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Twintip
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I know who you're talking about, she does Philosophy with me now (and is in my sister's year). I'll be interested to see how she performs. Home-schooling for 7 years did help her do well in those subjects, I wonder how she'll go in the more mainstream stuff.
alrite, i'm doin 13 & its fine atm
but 4 u - i'd say keep them all,
if u wanna drop any, drop bio coz maths ext1 is scaled high, BUT thats providing ur doing well in ext1 and also all ur other subjects, coz if u drop bio it only gives u 1 unit leaveway, meanin if u do badly in a 2unit subject 1 of the 2units has to be counted.
basically, for me - for my own peace of mind i have kept 13 units.
but on the other side how much time do u spend on ext maths?? coz it takes up hrs of time and then mayb thats y u'd wanna drop it.
also, do u feel like its a waste of time? doing subjects for 1 1/2 yrs and then maybe dropping them? i dunno,
but 4 u - i'd say keep them all,
if u wanna drop any, drop bio coz maths ext1 is scaled high, BUT thats providing ur doing well in ext1 and also all ur other subjects, coz if u drop bio it only gives u 1 unit leaveway, meanin if u do badly in a 2unit subject 1 of the 2units has to be counted.
basically, for me - for my own peace of mind i have kept 13 units.
but on the other side how much time do u spend on ext maths?? coz it takes up hrs of time and then mayb thats y u'd wanna drop it.
also, do u feel like its a waste of time? doing subjects for 1 1/2 yrs and then maybe dropping them? i dunno,
sugaryblue
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hang in there!
I am doing 14 units (at the moment anyway)
People tell me that I am crazy (and I must admit that I am! and I am starting to think so too)
but think seriously, if 2 unit of your subject is a leisure, and that you don't have to do much for 1 unit of english, then I guess that's only 11 units that I am really doing.
But anyway, try to think like me (if you would) and think of the subjects that you enjoy, think of them as your hobby.
If you are really desperate to drop something, then I would say, keep maths, drop biology
(I did do biology before and dropped it after two weeks!)
maths can help your marks if you are good at it.
hope that helps
I am doing 14 units (at the moment anyway)
People tell me that I am crazy (and I must admit that I am! and I am starting to think so too)
but think seriously, if 2 unit of your subject is a leisure, and that you don't have to do much for 1 unit of english, then I guess that's only 11 units that I am really doing.
But anyway, try to think like me (if you would) and think of the subjects that you enjoy, think of them as your hobby.
If you are really desperate to drop something, then I would say, keep maths, drop biology
(I did do biology before and dropped it after two weeks!)
maths can help your marks if you are good at it.
hope that helps
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whats the point of doing 14 units???? cause as if there isnt one that u know u will go worse in than any other subject therefore whats the point???
i do 10... i did 12 but decided to drop maths cause i was going shit.. ppl said keep it as a back up just in case u fuck up one of the others..thing is that it was a waste of time cause i studied and still didnt do well when i could spend that time on my other subjects...... i knew i would go the worst in maths therefore it wasnt a backup
i do 10... i did 12 but decided to drop maths cause i was going shit.. ppl said keep it as a back up just in case u fuck up one of the others..thing is that it was a waste of time cause i studied and still didnt do well when i could spend that time on my other subjects...... i knew i would go the worst in maths therefore it wasnt a backup
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my friend did 12 units, she got a uai of 99.95, and she got 88 in econ the subject thaat didnt count . i reckon if she had spent that time in her other subs, she coulda got 100.
lol not really to do with the topic but...
lol not really to do with the topic but...
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the way i see it, is that 3 of ur units wont count... doesnt that kinda piss u off? doing all that extra work for nothing
doing all that extra work for nothing
braindrainedAsh
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I see what you mean, but with my subjects I couldn't really pick which I will go the worst in, so it's not really clear cut. A lot of teachers have told me also that the idea of dropping units means you will do better in other units is flawed anyway, and it usually doesn't work out like that.
Anyway, I'm not dropping anything now, there is no point. We are finishing the extension maths course this week, and have already completed the advanced course, so then we just get to do past papers until the HSC so that is 3 less units that I will have to put a lot of time into after school.
Also, I will only have to sit 12 units of HSC exams because my major work for EE2 will get sent to the BOS after the trials.
Anyway, I'm not dropping anything now, there is no point. We are finishing the extension maths course this week, and have already completed the advanced course, so then we just get to do past papers until the HSC so that is 3 less units that I will have to put a lot of time into after school.
Also, I will only have to sit 12 units of HSC exams because my major work for EE2 will get sent to the BOS after the trials.
sugaryblue
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I do 14 units cause I don't know which subject to drop. In another word, I love them all. I've gone through the stages of thinking about dropping chemistry or physics or French or 4U maths, I just realise I can't live without any of these subjects.
yea, its good 2 do the extra units if u dnt know which ull do crap in.
yea, and i agree, even if i did drop i wouldnt do any betta in my other units coz i would just spend the time bludging... like i am now.
yea, and i agree, even if i did drop i wouldnt do any betta in my other units coz i would just spend the time bludging... like i am now.
drop wht u don't like!
blue
i personnally don't think droping the ext. 1 maths is a good idea!
i dropped ext 1 last year, but before all that i was dooing quiet okay in both 3 unit and 2 unit maths, and i hardly studied
this year i worked 3 times as hard as i did last year! but my mark for 2 unit is just going down so much!
i reckon the 3 unit really helps 2 unit!!!!
blue
i personnally don't think droping the ext. 1 maths is a good idea!
i dropped ext 1 last year, but before all that i was dooing quiet okay in both 3 unit and 2 unit maths, and i hardly studied
this year i worked 3 times as hard as i did last year! but my mark for 2 unit is just going down so much!
i reckon the 3 unit really helps 2 unit!!!!
braindrainedAsh
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Well, I'm not dropping anything now.... we finished the course for extension 1 maths today.....
braindrainedAsh
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Yeah we finished the 2 unit course a few weeks ago.
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Joining in the conversation, late in the thread.Originally posted by sugaryblue
hang in there!
I am doing 14 units (at the moment anyway)
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but think seriously, if 2 unit of your subject is a leisure, and that you don't have to do much for 1 unit of english, then I guess that's only 11 units that I am really doing.
But anyway, try to think like me (if you would) and think of the subjects that you enjoy, think of them as your hobby.
...
maths can help your marks if you are good at it.
hope that helps
I'm the same as sugaryblue, with 14 units.
In my case, however, I have IPT as my 'leisure' subject. It's easy, but I like it and I'm scoring well in it. As for dropping? I had considered dropping 2U Maths + Ext 1 Maths at the end of last year, only because I FAILED MISERABLY (We're talking bottom 5% here!).
Though, I perservered and continued with the studying and decided to get my act together with my maths. I couldn't be happier. As sugary has said, if 2 units are 'easy' for you, (e.g. biology), then you'll do it anyway and you'll do well in it, even if it doesn't scale as well, it's good to have it. (IPT for me), which leaves 12 units. Come HSC time, I won't be concentrating on S.O.R. (1 unit) or English Adv. (I am hoping to use Ext1 and 2 English as my 2 compulsory units, better rankings, better scaling, 'tighter' candidature).
My two cents.