Second thoughts about the course I've applied for

So I went to an offer holder day for biochemistry and now I’m having doubts about if that’s what I actually want to do after the taster lecture.

On one side, I’ve been interested in doing a biology/chemistry related degree since year 11 and that’s where most my work experience/super-curriculars are focused. On the other side I keep having a gut feeling that I’m not going to enjoy it much at all and that I should switch now before I’m 9k in debt, but at the same time I don’t think it’s entirely fair to judge an entire course based on one lecture.

I’m not entirely sure what to do. I’ve been advised to take a gap year to rethink things over but my parents seem somewhat against it as they reckon I should just go for it and see what happens from there on.

I do history as well as bio/chem for A-levels (currently predicted AAA for anyone interested) so I’ve been looking into history, politics and law as well since I really enjoyed the more politically focused units in history (I study Britain 1930-97 and Civil Rights 1865-1992), but even now I don’t know if that’s the right call or not.

Has anyone else been in a similar situation? What should I even do? I feel like I’m going insane because it’s all I can think about these days. It just feels so overwhelming to think about, especially after realising that my friends will all be gone this September too.

I have the same exact problem rn I totally get u. Idk what I’m gonna do fr I do bio chem and psych and applied to neuroscience and have been wondering if it’s the right choice for me as well and I kinda wanna do law as I’m interested too

So I went to an offer holder day for biochemistry and now I’m having doubts about if that’s what I actually want to do after the taster lecture.
On one side, I’ve been interested in doing a biology/chemistry related degree since year 11 and that’s where most my work experience/super-curriculars are focused. On the other side I keep having a gut feeling that I’m not going to enjoy it much at all and that I should switch now before I’m 9k in debt, but at the same time I don’t think it’s entirely fair to judge an entire course based on one lecture.
I’m not entirely sure what to do. I’ve been advised to take a gap year to rethink things over but my parents seem somewhat against it as they reckon I should just go for it and see what happens from there on.
I do history as well as bio/chem for A-levels (currently predicted AAA for anyone interested) so I’ve been looking into history, politics and law as well since I really enjoyed the more politically focused units in history (I study Britain 1930-97 and Civil Rights 1865-1992), but even now I don’t know if that’s the right call or not.
Has anyone else been in a similar situation? What should I even do? I feel like I’m going insane because it’s all I can think about these days. It just feels so overwhelming to think about, especially after realising that my friends will all be gone this September too.

So I went to an offer holder day for biochemistry and now I’m having doubts about if that’s what I actually want to do after the taster lecture.
On one side, I’ve been interested in doing a biology/chemistry related degree since year 11 and that’s where most my work experience/super-curriculars are focused. On the other side I keep having a gut feeling that I’m not going to enjoy it much at all and that I should switch now before I’m 9k in debt, but at the same time I don’t think it’s entirely fair to judge an entire course based on one lecture.
I’m not entirely sure what to do. I’ve been advised to take a gap year to rethink things over but my parents seem somewhat against it as they reckon I should just go for it and see what happens from there on.
I do history as well as bio/chem for A-levels (currently predicted AAA for anyone interested) so I’ve been looking into history, politics and law as well since I really enjoyed the more politically focused units in history (I study Britain 1930-97 and Civil Rights 1865-1992), but even now I don’t know if that’s the right call or not.
Has anyone else been in a similar situation? What should I even do? I feel like I’m going insane because it’s all I can think about these days. It just feels so overwhelming to think about, especially after realising that my friends will all be gone this September too.

Hi, my daughter was in exactly the same predicament (different course) last year she was adamant she wanted a career as a barrister and even took the LNAT, she applied to uni October 2024 and got some offers at various London uni’s for Law LLB then a month ago decided that she didn’t want that degree/career after all and wants to carry on with Politics and do a degree in that instead. She was advised that it’s no good doing a degree that she won’t enjoy as she won’t do well. So a few weeks ago she declined all her offers and entered UCAS Extra and found a Politics degree at a uni which she has applied to and we are waiting to hear back. If she’s unsuccessful then she’ll look in clearing (but wants a London Uni) so if not, it will be a gap year (which we don’t particularly want her to do but it’s better than going to a uni/course she doesn’t particularly want to go to and do).

Don’t stress. It’s not the end of the world and there are plenty of people in the same boat. Think it’s good advice, just concentrate on your exams. If in the meantime, you decide a different course is definitely what you want to do look in UCAS Extra and see if it’s available or there’s always Clearing on results day. Also deferring a year is a good option, as someone’s already said so you can reconsider. It also doesn’t hurt to call up the uni’s you have offers for and see if they’d consider you on the course you want to do - it’s worth a try (some unis are very accommodating).

Good luck on whatever you decide!