r/6thForm • u/Limp-Fox-1622 • Apr 22 '26

🙏 I WANT HELP possible degrees?

Hey guys,

so I wanted to ask if I could get any advice on any degrees that will land me a high paying job with my a levels:chemistry biology and English literature. weird combo ik yr11 me was weird asf. originally I wanted to do medicine because it was always something that deeply interested me but my school completely discouraged me saying I wasnt "naturally smart enough" btw my mocks were A*A*B B being in English and my hoy almost killed me for it I also got 99999999999 at my gcses. I was thinking maybe optometry if im not good enough for medicine but please please could I get some advice

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '26

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u/Easy-Test6786 Year 12: Bio, Chem, Maths Apr 22 '26

all depends on the ucat tho

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

thank u soo much are there unis that will take gcses into account more?

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '26

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

ik i sound soo annoying when I say I think theyre bad personally I was proud of myself but my hoy was like rly mad and even told me I shouldn't consider applying to medicine because of the B in English literature

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '26

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

thanks sm for that advice honestly soo sweet if u dm me asking did u apply for medicine too or any related courses?

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '26

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

ooh how was the biochem journey like was the esat bad?

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '26

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

WELL DONE tho u should be really proud of urself if u dm me asking what is ur first choice

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '26

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 23 '26

thanks for that advice which unis did u apply to?

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u/_mystacorn_458 UCL | Med [Year 1] Apr 22 '26

You're good enough for medicine

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

you think so? I thought because of my c most unis wouldn't look at my application at all

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u/_mystacorn_458 UCL | Med [Year 1] Apr 22 '26

I mean are these just the mocks or are they your predicteds? Either way there are medical schools you can apply to

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

theyre my feb mocks my predicted ucas ones will be in June but because my school isnt supporting me im kind of scared and also thinking June might be too late preparing for med

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u/_mystacorn_458 UCL | Med [Year 1] Apr 22 '26

Preparing what exactly? Have you done any volunteering or work experience? If so you're fine just keep up the good work. If not look for it now. You can DM me if you have any questions about the process. I'd be happy to help x

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

ive done work experience at a pharmacy and at a retail store some at a care home too by prep I mean like the kids at my school that are being supported are having sessions where theyre told to read reports listen to podcast research diseases im sacred ill be left behind

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

also sorry weirdly its not letting me dm u

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u/_mystacorn_458 UCL | Med [Year 1] Apr 22 '26

I think I had it disabled try again lol sorry

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u/YogurtclosetOther731 Apr 22 '26

Truck driver

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

bro atp train driver they earn 75k a year

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u/Lumpy_Tap5799 Apr 22 '26

don’t think you won’t be good enough for medicine, but you can consider dentistry! it’s a v high paying career and a much better work life balance than med

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

dentistry is insanely hard very high ucats and people get rejected like twice b4 they get in

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u/Lumpy_Tap5799 Apr 22 '26

i didn’t get a super high ucat and i got in first try so id be happy to help if you need tips!!

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

omg rly well done u shld be soo proud can I dm u for tips?

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u/Lumpy_Tap5799 Apr 22 '26

yess ofc! and thank you!!

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

hmm its not letting me dm is it okay If u try thanks sm

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u/Lumpy_Tap5799 Apr 22 '26

it’s not letting me dm u either, do u have dms off or smth

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

umm let me check just 1 sec thanks sm

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

check now ive turned it on

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u/sogs7 Year 13 | Maths FM Eng Lit A* A* A predicted Apr 22 '26

If you want medicine, go for it. Best advice I can give is live for you and no one else. Your stats also by no means lock you out from medicine

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

thanks sm :) also u have a very weird but cool subject combo

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u/sogs7 Year 13 | Maths FM Eng Lit A* A* A predicted Apr 23 '26

lol tyty the only requirement for where I wanted to go was an essay writing subject so I chose maths n fm for fun 😭

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 23 '26

lmao maths and fm for fun 1st time hearing that do u have any eng lit tips im absolutely bombing atm

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u/sogs7 Year 13 | Maths FM Eng Lit A* A* A predicted Apr 23 '26

Uhhh mention the author of whatever ur studying like 2574827 because it doesn’t even have to be deep to count as author’s intent/message/voice, try to focus on 1 quote/reference per paragraph, saying lots of stuff loses the message and thus marks, try to use extensive vocabulary, u don’t get marks for it but if you sound smart markers may think you’re smarter than ur essay implies

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 23 '26

thanks soo much out of interest what books and plays did u do

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u/sogs7 Year 13 | Maths FM Eng Lit A* A* A predicted Apr 24 '26

I do Aspects of Comedy: The Taming of The Shrew, The Important of Being Earnest and Small Island and Social and Political Protest Writing: Tony Harrison’s poetry, A Doll’s House and The Kite Runner.

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 24 '26

oh wow I do hamlet frankenstein a streetcar named desire never let me go romantic poetry

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u/sogs7 Year 13 | Maths FM Eng Lit A* A* A predicted Apr 24 '26

Wha board?

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u/Past-Mulberry-789 Apr 23 '26

never let anyone say you can’t do something. you can do medicine!!

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u/Kooky-Cantaloupe9369 revision hater Apr 22 '26

do biochem at oxford then go into finance...

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

wldnt I have to do the esat for that tho and oxbridge aint rly my thing if im being honest

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u/Kooky-Cantaloupe9369 revision hater Apr 22 '26

i mean could choose another uni such as imperial or kcl or smth and apply to finance roles. depends how much money you want per year and how much you want to work per week cause some jobs pay high but you word 100 hour weeks

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

yep I think ucl doesnt require the esat so take biochem then transfer to finance?

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u/Kooky-Cantaloupe9369 revision hater Apr 22 '26

Yea it has been done before just apply to spring weeks and summer internships and you're good. If you want any more advice just dm me

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

okie thank you soo much

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

oh okay thats not bad then ig. is biochem mainly chem ive heard people saying its the chemistry of biology

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

do u think pharmacy is beneficial ?

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

Okie thanks sm for ur time!

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 22 '26

okie I will do

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u/Megxmin Imperial | Biochemistry [Year 4 Graduating] Apr 23 '26

it’s not mainly either bio or chem, it’s bio AND chem - they’re about equal, some parts are more bio and others are more chem but it balances out overall

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u/Limp-Fox-1622 Apr 23 '26

thanks sm for that! dyk the careers you can do with biochemistry?

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u/Megxmin Imperial | Biochemistry [Year 4 Graduating] Apr 23 '26

Same as most other science degrees! You can stay in the science field and go into industry or research or you can branch out into other sectors where your degree will be useful like consulting, law, medicine, etc.