do unis care what a levels u picked

Original post by ismaelishere

after choosing the required ones: e.g. Chemistry and one other science e.g. Maths, do unis care what other a levels u picked?
is chem, maths and business (A*AA) seen the same as bio chem maths physics (A*AAA)? providing they meet A*AA entry requirements.

Depends on the course and uni. There's not general answer. What do you want to apply for?

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Original post by artful_lounger

Depends on the course and uni. There's not general answer. What do you want to apply for?

medicine and i want to maximise chances generally at as many unis

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Original post by ismaelishere

medicine and i want to maximise chances generally at as many unis

So medicine is one where they don't really care. There are only three medical schools where your third subject makes a difference - UCLan and Leeds (I think) require your 3rd subject to be "academic", but this includes basically anything except art/tech/vocational subjects. The other one is cambridge which doesn't require anything but statistically applicants need to get doing 3 STEM subjects to achieve competitive scores in interview.

Note though if you want to maximise the number of medical schools you can choose among I'd suggest biology/chemistry/any third subject. As about 1/3 of medical schools require biology. You still lots to choose among with chem/maths, but not the full range

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Original post by artful_lounger

So medicine is one where they don't really care. There are only three medical schools where your third subject makes a difference - UCLan and Leeds (I think) require your 3rd subject to be "academic", but this includes basically anything except art/tech/vocational subjects. The other one is cambridge which doesn't require anything but statistically applicants need to get doing 3 STEM subjects to achieve competitive scores in interview.
Note though if you want to maximise the number of medical schools you can choose among I'd suggest biology/chemistry/any third subject. As about 1/3 of medical schools require biology. You still lots to choose among with chem/maths, but not the full range

if i am able to achieve a high grade in a traditionally harder subject e.g. english lit or physics, will this help me to stand out/ impress admissions and show that i am a way abive average learner.

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Original post by ismaelishere

if i am able to achieve a high grade in a traditionally harder subject e.g. english lit or physics, will this help me to stand out/ impress admissions and show that i am a way abive average learner.

No - that's not how it works. The academic requirements are normally a tick box and it doesn't matter how you tick the box as long as it's ticked. An A is an A whether it's in English or something else.

Generally medical school admissions are very transparent about the process and provide all the information up front. If they don't say there's a preference, there isn't one.

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Original post by artful_lounger

No - that's not how it works. The academic requirements are normally a tick box and it doesn't matter how you tick the box as long as it's ticked. An A is an A whether it's in English or something else.
Generally medical school admissions are very transparent about the process and provide all the information up front. If they don't say there's a preference, there isn't one.

ok thx. so i should just take what i am good at and enjoy?

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