General or mathematics?? (1 Viewer)

[claire~]

hellooo everyone! im sooo confused...dont know if i should drop to general maths?? im currently doin 3u maths, standard eng, chemistry, economics and legal studies, but im thinkin of droppin ext 1 maths n do just 2u. But im considerin of also droppin 2u n do general maths??? maybe that'll give me a even higher uai??? but i heard that it scales down heaps!! is this true?? any suggestions???

 

[pLuvia]

Many university courses have assumed knowledge of at least 2u mathematics, general would not be sufficient. But it does scale down, but if you do well scaling won't affect as much.

 

[Monstar]

keep at 3 unit.. it sorta like tutoring for 2 unit adv. All that hardwork in 3 unit eventually shows in 2 unit

 

[Bookie]

why drop to general for?

calculators are invented, you dont need to do general.

 

[SoulSearcher]

keep at 3 unit.. it sorta like tutoring for 2 unit adv. All that hardwork in 3 unit eventually shows in 2 unit

What if she's struggling in the 3 unit course, and I mean really struggling? That wouldn't be good for her 2 unit marks.

 

[Riviet]

You said you were considering dropping from 3 unit to only 2 unit to general. This would suggest that you aren't coping well in 3 unit. From that, it would seem better to drop down to at least 2 unit. Consider your performance in 2 unit alone; if you believe you're doing fine in 2 unit but not following well in 3 unit, then dropping would probably be a good idea.

 

[hopeles5ly]

i reckon that if your doing general maths, you shouldn't do maths at all. it was stupid of me to pick it. what i would do to drop it now lol.

 

[claire~]

hmm.....but i also heard that the max band u can get for general maths is 5. so wat happens if someone achieves in da 90s...?? would they neglect that and only count 89? seeming thats the highest for band 5.

 

[hopeles5ly]

hmm.....but i also heard that the max band u can get for general maths is 5. so wat happens if someone achieves in da 90s...?? would they neglect that and only count 89? seeming thats the highest for band 5.

i think your thinking about english standard as their have only been a handful of students to get band 6 ! there was like 4.37% who got band 6 in general maths last year

 

[gracie007]

hmm.....but i also heard that the max band u can get for general maths is 5. so wat happens if someone achieves in da 90s...?? would they neglect that and only count 89? seeming thats the highest for band 5.

what? dont be silly, of course you can get a band 6 for maths. you can get a band 6 in any subject, no matter how hard or easy it may seem. why would the band 6 even exist if you couldnt get it?

 

[claire~]

Then wats the point of doing hard maths when they can just do general maths n achieve band 6?? there must be some sort of limit, or else its too lenient. but wat............... =s

 

[insert-username]

Then wats the point of doing hard maths when they can just do general maths n achieve band 6?? there must be some sort of limit, or else its too lenient. but wat............... =s

Because:

1. They want a challenge
2. It's assumed knowledge or a prerequisite for a uni course
3. They'd fall asleep in General and it'd be a waste of time
4. All the class twats are in General (well, they are at my school anyway )


I_F

 

[SoulSearcher]

Then wats the point of doing hard maths when they can just do general maths n achieve band 6?? there must be some sort of limit, or else its too lenient. but wat............... =s

There is a limit on how much general maths can count for your UAI, see this page.

http://www.boredofstudies.org/capping.php

 

[MrMe]

calculators are invented, you dont need to do general.

Thank you!!!! i havn't laughed so hard in a long time!!!!!

BTW don't do general! you might as well do nothing before general

 

[claire~]

ooo...ic....thanks alot btw!! ^^

 

[Calculon]

Then wats the point of doing hard maths when they can just do general maths n achieve band 6?? there must be some sort of limit, or else its too lenient. but wat............... =s

In General a 100 would scale down to below what a 90 is in 4u iirc, and it'd be easier to acheive the latter than the former.