hello everyone
i will be taking a-level in a college in m'sia, and i have problem about choosing the subjects.

i want to study biomedical engineering/bioengineering in the future ,and i heard that the employers like to employ mechanical engineer more and teach them some knowledge about biology
so my decision is i would like to study mechanical engineering in my degree,then study bioengineering in my master/phd

so i want to ask:
should i take biology or further maths in my a-level?(max 4 subjects)
since i heard that taking further maths will be an advantage for me to get the offer from a university if i get good result in my further maths

This post has been edited by newyee: Apr 2 2013, 12:08 PM

I suggest you to take foundation in science or foundation in engineering rather then taking A-Levels.

i think u should take biology. u know, to get more exposure to biology field before ur degree.
well but if u are confident in maths, den might go as well to take further math. getting A* in further math does prove something.
u cant go wrong with either one.

thanks for the input
i don't have money to do my foundation

i heard that further maths is only offered at A2 level,is it true?(for CIE board)

yes. so basically u only got one shot at that. and the test duration is quite long..i think 3 hours.
anyway couple of my frds still managed got A* for that....

3hours....-.-
so can i study further maths myself first while taking biology too and if i find that i cannot cope it then i drop it?

just choose either one of them...
and what if u can cope with it? then u taking 5 subjects?

What field of biomedical engineering you want to get into? The field is very wide and overlaps with so many other fields of engineering.

If you say, I want to build an MRI machine, then I would recommend taking further math.

If you say, I want to go into stem cell research, then maybe biology would be a good choice.

hope so

both interest me equally
so taking biology will be a better choise because i can learn it(further maths parts)during my degree?

can i enter mechanical engineering course in top universities if i don't take further maths in my a-level...im worried about this..
seems like most engineering students take further maths in their a-level..

This post has been edited by newyee: Apr 3 2013, 01:20 PM

What top universities are you talking about? A-lvls are for entering UK universities so further math would have more relevance if you are looking at UK universities. Other countries care less about this.

Mathematics is a skill. For an undergraduate degree, it may not be necessary to learn Further math at a pre-U level but like any skill, more exposure will make it easier to learn. Your life will be slightly easier when you go into basic engineering mathematics classes.

A more factual science like biology demands more memorizing (and some basic math). While it may not be very useful for your undergraduate, at least you have some basic knowledge about biology for postgraduate studies.

actually i have financial constraints, so i would like to apply for scholarship after i complete my a-level
then i will go to the country i am offered to go...

i think if i am allowed to take 5 subjects i will go for it
if i am not allowed to do so,i will take biology and study further maths myself while doing my a-level to make my life in university easier~

thank you