What A-levels should I do?

mufcmark · 19 Apr 2011 at 13:14

1st option
Maths
Chemistry
Biology
Physics

2nd Option
Further Maths
Maths
Physics
History

I'm still undecided on a career but dentistry or engineering would be ones that I would consider. Out of those a-levels which would you value most and what choice would be better?

I'm thinking of going option 1 as it seems to be the most flexible as it would allow me to do dentistry and engineering.

What would you choose?

mufcmark · 19 Apr 2011 at 13:28

How about for As levels do Maths, Further maths, Physics, chemistry and biology then drop maths/further maths.

mufcmark · 19 Apr 2011 at 13:34

yhack said:
Well, I don't know about you, but for me doing 4 hard subjects would have been too much. I did photography and I'm glad I did, gave me more time to spend on other subjects. I didn't do too well even then.

For the purpose of this assume I'm an A* student

mufcmark · 19 Apr 2011 at 13:39

History is one of my favourite subjects but I think I would have to drop it for a science. I'll miss doing Nazi foreign policy in the first year but at least I won't have to do 1800's Ireland.

mufcmark · 19 Apr 2011 at 13:40

I'd rather be crying in a Ferrari than be happy and working in McDonalds

mufcmark · 19 Apr 2011 at 13:48

I'm thinking of doing dentistry because of good hours, good pay very quickly after uni and the sheer easiness of the day but I could see myself getting bored due to the repetitiveness of it and the lack of mental challenges.

But when I think of engineering, what aspect can compare to dentistry with pay etc?

mufcmark · 19 Apr 2011 at 13:54

Here's Queen's entry requirements

AAA + A (AS) including A-level
Chemistry plus at least one other A-level
from Biology, Mathematics or Physics.
If not offered at A-level then Biology
to at least AS grade B + GCSE Physics
or Double Award Science + GCSE
Mathematics.
A maximum of one GCE Applied A-level
will be counted.

mufcmark · 19 Apr 2011 at 14:09

There was a careers talk a while ago and one of the guys taking said that all the A* pupils only choose medicine or dentistry and they would be better to go into engineering and make use of their talents.

If you were to choose a career in engineering, what field what you choose?

mufcmark · 19 Apr 2011 at 14:57

I've already done work experience at a dentists but I'm not convinced. I do like the idea of working for a company such as BP.

mufcmark · 19 Apr 2011 at 15:34

Go look at some poetry.

mufcmark · 19 Apr 2011 at 22:20

I'll come back to this when I get my results. I need to focus getting them first.

mufcmark · 22 Sep 2011 at 18:36

Well I've finished my GCSE's and got 8A*'s and 2A's and I've chosen to do Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Biology is utterly boring and I have almost no motivation to do it at all. I have the choice to drop biology and take up further maths which is what I'd prefer to do but at the back of my head I'm thinking I'm narrowing my options by doing this. I was thinking of doing dentistry but is there much point doing a degree that is focussed on a subject that I despise?

My favourite subjects are maths and physics and I'm considering doing an engineering degree and doing further maths would surely benefit this. So I have a potentially life changing decision to make now. Do I keep on biology in the hope it gets better or do I drop it and do further maths?

mufcmark · 22 Sep 2011 at 19:36

3rd option
Maths
Chemistry
Further Maths
Physics

I'm going to go with my gut feeling and do this. Maths has been my favourite subject since I've started school and it's what I enjoy. I'm not doing it because I need it, more so because I actually enjoy it. It will be hard but I'll just have to work harder rather than revising the night before the exam until 1 in the morning.

I'll need to research more into engineering and see what field would suit me best. What are the top fields in engineering?