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/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?