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Asked by Steve to Alan, Ciorsdaidh, Lauren, Martin, Neil on 16 Mar 2018.
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Lauren Webster answered on 16 Mar 2018:
You should be able to ask the school if there is some way they can arrange for you to do biology. Is it just not in a column you can select from or is it not available? Schools sometimes offer collaborations with colleges to do extra subjects that they can’t offer. Speak with you school and see if any of these are possible 🙂
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Alan McCue answered on 16 Mar 2018:
It depends what type of science you want to study. You may not need biology. So check with universities. If you do then you have the option of going to college and a lot of universities are now acknowledging a college education better. At the university of Aberdeen we accept chemistry students who have come from college straight into 2nd or 3rd depending on what they have done at college! There is a difference in learning styles, generally uni’s involve a bit more self study so it is important to realise there is a difference if you move between the two.
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Neil Keddie answered on 16 Mar 2018:
Hi Steve – good to hear from you again! This really all depends on what degree in science you would like to do. I would hope that there would be some flexibility in your 5th or 6th year timetable that would allow you to crash higher biology, without having done Nat5 – you should discuss this with your teachers early to see if you can plan a solution for the next year or two.
Most science degrees do not require all three sciences, but they are a benefit if you can. I think of chemistry, biology and physics that biology should be the easiest to crash, as it is a less conceptual subject than the other two (this is just the nature of it). My advice would be to have a look at what the requirements the university courses you are interested in ask for, and use that as a guide for how to pick the subjects. You can get that advice from the University admissions websites, or from the UCAS website (back when I applied this was a big book)
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