WHAT SHOULD I DROP??? (1 Viewer)

[yourbestfriend]

Hey guys,
I'm in Year 12 and I'm so stressed about whether I should drop a subject??
I do Maths Adv, Eng adv, bio, business, pdhpe and did an accelerated course and got a band 6.
So now I feel like I have to drop a subject so I have more time to spend on my remaining subject, and I also need like a 99 atar in my course, and if I decide to drop something It will be business?
Should I drop business? Any thoughts on anything else I should do instead?

 

[rh_06]

imo 10 units (what u have now since u did acc religion) seems doable. I managed 11 units with plenty of time for study and wtv I want. I say keep all your subjects for now as its a good fail-safe, but if u rly want to drop one, drop wtv subject u get the worst mark in on ur next assessment. Js make sure not to bottle it badly lmao.

If your concerned abt scaling,I think pdhpe is ur worst scaling subject (I might be wrong tho). Also what course r u interested in if u dm me asking?

 

[v.tex]

imo 10 units (what u have now since u did acc religion) seems doable. I managed 11 units with plenty of time for study and wtv I want. I say keep all your subjects for now as its a good fail-safe, but if u rly want to drop one, drop wtv subject u get the worst mark in on ur next assessment. Js make sure not to bottle it badly lmao.

If your concerned abt scaling,I think pdhpe is ur worst scaling subject (I might be wrong tho). Also what course r u interested in if u dm me asking?

Nah i believe business is worse then PDHPE

 

[rh_06]

Nah i believe business is worse then PDHPE

actually u may be right abt that. especially considering the workload...

 

[lunaaaa4403]

Hey guys,
I'm in Year 12 and I'm so stressed about whether I should drop a subject??
I do Maths Adv, Eng Adv, legal, business, pdhpe and did sorii accelerated and got a band 6.
So now I feel like I have to drop a subject so I have more time to spend on my remaining subject, and I also need like a 99 atar in my course, and if I decide to drop something It will be business?
Should I drop business? Any thoughts on anything else I should do instead?

noooo business is lowkey free marks. legal is the most effort imo so i would probs drop that

 

[lunaaaa4403]

and im pretty sure legal scales worse anyway. dw about business scaling, it scales well for how easy it is

 

[minnie00007]

hey guys i need some advice please!!!

so last yr I sat the hsc and got 93.6 in investigating and 89.5 in adv math. this yr I'm doing bio, pdhpe, adv english, sor1, and chem. BUT I'm so unsure on whether or not I should drop pdhpe since then I'll have so many free periods and want to make the best decision to get the highest atar possible for me.

i go to a catholic school so I have to keep sor1 otherwise I have to do a non-atar religion course. so really my only option is to drop pdhpe since I don't want to drop science since I want to do med after school. but at the same time I came 3/70 at school.... so I kinda did good???!

by the way these are the rest of my ranking
english - 5
bio - 1
chem - 1
sor1 -1

like some people say pdhpe scales bad but some say it scales good?? so I'm really unsure on what I should do right now can someone please give me some advice

 

[rh_06]

hey guys i need some advice please!!!

so last yr I sat the hsc and got 93.6 in investigating and 89.5 in adv math. this yr I'm doing bio, pdhpe, adv english, sor1, and chem. BUT I'm so unsure on whether or not I should drop pdhpe since then I'll have so many free periods and want to make the best decision to get the highest atar possible for me.

i go to a catholic school so I have to keep sor1 otherwise I have to do a non-atar religion course. so really my only option is to drop pdhpe since I don't want to drop science since I want to do med after school. but at the same time I came 3/70 at school.... so I kinda did good???!

by the way these are the rest of my ranking
english - 5
bio - 1
chem - 1
sor1 -1

like some people say pdhpe scales bad but some say it scales good?? so I'm really unsure on what I should do right now can someone please give me some advice

dw about scaling. Do u think u can maintain a high rank and good mark in pdhpe? Thats all that matters tbh. Seeing as you've already done 2 subjects (4 units), you'll be doing 7 Units, or 9 including pdhpe, which gives you either 14 or 8 study periods if I'm correct... which is more than enough if u use them effectively. I'd keep pdhpe if I did well and can continue to do well. As for the scaling part, NESA only take your 10 BEST units. So even if pdhpe scales or does badly, they prolly wont count it. Including pdhpe and what u did last year, your sitting on 13 units giving u room to move for 3 units/a bad grade in 3 of ur units wont be as detrimental.

 

[yourbestfriend]

hey guys i need some advice please!!!

so last yr I sat the hsc and got 93.6 in investigating and 89.5 in adv math. this yr I'm doing bio, pdhpe, adv english, sor1, and chem. BUT I'm so unsure on whether or not I should drop pdhpe since then I'll have so many free periods and want to make the best decision to get the highest atar possible for me.

i go to a catholic school so I have to keep sor1 otherwise I have to do a non-atar religion course. so really my only option is to drop pdhpe since I don't want to drop science since I want to do med after school. but at the same time I came 3/70 at school.... so I kinda did good???!

by the way these are the rest of my ranking
english - 5
bio - 1
chem - 1
sor1 -1

like some people say pdhpe scales bad but some say it scales good?? so I'm really unsure on what I should do right now can someone please give me some advice

depends on if you think you can get a better mark in pdhpe than what you got in investigating and adv math. if so, then don't drop it because nesa will only count the 10 highest units, so pdhpe might count and math might not. but if you don't feel that you can do better in pdhpe than investigating and math, then definitely drop it because it won't count either way so there is no point. but also if you feel that you will do terrible in one of ur other subjects then maybe consider keeping it

 

[lunaaaa4403]

hey guys i need some advice please!!!

so last yr I sat the hsc and got 93.6 in investigating and 89.5 in adv math. this yr I'm doing bio, pdhpe, adv english, sor1, and chem. BUT I'm so unsure on whether or not I should drop pdhpe since then I'll have so many free periods and want to make the best decision to get the highest atar possible for me.

i go to a catholic school so I have to keep sor1 otherwise I have to do a non-atar religion course. so really my only option is to drop pdhpe since I don't want to drop science since I want to do med after school. but at the same time I came 3/70 at school.... so I kinda did good???!

by the way these are the rest of my ranking
english - 5
bio - 1
chem - 1
sor1 -1

like some people say pdhpe scales bad but some say it scales good?? so I'm really unsure on what I should do right now can someone please give me some advice

drop pdhpe why would u want extra units when u can dedicate more time to one subject. u got high ranks for someone that can't make such an obvious decision (ur such a mood)

 

[Legendary16]

Another factor you guys should consider is if you want to either have a diverse range of subjects for the hsc, like mixing it up with hsie and sciences so that you have a great variety of courses you could do. An alternative would be to take subjects that work well with each other if you’re more fixated on a possible course. Bio and Chem would go hand in hand, as is the case with business and legal.

 

[iloveeggs]

Hey guys,
I'm in Year 12 and I'm so stressed about whether I should drop a subject??
I do Maths Adv, Eng adv, bio, business, pdhpe and did an accelerated course and got a band 6.
So now I feel like I have to drop a subject so I have more time to spend on my remaining subject, and I also need like a 99 atar in my course, and if I decide to drop something It will be business?
Should I drop business? Any thoughts on anything else I should do instead?

keep eng and maths adv. if you are good/better at bio than business and pdhpe then keep bio and pick from business and pdhpe to drop.

another thing i have to say: i decided to drop from 13 to 11 units total but that was bc

• my workload was very extreme even after getting study periods for my accel 2u maths
• keeping the subject was gonna do a lot of damage to my marks for everything else - it was a huge committment
• even if i kept the subject i felt like it wasn't going to save me in case i bombed out on one of my other subjects - i didnt put a lot of effort into it to begin with and i wasn't sure if i was gonna band 6 or nah

if you are dealing with a problem like i was and you can't cope with your workload you should def drop something but othwerwise please seriously consider keeping something because despite the free periods you might get, one of your subjects might get really challenging from now onwards and you won't have any room to do badly in any of your subjects. im saying this ESPECIALLY bc you said you wanted a 99+ atar

 

[rh_06]

keep eng and maths adv. if you are good/better at bio than business and pdhpe then keep bio and pick from business and pdhpe to drop.

another thing i have to say: i decided to drop from 13 to 11 units total but that was bc

• my workload was very extreme even after getting study periods for my accel 2u maths
• keeping the subject was gonna do a lot of damage to my marks for everything else - it was a huge committment
• even if i kept the subject i felt like it wasn't going to save me in case i bombed out on one of my other subjects - i didnt put a lot of effort into it to begin with and i wasn't sure if i was gonna band 6 or nah

if you are dealing with a problem like i was and you can't cope with your workload you should def drop something but othwerwise please seriously consider keeping something because despite the free periods you might get, one of your subjects might get really challenging from now onwards and you won't have any room to do badly in any of your subjects. im saying this ESPECIALLY bc you said you wanted a 99+ atar

Adding to this, I recommend keeping bio over bs or pdh since its a key/core science and its good to have a stem subject. Have a look at what course u want and what points are eligible under HSC plus. Depending on your subjects bands, u may get sm extra selection points and I haven't seen any for bs or pdh so far.

 

[iloveeggs]

Adding to this, I recommend keeping bio over bs or pdh since its a key/core science and its good to have a stem subject. Have a look at what course u want and what points are eligible under HSC plus. Depending on your subjects bands, u may get sm extra selection points and I haven't seen any for bs or pdh so far.

crap i forgot to say this part. so i agree but dont just keep bio if its your worst subject and you can get a higher band 6 in bus or pdh. if you are good at bio, realistically can band 6 it (high band 6 bc 99 atar) and you are worse at bus or pdh to the point where they are your worst subjects, then keep bio.

honestly bc you said 99 atar i would keep bio if you are like mid at it or better but regardless but its not a smart idea to keep it if you're really bad at it

 

[rh_06]

adding to this [ag

crap i forgot to say this part. so i agree but dont just keep bio if its your worst subject and you can get a higher band 6 in bus or pdh. if you are good at bio, realistically can band 6 it (high band 6 bc 99 atar) and you are worse at bus or pdh to the point where they are your worst subjects, then keep bio.

honestly bc you said 99 atar i would keep bio if you are like mid at it or better but regardless but its not a smart idea to keep it if you're really bad at it

adding to this [again ;-;] I have a feeling the bio exam for the 2025 HSC will be quite hard as this years was really easy. Like even the bums could pass or even get 70+.
The HSC (from what i've heard) reflects the previous years HSC, so, if say 2024 was an easy exam where everyone got high marks, you should expect a much harder 2025 exam. i'm sure you've heard of these exam 'trends' and 'cycles' stuff.
but ye. js an fyi

 

[iloveeggs]

adding to this [ag

adding to this [again ;-;] I have a feeling the bio exam for the 2025 HSC will be quite hard as this years was really easy. Like even the bums could pass or even get 70+.
The HSC (from what i've heard) reflects the previous years HSC, so, if say 2024 was an easy exam where everyone got high marks, you should expect a much harder 2025 exam. i'm sure you've heard of these exam 'trends' and 'cycles' stuff.
but ye. js an fyi

although i understand you're not trying to scare them by saying this and trying to give them genuine advice i feel like you are doing so much more harm than good. having a hard exam is not a valid reason to not pick a certain subject.

first of all according to this trend a lot of subjects this year are going to be very hard bc most of them werent that bad in 2024. also the syllabus is going to be changed soon so the exams may get harder and harder before the syllabus change. but the ENTRIETY class of '25 will experience this, not just one or two people, so if we all find it hard we all do badly together. and then then nesa aligns our raw marks to a more reasonable number. so this isn't something to be scared about.

so im an accel 2u student (i had the option to have not done the 2u hsc in 2024) and yeah this trend ended up being true bc 2023 was extremely easy and 2024 was very hard but ykw, hard exams are good because they align extremely well. i can guarantee you in 2024 apart from the last 2 questions everything was pretty on par with 2023 and despite that, the alignment bought ppl up by 5, 10, even 20 marks above than their raw score (almost as good as 4u scaling).

hard exams are good if you prepare very hard for hsc considering the worst case scenario that the exam is very hard. why do you guys think in most schools the internal exams are very hard when the hsc is indeed easier? it's because the school pushes them to prepare for harder exams as well because if the exam is easy the kids will do well, and if it isn't they will also do fine because their internals were hard and the kids have prepared well.

also geetting a 70 in a hard exam and a 70 in an easy exam are very different things, you will reap the rewards in hard exams even more so than in the exam was easy bc the alignment will take into account how everyone found it hard and with easy exams bc you cant rely on alignment you have to minimise the mistakes you make as an individual in order to do as well.

don't let hard exams deter you from picking a subject if you are good at it and also don't even have that nagging though in your head thinking "oh i'm cooked bc this year's hsc will be hard" bc yes it might be but the reward is immense if you prepare.

 

[rh_06]

having a hard exam is not a valid reason to not pick a certain subject.

Ye that's defo true. I was js trying to give an fyi rather than deter them (op) from taking the subjects.

also geetting a 70 in a hard exam and a 70 in an easy exam are very different things,

One thing I do want to say tho, is that to get a 99+ ATAR, you pretty much need to score above 90 for all your exams (at least from what I've seen and the ppl ik). That goes no matter if the exam is easy or hard.

I would say to pick a subject that you think you can do well in (and above all else, something you enjoy so that you're actually motivated to study for it), and get as high marks as possible no matter the exam. My point is that you don't want to rely on aligning or scaling over raw marks. tldr don't be content with the thought of "oh I got a 70 but the exam was super hard."

 

[hscccc]

honestly is there a subject you genuinely don't like? I didn't drop a subject because I did badly/lowest mark, it was a factor but you should really think about what you enjoy doing. I think when you are actually interested it's way easier to retain the information. There is also no need to rush into the decision, there are a bunch of things to consider. You shouldn't worry about scaling, I'd take into consideration your workload and if you are struggling, how dropping a particular subject would lighten the load. How will you actually use your study periods effectively (bc some people don't), and how this will make the whole HSC a slightly easier task.

Everyone will have varying opinions about what you should and shouldn't drop but at the end of the day it's about you and what you want, I think you will know deep down what the right choice is for you.

 

[iloveeggs]

Ye that's defo true. I was js trying to give an fyi rather than deter them (op) from taking the subjects.

One thing I do want to say tho, is that to get a 99+ ATAR, you pretty much need to score above 90 for all your exams (at least from what I've seen and the ppl ik). That goes no matter if the exam is easy or hard.

I would say to pick a subject that you think you can do well in (and above all else, something you enjoy so that you're actually motivated to study for it), and get as high marks as possible no matter the exam. My point is that you don't want to rely on aligning or scaling over raw marks. tldr don't be content with the thought of "oh I got a 70 but the exam was super hard."

yeah ig?? but taking 2u maths again as an example, i got slightly under a raw 90 for hsc and my aligned examination mark was 94 i believe (so 5 or more extra marks). for context i did 2023 exam under timed conditions and i got a raw 97. i wasn't that happy with an 80 something but i felt more like "bc its hard even if i did a little worse than expected, its likely alignment will help me get the mark i was gonna get if the exam was easier". i didnt rely on alignment to save me is what i meant to say, i was already a good maths adv student.

its kind of like how not everyone takes 4u maths because regardless of the excellent scaling if you suck at it you still suck. but that being considered because its hard even a raw 60-70 in the exam can hit a 90 in most years. you dont rely on it but its just the added benefit. you do good AND let the system help you out.

its not a bad idea to take harder subjects even if your raw mark will be lower than if you did an easier subject. nobody that gets 99+ (at least for undergrad med purposes) is deterred from taking harder subjects like bio bc they are going to have harder exams this year bc it is beneficial if you are already a good bio student.

 

[iloveeggs]

honestly is there a subject you genuinely don't like? I didn't drop a subject because I did badly/lowest mark, it was a factor but you should really think about what you enjoy doing. I think when you are actually interested it's way easier to retain the information. There is also no need to rush into the decision, there are a bunch of things to consider. You shouldn't worry about scaling, I'd take into consideration your workload and if you are struggling, how dropping a particular subject would lighten the load. How will you actually use your study periods effectively (bc some people don't), and how this will make the whole HSC a slightly easier task.

Everyone will have varying opinions about what you should and shouldn't drop but at the end of the day it's about you and what you want, I think you will know deep down what the right choice is for you.

this too. everyone will tell you to drop your worst subject esp on bos but if you genuinely believe you can put in the work to improve you can keep your worst subject and drop smth else. ultimately make your hsc enjoyable via your subjects otherwise you wont be motivated to study.