Senior Science / Physics. (1 Viewer)

[kimberlin]

Hello boys and girls . I was wondering if you could please advise me on some subject selections . I'm doing 13 units atm, and dropped physics [ ranked 45 / 70 something ] for senior science . Should i just drop senior science for 4 unit math (12 units) or do both to make 14 units ? AND is it better to do senior science very well or average at physics ..

Thanks in advance =]

 

[tennille]

I'd drop senior science for maths. I think it'll be very difficult to cope with 14 units.

 

[Chiisora]

Wouldn't 14u be a little TOO hard? Well if you're ready for the work, the go for it! But it even SOUNDS hard...

 

[kathrynso]

Atm I'm going through the process of all this subject selections and I reckon nearly every teacher has seen me about it with different opinions. Really you should check with your teachers. I think you should do 12 units and not 14, unless you think you can cope along with your other subjects. I wanted to do senior science but I got advised against it.. Unless you have a passion for science or really sucked at Physics [marks wise] you can do Senior but then it also depends if you love Maths too. Hmmm It's so hard isn't it.

 

[kimberlin]

well basically i wanted a back up for my back up if that makes sense . if i do twelve (without senior science) 4 unit math doesnt go too good and i hafta drop it and then ill only have 11 units . so i thought, lets do senior science so if 4 unit sucks i'll have 13 which is 'more safer' . physics was so boring ... so the passion disappeared and the marks were pretty average as well .

may i ask kathrynso why your teachers advised you against senior science ?

 

[kathrynso]

Well if you are ready for the long story I'm about to tell you, bare with me.

Many teachers 'care' about what mark I will get in my HSC and they focussed on what subjects will help me get it. I just changed my Siggy. As you can see, I was carrying 14U in Prelim, it was ok I suppose but having to do SRC and other school events it got to me and no I'm in yet more things for the school I didn't know what to prioritise first.

So then I went onto the tedious process of getting interviewed by all the teachers who cared about what I would be getting myself into. Firstly, Everyone was like "Dance will be bad for you" but there was no way that I will be dropping it even though I am the only one in my class. So I went to my Maths teacher wit the possibility of doing Ext 2 Maths, he was sceptical about it, so I changed my mine. Then there was an opportunity of Senior Science opening on the PDHPE line which I soooo badly wanted to drop. Went to the process of "Why you want to do Senior". Then Maths H.T. Spoke to me about not doing Senior and doing Ext 2 Maths [still scared of it] then spoke to Deputy Principle today adn he reckons 11U is enough and leave Senior Science.

Wow I've never written anything this long before. So I guess the answer to your question is, They didn't think it was worth me putting the extra time doing Senior Science where I could be putting that time into English [which I need improving]. But no decisions can be made until we get our reports.... Arg...

 

[kathrynso]

Oh and I'm in the same position as you are with the whole backup thing. I wanted to pickup Senior Science so I can have a backup for Dance which I think is hard to beat the Newtown peeps but I'll still try. And I didn't want to do Ext 2 Maths because I like my Mathematics and Ext 1.

 

[GaDaMIt]

10 units ftw

 

[SoulSearcher]

10 units ftw

Sif, 13 units

 

[zzzz]

. physics was so boring ... so the passion disappeared and the marks were pretty average as well .

So I aint the only one who felt that way...