Hi there, I only just discovered your blog, but it's absolutely brilliant! I've been completely infatuated with animals since I was really young. I was just wondering (I'm from the UK and not yet applying to Unis) is there any way you can take elements of different subjects, such as arts, while taking a Zoology degree? I'm torn, completely, because I'm scared I won't be good enough for a Zoology Degree, and I also love Illustration. — Anonymous

Hello! If you look around carefully at the courses different universities offer, you should be able to find that some universities allow you to take what are usually known as ‘elective’ modules that are from outside of your department, so then if the university also has courses in art you might be able to take one or two modules from those. Also don’t forget that even if you can’t take art as part of your degree, almost every university is likely to have an active art society that will probably organise workshops etc. that you could be involved in outside of your academic work. If zoology is something you really want to study don’t be too afraid to try!! Being passionate about your subject is so important, and will motivate you to get through things you do struggle with if they happen to come up. For example I didn’t take chemistry at AS or A level, which for starters meant that I couldn’t even apply to some universities at all as it was a required subject, but also meant when I arrived at uni it was compulsory for me to do a chemistry course in the first semester to bring me up to speed. I really wasn’t looking forward to it but I worked on it, it ended up not being so bad and I passed it just fine! So even things that seem scary are really not impossible to get through! Good luck with everything and let me know if you have any more questions :)


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