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Natural sciences or design/architecture or archeology at Cam?

I would really appreciate some help and thoughts about what uni course I should do as I am having such a hard time deciding.

I take Maths, FM, Chemistry and History - and so I’ve been considering natural sciences, as its broad (and can take many modules which I like) but I’m afraid I will be less competitive given I only take 1 science.
Or design as I’ve always enjoyed architecture and Cambridge say that I can switch to architecture in year 1 and the entry requirement is maths.
Or archeology which combines my science and history together. (Also interesting but I would appreciate if someone could tell me how its like)

I’ve always enjoyed studying lots of different subjects at the same time and I am also scared about the career prospects that choosing these different courses will lead me to.

Would I have as good career prospects if I was doing natural sciences/archeology or design?

If anyone has any experiences like me or experiences at uni studying these courses it would be greatly appreciated if you could guide me towards if I would enjoy the courses.

Reply 1

DerDracologe

Study Forum Helper

Hi! I dont have an extensive knowledge of this but thought id comment on the admissions requirements for Cambridge Nat sci 🙂
You wont be less competitive taking only one science so far as I am aware. Cambridge requires 3 science/maths subjects including a level maths so you should meet requirements for biological/physical sciences at a number of colleges subject combo wise.
The thing you should check is whether you can take option modules which you want to study for Nat sci with your subject combination.

Reply 2

artful_lounger

Universities Forum Helper

Do you want to do a creative design course or become an architect, particularly as you aren't doing any creative art or design subjects? You say you've "always enjoyed architecture" - in what capacity?

Have you explored archaeology as a subject area beyond just an expectation of some historical and some scientific aspects?

I think realistically without physics or biology you may find your options in natsci constrained anyway and may find yourself behind before the course even starts, assuming there isn't any issue from an admissions side on that front. So a lot of that breadth may not be available to you regardless.