Marine Biology at University???

I helped a friend out in a similar situation and aspire toward that kind of field myself so hopefully i can help 🙂
How do you do in other stem subjects like maths, geography, physics etc?
Is environmental science a level an option?
Don’t take chem if it’s not something youre good at or enjoy. I didnt get along well with chem so i picked biology, physics and maths with something like zoology in mind for uni. My friend is interested in either law or something like ecology and originally wanted to do English, history and biology but is now studying geography instead of history to keep his options open.

I'm choosing my A-levels and im indecisive about what i want to pursue at uni. It's between English Lit, Philosophy and Marine biology, but in order to pursue marine bio i need 2 sciences. I was thinking of doing english lit, philosophy, biology and applied science at a-levels to qualify the 2 sciences but i've heard people say its not a good idea. I'm not good at chem but its the preferred companion to a-level biology. I'm only on a grade 7 GCSE for combined science chemistry thats why im hesitant at choosing it for A-levels. What should i do?

Jesus no, do triple science sack off English lit

The OP enjoys English lit

Regardless it’s useless for the degree and much better to have a biochem foundation and philosophy is good for everything. English lit is a waste of time if you want to do marine bio (I’m doing it myself) I did 2 sets of A levels Bio, Chem, Phys first then after working in a lab for a while and seeing there was no opportunity for progression without a degree I went back and did Psyc, Politics and philosophy (had to pay for these and tbh was worth it to round out an all science education) A levels and then started my marine biology.

I was under the impression that English can be required for some degrees but this is not the case with philosophy.

In my marine bio degree I’ve done 3 essays over 2 years

The OP is not exclusively interested in marine biology, they are also considering a degree in English literature or philosophy. Lots of English literature degrees require English lit at a level. Philosophy degrees do not require philosophy a level.

And clearly I’m talking about the marine biology exclusively?

You seemed to be, to me at least, as you were discussing your own experience with the course. Either way, I was pointing out that for the degrees the OP is considering, the best option to keep their options open would be to take 2 STEM subjects and English literature. Obviously, this is only my opinion and its totally up to them- im only looking at it from the point of view of keeping their options open as this seems important to them 🙂 They could always start with 4 and drop one but their main question seems to be what subject they could take as a second STEM subjects seen as they dislike chemistry rather than whether English literature is a good a level for marine biology.

Fact of the matter is chemistry is a super important base knowledge for any biological science

And clearly I’m talking about the marine biology exclusively?

However OP clearly stated they are also considering a degree in English literature as well, which requires A-level English lit. Therefore they are obligated to take A-level English lit to keep that option open, as A-level English lit is required by virtually all literature degrees.
That is critical context the OP provided in their first post which must be considered, you cannot simply brush it aside as "talking about marine biology exclusively", particularly as you did not preface your comments with "for studying marine biology specifically" or similar.

I agree to some extent but if it is not required then the course content does not rely on you having knowledge of the subject past GCSE at the start of the course.

I'm choosing my A-levels and im indecisive about what i want to pursue at uni. It's between English Lit, Philosophy and Marine biology, but in order to pursue marine bio i need 2 sciences. I was thinking of doing english lit, philosophy, biology and applied science at a-levels to qualify the 2 sciences but i've heard people say its not a good idea. I'm not good at chem but its the preferred companion to a-level biology. I'm only on a grade 7 GCSE for combined science chemistry thats why im hesitant at choosing it for A-levels. What should i do?

I'd also point out a 7 at GCSE is a very good grade and perfectly sufficient to continue to A-level, assuming you otherwise enjoy the subject in question.
As noted before chemistry is fundamental to basically all bioscience focused degrees at university level so even if you don't do chemistry at A-level, it's likely you'll need to cover that material in a module in your first year of the course (where you'll have to cover the material much more quickly and with much less individual attention compared to A-level).
Don't just focus on "how do I get into this degree?", think about "what gives me the best grounding to succeed in my degree of choice?". Remember getting onto the course is just the first step, you then need to do 3 or 4 years of studying in the degree itself...

You seemed to be, to me at least, as you were discussing your own experience with the course. Either way, I was pointing out that for the degrees the OP is considering, the best option to keep their options open would be to take 2 STEM subjects and English literature. Obviously, this is only my opinion and its totally up to them- im only looking at it from the point of view of keeping their options open as this seems important to them 🙂 They could always start with 4 and drop one but their main question seems to be what subject they could take as a second STEM subjects seen as they dislike chemistry rather than whether English literature is a good a level for marine biology.