Urgent advice on A level choices
Hi guys, I am in need of some urgent advice. I am in year 12 this year and have chosen the A levels biology, chemistry, maths and a potential epq (possibly a science topic). I am looking at a science/ technology related career in the future. I am considering medicine but I am not fully convinced. I took GCSE Geography and loved it but at the same time also liked biology. I am thinking of switching A level biology to geography but I’m not sure if this will limit my options for university as most science courses require two A level sciences. Please can you give me some advice as I am really unsure about what to do. Thanks
Original post by RaZe777
Hi guys, I am in need of some urgent advice. I am in year 12 this year and have chosen the A levels biology, chemistry, maths and a potential epq (possibly a science topic). I am looking at a science/ technology related career in the future. I am considering medicine but I am not fully convinced. I took GCSE Geography and loved it but at the same time also liked biology. I am thinking of switching A level biology to geography but I’m not sure if this will limit my options for university as most science courses require two A level sciences. Please can you give me some advice as I am really unsure about what to do. Thanks
Hi, @RaZe777
I hope you are well!
Congratulations on getting into Sixth Form!😊
My advise would be to study what you are most interested in, as this will give you lots of motivation to study, and will keep you really engaged in your learning! 🙂
However, some degrees, such as medicine, may have entry requirements. On the UCAS website under Medicine, I found the following under 'subjects it's useful to have studied first':
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"Some medicine courses or apprenticeships will have requirements for previous qualifications in certain subjects. Entry requirements vary, so always check with the provider."
With that being said, I would suggest that you could speak to a teacher/tutor, or careers advisor (if you have one at your school), about your situation, and they may be able to help you find out entry requirements for certain degrees, apprenticeships, and could even open your eyes to other careers etc which may take your interest!
I hope this helps! I'm sorry that I don't have an exact answer, however, this will depend on what you would like to study, where you are thinking of studying, and if the university/apprenticeship has preferred A-levels/ qualifications on applying.
Good luck for Sixth Form! 😊
Josie
Uni of Kent Student Rep🎓️
Original post by RaZe777
Thank you so much for your advice! Yeah I think I will speak to a careers advisor and my geography teacher at school to see what they have to say. Once again thank you 😊
Hi, @RaZe777
I'm glad I could help a little bit! 🙂
I had a similar situation, I wasn't set on what I wanted to study at university, so I contacted my careers advisor and spoke to teachers to see if my subjects went well together (I did Psychology, Sociology, and Criminology at A-level), what the workload would be like, what degrees this could lead too, and careers too. They also helped me with looking for degrees on UCAS, the application process, my personal statement, and I found this super helpful! So I hope you will too!😊
I remember feeling a bit stressed too starting Sixth Form and choosing my subjects! And changing subjects was only an option for us during the first few weeks back, but I would say the earlier you have chats with teachers/tutors, the less stressful it will be changing🙂 and the more chats you have with them, the more support you will get! That's how I found it anyway.
Good luck! And best of luck for your applications, and your exams!😊
Josie
Uni of Kent Student Rep🎓️
Original post by RaZe777
Hi guys, I am in need of some urgent advice. I am in year 12 this year and have chosen the A levels biology, chemistry, maths and a potential epq (possibly a science topic). I am looking at a science/ technology related career in the future. I am considering medicine but I am not fully convinced. I took GCSE Geography and loved it but at the same time also liked biology. I am thinking of switching A level biology to geography but I’m not sure if this will limit my options for university as most science courses require two A level sciences. Please can you give me some advice as I am really unsure about what to do. Thanks
i do maths chem and geo and it has limited my options – I don’t regret it tho because they are the subjects i still enjoy
but i think you can still go into a science/technology related career at a decent uni with those subjects
very top unis like oxbridge say they want two sciences for some courses but they only accept ppl with three or more
But, you could definitely go into medicine with only two sciences at a russel group uni – but some unis want a level bio too
a level geo is rlly different to gcse in terms of the content
i’d recommend taking it as a 4th subject and see how you find it (if you’re school allows that)
Original post by Iqster
i do maths chem and geo and it has limited my options – I don’t regret it tho because they are the subjects i still enjoy
but i think you can still go into a science/technology related career at a decent uni with those subjects
very top unis like oxbridge say they want two sciences for some courses but they only accept ppl with three or more
But, you could definitely go into medicine with only two sciences at a russel group uni – but some unis want a level bio too
a level geo is rlly different to gcse in terms of the content
i’d recommend taking it as a 4th subject and see how you find it (if you’re school allows that)
but i think you can still go into a science/technology related career at a decent uni with those subjects
very top unis like oxbridge say they want two sciences for some courses but they only accept ppl with three or more
But, you could definitely go into medicine with only two sciences at a russel group uni – but some unis want a level bio too
a level geo is rlly different to gcse in terms of the content
i’d recommend taking it as a 4th subject and see how you find it (if you’re school allows that)
Hi thanks for the advice. Can I ask in what way it has limited your options and how is A level geography for someone who enjoyed the GCSE?
Original post by RaZe777
Hi thanks for the advice. Can I ask in what way it has limited your options and how is A level geography for someone who enjoyed the GCSE?
Hey, it has limited my options for some science related course at the top unis – even though a lot say you only need two science/math subjects, they expect at least three.
But otherwise, I still meet the minimum requirement for loads of courses.
I really enjoyed GCSE geography and I personally do enjoy the A-Level as well. However, I don’t like physical geography as much in A-Level compared to GCSE because you have to memorise a lot for it
A-Level Geography has coursework, which the GCSE doesn’t have. I personally don’t mind it as that means we sit one less exam and you can do it on anything you want (as long as it’s related to geo) so it’s calm
Original post by Iqster
Hey, it has limited my options for some science related course at the top unis – even though a lot say you only need two science/math subjects, they expect at least three.
But otherwise, I still meet the minimum requirement for loads of courses.
I really enjoyed GCSE geography and I personally do enjoy the A-Level as well. However, I don’t like physical geography as much in A-Level compared to GCSE because you have to memorise a lot for it
A-Level Geography has coursework, which the GCSE doesn’t have. I personally don’t mind it as that means we sit one less exam and you can do it on anything you want (as long as it’s related to geo) so it’s calm
But otherwise, I still meet the minimum requirement for loads of courses.
I really enjoyed GCSE geography and I personally do enjoy the A-Level as well. However, I don’t like physical geography as much in A-Level compared to GCSE because you have to memorise a lot for it
A-Level Geography has coursework, which the GCSE doesn’t have. I personally don’t mind it as that means we sit one less exam and you can do it on anything you want (as long as it’s related to geo) so it’s calm
Thanks.
I did biology, chemistry and geography. But you could always do bio/geography without chemistry, you can still get into medicine with just biology. It may only be specific universities so it’s worth having a look. I enjoyed A level geography+I enjoyed it at GCSE, it wasn’t much different in terms of human geography+ I found the content more enjoyable. I think I got lucky because I did glaciers and not rivers/coasts. I think there may be a minority (but there’s still some) of medical schools that accept chemistry without biology, so it’s good to look as well. It really depends on what university you want to go to tbh. Good luck with everything.
Original post by RaZe777
Hi guys, I am in need of some urgent advice. I am in year 12 this year and have chosen the A levels biology, chemistry, maths and a potential epq (possibly a science topic). I am looking at a science/ technology related career in the future. I am considering medicine but I am not fully convinced. I took GCSE Geography and loved it but at the same time also liked biology. I am thinking of switching A level biology to geography but I’m not sure if this will limit my options for university as most science courses require two A level sciences. Please can you give me some advice as I am really unsure about what to do. Thanks
Medicine would require bio more than geography,you have selected the right option dw
Original post by Iqster
Hey, it has limited my options for some science related course at the top unis – even though a lot say you only need two science/math subjects, they expect at least three.
But otherwise, I still meet the minimum requirement for loads of courses.
I really enjoyed GCSE geography and I personally do enjoy the A-Level as well. However, I don’t like physical geography as much in A-Level compared to GCSE because you have to memorise a lot for it
A-Level Geography has coursework, which the GCSE doesn’t have. I personally don’t mind it as that means we sit one less exam and you can do it on anything you want (as long as it’s related to geo) so it’s calm
But otherwise, I still meet the minimum requirement for loads of courses.
I really enjoyed GCSE geography and I personally do enjoy the A-Level as well. However, I don’t like physical geography as much in A-Level compared to GCSE because you have to memorise a lot for it
A-Level Geography has coursework, which the GCSE doesn’t have. I personally don’t mind it as that means we sit one less exam and you can do it on anything you want (as long as it’s related to geo) so it’s calm
Unis don't have secret requirements - if they say two sciences they mean it. Please give an example of where this is not true.
Original post by Muttley79
Unis don't have secret requirements - if they say two sciences they mean it. Please give an example of where this is not true.
Oxbridge and ik UCL uses a points system (where they count how many science a levels u do) for some stem courses. Sorry for not clarifying
Original post by Iqster
Oxbridge and ik UCL uses a points system (where they count how many science a levels u do) for some stem courses. Sorry for not clarifying
Link to an example where two Sciences does not mean that.
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