If you are aiming for UK universities 3 subjects are really suffice. Most of the time, the students here take Biology/Chemistry/Physics without Maths for Med School.
Personally as a Physics/Chemistry/Biology/Maths - 4 subjects student, you are just bring yourself unnecessary hell into the picture doing all 4 subjects in 18 months.

I personally couldn't bare the struggle and finding balance in my A-Levels doing 4 subjects, despite doing well in SPM for it.

If you haven't decided to choose between "Life Sciences" or "Engineering" or other fields, like I was struggling to pick a "Biotech" vs "Electrical Engineering".
I would not recommend dropping either both subjects for Physics or Biology, and most likely try to score moderately in all 4 subjects, aka Bs or Cs.

Biology is a reading subject, at AS most of the stuff in SPM would aid your way, but once A2 it is another playing field.
I spent like most of the time reading and solving past papers for Biology and Maths, Chemistry, and literally threw Physics under the bench.
*Cough* The Topical Past Papers for Biology is horrible and badly organize.
Let's hope your A-Level College has their own topical past papers, rather than the one sold on the market.

If your teacher/lecturers doesn't bring you "light" in either 1 of your 4 subjects, you will definitely crumble in your A-Levels.
I've personally went through alot of bad and rookies lecturers during my A-Levels days and scored moderately with my own personal efforts to just make it into Engineering School, and scrapped past through all those minimum entry requirements.
You won't have such luck, if you plan to do Med School tho. Some of my friends repeated Foundation in Manipal just to get into Med School

This post has been edited by iSean: Oct 2 2019, 10:34 PM

Depends what background people and how strong is their SPM/IGCSE foundation, and just try to ask people for help and make study groups.

Don't be a lone ranger. If your lecturer can't help you your friends would be the better option. ELSE sign up for PAL session with a student mentor.

I've seen those with SPM and IGCSE and myself personally scored well in those, when it comes to A Level everything went against us.

Can't imagine what life if I continue with STPM 😂

Well my results was okay in SPM level. As I went through intensive tuition classes in SPM, in the last 3 years since my PMR days.

- SPM (8A+/A/A-) - Biology Chemistry Physics Add Maths - A+ / A / A- / A-
- AS Results - Chemistry Biology Physics Maths - a b b d
- Overall A-Level (AS+A2) - Chemistry Biology Physics Maths - B B C D

Personally again I earlier mentioned that I've heavily relied on Lecturers, (even knowing they can't provide the materials I need), and became a lone ranger in studying the content at my own pace (which was slow).
My Add Maths in my SPM period never scored an A- before. It was a miracle to even get "A-" in SPM. Which lead to more struggles in A-Levels Maths.

Also I received 3 rookie lecturers who taught me for all my 3 semester for Bio/Maths/Physics.
While Chemistry I gotten one Grandma lecturer who reads out her notes in class, and we dictates in class, fortunately was replaced with my later 2 semesters. [NOT THE BEST WAY IN LEARNING IN A LEVELS]

Personally I found myself during AS doing alot of Maths, Chemistry and Biology Topical, and got extra time then do Physics Topical.
Physics Topical was scary, as it comes with two volumes. And basically I sidelined Physics for AS and A2.

If the order of time to understand concepts, imho, Biology & Pure Maths > Chemistry > Physics for AS.
When A2 struck, A2 Physics is no longer a subject bounded by formulas, and more theory bounded on concepts and went towards to Quantum Physics / Atomic Physics.
And A2 Biology becomes more time consuming to read, as there are more specific names and processes to read.
And A2 Chemistry would kill students doing "Organic Chemistry" on synthesis and elucidation of Organic Structures.

Physics Concepts you actually need to see the Lab Experiments to see what's going on, depending on school labs, at times you won't really know what is actually measuring and doing.
As not every chapter has labs. And the Physics Lab won't have all the necessary tools to do your experiments.

Mathematics just take more time to understand implicit and partial differentiation, differential equations and vectors and complex numbers.
Try to find solution manuals from online / friends / seniors who did complete their past year papers, because reading the marking scheme, will lead to more confusion.
Also seek for lecturer helps if really stuck even though progress is extremely slow.

But to be honest, after entering Engineering School, Subjects have been so Dispersed, you complete a subject module each semester to sit for an exam for 3 hours, you won't feel the stress of having lack of time and checking with your answers unlike A-Levels.
My CGPA and Grades was the lowest in A-Levels, and I rebounded back during my time in Uni doing a Technical Subject (Engineering). [Not sure this will apply to you in Med School tho]
The things you learn in Pre-U doesn't really apply to Uni most of the time. But hope the learning techniques you experience there, would actually aid you in Uni.

Medicine is a money trap. Ensure it is recognized by our Malaysian government.

If you want to do 4th subject no problem.
I have a friend who did accountings / maths / bio / chem still got into UM MBBS.
So no worries, if you don't like physics there is computer science and other subjects to explore.
Avoid reading subjects if possible

This post has been edited by iSean: Oct 17 2019, 09:13 PM

Malaysia Medical Council approved Universities, if you plan to stay in Malaysia to work.
Else, if you plan on leaving the country like Singapore / US / UK.
See their Medical Council approved lists of universities

Malaysia:
http://mmc.moh.gov.my/images/contents/accr...04_-_latest.pdf


Singapore:
http://www.doctors.com.sg/medicalschools.html

These lists updates from time to time, it is better to try to find one with the least chances of being chopped off by the Country's Medical Council.

Again doing A-Levels to joining back Public University Might be a risky move, but it might be worth wild for RM 20k to 50k for A Levels.
Just don't screw up too much from your A/A*s

This post has been edited by iSean: Oct 19 2019, 10:01 AM

MCKL can't offer such classes because they separate students based on which Streams.
A - Arts
D - Double Maths and Econs
M - Mixed between Arts and Science
S - Science

Computer Science is C stream for what I heard ?

Anyhow, for Further Mathematics, it would be fun this year around
As Further Mathematics from 2020 onwards will be having an AS paper.
https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/Imag...22-syllabus.pdf

Last time Further Maths, it is only taken in your A2 with Further Maths 1 & 2. in 3 hours paper.

Personally my time in MCKL it was a mess for my class la in the 2015-16 era, especially with competent lecturer issue...
Not sure they fixed up the internal problems within the campus already.
Also the Ex-CEO just stepped down recently. Hopefully will bring in some new change.
But then most of the time you meet your lecturers, not the CEO, so I don't think that would drastically change la.

I wouldn't recommend studying in MCKL because of the lack of study area. Especially during exam period. It is a nightmare finding an air conditioned room to study.
Somemore it is a hot and humid sweaty place in you study in the open cafeteria.
Running multiple Pre-U / Diploma programs in MCKL is really a nightmare I would tell you that

Maintaining a Scholarship in MCKL is a total nightmare, if you are those with moderates SPM As during my era, alot of my friends dropped it eventually.
I find their tested Syllabus a bit illogical and out of Cambridge Syllabus, and dropped my 15% merit scholarship completely after 1 semester.

I spent about RM 30k in MCKL back in 2015-16 doing M Stream (Pure Science + Math), not sure how inflated their pricing is now.
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Anyhow please just close one eye, and just join Sunway College
Lecture groups and Classrooms and timetable there are much better there.
Lecture Materials Quality I'm not sure what happened lah, seems like after 2016 JPA Scholarship stopped, government stop sending students doing A-Levels already.
So I'm not so sure how dedicated they hard core provide study materials now.

But I'm assured their lecturers would give alot of hand outs to do unlike my lecturers during A-Levels