I dropped 2 Unit Mathematics to absolutely no maths what-so-ever.
I'm also going to be doing a major in Accounting at UTS ...
but if you're planning on going for Accounting Cadetships (Something I highly recommend to all considering a career in accounting!) or an Accounting Scholarship Oppurtunity at UTS or UNSW (It's a Co-op - not an outright sholarship ... but involves interviews and stuff) - they care if you havn't done 2Unit Mathematics ... well then the 3Unit and 4Unit students
do get the preference.
However had I continued with 2 Unit Mathematics - I wouldn't have gotten the marks and the UAI I did to get into the degree that allowed me to major in Accounting. Ms 12 is definitely right that if you prove yourself to be highly competent to employers by excelling in your Accounting major - they're not going to care what you did or didn't do in Year 12 ... however being able to stick out the two-year maths course indicates to employers commitment and determination (and that you don't give up half way - like me
), and those are qualities they want in their employees.
As for dropping down to General - it's not necessarily a bad idea, only that you have to recognise that it's not really recognised by most Universities.
I think it also depends largely on the reasons
why you're dropping 2Unit Maths. Is it because you don't like it? Find it far far too difficult? Are bored? ... once you target why you want to drop down, you can see if it's something that can be amended or something you want to amend before you drop down.
And um what do you mean by not just accounting? - I was offered a job at a Stockbrokers firm and am now working for the government ... all without Maths (Actually - with maths for year 11 and a shockingly bad final mark ... and I mean less than 30% shocking
) so yah.
I'm done ... I think?
