Posting this again because my first admissions deadline is in 7 days!!!
As a GCSE student picking his A levels, I have chosen biology and chemistry, yet I am not sure about my third and am debating between maths and psychology
I have several options here
- Chose maths, do an EPQ based on psychology
- Chose psychology, do core maths (if offered) or an EPQ
- Chose BOTH maths and psychology
I am predicted - as of now - a 9 in maths, bio, and chem
I am also predicted 8 in English lang and 7-8 in lit
If I choose 4 a levels, I would like to do them without the intention to drop one, since I've hear that this practice is generally frowned upon. But I do not know if I need 4 a levels, I just know I would like to do psychology, and that maths is very useful
The thing is, I don't hate maths, I like it, but I'm not SUPER passionate about it. I look at it as a skill to use in other subjects and doing questions is fun. We never get a taste of psychology at GCSE level, but I'm interested in it and I imagine it will be quite fascinating.
Additionally, I also looked at universities, and for medicine and biochem, generally I only need bio and chem and a third a level of choice. For biochem, I would imagine maths is preferred, and more medicine, it doesn't matter that much. But I also asked my teacher for advice (he has friend's who work in medicine) and he said that while medicine is very interesting, one downside is it is not very organised. I know both are quite employable, and pay well, but I don't know what path to go down here. I'm interested in both, yet I don't want any regret.
What do I do? Also, please tell me about other biochem jobs that are medicinal or pharma.