10 units vs 12 units (2 Viewers)

[TheGreatest99.95]

Ive heard that you have a better chance of getting a higher atar with 12 units rather than 10 units, is this true?

 

[slyhunter]

Absolutely not. The ATAR takes into consideration your best 10 units, including any 2 units of English for calculation.

NB: I've noticed I'm replying to a lot of your posts. =)

 

[TheGreatest99.95]

Absolutely not. The ATAR takes into consideration your best 10 units, including any 2 units of English for calculation.

NB: I've noticed I'm replying to a lot of your posts. =)

Yes you have =) thanks for the help

 

[Shadowdude]

Remember with 10 units, if you stuff up in just one subject - you can say bye bye to a good ATAR.

That's why I took 14. Well, partly why I took 14.

 

[a037422944]

Ive heard that you have a better chance of getting a higher atar with 12 units rather than 10 units, is this true?

i did 11
i wish i had done 12 (even done like photography) so my english didnt ruin all rounders
its not true that you have a higher chance

 

[Trans4M]

its up to your personal prefences

are you someone who is consistant and solid in all ur subjects? you could consider doign 10 units and give urself more time but if u just stuff up an assessment or even the hsc, ur atar is affected a lot.

12 unit gives you a safer opportunity but also means about 3 hours less of study every week as a result of your extra subject. Hey however I managed perfectly with 12 units and still did well

11 unit is safer than 10 but not as safe as 12. Its like in the middle. If you stuff up one assessment for a subject, you are only partially affected and u also have a bit more time to study than someone doing 12 units.

it all comes down to the person and stuff. But in all honesty most people do 11+ units. Very few top achievers do 10 untis as they all want to play it safe and they all can manage with time so doing an extra unit or two doesnt hurt them and gives them some assurance.

 

[germansuplex]

its up to your personal prefences

are you someone who is consistant and solid in all ur subjects? you could consider doign 10 units and give urself more time but if u just stuff up an assessment or even the hsc, ur atar is affected a lot.

12 unit gives you a safer opportunity but also means about 3 hours less of study every week as a result of your extra subject. Hey however I managed perfectly with 12 units and still did well

11 unit is safer than 10 but not as safe as 12. Its light in the middle. If you stuff up one assessment for a subject, you are only partially affected and u also have a bit more time to study than someone doing 12 units.

it all comes down to the person and stuff. But in all honesty most people do 11+ units. Very few top achievers do 10 untis as they all want to play it safe and they all can manage with time so doing an extra unit or two doesnt hurt them and gives them some assurance.

Yeah, I agree with this guy ^

I myself found 11 units to be the optimal choice as it gave me a slightly better sense of safety, as well as allowing me to study on all subjects effectively.

All in all, it's what you think is best.

 

[lpodnano]

It's is ultimately up to you! I've seen these threads all the time, and the answer is just up to you.

 

[exiled]

I'll be doing 10 ATAR units, I figured that I'm personally better off not wasting my time on an extra two units when the time could be better spent perfecting my preferred 10.

 

[Shadowdude]

I knew someone who went to my school who did 10 units. During his Physics exam, he broke down somewhat - and thus, he got an ATAR around 65.

Everyone thought he'd get around 90. But he got 65.


If you're a very good student, the two extra units won't make a big dent in your study time for other subjects - because you'll be naturally good at them anyway.

All the people at my school who got respectable ATARs of around 90 or higher did more than 10 units (though that was like... three people). Still.

 

[Deer]

I did 10 units. Including ex2 english and visual arts, so in the end I only really had 7 units to study for.

I am a fan.

 

[iSplicer]

Remember with 10 units, if you stuff up in just one subject - you can say bye bye to a good ATAR.

If you put in the work, you can reduce the chances of 'stuffing up' to near zero! Take ten units (well, I may be a little biased =P )

But do what you feel more comfortable with, seriously.

 

[Shadowdude]

That still doesn't account for mid-HSC tragedies. Like for example, a person in my grade had relatives affected by a natural disaster, and for myself - my cardiologist comes up to me in March and says: "Hey, you have to have this heart surgery now. How's April school holidays for you? Good? Great!"

I'd really suggest more than 10 units. You don't want your HSC to be jeopardised by a thing you couldn't foresee and could have very easily prevented by just taking another class. It's not as much work as you think.

 

[suling]

I did 11 units and it worked fine for me - I didn't choose to do so because it would mean having a sort of 'fall back' unit, but just because I enjoyed the extra subject. However, it did end up providing an advantage ATAR wise (despite me being certain that it would not at all count), as History Extension was counted instead of one unit of maths.

So basically, do extra units if you want to, i.e. if you are actually going to enjoy the subject. It may end up giving you an advantage in the end, but certainly won't if you are just taking the subject as a safety option rather than out of any interest - in this case it may end up dragging you down as you will be forced to spend unnecessary time studying for it.

 

[Shadowdude]

Oh yes, almost forgot to say that whatever extra unit you take - make sure that you're interested in it. If you only find 10 units of courses you like... then good luck to you, you may need it.

 

[820]

That still doesn't account for mid-HSC tragedies. Like for example, a person in my grade had relatives affected by a natural disaster, and for myself - my cardiologist comes up to me in March and says: "Hey, you have to have this heart surgery now. How's April school holidays for you? Good? Great!"

I'd really suggest more than 10 units. You don't want your HSC to be jeopardised by a thing you couldn't foresee and could have very easily prevented by just taking another class. It's not as much work as you think.

You can prevent natural disasters and heart surgeries by taking on another 2 units?

 

[Eddy Q]

That still doesn't account for mid-HSC tragedies. Like for example, a person in my grade had relatives affected by a natural disaster, and for myself - my cardiologist comes up to me in March and says: "Hey, you have to have this heart surgery now. How's April school holidays for you? Good? Great!"

I'd really suggest more than 10 units. You don't want your HSC to be jeopardised by a thing you couldn't foresee and could have very easily prevented by just taking another class. It's not as much work as you think.

What happened with that tinker of yours?

 

[Shadowdude]

You can prevent natural disasters and heart surgeries by taking on another 2 units?

Minimise the damage. What would you fall back on if you had 10 units? Nothing. You'd have to work super hard to get back to where you would've been without the tragedy.

With more than 10 units, let's say a tragedy happens. Your marks take a hit. But because you have more than 10 units, you know that one subject isn't going to count - and you go forward with a mental note that you haven't completely stuffed up. For me, my maths marks suffered because in maths you need constant revision. But because I had Physics and Legal Studies (what I deemed my 'extra units') - I was able to not worry about the maths units because I had these 'extra units' to lift me back up to a respectable ATAR.

Funnily enough, my 'extra units' didn't end up counting!


Eddy, one of my valves was making blood go the wrong way. 'Leaking' I believe is the term?

 

[MrBrightside]

why not try 11 units ; )

 

[iSplicer]

Eddy, one of my valves was making blood go the wrong way. 'Leaking' I believe is the term?

Wow, dude! Are you okay now man? Wow, that must've really taken a chunk out of your HSC... how harshly did it affect you?