Motivating gyg blog 2024 Bio/Chem

what do you want to do in the future? fellow yr 12 bio, chem, maths girlie trying to find an alternative to medicine.

yeah it was way less stimulating and helped my sleep schedule because I couldn't read movie analysis for very long haha even tho it was interesting I would know when to stop unlike scrolling that has no start and no end 😭 It was also very exciting to make my non-fiction tbr 🙂 do you have Goodreads ?

I do have goodreads but I barely use it because I go through books so fast I get lazy and don't log it onto good reads😭

Hi! So I finished A Levels with:
A* - french
A - german
A - bio
B - chem
A* - EPQ
and I will go on to do Medicine at UEA 🙂
if you don't want to do medicine anymore, ask yourself what attracted you to medicine in the first place that doesn't fit you anymore: Was it money? Was it the caring part? Was it the STEM part?
if it was money go into: computer science, finance, engineering etc.
if it was caring go into: Speech and language therapy, nursing, veterinary, physio, healthcare jobs (search the NHS website) paramedic etc. ( or even other ones that fit you better and that involve caring for others)
if it was STEM go into: Biomed, chem, biology, maths, biochem etc. (you can study engineering in any of those)
I was once heard: if you are hesitating between Art and Medicine, then Dentistry is the one for you !
I am personally not a Maths girly at all (more of a languages girly in case you couldn't tell) so a lot of the more maths-y subjects I have never considered as a viable option
Hope this helps 🙂

sorry for the late reply,but thank you girlie. This really put things into perspective for me.srsly,thanks. I think I am stuck between the money and STEM option rn.But,this is a great way of thinking abt this.And really,I think I just realised work life balance is really imp for me and I can't forfeit that for medicine. otherwise,100% I would go for med.

Hi! Dw I am so happy I can help out with the little experience I have of applying to med schools x

I would say go for engineering in whatever field is most attractive to you.
money🤝Stem
Bonus if you can still add the caring part by engineering things that help women be it with inequalities in healthcare, finding solutions to period pain/leakage whatever (ahem) or be an ecology queen and help us all out (I think that's such a feminist move as well, things designed by women for women)
(in case you couldn't tell my epq was on: why are women still suffering from period pain in the 21st century)

Hi @wilderose and @maria._. just to let you know we are aiming to close this 2023-24 forum this week so so that you don't lose your chat/can continue I am happy to move this thread into the new GYG 2024-25 area or feel free to set up a new GYG/chat. Let me know what would be best

can you move it into the 2024-2025?