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Physics or Biology alongside Maths and English A levels?

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loveyouradvice · 15/08/2017 21:14

Hi all....love to tap into your experience....

My y11 DD's natural choice for A levels would have been English Maths and Physics.... although she's been enjoying Physics less than before...

She's now saying she wants to study Human Biology instead (having actively disliked Biology until y10, though this may be changing), because it would be better for Psychology at Uni.... which she thinks she wants to study... and may well...

  1. Is this really true?
  2. If she really does enjoy Biology and Physics equally, would it not be wiser to do Physics as a more highly-regarded subject and keeping her options open?

Love any thoughts... She's an academic child but with slow-processing issues which are only just now beginning to be evaluated... And lucky enough to be both creative and scientific....

A year ago she would have wanted to choose any of English, Drama, Physics, History, Maths and Art for A level and actively adored all of these... now with the challenges of whatever educational-needs she has, she has stopped "enjoying" any subjects apart from English and Art.....She's finding it tough no longer being "Physics Girl" as she was known in years 7/8/9 ... though deeply relieved that there is a reason, whatever it is for her "brain fog".

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SheepyFun · 15/08/2017 21:19

If she's doing maths anyway, then physics would be less work - there's some overlap between the courses, and if she's good at maths, the physics will be pretty straightforward. But if she enjoys biology more, then she should go for it!

No idea what A levels a psychology degree requires - she could look at a few university websites to get a feel.

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