For context, I achieved 10A* in May/June 2023 and am now moving on to A levels. However, I am unsure of which subject to study in university. I am considering medicine/dentistry/engineering/computer science. Currently, I have chosen physics, chemistry, maths and further maths at school. Would self-studying biology as a 5th subject be too much of a workload? Thanks.
#5 A Levels
burnt tendon
wet roost
It would be, as universities won’t take it into consideration anyway
For medicine you might need biology for some courses though, I’m not too sure
You might want to check some out
My friend has Bio Chem Maths for medicine (and so do the rest of my medicine classmates)
dusk lichen
i believe replacing phys,math or further maths with bio is a good choice
if you want to go for medicine that is
for engineering i believe u may need physics idk
wicked finch
If you're going for medicine/dentistry then you should definitely take bio
My med school specifically asked for 5 A levels, but I'm pretty sure that's not the case for most universities,
so you can switch either further maths or physics for bio, no need to take 5 A levels,
unless you're interested in a very specific university and their requirements say otherwise
pastel drum
Imo if you want to do bio, I would recommend you to drop further maths. Unless you want to do a maths/physics/engineering course at a really competitive university, it's not really required (but typically appreciated if you have it).
grim slate
Unis don't give people with more A levels an advantage so I suggest you pick 3 or 4 at max. To go into medicine students normally opt for math's , biology and chemistry and if they do 4 A lvls they just add physics, Its the same for computer science just instead of bio u would choose Computer science and people normally choose chem as a 4th just to open career options. As maybe you might not like AS/AL Cs , keeping chemistry along with physics and math's allows you to do mechanical and chemical engineering. Also considering further math's, further math's is hard and requires a lot of effort in my opinion as well as the fact that it is not required in any of the courses/fields you have mentioned. 5 Alvls is just excess and there is no need of a 5th instead you can give time to other exams like SAT's which are actually considered and required to eneter Unis.