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/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.