Primrose Kitten

I tutored Rachel in in GCSE and A-Level Chemistry, and we talked extensively about university choices. She has A-Levels in English (B), Chemistry (A), and History of Art (C).

I made my A-Level choices based on the subjects I enjoyed, but I didn’t have any idea about what I wanted to do at uni or after. I picked chemistry and maths because I enjoyed those at GCSE and did well in them. I chose history of art because I wanted to do something different and I liked the look of the units. This wasn’t the best idea, because it wasn’t good for getting into uni and the other people on the course were just using it as a doss subject.

When the school started talking about UCAS applications I started to
panic. I had NO IDEA what I wanted to do. Jen talked to me and helped me
realise a few things. I enjoyed my chemistry the most, but didn’t want to study
chemistry at uni, I didn’t enjoy all the inorganic bits. I was good at maths
but didn’t think it was that interesting. Jen suggested liberal arts and it
seemed like a great idea. I didn’t have to decide what I was interested in now,
I could wait and do that at uni. Pick units as my interests developed. I’m
studying it Warwick and I’m loving all the new things I’m learning.