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so.... ive been wanting to pick ext 1 sinec yr9 but my marks in 5.3 are sooo bad. like i make careless mistakes. last few tests ive got 65% percent-ish can i still pick ext if im dedicated and how do u recommend me to go on abt the next 6 months till yr 11. my teacher said to stick with advance but i rlly wanna do ext i swear where to start for revision and prep
 

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so.... ive been wanting to pick ext 1 sinec yr9 but my marks in 5.3 are sooo bad. like i make careless mistakes. last few tests ive got 65% percent-ish can i still pick ext if im dedicated and how do u recommend me to go on abt the next 6 months till yr 11. my teacher said to stick with advance but i rlly wanna do ext i swear where to start for revision and prep
Also I agree with the first reply, just take it if you can. I have a friend who was almost failing 5.3/2 math but is currently doing e2 math so don't get too discouraged by your current grades and have them become your shackle binding you from what you want to do.
 

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ok so basically I was first considering doing chem and/ or eco. But then then the lines came out and I couldn't pick eco and SAC cause it messed up the lines so I ended up picking SAC (worst decision of my life) and I didn't pick chem cause I doubted myself and didn't think I could do it even tho my teacher said I could. Also I did kinda bad in the chem part of science last year so that caused me to doubt myself even more. (best decision ever cause I would have died in chem).

And then I remember being tied between picking business or eco cause I thought business would be boring but it actually isn't too bad (but it depends on what u like) and I'm doing good in it so far so I guess that was a good choice. And then I remember the day that we had to sign off our subjects the English head coordinator scared everyone and said that we had to place in the top 50 for our yearlies or else we couldn't do adv and I remember like crying afterwards cause I was stressed. I remember having to sign off my math subject right after and trying not to cry lol. And then they wanted me to do SOR 2 but I refused and I used the lines as an excuse.

There's prob more but it wasn't too bad. Sorry this is long I just felt like doing to commend 1 year since thinking about subject selections

Oh yeah and I remember they glazed SAC so hard which is why I picked it. (lesson learnt, don't choose subjects based on what people say about it, actually look at the syllabus and see if you'll enjoy it) and then they said how the levels for English isn't a hierarchy which is complete bs
 
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Also I agree with the first reply, just take it if you can. I have a friend who was almost failing 5.3/2 math but is currently doing e2 math so don't get too discouraged by your current grades and have them become your shackle binding you from what you want to do.
im just scared that im gonna be unable to drop down because my head teacher said some students each year are unable to drop down because it gets too full so ive been really scared, also if you have ANY tips for extension maths yr 11 for next year because i think alot of my mistakes come from like rushily doing it but i would like to know HOW i can prepare myself for the next 6months to perform my best in ext 1 year 11
 

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ok so basically I was first considering doing chem and/ or eco. But then then the lines came out and I couldn't pick eco and SAC cause it messed up the lines so I ended up picking SAC (worst decision of my life) and I didn't pick chem cause I doubted myself and didn't think I could do it even tho my teacher said I could. Also I did kinda bad in the chem part of science last year so that caused me to doubt myself even more. (best decision ever cause I would have died in chem).

And then I remember being tied between picking business or eco cause I thought business would be boring but it actually isn't too bad (but it depends on what u like) and I'm doing good in it so far so I guess that was a good choice. And then I remember the day that we had to sign off our subjects the English head coordinator scared everyone and said that we had to place in the top 50 for our yearlies or else we couldn't do adv and I remember like crying afterwards cause I was stressed. I remember having to sign off my math subject right after and trying not to cry lol. And then they wanted me to do SOR 2 but I refused and I used the lines as an excuse.

There's prob more but it wasn't too bad. Sorry this is long I just felt like doing to commend 1 year since thinking about subject selections

Oh yeah and I remember they glazed SAC so hard which is why I picked it. (lesson learnt, don't choose subjects based on what people say about it, actually look at the syllabus and see if you'll enjoy it) and then they said how the levels for English isn't a hierarchy which is complete bs
yeah theyre glazing moderen history so much and like now i kinda feel like doing it but i feel like its too much for me
 

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im just scared that im gonna be unable to drop down because my head teacher said some students each year are unable to drop down because it gets too full so ive been really scared, also if you have ANY tips for extension maths yr 11 for next year because i think alot of my mistakes come from like rushily doing it but i would like to know HOW i can prepare myself for the next 6months to perform my best in ext 1 year 11
if its only silly mistakes ur making then u need to just figure out the best exam technique that works for u theres tons of videso online try them out and see which ones work best for u, and do tons of practice exams under exam conditions
 

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im just scared that im gonna be unable to drop down because my head teacher said some students each year are unable to drop down because it gets too full so ive been really scared, also if you have ANY tips for extension maths yr 11 for next year because i think alot of my mistakes come from like rushily doing it but i would like to know HOW i can prepare myself for the next 6months to perform my best in ext 1 year 11
but if u pick like 13 units then u can always drop ext and then you'll still have 12 units
 

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im just scared that im gonna be unable to drop down because my head teacher said some students each year are unable to drop down because it gets too full so ive been really scared, also if you have ANY tips for extension maths yr 11 for next year because i think alot of my mistakes come from like rushily doing it but i would like to know HOW i can prepare myself for the next 6months to perform my best in ext 1 year 11
Practise, practise, and practise. If you can get hold of a yr11 txtbook or exercise book that would be ideal, and then using that to complete practise questions during the holiday especially if you aim to get ahead and do well. Otherwise preparation really is just stabilising your yr10 basics and then getting at least an impression of yr 11 and 12 topics in math prior to actually doing the course.
 

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