Psychology or biosciences/biomed degree?? 😭

Hello people
I applied for a psychology degree at UCAS but I'm now having second thoughts. The thing is, I'm sure I can get into a psychology degree or even a bioscience/biomed degree as the grade requirements are realistic enough for me to get into (ABB- AAA) I did psychology and biology for A levels, but lately I feel more inclined towards biology since idk I'd probably enjoy it more? my parents would be fine with it or if I stuck with psychology, and I really want to get a job in health care and work for the NHS.
I don't come from a rich background at all, and one day in the future I want to financially support my family, but also support those who are vulnerable in health (my siblings fell into that category).
Apologies if this sounds stupid, but do I stick with the psychology degree or choose a bioscience/biomed degree instead? Some people say "bioscience/biomed is more respectable", but I think psychology is respectable too? being realistic, ik damn well I'd enjoy the degrees equally on their own but I'm just very indecisive 😭☠️
The uni I've applied to let's me change degrees early on, as long as the degrees are similar or at the same faculty etc. I could go clearing, hypothetically, but I don't want to, since the two firm and insurance unis I applied to are good for me
Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I hope your summer is going well ^^

1) Do you need A level Chemistry or another science subject for Biomed/Biosciences?
2) Just be aware that most Psych grads end up working in other areas - ie. its a good degree for many other different career areas, would leave 100s of different career pathways open to you.
2) Whichever subject you choose, a work placement or study abroad will make an enormous difference to your graduate CV, and put you ahead of those without.

Hi there,
Totally understand your worries, I was really unsure about going into psychology when I first started my degree as well!
I think that its worth asking yourself, to what extent do you want to study biology? As a lot of psychology courses, including the one in Cardiff, delves a lot into the biology of the brain and surrounding organs such as the eyes, but it might not go in depth as a bioscience degree.
I would say that getting a psychology, healthcare job within the NHS is totally doable! This is coming from a psychology student who just finished a year long placement in the NHS I'd say that if you want a rather clinical role, you'd be looking at clinical psychology, or more specifically, health psychology. In health psychology you tend to work with people who have long term health conditions, so you'd often find yourself in very clinical settings such as inpatient wards, or outpatient offices. People who work within health psychology often find themselves in MDT (multi-disciplinary teams), working with people of other professions such as doctors, nurses, physiotherapists etc.
Hopefully that's provided some food for thought
~ Fatiha, Cardiff University Student Rep

Hello again,
Glad to know that someone went through an experience, the same as the one I'm going through right now 😂
That's so cool, that you did a one year work placement, under the NHS, during your psychology degree! If you don't mind asking, what was the average day like during your work placement, of course if you feel comfortable asking? (Then again no day is exactly the same lol) what specific tasks did you have to do, during your work placement? And was it during the last year of your psychology degree etc (like other universities do, I assume)?
Thank you so much for your answer btw, it really helped clarify some doubts in my head (^_^)