Help!!!

I am in desperate need for advice so please help if you can :smile:

I am a student in Northern Ireland who is currently going into year 12. When I choose my gcses I did not have a career in mind and just choose subjects I knew I would enjoy. I picked single award science, english language, foundation maths, music, drama, business studies, religious education and PAL. These are all CCEA. During the past couple of months I have taken an incredibly strong desire to study medicine to become a doctor (more specifically an orthopaedic surgeon OR possibly something in neuro) Due to not studying double award science at gcse level, I cannot study a level chemistry or biology. I also study foundation maths so the highest I can get is a C* this means I also won't have the B in gcse maths that most medical schools look for.
I am looking advice on what route or path I can take to study medicine. It is too late to go back and chance my gcse subjects as they are all nearly completed now.
I am extremely open to studying an under grad and then follow up with post grad medicine but i'm finding it extremely hard to find science or medical related undergrads that do not require the same or similar entry requirements as medicine does.

I would appreciate any help at all.
Many Thanks :smile:

Reply 1

WorriedUser4737

Original post

by leoslove

I am in desperate need for advice so please help if you can :smile:

I am a student in Northern Ireland who is currently going into year 12. When I choose my gcses I did not have a career in mind and just choose subjects I knew I would enjoy. I picked single award science, english language, foundation maths, music, drama, business studies, religious education and PAL. These are all CCEA. During the past couple of months I have taken an incredibly strong desire to study medicine to become a doctor (more specifically an orthopaedic surgeon OR possibly something in neuro) Due to not studying double award science at gcse level, I cannot study a level chemistry or biology. I also study foundation maths so the highest I can get is a C* this means I also won't have the B in gcse maths that most medical schools look for.
I am looking advice on what route or path I can take to study medicine. It is too late to go back and chance my gcse subjects as they are all nearly completed now.
I am extremely open to studying an under grad and then follow up with post grad medicine but i'm finding it extremely hard to find science or medical related undergrads that do not require the same or similar entry requirements as medicine does.
I would appreciate any help at all.
Many Thanks :smile:

You could try doing a foundation year.

Reply 2

Cas.2807

Original post

by leoslove

I am in desperate need for advice so please help if you can :smile:

I am a student in Northern Ireland who is currently going into year 12. When I choose my gcses I did not have a career in mind and just choose subjects I knew I would enjoy. I picked single award science, english language, foundation maths, music, drama, business studies, religious education and PAL. These are all CCEA. During the past couple of months I have taken an incredibly strong desire to study medicine to become a doctor (more specifically an orthopaedic surgeon OR possibly something in neuro) Due to not studying double award science at gcse level, I cannot study a level chemistry or biology. I also study foundation maths so the highest I can get is a C* this means I also won't have the B in gcse maths that most medical schools look for.
I am looking advice on what route or path I can take to study medicine. It is too late to go back and chance my gcse subjects as they are all nearly completed now.
I am extremely open to studying an under grad and then follow up with post grad medicine but i'm finding it extremely hard to find science or medical related undergrads that do not require the same or similar entry requirements as medicine does.
I would appreciate any help at all.
Many Thanks :smile:

I’m going down the same career path (i’m doing a levels right now with ccea). I think you can go to a tech or somewhere like belfast MET and maybe either do more gcses (like the ones required) or maybe they’ll offer you the Biology, Chemistry and Maths alevels. I haven’t seen any undergrad courses not requiring Biology or Chemistry. I would look into the above options and maybe consider starting Uni later than others your age.

Reply 3

Ameer34589

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by leoslove

I am in desperate need for advice so please help if you can :smile:

I am a student in Northern Ireland who is currently going into year 12. When I choose my gcses I did not have a career in mind and just choose subjects I knew I would enjoy. I picked single award science, english language, foundation maths, music, drama, business studies, religious education and PAL. These are all CCEA. During the past couple of months I have taken an incredibly strong desire to study medicine to become a doctor (more specifically an orthopaedic surgeon OR possibly something in neuro) Due to not studying double award science at gcse level, I cannot study a level chemistry or biology. I also study foundation maths so the highest I can get is a C* this means I also won't have the B in gcse maths that most medical schools look for.
I am looking advice on what route or path I can take to study medicine. It is too late to go back and chance my gcse subjects as they are all nearly completed now.
I am extremely open to studying an under grad and then follow up with post grad medicine but i'm finding it extremely hard to find science or medical related undergrads that do not require the same or similar entry requirements as medicine does.
I would appreciate any help at all.
Many Thanks :smile:

Would definitely love to recommend an online tuition named alpha academy. All of their teachers have achieved A* in their subjects at A-level, plus it's 1-1 and very cheap .