

If you haven't done Maths or Further Maths, you wouldn't likely be eligible for the physics or maths streams in Natural Science anyway.

If you do pick engineering, what type of engineering do you want to go into?

If you want to keep your options open, it would make a lot more sense to take the gap year. If you just want to presumably go into the life sciences, then I don't think the maths would matter.

I currently have a level biology, chemistry and philosophy
Originally I wanted to do chemical engineering but I need maths for that. I don’t mind doing natural sciences either but I thought if I take a gap year and do maths then uni might be easier? I can’t tell if this is a good plan or if it’s just me one rethinking things a couple of days before results day. Btw I currently have offers to do natural science as my firm and chemistry as my insurance.

Should you go into natural sciences, the science subjects that you can do would be restricted to life sciences (and possibly philosophy, depending on the natural science degree).
The sort of engineering that you can do with biology and chemistry are bioengineering and chemical engineering (assuming that you have maths), since you don't have physics. If you wanted to do engineering, you would have needed physics for it as well as maths.

As far as I know, securing a place on a natural science degree course from a top end uni isn't easy (I'm trying to do something similar). I don't know what the consequences are should you wish to turn down your offers, do a gap year, and then later reapply for a natural science degree.

Having said that, having maths in your arsenal of A Levels can open a lot more options than just having biology and chemistry. If you do decide to take A Level maths, you are more likely to be considering chemical engineering anyway, so it's up to you in this respect.
Do note, I very much doubt you would later do a postgrad in chemical engineering after a natural science degree specialising in life sciences. However, I remember coming across a master's in chemical engineering that would accept undergrads in chemistry, albeit not from a top end uni.

As Thursday is just right round the corner, you can wait to see how you feel about it on the day before deciding.

Thank you so much for responding! 😊 I have considered doing natural science and then going into chemical engineering in post grad. Do you think I could study natural science and self teach maths a level. Then once I have maths I can go into chemical engineering? I’ve seen Cambridge do chemical engineering with natural science but I did get rejected from there (hopefully I can apply again through the august reconsideration pool) What are you applying for if you don’t mind me asking?