A levels choices are hard

Im starting my A levels next year and I have 2 of my options: maths and chemistry. However it's my 3rd option I'm having difficulty with. I can't decide between biology, physics and further maths. I'm looking to do a chemistry related degree in uni. If anyone has any suggestions for which one of those three would help me the most it would be greatly appreciated.

How are you finding these subjects at gcse?
Do you have any predicted grades or a general idea of what you’re strengths are?
I do both bio and physics btw so would be happy to try to answer any questions if you have them!

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RFX

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Original post by Riley Large

Im starting my A levels next year and I have 2 of my options: maths and chemistry. However it's my 3rd option I'm having difficulty with. I can't decide between biology, physics and further maths. I'm looking to do a chemistry related degree in uni. If anyone has any suggestions for which one of those three would help me the most it would be greatly appreciated.

If your applying to top unis like oxbridge or ICL (ofc this may change and you won’t know your grades/ aspirations next year) then FM is probably most beneficial. I think you should (which I wish I did) look on the uni websites for courses your interested in and uni likes Oxbridge have data on successfully applicants and their a level choices etc. some unis will also have preferred choices and so just check it’s not that hard just search the uni then course. (Trust, it saves a lot of stress)

You may even end up changing degree choice (like me 10000 times) so don’t stress too much

Original post by Riley Large

Im starting my A levels next year and I have 2 of my options: maths and chemistry. However it's my 3rd option I'm having difficulty with. I can't decide between biology, physics and further maths. I'm looking to do a chemistry related degree in uni. If anyone has any suggestions for which one of those three would help me the most it would be greatly appreciated.

Hey @Riley Large!

For a Chemistry-related degree at university, Maths and Chemistry should cover any possible subject requirements - so I'd recommend picking your third A-Level based on what subject you perform strongest in. As RFX stated, if you're aiming for top universities Further Maths is beneficial but not required, and Biology and Physics are also good, strong STEM options.

Did you perform significantly better in one of the subjects at GCSE-level, or do you have any personal preference in terms of content? That might help shape your decision. 🙂

Eve (Kingston Rep).

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flyingc0w1001

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Original post by Riley Large

Im starting my A levels next year and I have 2 of my options: maths and chemistry. However it's my 3rd option I'm having difficulty with. I can't decide between biology, physics and further maths. I'm looking to do a chemistry related degree in uni. If anyone has any suggestions for which one of those three would help me the most it would be greatly appreciated.

would you rather go down the healthcare route or the engineering route (not sure if any other industries are heavy on chem).
For healthcare (medicine, dentistry, pharmacy etc) it'd probably be best if you did bio since its required/preferred for some courses but for engineering it's required/preferred if you do physics.
If you wouldn't mind going either route then pick the a-level for the subject your enjoying/ doing your best in right now. If you like and are performing well in all the subjects equally then compare exam boards you'd have to do for each subject and see which has the most resources available/ easier to get A*.

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Riley Large

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Original post by RFX

If your applying to top unis like oxbridge or ICL (ofc this may change and you won’t know your grades/ aspirations next year) then FM is probably most beneficial. I think you should (which I wish I did) look on the uni websites for courses your interested in and uni likes Oxbridge have data on successfully applicants and their a level choices etc. some unis will also have preferred choices and so just check it’s not that hard just search the uni then course. (Trust, it saves a lot of stress)
You may even end up changing degree choice (like me 10000 times) so don’t stress too much

I think I got my choices down, I took your advice. I've been looking at St Andrew's university. I think Im gonna take physics and go on to do a chemistry and physics degree there. Thanks for the help.

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RFX

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Original post by Riley Large

I think I got my choices down, I took your advice. I've been looking at St Andrew's university. I think Im gonna take physics and go on to do a chemistry and physics degree there. Thanks for the help.

Np. Ofc as you should know just because you do similar subjects doesn’t mean getting offers and ofc the subjects are hard to get top grades in, but probably better than like history for quantitative degree yk. Also check a few safety unis incase. Not sure if u the same but because im interested in so many things I’ve changed degree choice a lot and also my A level options. So maybe chem/phy wont be your passion later on when u experience alevel/uni .

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