Help choosing A level options

hi, i'm a current year 11 student about to do my GCSES, i thought it would be good to get the opinion of other students about to do/doing/ done their A levels to get an idea of what i should do and what they'll be like. I currently do english lit/lang, maths, separate sciences, rs, pe, business, and history. in my year 10 mocks, (not got my nov ones back yet) i got 9s in all of my subjects, apart from history (8) and englishes (7/7). english is definitely my weak link and out of the picture for a level...
My favourite subjects right now are chemistry biology maths history and rs. I don't know exactly what i want to study or do in the future, but i know i want to go down the biology/ chemistry path. however, i don't have the passion/ love for the idea of doing medicine, so i think that's out of the picture - even though that's the one people say when i say i love maths chem and bio. I know i want to do chem and bio, and Id love to do maths, but I feel as though I'd miss doing history, and doing it would give me a break from STEM. however, maths has been my favourite subject for as long as I remember and I cannot give it up, Im also considering FM, but I might just do that for AS level then drop it in year 13. Does anyone have any things I should know about A level bio, chem, maths, FM, and history? Like how they tie together, what to expect etc? and if so what paths would I go down with them? I'm interested in biochemistry or biomedical science from what i've heard but again, unsure of what careers they'd take me? I'm interested in literally anything anyone has to say, thanks for reading and i'd really appreciate some help!!

hi, i'm a current year 11 student about to do my GCSES, i thought it would be good to get the opinion of other students about to do/doing/ done their A levels to get an idea of what i should do and what they'll be like. I currently do english lit/lang, maths, separate sciences, rs, pe, business, and history. in my year 10 mocks, (not got my nov ones back yet) i got 9s in all of my subjects, apart from history (8) and englishes (7/7). english is definitely my weak link and out of the picture for a level...
My favourite subjects right now are chemistry biology maths history and rs. I don't know exactly what i want to study or do in the future, but i know i want to go down the biology/ chemistry path. however, i don't have the passion/ love for the idea of doing medicine, so i think that's out of the picture - even though that's the one people say when i say i love maths chem and bio. I know i want to do chem and bio, and Id love to do maths, but I feel as though I'd miss doing history, and doing it would give me a break from STEM. however, maths has been my favourite subject for as long as I remember and I cannot give it up, Im also considering FM, but I might just do that for AS level then drop it in year 13. Does anyone have any things I should know about A level bio, chem, maths, FM, and history? Like how they tie together, what to expect etc? and if so what paths would I go down with them? I'm interested in biochemistry or biomedical science from what i've heard but again, unsure of what careers they'd take me? I'm interested in literally anything anyone has to say, thanks for reading and i'd really appreciate some help!!

Doing chem, bio and maths doesn’t limit you to med, it’s actually the most common and one of the broadest combinations you can take.
I do maths and biology so happy to answer questions on those 🙂
@Daisy._.7777 does biology and history together so may be able to advise on a mixed combo of stem and humanities

Hey!
Y13 here and going to do med at uni but I do chem bio and psych.
Cant really comment too much on the career sides of things since I am a medic but do have a look at doing natural sciences too (maybe at oxbridge with those GCSEs if you want to push), some of my mates are going to do it and it seems interesting.
On the subject sides of things, I really recommend psych if it is something you are into. There is a bit of maths involved (stats) but also heavily relies on that evaluative and critical thinking perspective. For example, if something uses quantitative data you would then analyse this and talk about how it is objective, supports psych as a science etc...
You also need to understand treatments about different disorders and criticise them too. I find that it is a good mix between bio and history.
Bio is amazing, AS (year 1) can be tricky and mark schemes are annoying but when you understand how to answer questions then it is really interesting and if you do AQA you have an essay to write too (not sure about other exam boards). The biochemistry in A2 is amazing, I love just knowing how things work
Chem AS maths is pretty basic and the content is alright. I dont find it particularly interesting per se but I find it easy and it gives me an ego boost soo yeah it is find- I mainly hate organic chem...
If you are a fan of essays then I would REALLY recommend doing an EPQ. Some unis don't really value it too much but others give reduced offers. But besides that, I gained some amazing skills like referencing, time management and overall found it so interesting to do, so I would really recommend it.
Some of my friends do FM and tbh they are drowning in work so if that is your thing go for it but not super attractive to me personally!

Talk to your school and see if they would allow you to take 4 A-Levels at first, comprising of Maths, Biology, Chemistry, History, with the option to drop one later on. It could be a good way to scope out what you really want to study, since everything is a step up in A-Level. Biomed/Biochem feel like suitable choices for your career path, maybe reach out to your counselor to see if they can get in touch with some alumni who have pursued said path?

thank you so much honestly this has really made me feel better since when i tell people what i want to do they just assume i want to do medicine lol, do you find a level maths helps out with biology at all? my maths teacher said it helps with the sampling and data aspects of it?

And on that note, I should probably talk about my experience with the subjects I take.
Biology - we start off with biological molecules and cells (first two topics are usually taught simultaneously). It is A LOT more detailed than anything you've ever seen at GCSE and there's quite a bit to remember, which is an understatement. However, it is also very interesting. You'll see how everything actually works inside organisms and cells, because a lot of the time at GCSE you just assume and accept the content you learn, but at a level you begin to question everything and there's a bit of philosophy on evolution and quite a bit of maths and stats which I didn't expect to like and a lot of biochemistry - a lot of crossover with other subjects. Conceptually, the content isn't too difficult to wrap your head around, but there's a lot of it. Also, when you complete exam questions, you will see how specific and picky the mark scheme is, you miss out a key word you lose the mark, but you'll soon learn exam tricks and how to apply your knowledge. A LOT OF PRACTICAL WORK, AND I MEAN A LOT. I've probably done more practical in biology and chemistry this term than 5 years of secondary school! Also, a lot of opportunity to go beyond the curriculum and do independent research.
Chemistry - A LOT OF MATHS, at least for the topics I'm studying right now. Great if you love maths like me, not if you don't. There's quite a lot of crossover at GCSE, which is good as it just expands on your knowledge you already have. Some of the content is quite conceptually difficult and takes some time to wrap your head around, but personally, as of now, chemistry is slightly easier than biology since for me there's not as many key words and specifics we need to memorise. For some reason, I love the biochem but I'm not a fan of the organic??? Hopefully organic gets better soon.
Maths - again, a lot of crossover with GCSE, for the first 8 weeks of sixth form the content was just GCSE higher content. Calculus is where all the fun begins! If you've never done calculus, you're missing out. Quite a heavy workload but definitely manageable if you love maths.
FM - we started with decision maths, which isn't that popular of a module (I think more ppl do stats and mechanics, we start stats later in y12). A lot of content is very different to what you have learnt, you start learning about complex numbers and all the fancy stuff. Hard, but very interesting, makes normal maths a lot easier as well.
Hope this helps!

wowowow thank you so much this has really helped me get a good insight on all of the subjects especially since you seem really passionate about them all, glad to hear you're enjoying them all btw it sounds like you're doing amazingly!!! after my taster day i've definitely had more information about each of the subjects, and it's safe to say i think i will do bio chem and maths. still unsure about fm because it's an online course, and the taster session was a bit iffy. i think im going to start it in year 12 and see how i do, then maybe keep going or drop it depending on how i find it! i just need to find the motivation somewhere. chemistry and maths sound amazingggg from what you've said- loads of ppl have told me how much they love maths a level so im really looking forwards to it. the science and maths department at my school is amazing so i think i will have the support i might need for the heavy load of content for bio, and ive got a pretty decent memory, well atleast for gcse biology, so im hoping i shouldn't struggle tooooooo much with that. I actually got some of my mock marks back today!! we're doing a grade reveal later on so havent got them back yet, but i got 82/100 in chem (ik thats a 9 because my teacher accidentally told me lol), 88/100 in bio, 84/100 in physics (not sure how i did better in physics than chem that never happens), and 70/80 in my maths paper 1 (paper 2 yet to be revealed). kinda underwhelmed with my maths result but i always do better in p2 than p1 so will just need to hold out hope for that, but overall happy so far!! got 96/99 in my rs paper which is lowkey having me considering philosophy next year - but i just dont have the same interest in it that i do for science and maths. sorry for the sidetrack lol, but just incase that changes any suggestions. will definitely consider fm further but honestly, ive locked in bio chem maths and gave in my application today!! thanks so much for the information it's actually really helpful!! hope you keep enjoying your subjects!!