Should I drop chem or bio? (1 Viewer)

[belza123]

I recently got my prelim marks back for both chem and bio. I was set on dropping bio however I did somewhat well (81%), whilst doing really badly in chem (69%, below average). Is a chem comeback possible? or should I cut my losses? I am picking up two extension units so I will have 13 units if I drop one, however I can also drop both, having 11 units. I am a bit worried about 11 units though as I feel I won't perform as well in some, and don't want them to count.

 

[bigupsanky]

I recently got my prelim marks back for both chem and bio. I was set on dropping bio however I did somewhat well (81%), whilst doing really badly in chem (69%, below average). Is a chem comeback possible? or should I cut my losses? I am picking up two extension units so I will have 13 units if I drop one, however I can also drop both, having 11 units. I am a bit worried about 11 units though as I feel I won't perform as well in some, and don't want them to count.

then drop the 2 subjects which ur actually doing the worst in ig

 

[killer queen]

you're in a really awkward set of numbers - personally, I wouldn't recommend doing 13 units especially with 2 extensions, but being on 11 is scary. personally, I would drop chem - chem does not align as well as some people think, I think bio might actually align better. yes, chem scales better, but it's not going to help all that much. how was your bio compared to the average? sometimes, since chem is harder, it turns out you're sitting at a similar space for both, in which case, pick whichever you prefer. also have a look at how many b6s your school got in each subject in prior years (HSCNinja) - this may help you get a feel for what you would be able to aim for, and what you could reasonably expect. if you think you can band 6 one, for example, drop the other.

hope this helps!

 

[coolcat6778]

they both suck and are full of regurgitation.

just do hsc physics. it's the best of the worst.

 

[C2H6O]

I recently got my prelim marks back for both chem and bio. I was set on dropping bio however I did somewhat well (81%), whilst doing really badly in chem (69%, below average). Is a chem comeback possible? or should I cut my losses? I am picking up two extension units so I will have 13 units if I drop one, however I can also drop both, having 11 units. I am a bit worried about 11 units though as I feel I won't perform as well in some, and don't want them to count.

imo being on limited units is not that scary, there’s more time to focus on the subjects you’re actually good at rather than a broad range of unenjoyable subjects. it’s better to do well or at least decently in all 10 units than put in so much more effort just to have only 10 of those units actually count to your atar, where you were spread much thinner.
in terms of chem I don’t think it gets much easier in yr 12, can’t speak for bio though. also having looked at the data, chem alignment is a complete lie, English advanced aligned better last year which is crazy, so if you’re not confident in it it’s probably more worthwhile dropping it

 

[taccal]

imo being on limited units is not that scary, there’s more time to focus on the subjects you’re actually good at rather than a broad range of unenjoyable subjects. it’s better to do well or at least decently in all 10 units than put in so much more effort just to have only 10 of those units actually count to your atar, where you were spread much thinner.
in terms of chem I don’t think it gets much easier in yr 12, can’t speak for bio though. also having looked at the data, chem alignment is a complete lie, English advanced aligned better last year which is crazy, so if you’re not confident in it it’s probably more worthwhile dropping it

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