cant choose what to apply for please help

hi i am in the process of finalising my ucas application (my school are making us do it way earlier) and im really stuck on what to actually apply for. so far I've written my personal statement for studying maths, but ive now started thinking I shouldn't have dismissed physics or mechanical engineering as quickly as I did. as is probably obvious, I love maths and physics and would be happy doing anything relating to that.
Im basically asking for people who are currently studying any of these subjects, or people in my position who have already applied, what made you come to your decision for what to study and was it the right decision for you?

If you don't know what you want to do at university, don't go to university. It is like going to a restaurant and not knowing what to order because you aren't actually hungry. You get one shot at university. Why waste it on something you are neither than bothered about or is likely to particularly useful in the grand scheme of things?
Life is long. There is plenty of time to go to uni. Take a few years out and figure out who you are, what you like, and what you want to do. Then you can go to university.
Good luck!

thank you very much for your response, its really helpful to get a different perspective, especially one I had never considered before ever.
I will say though just in case i didnt make it clear in my original post, the issue is definitely not that i dont care enough about any of the subjects I mentioned to want to study and work in them and only them for the rest of life and im definitely not "not bothered" about any of them. if i could, and it was realistic, I would study all three because I am genuinely passionate about all of them and know i would probably be very happy doing any, its just too big a decision to not consider every possible option. to use your restaurant analogy again, its not that im "not hungry", im only not ordering something because I am starving but really want three of the dishes on the menu and cant decide which to spend my money on.
Again though I really appreciate your response and completely new perspective on this matter, and I will definitely consider it.

Exactly. You are looking to choose the right option. There isn't a right option, but ultimately being passionate about a subject isn't really enough. I am passionate about climbing but it isn't going to make my a living. The problem with being in your position is I guess you haven't given much thought for what happens after university and it is when this rears its ugly head that all that passion gets replaced with the realism that passion is not enough.
Hence my idea of not going to university (yet!). You have no experience of the real world and what it has to offer. Nor do you know who you are or what you like (outside of the artificial world of school based academia). So for me it makes perfect sense to delay for a bit until the light starts to glow a bit.
What you have to realise is that school is just so artificial. Everything that is important in school like grades, subjects and "passion" is not valued, appreciated or is even relevant in the real world. If you understand this you can be much more directed in terms of deciding if uni is the way to go.
Just a thought. But do make a decision one way or other. You won't miss out on anything honest! Decisive decisions see positive results. It is when people flip flop that it all goes horribly wrong.

hi i am in the process of finalising my ucas application (my school are making us do it way earlier) and im really stuck on what to actually apply for. so far I've written my personal statement for studying maths, but ive now started thinking I shouldn't have dismissed physics or mechanical engineering as quickly as I did. as is probably obvious, I love maths and physics and would be happy doing anything relating to that.
Im basically asking for people who are currently studying any of these subjects, or people in my position who have already applied, what made you come to your decision for what to study and was it the right decision for you?

hi i am in the process of finalising my ucas application (my school are making us do it way earlier) and im really stuck on what to actually apply for. so far I've written my personal statement for studying maths, but ive now started thinking I shouldn't have dismissed physics or mechanical engineering as quickly as I did. as is probably obvious, I love maths and physics and would be happy doing anything relating to that.
Im basically asking for people who are currently studying any of these subjects, or people in my position who have already applied, what made you come to your decision for what to study and was it the right decision for you?

Hi there!
I'm going to answer your question as a current Mechanical Engineering student so I hope I'm able to provide some insight!
I chose my course because I wanted to go into STEM as a career, and I prefer to learn info about a wide range of topics rather than just one specific niche. Specifically choosing mechanical to me means I had more job options to me in the future since I know I don't want to stick to just one area in my future career.
I've really enjoyed my degree so far, it's been a balance of maths and physics obviously but also some references to other areas like Chemistry and Computer Science. It's good to have at least an idea as to what kind of work you'd prefer to do in the future because that will help you greatly in your choice of degree.
Any other questions feel free to ask anything, and wishing you all the best
Ams - LJMU Student Rep

hi 🙂 if you want to go to uni this year but don't know what to apply for, natural sciences (the course i applied for!) would let you combine several science subjects so you can try a few things out before specialising later down the line
lancaster would seem to be a particularly good option for you as they would let you combine mech eng, maths, and a science.
other uni's let you combine maths with physics (perhaps with computer science, if that would interest you): birmingham, ucl and durham are just a few examples
i hope this helps, and that you end up coming to a decision

when i was in sixth form i picked the wrong a levels so i did a foundation year, after which i had the choice to go into :
I ended up choosing electrical engineering, but now, im considering postgraduate study in physics.
The truth is, all 3 of those options can somehow lead back to each other, so genuinely just follow what you truly see yourself doing. If you want to be an engineer and work in say the automotive industry (just an example) go for MechEng, some universities offer courses like "Mathematical Physics" or "Physics and Mathematics". so do a bit more research especially into the possible roles of each, and then decide based on what sits right with you. Good luck