I want to be a pilot, but if you know anything about that it's that the training for it is very expensive, about £100,000There are 4 degrees in the country that offer a degree alongside a pilot licence. See:
https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/aviation-operations-with-commercial-pilot-training/https://www.bucks.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/aviation-management-pilot-training-C23https://www.uwl.ac.uk/course/undergraduate/aviation-management-commercial-pilot-traininghttps://www.uclan.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/aviation-bscAs far as I know, it cost about £10k to get a commercial pilot licence outside of uni, not £100k.
If you really wanted to, you can join airlines and sign up for their cadet schemes e.g. easyJet, Virgin, BA, etc. They usually just ask for half decent GCSEs. See:
https://www.flightdeckfriend.com/airline-pilot-jobs/cadet-airline-pilot-programs/ (search engine)
https://careers.tuigroup.com/uk/pilot-cadet-programme/https://careersuk.virgin-atlantic.com/future-flyers-pilot-training-programmehttps://careers.ba.com/future-pilotshttps://aircraft.airbus.com/en/services/train/airbus-flight-academy/become-a-pilot-cadethttps://www.cae.com/civil-aviation/become-a-pilot/our-pilot-training-programmes/cityjet-climb-high-mentored-cadet-programme/https://careers.ryanair.com/cadets/https://careers.wizzair.com/go/Pilot-Academy/5382601/etc. There are a number of them, and I am not going to look for all of them on Google.
If you're saying you want to be an RAF pilot, then you would need to join the RAF with decent A Levels. See:
https://recruitment.raf.mod.uk/roles/roles-finder/aircrew/pilotI decided that I'd put Optometry down as my first choice, though I'm not really sure if my A-Levels would be helpful for it. I did look through some university entry requirements and most said you don't need Biology, just two science subjects.Correct. Either physics+ chemistry + 3rd subject, physics+maths+3rd subject, or chemistry+maths+3rd subject would get you into Optometry if you have high enough grades.
I can't think of any other course that's not directly in the medicine factor that would accept people who didn't do Biology.Strictly speaking, you can do medicine with just Chemistry + 2 subjects. Some unis can ask for Chemistry + another science (physics or maths). You are limited to about 19 unis in the country though.
The plethora of degrees that you can do with physics, chemistry, and maths are numerous within life sciences/healthcare alone e.g. Nutrition, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Nursing, Midwifery, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine, Occupational Therapist, Radiography, Paramedic, Orthoptist, Dietician, Osteopath, Conservationist, Ecologist, Environmental Scientist, Speech and Language Therapist, Biochemist, Neuroscientist, Pharmacologist, Biomedical scientist.
If you want to look outside of life sciences and healthcare, then you get the usual:
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Computer science and software engineering
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Finance, financial mathematics, financial engineering, actuarial science
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Any type of engineering except bioengineering - and please don't ask me to type it all out. Interestingly, you should note that this would include aerospace engineering, aeronautical engineering, and chemical engineering
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Data science, business analysis, data analysis
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Geology, geophysics, earth science
You then have the option to pick degrees that accept A Levels in any 3 subjects (other than those previously mentioned):
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Anything in business expect for financial mathematics and actuarial science (for obvious reasons)
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Sociology and criminology
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Some degrees in creative writing and English literature
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Some art and design degrees, including architecture
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Some geography degrees (usually ones with emphasis on human geography)
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Property and urban planning
Do note, the lines of work where you have to get a degree from uni in order to get the job tends to be in life sciences/healthcare, academia, and education. The sectors where getting a degree from uni is useful (i.e. it's recognised for senior roles) but not strictly mandatory due to apprenticeships include: economics, social work, engineering, architecture, social researcher, surveying.
If you want to further check what degrees you can do, consider looking at the A Level Explorer (a TSR site):
https://www.theuniguide.co.uk/a-level-explorerIf you want to look through the specific entry requirements for various careers, consider looking at the following:
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profileshttps://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/explore-careershttps://www.careerpilot.org.uk/job-sectors/sectorshttps://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles (Health related careers)
By the way, is there a reason why you're not quoting your grades 9-1 as opposed to A*-E? Are you doing iGCSEs or doing GCSEs with Eduqas/WJEC?