How much should I study for higher?

I am going into my higher year this year and I am really interested in studying medicine. How much would you say I should study?
I am taking
Maths
English
Biology
History
Chemistry
I am currently getting all A's but that's at Nat 5 so I'm not sure

Reply 1

limbobimbo

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Original post by Miramiramiralo

I am going into my higher year this year and I am really interested in studying medicine. How much would you say I should study?
I am taking
Maths
English
Biology
History
Chemistry
I am currently getting all A's but that's at Nat 5 so I'm not sure

Is this a levels or international?

Reply 2

Miramiramiralo

OP

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Original post by limbobimbo

Is this a levels or international?

It's Scottish highers

Reply 3

m.mostafa1542006

1

Original post by Miramiramiralo

I am going into my higher year this year and I am really interested in studying medicine. How much would you say I should study?
I am taking
Maths
English
Biology
History
Chemistry
I am currently getting all A's but that's at Nat 5 so I'm not sure

You will only need 5 Highers at AAAAB all in one sitting, with the core ones to include

Biology/Human Biology
Chemistry
Math or Physics (Math is mostly recommended)
the other two easy Highers I'd recommend are food health technology and RMP

While for Advanced Highers, you need BBB

Chemistry and/or Biology
and/or one/two subjects from your choice

People only do Advanced Higher Chemistry without Biology, as Chemistry is the most required one since they find Biology too hard and undoable with chemistry

Reply 4

Miramiramiralo

OP

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Original post by m.mostafa1542006

You will only need 5 Highers at AAAAB all in one sitting, with the core ones to include
Biology/Human Biology
Chemistry
Math or Physics (Math is mostly recommended)
the other two easy Highers I'd recommend are food health technology and RMP
While for Advanced Highers, you need BBB
Chemistry and/or Biology
and/or one/two subjects from your choice
People only do Advanced Higher Chemistry without Biology, as Chemistry is the most required one since they find Biology too hard and undoable with chemistry

OK thank you so much this helps alot 😊

Reply 5

Idkwhattopick

13

Original post by Miramiramiralo

I am going into my higher year this year and I am really interested in studying medicine. How much would you say I should study?
I am taking
Maths
English
Biology
History
Chemistry
I am currently getting all A's but that's at Nat 5 so I'm not sure

Heyy I did these subjects last year and got all As in Nat 5 too! My best advice: forget ur Nat 5 results. Just coz u did good in Nat 5 does not mean you’ll do good in higher I repeat Just coz u did good in Nat 5 does not mean you’ll do good in higher!! An A in Nat 5 is equivalent to a D in higher regardless of what teachers tell you. I’m not saying this to scare you but it’s the truth. It’s really hard so my advice is study hard and learn all the content well. Ace ur prelims too. Try to do well in your assignments also cheat if u have to just don’t get caught. Prioritise the sciences and maths more. English and history Ofc you will wanna do well in them but at the end of the day you wants As in the Stem subjects if u get Bs or Cs in history or English that won’t matter so much you know? Revise hard x

Reply 6

Hhafsahh

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Original post by amberxi

Got 6 A’s at higher last year, I started studying for the exams in January and did 4 hours a day every day- if I missed a day I would do double the next. Not easy but ye. Recommend flash cards for science subjects and using achieve if u have it? Also do every past paper from 2016 up until you memorise every question and answer bc at the end of the day it’s always the same questions that come up. Also make sure you do good in ur assignments cuz that’s worth a lot of ur grade xx

What highers did u take?

Reply 7

dupthemedapp

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Original post by m.mostafa1542006

You will only need 5 Highers at AAAAB all in one sitting, with the core ones to include
Biology/Human Biology
Chemistry
Math or Physics (Math is mostly recommended)
the other two easy Highers I'd recommend are food health technology and RMP
While for Advanced Highers, you need BBB
Chemistry and/or Biology
and/or one/two subjects from your choice
People only do Advanced Higher Chemistry without Biology, as Chemistry is the most required one since they find Biology too hard and undoable with chemistry

for advanced highers med schools literally don’t care what you take; i take bio english and geo and have offers

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