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Pharmacy or dentistry?

Hi, i just chose my a levels (biology, chemistry, and maths) and just trying to decide what career path l'd want to get into. I'm currently looking between dentistry and pharmacy.

For dentistry you need the UCAT- which seems hard - whereas pharmacy doesn't have the UCAT. I know dentistry is quite competitive and require higher minimum grades (AAA) than pharmacy (AAB) and i’m not sure if my GCSE grades are even good enough for dentistry (8886677777). I know that both careers are hard and one isn’t easier than the other. Im sort of leaning towards dentistry as i heard its a good mix between art (i like art) and science (also like)

If anyone is studying either of these courses at university or you have studied them, what do you think of it? Do you regret it or happy you went through with it? How were the a levels, the UCAT, the interviews etc? And what are the pros and cons of what you picked? Thank you :smile:
y10 here, but i would recommend pharmacy bc it's easier with your a-levels
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Original post by MysteryyyGirl86
y10 here, but i would recommend pharmacy bc it's easier with your a-levels


Thanks for replying! Im pretty sure bio chem and maths is good for both dentistry and pharmacy:smile:

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