Im dropping chemistry forever :S

[Tamxxx]

After a hard decision i have come to a conclusion i would like to drop chemistry its not for me. Right now we are doing A2 chemistry in order to prepare for the big chemistry coursework. I am finding it quite difficult, i cannot do calculations. I wasnt very good at maths at GCSE, i gained a C/B- hence why i think i am not good at chemistry. I cant take this anymore each homework do, or classwork there is some level of difficulty i face, this cannot happen in every lesson, i cant upset my parents, teacher by achieving low grades, even though my minimum target was a grade C in every subject, I cannot achieve this with chemistry. Im better of doing:

• Pschycology
• Biology
• Geography

In these 3 subjects i managed to get A grades, in my work, B grades, never i didnt get below a C. And i know if put all my effort in im capapble of getting very good at these subjects, the homeworks i feel are easy, EXCEPT chemistry

So please can someone help me, my medicine career, dreams have gone down the drain. What career, and i mean earing good salary can i get with these 3 subects?

[hash118118]

you're making no sense at all mate.

[racheljane]

What grade did you get for chemistry at AS level Tam? Some med schools are happy with A levels in Biology and a couple of others plus an AS in chem. I'm not sure which ones you'd have to ask here or browse around the med websites. How old are you? There is every chance that your dream of going into medicine could become a reality a little later in life when you're feeling more confident about the types of subjects you'd be studying in medicine. Do the A Levels you feel good about for now and think you'll do well in, which could lead to a degree in something medical-related and a job anywhere from a hospital lab to the middle of the Sahara. If you decide to pursue medicine at a later date, med schools make offers to people in their 20s, 30s and even 40s so you haven't completely lost your chance just because you don't happen to be ready for it quite yet.
Go with your instincts and don't do anything just to please others. Good luck.

[Gizmo says -]

poor macca.


although this bit worried me -

So please can someone help me, my medicine career, dreams have gone down the drain. What career, and i mean earing good salary can i get with these 3 subects?

- and i fink 'ashie and RJ picked up on it and all.
never 'ave so few wurds felt so wide of the mark to so many.

na. jus kidding, appens all the time on nmm.....

[Tamxxx]

Im 17 and i havent recieved my As results yet they come out in August

[NorthernLight]

Er, if you just want a good salary mate I'd advise you against medicine. There are much easier ways to make more money.

[Gizmo says -]

but.... if (s)he gets in at 19 then they still ave plenty of time to drop out of medicine at 26-30 and start another more lucrative career hehehe.
like a fair chunk of current med students, i wuld add, who applied wiffout being particularly interested in ealhtcare. Not that i am saying anyone ere isnt interested mind.

[Emma_b]

im the same i hate doing chemistry but medicine is what i really want to do so i suppose im just going to have to work at it, but i have looked and a few places were happy with A level biology aslong as AS level chem was done but i still think im going to carry on with chemistry next year.

[S Knights]

If I was in this position - and I was in the same position when I was 17 - I would probably take a different approach.

In my opinion chemistry is a bloody complicated and difficult subject. I remember being totally confused in the first AS class that I had, and it didn't get any better throughout that first year. I came away from the AS exams with a grade C, and decided that I wanted to drop chemistry. Which I did for two weeks.
Then I realised that most of the careers that I wanted to do required it to A level in some way or another, so I had to go back to it, right in the middle of everyone learning about Friedel-Kraft reactions (which I didn't understand either!).

Anyway, I realised that I was in trouble, and clearly totally incapable of learning this rubbish under my own steam. So I told my teacher that I was incapable of doing it, and told my parents the same thing. Yes it was embarrasing, but when they realised that I was struggling they all suggested that I might want additional help at college, and even try to get hold of some additional tutoring. I did just that, and worked my backside off for the whole year, which did the trick in the end.

My point is this, if you want to go to medical school and this is the only thing that is standing in your way then there are things that you can do to improve your chances in the second year. Ask your teachers what you can do, tell your parents that you need additional help... And then you have to go and slog through it. It is horrible, and it will be hard, but it will be worth it if you want to do it.

Don't worry about upsetting your parents and teacher by getting a low grade. That is one of the risks of life. You shouldn't drop a subject just because other people will be unhappy if you mess up, it happens to everyone at some point in life.

Don't just give up because it isn't easy... most things in life aren't easy, and you can't run away from the difficult things forever (Medical school final exams spring to mind...).

[Emma_b]

in AS level chemistry if i was to get a C would medical schools look at this or wouldnt it matter if that grade was improved by A2?