Biomedical science undergrad help! - y13

I'm currently studying biomedical science. You don't need chemistry, especially if you're uni doesn't require you to have taken it. There will usually be a module that focuses on chemistry that covers everything you need to know. I took A-level chemistry and find a lot of concepts familiar, but many people on my course haven't and seem to be faring well enough. If you don't require chemistry and find the workload to intense, I would recommend dropping it, but the choice is ultimately yours.

I don't do Biomed, but I have a friend who does and I've snuck into a few of his lectures... They do go over the Biology and Chemistry content that was taught for A-levels, at least at my uni.

I personally know the workload involved in doing 4 A-levels and I definitely think that it's a good idea to drop one if you're not feeling up for the challenge. If it's not a requirement for Biomed, then sure, there's no problem in dropping Chemistry, however, I'm puzzled as to why you want to drop Chemistry instead of Geography or RS when you're thinking of going into a Chemistry-heavy degree. Your comment that you think it would be the best thing for your mental health seems to indicate that Chemistry isn't a subject you enjoy all that much, or not as much as other subjects and might find it too much - which is fair enough, but in that case, going into Biomed doesn't seem to be the wisest of decisions, what with its heavy Chemistry content.

It's because at the start of year 12 I chose, biology, geography and RS. I didn't know i wanted to do biomed at the time. I would of chose chem originally if i knew.

I'm not going to drop geography or RS because I can take them as a full alevel whereas for chemistry, I just started it this September as an AS level. It would be silly to drop geog or rs for a chemsitry AS level.

I do enjoy chemistry and I am finding the content really interesting atm but yeah its just the workload of all 4 is stressful

hi, ok that's reassuring thank you so much! - I am defo leaning towards dropping it. How long does a module typically last?

It depends on the module and the uni. Some will last for just one semester; others will continue for the whole year.

ah okk. tysm. Also, what prominent chemistry topics are in biomedical science which come up from the alevel. I'm going to drop chemistry so would like to read ahead for it and kinda self teach some of it before. I've already covered like the foundations: moles, bonding, melting points, ionisation energy, titrations, concs, pV= nRT, emprical formulae, oxidation states.

You will generally cover topics such as molarity, concentration, thermodynamics and gas laws. The areas you have listed are a good starting point, through I wouldn't worry about reading ahead; they will be covered from the ground up when you encounter them at uni.