a level choice + epq
i wanna do med, im in year 11 and i have to pick what subjectd i wanna do. im thinking math bio chem. basic i cl, but should i do an epq??
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by Wolf_venomi wanna do med, im in year 11 and i have to pick what subjectd i wanna do. im thinking math bio chem. basic i cl, but should i do an epq??
It's certainly not bad to have, but if you feel grades will be a struggle or you aren't good with time management or you feel that it might be too much, then leave it, as most med unis, from what I saw, state that the EPQ isn't really a bonus, it just looks nice, and a good opportunity to show interest in med
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For Medicine, an EPQ is a waste of time. No Med School requires it or will be extra-impressed, and the amount of time, energy and stress involved will just distract from your A levels. Don't do it.
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by Wolf_venomi wanna do med, im in year 11 and i have to pick what subjectd i wanna do. im thinking math bio chem. basic i cl, but should i do an epq??
Hello! My friend has applied to medicine and got to the interview stage!
Your subjects sound perfect for medicine (note depending on the Uni they only require Chemistry (others require chemistry AND Biology). Sticking to 3 is good - no need to swamp yourself with work. As for EPQ, from what I've been told universities like Oxford and Cambridge have an underlying expectation that you have completed the EPQ (though this could be an old myth to scare applicants) so I can imagine it would look good for medicine; however, my friend did the EPQ and dropped it finding it not worth her time. If your supercurriculars are good, your academics are good, the EPQ won't make much difference. However, if you think you have the time and the passion to research something medical for your EPQ it's a really good opportunity to make yourself that little bit different from the others (especially because you might get the opportunity to talk about your EPQ research in your interviews)
For example, if you have a really niche medicine interest, like an uncommon disease (or if you know what you want to specialise in, like cardiology for example), it can be a really good way to make yourself stand out in the crowd and gives you that talking point.
Hope this helps,
Best of luck
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I would generally strongly discourage taking EPQ, you'll often get much more mileage from just doing better on your A-levels from not spending a bunch of time on EPQ and either having more time to revise or having more time to relax, a lot of unis do not care in the slightest about EPQ, I've gotten offers for chemistry (not medicine, but shows the point) from York, Manchester, and Liverpool, with a C in EPQ. Honestly, unis typically care more about your grades and super-curriculars, which isn't to say EPQ will harm your application, it's just that it's not that beneficial either, some unis absolutely love it, like Southampton or Bath, but most don't care, especially for medicine finding a good work-experience placement will be much better value for time, and same goes for UCAT, a good UCAT score will outweigh any benefit from EPQ
the one place EPQ can really benefit you is giving you the opportunity to talk about something specific, which may give you a slight edge by nudging the conversation in interviews more towards your preferred topics of interest, but that's not something you want to be relying on for your uni application, and it can also help fill out your personal statement if you've run out of things to talk about, but again, just spend your time doing something more interesting than EPQ and you'll be golden, because EPQ is so much work that you can spend elsewhere
the one place EPQ can really benefit you is giving you the opportunity to talk about something specific, which may give you a slight edge by nudging the conversation in interviews more towards your preferred topics of interest, but that's not something you want to be relying on for your uni application, and it can also help fill out your personal statement if you've run out of things to talk about, but again, just spend your time doing something more interesting than EPQ and you'll be golden, because EPQ is so much work that you can spend elsewhere
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