Should I take BAC/EPQ along with my four A Levels?

Hi, I'm not quite sure if I want to take Welsh BAC or an EPQ or neither with my 4 A Levels. I want to take Medicine at Cambridge and am taking Maths, Chemistry, Biology, Further Maths as A Levels. In my school it's compulsory to take Welsh BAC unless you are part of a network I am in where I can drop it and take 4 subjects instead of 3. They originally said that you could take BAC as a fifth if discussed but considering how heavy my subjects are they're guiding me towards not doing it.

The only reason I want to take it is because of the essay project worth 50% which I can use to research more into medicine, so then I thought maybe EPQ would be more suitable but I don't think my college does that.

They said I can try BAC for a few weeks and drop if I don't think it'll work, do you think it's worth it? Or even the EPQ? Or should I do neither and look at essay competitions (if so do you have any recommendations ).

Thanks

Hi, I'm not quite sure if I want to take Welsh BAC or an EPQ or neither with my 4 A Levels. I want to take Medicine at Cambridge and am taking Maths, Chemistry, Biology, Further Maths as A Levels. In my school it's compulsory to take Welsh BAC unless you are part of a network I am in where I can drop it and take 4 subjects instead of 3. They originally said that you could take BAC as a fifth if discussed but considering how heavy my subjects are they're guiding me towards not doing it.

The only reason I want to take it is because of the essay project worth 50% which I can use to research more into medicine, so then I thought maybe EPQ would be more suitable but I don't think my college does that.

They said I can try BAC for a few weeks and drop if I don't think it'll work, do you think it's worth it? Or even the EPQ? Or should I do neither and look at essay competitions (if so do you have any recommendations ).

Thanks