should i drop english extension 2?? (3 Viewers)

[nobodyhome]

for context, i have 11 units (technically 9 because I finished 2u math). but with term 4 out of the way, i’m considering dropping this subject before i stretch myself out thin lmao. trying to keep it short and simple:

reasons why i even took up ee2 in the first place:

• My english teacher said i would “probably get an e4” since my irp for ee1 was “strong” (it was literally 83%...)
• literally everyone in ee1 decided to take up ee2, so out of peer pressure i also took up the subject
• If i took ee2 and had 11 units, i would flunk ee1 (since i was doing pretty mediocre) and attain that prophesied e4 in ee2, meaning that ee1 wouldn’t count towards my atar. clearly i had extremely flaky reasons for taking the subject lmao

i did my viva voce last minute and got 80% somehow, which is probably ranked last based on how passionate everyone else is about their mw. despite my “flaky reasons” for taking the subject, i do have a concept for my mw but was never able to coherently express it to my teacher because 1. it was highly personal and i didn’t feel comfortable associating it with an academic context and 2. I had always imagined it to be something multimedia (not film btw), novel length and also something that doesn’t exactly have textual integrity... aka something that defies the major work guidelines and constraints and would NOT get an e4.

also its very important to note that i have abysmal time management. I dropped art knowing that i couldn’t do two major works but with subjects like chem and 3u math, and having recently screwed up advanced english, i’m better off doing no major works and spending time rectifying those subjects.

but then again, despite all the good reasons to drop ee2 i sorta don’t want to??? it mainly has to do with my ee2 teacher referring to the subject as the “inner sanctum of english” with the “four best english students in the grade”… people have also told me doing three extensions is a "flex". i know it's ridiculous to keep the subject based on that, but I really can't resist the peer pressure. The ee1 class is identical to the ee2 class so if i dropped, i’d be the only ee1 student not doing ee2. If i drop ee2, ee1 will definitely count and well… i don’t exactly enjoy it lol, even worse that it has an exam component unlike ee2

so what do you guys think?? am i better off dropping ee2 and trying to improve my marks in ee1, and especially devote more time to chem and 3u math and adv english so i can get a band 6 in those, rather than potentially sacrificing them for ee2 english which prob won’t end up being an e4 result anyway? any help appreciated

 

[PhoenixG1rl]

Do you geniunely enjoy ee2 and feel like the effort you put in is going to be worth it (whether in high marks/band or enjoyment of subject and knowledge gained)?

 

[MoeyNeeds90+]

im doing it because i enjoy it not because i care less what others think. based on what ur saying i'd drop it because its extremely gruelling and ur reasons to keep it are ridiculous to say the least

 

[funny123]

for context, i have 11 units (technically 9 because I finished 2u math). but with term 4 out of the way, i’m considering dropping this subject before i stretch myself out thin lmao. trying to keep it short and simple:

reasons why i even took up ee2 in the first place:

• My english teacher said i would “probably get an e4” since my irp for ee1 was “strong” (it was literally 83%...)
• literally everyone in ee1 decided to take up ee2, so out of peer pressure i also took up the subject
• If i took ee2 and had 11 units, i would flunk ee1 (since i was doing pretty mediocre) and attain that prophesied e4 in ee2, meaning that ee1 wouldn’t count towards my atar. clearly i had extremely flaky reasons for taking the subject lmao

i did my viva voce last minute and got 80% somehow, which is probably ranked last based on how passionate everyone else is about their mw. despite my “flaky reasons” for taking the subject, i do have a concept for my mw but was never able to coherently express it to my teacher because 1. it was highly personal and i didn’t feel comfortable associating it with an academic context and 2. I had always imagined it to be something multimedia (not film btw), novel length and also something that doesn’t exactly have textual integrity... aka something that defies the major work guidelines and constraints and would NOT get an e4.

also its very important to note that i have abysmal time management. I dropped art knowing that i couldn’t do two major works but with subjects like chem and 3u math, and having recently screwed up advanced english, i’m better off doing no major works and spending time rectifying those subjects.

but then again, despite all the good reasons to drop ee2 i sorta don’t want to??? it mainly has to do with my ee2 teacher referring to the subject as the “inner sanctum of english” with the “four best english students in the grade”… people have also told me doing three extensions is a "flex". i know it's ridiculous to keep the subject based on that, but I really can't resist the peer pressure. The ee1 class is identical to the ee2 class so if i dropped, i’d be the only ee1 student not doing ee2. If i drop ee2, ee1 will definitely count and well… i don’t exactly enjoy it lol, even worse that it has an exam component unlike ee2

so what do you guys think?? am i better off dropping ee2 and trying to improve my marks in ee1, and especially devote more time to chem and 3u math and adv english so i can get a band 6 in those, rather than potentially sacrificing them for ee2 english which prob won’t end up being an e4 result anyway? any help appreciated

Going off what you’ve said if you have really poor time management I’d suggest dropping and focusing on your remaining units. I did E2 English this year and had really bad time management which meant I had to cram a lot of it in the 2 days before the due date, which coincided with my Trial Exams and as such negatively impacted its quality and my performance in the other exams. Looking back I wish I had either dropped (I contemplated this as well) or had more consistently invested time into it throughout the year as the final product should reflect a year’s time commitment. So yeah if time management is gonna be a problem consider dropping, don’t worry about external pressures from your peers and teachers and do whatever is best for you. Best of luck!!!