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[a weaponized ikea chair]

How much of an advantage would one have doing Methods 1/2 in year 10 then going on to do Specialist 1/2 in year 11?

In other words, if one did methods 1/2 and specialist 1/2 in year 11, would they be less advantaged than someone who did methods 1/2 prior and is studying methods 3/4 and specialist 1/2 in year 11?

Hopefully, the question makes sense because when I asked my teacher she didn't understand the question.

Thanks for any replies :)

[Sine]

I don't think it matters too much. The timing of doing your subjects won't have as much bearing on your final score as other more important factors such as how much work and practice you do throughout the year.

[ArtyDreams]

Just going to pop in with my experience with this - please dont take my word for it though - this is what I just did.

So I actually did 3/4 Methods and 1/2 Spec in Year 11, and now I'm doing 3/4 Spec. Personally, I was glad that I did Methods earlier as I really would've struggled for time if I did two maths subjects in one year. That was the biggest advantage for me doing them separately. It is also easy as there were some concepts that people dong 3/4 methods already had a basic understanding of, and were able to go straight into the hard stuff.

 That being said, theres a lot of people doing both at the same time, and its working really well for them. Spec requires a great level of detail and understanding, and I personally find that a lot of the tehniques you learn in spec can help make Methods seem like a breeze. However this really, really depends on your learning strategy. Its not the content that helps so much, rather about how you learn how to approach questions if that makes sense.

I think just as long as you do what you think is best for you, you will be fine. Theres no wrong decision! Good luck.

[milanander]

adding onto what ArtyDreams said, I think it's a good idea to do methods before spesh because they're both the same type of subject and you can learn from your experience in methods, since you'll know what to and not to do the second time around.