Advanced Higher Chemistry and Optometry

I’m confused. I’m looking into doing optometry. For a while I wanted to go into pharmacy but I’ve just had doubts continuously. I have gotten SQA 4As and 1C - C in English which I am resitting. I’m doing advanced higher biology and chemistry as well. Doing advanced higher chemistry and it feels like a waste for me because I will not need it for the future if I am doing optometry, I also find it very hard but it is the fact that it took so much effort for me to get to a level like that I feel like I have so much potential to also be doing a subject that involves chemistry, but then again it was very stressful to me and I’d prefer a career that’s less stressful. I’m not leaning towards pharmacy anymore or anything to do with chemistry though, I just feel like doing chemistry and doing these class tests feels like nothing but a waste which kind of makes me feel a bit off and all of my effort has gone to waste. Also, do you need to be passionate for a career to enjoy it? I don’t feel passionate about a lot of careers there’s not something that entirely sparks my way. If I’m doing optometry I’m scared if I don’t enjoy it, and I don’t want to waste time either. I need to send in my ucas application next week I just have so many doubts

For one thing, you don’t need AH Chem for optometry most definitely - so if you’re not enjoying it, drop it. Maybe look into some work experience into optometry or pharmacy to see which you’d enjoy.