Your Opinion On "Back Up" Units (2 Viewers)

[InsoulvencyReaper]

I did extension his/eng & thought it wouldnt count but music didn't... I only got 40/50 for both, so I was surprised.


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[williamdaft]

had a successful gamble on 2 units in Yr 11 and 8 units in Yr 12.. free periods were amazing

 

[hecticated]

Unless you reeeally don't trust a subject e.g. English.

That is true, I feel confident in all my subjects except english -.- and english is always counted :/

 

[williamdaft]

I definitely recommend having backup units for subjects like English Advanced.

English has to count, sadly.
I got an ATAR equivalence of around 80 for advanced. Fortunately, my other subj were high 90s.

 

[obliviousninja]

I got 89 HSC mark for business. Didnt count.

 

[enoilgam]

I didnt vote on this topic because it really depends on the situation. Backup units are only worth having if there is a strong probability that they will count towards your ATAR. There is no point doing a subject if it is unlikely to count towards your ATAR.

I had a backup unit in SOR I and even though it didnt count, it was worth having because I did do quite well in it and in case of trouble in one of my other subjects, it would have saved me (my marks were very consistant).

 

[obliviousninja]

mfw when i some people tell me they are doing 13 units in HSC year.

 

[Queenroot]

Hahaha loving the results of this poll, most of us regretting our backups lol

 

[Darth_UNSW]

I did maths a year early so that was a great backup. If your school offers acceleration, do it. I also did English X 1 and 2. Neither ended up counting towards my ATAR but they were fun. EX1 was a minimal workload and EX2 was finished ages before final exams so no biggie. I think the minimum units should be 11.