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choosing a levels physics maths bio?

Hi, im thinking of doing physics maths and bio on college but everyone seems to think these are dumb. i dont acc care about what other people think but i want to know like how good of a combo is it acc together. ive done psychology as a 4th just in case but i aim to drop one once im in college, hopefully psychology will be dropped but bio if its too hard. im interested in biomedical engineering/ prosthetics so it seems like the natural choice for me, but even online i cant find any advice on it or see poeple who have done it. theres still physics/maths for most engineering careers. i really dont like chemistry which is why i havent chosen it. oh and, i do not want to go into medicine!!!!
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Reply 1

The combination of Physics, Maths and Biology would leave hundreds of different degree choices open to you - everything for Robotics to Zoology - and if they are subjects you enjoy studying, then they sound like excellent choices. Who is 'everyone' and why do they matter anyway.

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by McGinger
The combination of Physics, Maths and Biology would leave hundreds of different degree choices open to you - everything for Robotics to Zoology - and if they are subjects you enjoy studying, then they sound like excellent choices. Who is 'everyone' and why do they matter anyway.

family lol, but yes youre right. thank you

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by _xaaminahx
Hi, im thinking of doing physics maths and bio on college but everyone seems to think these are dumb. i dont acc care about what other people think but i want to know like how good of a combo is it acc together. ive done psychology as a 4th just in case but i aim to drop one once im in college, hopefully psychology will be dropped but bio if its too hard. im interested in biomedical engineering/ prosthetics so it seems like the natural choice for me, but even online i cant find any advice on it or see poeple who have done it. theres still physics/maths for most engineering careers. i really dont like chemistry which is why i havent chosen it. oh and, i do not want to go into medicine!!!!

It's pretty rare to see someone take biology and physics without chemistry, and it's for pretty decent reason - chemistry is a bridging subject. You may experience gaps in knowledge if you take biology and physics without chem.

I think that if you want engineering, then consider physics-maths-further maths. Most exam boards (and hopefully your school) allow you to select specific modules to study, so you can pick whatever caters to your interests the best (usually out of Statistics, Mechanics, Decision and Further Pure. I'm sure Mech and Decision would probably appeal to you the most).
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by _xaaminahx
Hi, im thinking of doing physics maths and bio on college but everyone seems to think these are dumb. i dont acc care about what other people think but i want to know like how good of a combo is it acc together. ive done psychology as a 4th just in case but i aim to drop one once im in college, hopefully psychology will be dropped but bio if its too hard. im interested in biomedical engineering/ prosthetics so it seems like the natural choice for me, but even online i cant find any advice on it or see poeple who have done it. theres still physics/maths for most engineering careers. i really dont like chemistry which is why i havent chosen it. oh and, i do not want to go into medicine!!!!

Those subjects still leave a lot of different options open to you.
Double check the courses you want to do on unis websites, to see if they specify any particular subjects.
But those subjects sound good to me.

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by _xaaminahx
Hi, im thinking of doing physics maths and bio on college but everyone seems to think these are dumb. i dont acc care about what other people think but i want to know like how good of a combo is it acc together. ive done psychology as a 4th just in case but i aim to drop one once im in college, hopefully psychology will be dropped but bio if its too hard. im interested in biomedical engineering/ prosthetics so it seems like the natural choice for me, but even online i cant find any advice on it or see poeple who have done it. theres still physics/maths for most engineering careers. i really dont like chemistry which is why i havent chosen it. oh and, i do not want to go into medicine!!!!
I would defo consider taking further maths if your school offers it as a pose to biology. For biomed engineering biology isn’t (always) required so taking another subject that uplifts ur engineering application would be best. For instance further maths is a real asset when going into engineering and is a lot less difficult then people say. Comp sci could also be worth taking.
But. If you love biology then take biology. It’s just extremely content heavy and required practicals can be annoying.

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by _xaaminahx
Hi, im thinking of doing physics maths and bio on college but everyone seems to think these are dumb. i dont acc care about what other people think but i want to know like how good of a combo is it acc together. ive done psychology as a 4th just in case but i aim to drop one once im in college, hopefully psychology will be dropped but bio if its too hard. im interested in biomedical engineering/ prosthetics so it seems like the natural choice for me, but even online i cant find any advice on it or see poeple who have done it. theres still physics/maths for most engineering careers. i really dont like chemistry which is why i havent chosen it. oh and, i do not want to go into medicine!!!!

i did these 3 for the first term of year 12 and it was decent. Theres lots of cross over between mechanics in maths and forces in physics and the same for stats in maths and stats in biology. These subjects really suit your aspirations too, the only two people ive get who want to do biomedical engineering did maths, biology, physics and English 🙂

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