The short answer
On the Medicine and Life Sciences track, you choose one specialised subject in the second year: Physics or Maths. Both are out of 100 and count towards the 600 total with the same weight, so by the rules neither is "better for the total". The difference is which one you will do better in.
Important: neither carries on into the third year
In the third year, the Medicine and Life Sciences track's subjects are advanced Biology and Chemistry. So your second-year choice affects 100 marks, not two years.
Choose Physics if
- You like understanding phenomena: motion, electricity, light, and why things happen.
- You can connect a law to a situation and pull the problem out of the words.
- Physics sits close to fields such as Physiotherapy and Radiology.
Choose Maths if
- You like abstract problems and orderly steps.
- Your first-year Maths marks were steady and high.
- Maths helps later with medical statistics and research.
Still unsure?
- Look back at your first-year marks: which related subject came more easily?
- Watch the first lesson of both. On GoBachaloria Physics has ٣ teachers and Maths has ٣, and the first five videos of each subject are free.
- Faculty requirements are set by the coordination office. Check them when they are announced if you have a particular faculty in mind.
The full Medicine and Life Sciences track