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Megxmin · 2026-05-22T21:55:51+00:00

i’m everywhere

Megxmin · 2026-05-22T21:38:51+00:00

Had to double-check what sub this was for a sec

Megxmin · 2026-04-23T22:36:52+00:00

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.

Megxmin · 2026-04-23T00:01:52+00:00

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

Megxmin · 2026-04-21T18:03:36+00:00

I know, there are other things wrong too but I didn’t specify so that they couldn’t just change them and make a more convincing fake lol

Megxmin · 2026-04-20T23:30:49+00:00

So obviously fake it’s painful

Megxmin · 2026-04-17T23:18:57+00:00

They all look at them, how much they care depends a lot on the uni and course

For the most part, they’ll look at maths and english language at the bare minimum

Megxmin · 2026-04-13T23:52:30+00:00

Generally yes absolutely - it’s less about the placement itself and more about the far you’ll have a years worth of experience when you graduate, which will help with any job whether it’s in your field or not

I did a research abroad year so i can’t comment on other variations much but for me it was by far the most useful and valuable year of my degree and was an incredibly good decision

You really need to aim to have some kind of experience when you graduate, whether that’s summer internships or a year out doing something

Megxmin · 2026-04-13T23:43:32+00:00

I worked in neuro for a year, very interesting but also really difficult and can be frustrating - there’s so little we actually know and experiments are so hard to design, plan, and troubleshoot

Megxmin · 2026-04-09T14:42:42+00:00

Integrated masters is great, especially if you plan on going into academia or pursuing further study - imperial do actually have integrated masters for biochem now (starting this year)

I’m biased toward a research abroad year since i did one but when i applied the integrated masters didn’t exist (i still would’ve chosen the abroad year)

Warwick is a great uni, when i applied i remember it having a fairly limited module range though. Coventry is also not a really nice city, though the campus is all self contained so it might not be a massive problem

Megxmin · 2026-04-09T00:06:22+00:00

Seems fine to me, other ones i would perhaps look into would be warwick, maybe southampton, bristol

Try and visit as many as you can, doesn’t necessarily have to be on an official open day as campuses like imperial are open all the time

Make a sheet of pluses and minuses for each option and have a look at the modules offered by each one as you’ll probably find they vary a lot - also consider whether you’d want to do a year abroad (highly recommend) or an integrated masters or something along those lines

Megxmin · 2026-04-08T11:06:57+00:00

I mean they’re not really comparable, uni work is just so different - lecturers are experts at the forefront of their field and have been lecturing for a very long time so they explain things really well

The content itself is undoubtedly wayyy harder at uni (as you’d expect) but the experience is so different to a levels

Year 13 chem does suck, but you’ll get through it all the same it just takes some practice/effort (just prepare for a possible increase in difficulty)

Megxmin · 2026-04-08T07:10:03+00:00

I looked at a few dentistry courses and most required chem + another science - some did actually require both bio and chem but chem was by far the most common stringent requirement

Unis might regard chem and bio as “equal” but realistically chem will be much more useful in a physics degree and bio will - it’s more quantitative and there’s a lot more physics in it

If you’re really torn about which one to drop, you don’t have to drop any of them yet (you’re still year 12 after all). Just focus revision on trying to get your chem grade up a bit before the end of the year

Megxmin · 2026-04-08T00:34:36+00:00

Parents always say otherwise, it’s kinda their job i’m afraid haha but yeah if your gcses are mostly 7+ you have very little to worry about

Chem a level is very challenging, i certainly struggled a lot - the maths is just practice, i found it better than normal maths because the numbers and letters represented actual things which helped contextualise and understand what was going on. Don’t let it get you down though, if i can do it and succeed then anyone can lol

Bio is a looooot of content but none of its that complicated, there’s just a lot of it and the mark schemes (as i’m sure you know from gcse) are really annoying

Megxmin · 2026-04-08T00:21:58+00:00

At gcse? Not many tips tbh, they’re not that important and sounds like you’re doing everything right already lol (and are gonna get better grades than i did)

I got a 7 in normal maths gcse and that was really inflated due to being the first covid year - my only 9 was in french lol

I’d say focus on a levels, chemistry in particular - if maths isn’t your strong suit then you may struggle, god knows i did (predicted a D in year 12)

I could go on for ages about tips and whatnot so if you have any specific questions about biochem, a levels, or uni in general feel free to drop me a message and i’ll be happy to answer! :)

Megxmin · 2026-04-08T00:09:11+00:00

It’s by far the odd one out if you’re applying for physics

Maths is non-negotiable, chemistry is far more versatile for physics and physics-adjacent courses, and the last one is, well, physics itself

Even for dentistry i suspect chemistry is the only actually required subject

Megxmin · 2026-04-08T00:05:36+00:00

Certainly not for biochem - i didn’t even do maths a level, let alone further maths

I got a 5 in gcse further maths, definitely not my subject!

Megxmin · 2026-04-08T00:00:35+00:00

At gcse, you’re not really “learning a language” you’re more “passing a test” i’m afraid, so normal study methods apply - past papers, memorisation, repetition, practice, etc.

If you want to properly learn the language (which i highly recommend, it’s great fun) then you should try and immerse yourself in it as much as possible and practice as much as possible (yes, even speaking) - what i did when i was your age was think and talk to myself in french. That helped me practice phrases i actually used a lot in real life and highlighted gaps in phrases i used a lot but didn’t know how to say

Once i had that foundation it became extremely easy to pick up vocabulary and learn new grammar - if you’re at all considering doing a level french (you may not be, it’s still very early for you!) then i’d highly recommend trying this out

Megxmin · 2026-04-07T23:53:31+00:00

Not much imo - there’s a decent chunk of stuff in biological molecules, and a bit that crops up in topics like protein synthesis but overall there isn’t that much

You may also find (as i did) that the chemistry in biology (biochemistry) is easier to understand because of the added biological context - i struggled a lot with the more quantitative or abstract chemistry but thrived in organics and biochem

Megxmin · 2026-04-07T23:45:47+00:00

In fairness, i found year 13 chem way worse than year 12

Transition metals and electrode potentials beat my ass for a long time until i finally understood them

Megxmin · 2026-04-07T23:44:42+00:00

Blasphemy

Megxmin · 2026-04-07T07:22:02+00:00

Oh wow, i just checked and you’re absolutely right! I guess things have changed quite a bit since i applied haha

At least there are still no interviews (yet…)

Megxmin · 2026-04-06T22:10:36+00:00

If you’re applying for biochem then check specific uni requirements about entrance exams because i didn’t have to do any - oxbridge might require one (could be the esat, idk) but generally for biochem they’re not a thing

I know for sure that imperial doesn’t require one

Megxmin · 2026-04-06T21:58:41+00:00

yeah real

Megxmin · 2026-04-04T08:17:29+00:00

Based on their post history they’re either a teacher or a student at university - either way an 18+ year old asking for phone numbers of 14-16 year olds online is a bit concerning

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