if not medicine, then what else?

[zaftabafta]

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right here is the script guys and girls, really wud appreciate feedback, spent 4 years in med school, will get kicked out very soon, i need ideas on what to do next, i've got to the point where i just want to go uni get a degree get out quick get a job and get on with my life, i have a-levels in biology, chemistry, ICT, maths and history. If i want to go uni I will have to go thru clearing, so that narrows down my choices and time i have available, so i need to act quick and decisively, thanks for helping.

 

[leorl]

ideally, what would you like to do. Why not a science degree?

 

[zaftabafta]

ye thats what i was thinking, but what science degree? if this was an ideal world i would get into 2nd year of a science degree as i've spent so many years studying medicine but i don't think that'll happen. Also if i do pick a degree realistically what are the job prospects, i really just want to settle down

 

[ocularphd]

Hmm

I think that at the end of the day, do a degree that interests you.

There are alot of degrees out there, but some have better job prospects than others!

If I didn't get into medicine, then probably would have chosen dentistry or law. Both of which have good job prospects.

 

[bambi]

4 years? I thought it was 3? Your med school will almost definitely help you with this kind of thing and if you do do a degree at the same uni you are more likely to be able to start from 2nd year, don't get your hopes up about that though. Why not go for something sciencey that is geared towards a specific job? Podiatry, audiology etc

 

[michellejmcnama]

I am not sure what options that you have in England, since I am a US grad, however, my undergraduate degree is in clinical laboratory science which has very good prospects. Also, other health related degrees which are good seem to be nuclear medicine and cytotechnology. None of these are advanced degrees (at least not in the US), but the health field continues to grow due to the aging population of western countries...aka job security.

 

[bambi]

my undergraduate degree is in clinical laboratory science which has very good prospects.

Also, other health related degrees which are good seem to be nuclear medicine and cytotechnology. None of these are advanced degrees (at least not in the US), but the health field continues to grow due to the aging population of western countries...aka job security.

If you do bioscience at certain unis at the end of it you are a registered bioscientist which has ok job prospects. Most bioscience courses aren't like this though so check carefully which ones are.

Not sure we have those other degrees mentioned.

 

[jnuts]

Radiography might give you credit for the anatomy and clinical classes you've passed.

 

[leorl]

there's also physiotherapy, or any of the other therapies (although I don't think the job market for any of the ancillary services is that great in the UK at the moment). Many people interested in medicine would also be interested in things like physiology. If you go the science route, you would likely need to pursue a higher degree after bachelors in order to have clout professionally

 

[VeerTheTIGuy]

EMT --> Paramedic?

 

[Prolif]

Your best option will be to intercalate if they will let you and get a degree, otherwise its effectively 4 years down the pan. Why will you get kicked out if you don't mind my asking, purely because its unusual for UK medical schools to do this since it costs the government £250,000 to train a doctor and to lose someone 4 years in is considered a substaintial financial and physical loss.

 

[bambi]

Your best option will be to intercalate if they will let you and get a degree, otherwise its effectively 4 years down the pan. Why will you get kicked out if you don't mind my asking, purely because its unusual for UK medical schools to do this since it costs the government £250,000 to train a doctor and to lose someone 4 years in is considered a substaintial financial and physical loss.

People get kicked out of UK schools all the time. A load of my year just got kicked out actually. It would be unusual to kick out a 4th year but this guy wasn't a 4th year, he re-sat.

 

[blobby]

zaftabafta i tink u shud do optometry-its only 3years and u get a job at the end of it with good pay-not like the science degrees.
plus if u explain to them u were at medskool and had change of heart they mite let u enter 2nd year

 

[bambi]

zaftabafta i tink u shud do optometry-its only 3years and u get a job at the end of it with good pay-not like the science degrees.
plus if u explain to them u were at medskool and had change of heart they mite let u enter 2nd year

There is no way they would let you start in 2nd yr. Optometry is getting pretty competitive now. Grades are AAA usually, some are AAB, if you got into med school you must have at least AAB but if you don't have AAA you wouldn't even be eligible to apply to some places. They wont be particularly keen on accepting a med school drop out either considering the similarities, if you can't hack med maybe you couldn't hack optometry either. Obviously it's less work but it's still relatively hardcore and isn't really an easy option. It doesn't pay as well as it used to either. If you want something easier do something like nursing, radiology, podiatry etc.