If you did maths, chemistry and physics A levels what degree and job do you do?

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My DD is close to GCSEs and is predicted v good grades in all subjects. She is favouring maths, chemistry and physics A levels (which would have been my worst nightmare when I was at school!) but not sure what to do after that. As well as being academic, she does love to plan, organise and lead so sitting on her own in a lab or churning out statistics may not suit.

Obviously loads of time, but I am an AHP and DH in computers, so no direct experience to draw from. What jobs did you end up doing after studying similar A levels please, DD veers from teaching to dentistry! I want to inspire her when the world is her oyster at the moment.

Chemistry degree and then into pharma research when there was some in the UK Others on my degree course went into teaching, insurance, scientific publishing, academic research, EHS, analytical chemistry, consumer healthcare research. Others with the same A levels at school - coding, IT, pharmacy, medicine, biochemistry.

Same, chemical engineering lecturer.

I did it in NZ so more subjects. But I did statistics, calculus and the three sciences. I am working as a full stack software developer.

You can do anything with physical science A levels. It is an education and it does limit what you can achieve.

My friend (much cleverer than me!) did those A levels and is now a medical physicist working in hospitals

I mean it does not limit!

I did maths, further maths, physics and Chem.

MSci in astrophysics, followed by a PhD. Aimed to go into research. Discovered I was shit at it.

swerved into science communication and discovered I could do that really well.

but it’s paid considerably less than my friends from degree course who are actuaries, and barristers, and software engineers and MoD project managers and allllll sorts of things. Some have stayed in research. Some are teachers.

but then I don’t consider a huge salary a benchmark of success, so that’s fine 🤣

This is exactly why I wanted advice and experiences of people like you, because I don't know enough about these professions. Many people outside of laboratories or research would have no idea what a day to day job would entail. Thank you for the insight, I could see DD doing something like that!

I did maths, physics, chemistry at A level, then did a physics degree at a good uni, but ended up with a poor grade. Despite that, I had no trouble getting a job in accountancy. Others from my physics degree went on to do research/lecturing, software development, and a lot went into banking. Interestingly, my first employer said they preferred people who'd studied a science over those who had studied accountancy, as they had fewer preconceptions about the job, and tended to be better rounded people.

I went into software development with similar A levels, but it was a while ago so you may need Computer science now.
If she fancies dentistry you might want to check she doesn't need biology as there's a big crossover between medical and dental courses.

Not me, but a friend from school. He studied electrical engineering and he worked for a couple of companies including a mobile phone company before becoming a science teacher for five years. He has now gone back into engineering.

Construction (big project) Civil Engineering is my experience.
Engineering would be a natural choice. If gregarious then at a manufacturing / production stage might fit better than say Software or Research in a small team or alone.

From the non-academic side, I’ve worked in commercial IG, QC & R&D labs in multiple sectors, and the ability to plan, organise & lead is what gets you ahead. Workload management, people management, project management etc. Most labs work in teams, and they need leading. Additionally, most labs I’ve worked in have banned lone-working for HSE reasons, so you’re literally never alone.

I did those a-levels and then a BSc in Biochemistry and Pharmacology and a PhD in pharmacology. I spent a few years in academic research after that, but it wasn't really compatible with having young children (was a single parent for a while).

I then went into the NHS on their leadership scheme and stayed there until a year ago when I was headhunted for a Director position in a private healthcare provider, so I jumped ship.

Those are the ones I wish I had done!

Engineering is such a broad church that you can do almost anything if you can understand the physics and maths. DH has those exams. I wish I did. Stupid gender based advice :-(

As above: maths and then actuarial.

Other people I know with the same A levels went into computer programming, computer training, engineering, medical statistics, astrophysics, teaching.

DH did that combination. Went on to Engineering degree then switched to Finance.

My dad did this, and went on to study chemistry at Oxford.

Apparently he got bored of it all because he went into IT 🤣 (sorry, not helpful)

Two people I can think of with the same/similar A Levels - my friend became a pilot, and my friends DD is training on something to do with forensic crime scene investigation (sorry, not sure of the exact job!)

Either did these and he's a doctor (was many moons ago though!)

My husband and I both studied these subjects.

I became a chartered surveyor and work in finance. He went into tech.

I did maths, physics & chemistry A levels because I enjoyed the objectivity. If I answered the questions correctly & showed my workings the examiners had to give me the marks. No waffle. No grey areas. When I entered the exam hall, I was confident that I knew my stuff. When I left, I knew I had done well. When I opened my results, I wasn’t surprised.
I then did an Economics & politics degree, and subsequently worked in an analytical role in the transport industry.

I did double maths, physics and chemistry, degree in maths and physics, originally worked as a transport planner but now teach. Friends who did the same subjects are now a doctor, several accountants, a patent lawyer and an academic. DS did the same and is at university studying engineering.

My dd did exactly those. She did a masters degree in maths and statistics and is now assistant head of maths in a secondary school.

When she went to uni she had no idea on her career oath and decided on teaching after some work experience.

Dp did physics and is now managing director or a chemicals company

Dd did almost those (not chemistry) and is a robotics engineer

My DS did those A levels. He's in the final year of a Chemical Engineering degree and has a job in finance for September.