University in UK: What to study?

Physics isn't particularly useful by itself I would say, maths or chemical engineering would probably be a better option if you want to make a lot of money.

If you do a gap year make sure you're going to definitely have a job and not just doss for a year, depending on where you live, getting a job straight after your a levels may not be easy.

Which Universities?

>>1174178
Unless you have mad connections or are a genius (in which case it doesn't really matter what you study) I'd suggest considering going for something which is required for access to a monopolistic professional licence like engineering, law, medicine and so on.
The reasons for this is that as you know government intervention distorts the market and in the case of artificially restricting competition in these fields, this should mean you get a very attractive salary. Idk how your doctors get reimbursed for the NHS stuff though so you'd have to look into that.

Any of ChemE/Aero/EEE at Cambridge or Imperial, will give you the most options. You have the banking route, management consultancy etc. You also have the option to go into high paying engineering jobs as well.

Outside of Cambridge/Imperial, going into banking with an engineering degree is more difficult but not impossible.

>>1174271

The grades for those courses are typically A*A*A or A*AAA. Some offers may be A*A*A* or A*A*AA but it depends on how your interview goes.

>>1174183
I've read how physics has a lot of work in oil and gas, but I'm uncertain if with the recent oil prices, those fields aren't as attractive. But regarding work, 100%. I live in Birmingham. What would be the best sort of job to apply for, do you think?
>>1174195
Interesting point of view. Though with no biology education whatsoever, I don't think medicine is particularly open to me.But everything else sounds pretty relevant.
>>1174271
>Outside of Cambridge/Imperial, going into banking with an engineering degree is more difficult but not impossible.
Would that be true for most engineering degrees?
>>1174275
Is there any chance of getting to those courses with A*AA? Failing that, where else would be good to apply?

Thanks for all the useful information guys.

>>1174284

Physics and Chemistry at Imperial would be worth looking at. The financial support there for low income families is also one of the best in the UK

>>1174305
I was very unaware of that, thank you.

Is comp sci as good of an idea to do in the UK as it is in the US?

>>1174434
I know an actual genius who developed some real good machine learning theories and he lives in a shitty flat in exeter with no job. It's a gamble to go comp sci

>>1174891
This is my nightmare about getting a P.hD.

>>1174891

I know multiple comp sci guys with internships in facebook/google/Microsoft. Others went into IB. The key is not to go to a shit tier uni.