A level biology or a level physics?

I've just finished my 3rd week of my schools sixth form and I've taken biology, maths, and psychology. But as biology goes on, I feel like I'm getting further and further behind everyone else as i don't understand many parts and I struggle to remember all the technical words, which is leaving me stressed out and not enjoying it. I'm thinking I might possibly switch to physics, (I already knows it would fit to my timetable and all) but I'm just not sure.

I don't know what kind of job I want to go into when I'm older so this doesn't really have much influence on me currently. As I continue doing maths, I am realising how much i love maths as is comes so naturally to me, but I'm not sure if this is a good enough reason alone to do physics. I've always found maths easy and it's always been my favourite subject, i enjoy logic and solving things. As I think more about my future, I am starting to like the idea of going into more physics based fields (as of this evening).

I'm also worried about that fact that I might not be able to catch up with a physics I've missed, and that I might regret this change after I do it as I was so sure when choosing between biology and physics in the summer. I thought I would enjoy biology alot more, as I did at gcse level, but now it's just confusing me and stressing me out. I Just hope I'm not over thinking this tonight and I'll change my mind again.

I also want to add that I don't think I necessarily want to go into something to do with psychology, I'm more doing it as a subject I find interesting and want to learn more about. Biology links well to psychology, but I'm not too bothered about doing psychology further, leading me to question doing biology.

I really would just like to hear some other options from people who aren't my parents or friends as I feel it could help me make my decision. I'm happy to answer any question, thanks.

Reply 1

Angelina Harriet

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by Lagrugru21

I've just finished my 3rd week of my schools sixth form and I've taken biology, maths, and psychology. But as biology goes on, I feel like I'm getting further and further behind everyone else as i don't understand many parts and I struggle to remember all the technical words, which is leaving me stressed out and not enjoying it. I'm thinking I might possibly switch to physics, (I already knows it would fit to my timetable and all) but I'm just not sure.
I don't know what kind of job I want to go into when I'm older so this doesn't really have much influence on me currently. As I continue doing maths, I am realising how much i love maths as is comes so naturally to me, but I'm not sure if this is a good enough reason alone to do physics. I've always found maths easy and it's always been my favourite subject, i enjoy logic and solving things. As I think more about my future, I am starting to like the idea of going into more physics based fields (as of this evening).
I'm also worried about that fact that I might not be able to catch up with a physics I've missed, and that I might regret this change after I do it as I was so sure when choosing between biology and physics in the summer. I thought I would enjoy biology alot more, as I did at gcse level, but now it's just confusing me and stressing me out. I Just hope I'm not over thinking this tonight and I'll change my mind again.
I also want to add that I don't think I necessarily want to go into something to do with psychology, I'm more doing it as a subject I find interesting and want to learn more about. Biology links well to psychology, but I'm not too bothered about doing psychology further, leading me to question doing biology.
I really would just like to hear some other options from people who aren't my parents or friends as I feel it could help me make my decision. I'm happy to answer any question, thanks.

Dear, It’s completely normal to feel at the start of sixth form, but if you are not feasible with subject biology and you enjoy to solve maths/logic than sure physics could be a best decision.

Practicing physics is possible within three weeks and I think the 21 days are enough, especially if you’re hard worker, and motivated by you colleagues then for sure you can do. Also ask query from your teachers or classmates for more help with any kind of missed or irrelevant topics.

Before making a final decision, I’d suggest you to try to speak both subject mentors: biology and physics teachers, asking about how the course will took time to complete, and checking how each subject aligns with selected university options.

Look dear your brain doesn’t lock you inside a cell, so you still have greater options.

The most important thing is choosing subjects that you are gonna enjoy and can see yourself staying motivated in next two years. Take your time, gather advice, and trust on your self, that whichever path you choose, you can be number 1.

Reply 2

DerDracologe

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by Lagrugru21

I've just finished my 3rd week of my schools sixth form and I've taken biology, maths, and psychology. But as biology goes on, I feel like I'm getting further and further behind everyone else as i don't understand many parts and I struggle to remember all the technical words, which is leaving me stressed out and not enjoying it. I'm thinking I might possibly switch to physics, (I already knows it would fit to my timetable and all) but I'm just not sure.
I don't know what kind of job I want to go into when I'm older so this doesn't really have much influence on me currently. As I continue doing maths, I am realising how much i love maths as is comes so naturally to me, but I'm not sure if this is a good enough reason alone to do physics. I've always found maths easy and it's always been my favourite subject, i enjoy logic and solving things. As I think more about my future, I am starting to like the idea of going into more physics based fields (as of this evening).
I'm also worried about that fact that I might not be able to catch up with a physics I've missed, and that I might regret this change after I do it as I was so sure when choosing between biology and physics in the summer. I thought I would enjoy biology alot more, as I did at gcse level, but now it's just confusing me and stressing me out. I Just hope I'm not over thinking this tonight and I'll change my mind again.
I also want to add that I don't think I necessarily want to go into something to do with psychology, I'm more doing it as a subject I find interesting and want to learn more about. Biology links well to psychology, but I'm not too bothered about doing psychology further, leading me to question doing biology.
I really would just like to hear some other options from people who aren't my parents or friends as I feel it could help me make my decision. I'm happy to answer any question, thanks.

I did biology and physics for the first term of year 12 (then dropped physics 😅) so hopefully i can give some insight into this situation 🙂
Biology is very content heavy which comes as a big shock after gcse bio however it is manageable if you stay organised and it does get easier. The great thing about biology is that the content is often relatively easy to understand and once youve retained it the exam questions aren’t horrible (like they are in physics!). Id be happy to answer any questions on bio revision btw (im in year 13 now and predicted an A* in bio)
I reckon you could catch up with physics, if you did switch, relatively easily. Obviously it might not be the same at your sixth form but for me we spent the first few weeks basically reviewing gcse level content on electricity and forces with quite little added in above gcse level other than a few new equations and more particle-level explanations of components. Just enjoying maths and being good at it isnt going to make much difference. I enjoy maths and got a 9 at gcse, this did not help me be good at physics as the maths in a level physics isnt very complicated it is just lots of multiple step calculations and rearranging stuff (similar to gcse really but more equations). Being good at gcse physics also isnt a guarantee that you can smash the a level, i got a 9 in my gcse but worked at a B at a level, in bio on the other hand i got a lower 9 but worked at an A* for most of year 12. This is obviously going to depend on the person but the key is that youll do well in subjects that you enjoy.

Reply 3

Emma:-)

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by Lagrugru21

I've just finished my 3rd week of my schools sixth form and I've taken biology, maths, and psychology. But as biology goes on, I feel like I'm getting further and further behind everyone else as i don't understand many parts and I struggle to remember all the technical words, which is leaving me stressed out and not enjoying it. I'm thinking I might possibly switch to physics, (I already knows it would fit to my timetable and all) but I'm just not sure.
I don't know what kind of job I want to go into when I'm older so this doesn't really have much influence on me currently. As I continue doing maths, I am realising how much i love maths as is comes so naturally to me, but I'm not sure if this is a good enough reason alone to do physics. I've always found maths easy and it's always been my favourite subject, i enjoy logic and solving things. As I think more about my future, I am starting to like the idea of going into more physics based fields (as of this evening).
I'm also worried about that fact that I might not be able to catch up with a physics I've missed, and that I might regret this change after I do it as I was so sure when choosing between biology and physics in the summer. I thought I would enjoy biology alot more, as I did at gcse level, but now it's just confusing me and stressing me out. I Just hope I'm not over thinking this tonight and I'll change my mind again.
I also want to add that I don't think I necessarily want to go into something to do with psychology, I'm more doing it as a subject I find interesting and want to learn more about. Biology links well to psychology, but I'm not too bothered about doing psychology further, leading me to question doing biology.
I really would just like to hear some other options from people who aren't my parents or friends as I feel it could help me make my decision. I'm happy to answer any question, thanks.

If you are struggling with biology already, then id switch to physics.
If you find psychology interesting, then id be inclined to keep that.

Reply 4

DerDracologe

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by Emma:-)

If you are struggling with biology already, then id switch to physics.
If you find psychology interesting, then id be inclined to keep that.

The thing is though that biology gets easier because you just need to find a way to manage the volume of content, the physics content itself tends to get harder so its not necessarily as simple as that