hi!
not sure if this is the right place to post this, relatively new here.
so i am in year 10 right now and am a fairly strong english student. i am doing two english electives which are based on vce english and vce literature. i am enjoying both, as i like writing and analysing, but i am unsure what to pick for next year.
i have read through many threads on this forum but i am a bit stuck as i really enjoy the structure and the content covered in mainstream english, and i like having "criteria" of sorts when writing an essay. i have heard literature is more subjective and there is more creative freedom, which seems a bit daunting and something that i am not sure i will excel in, but have heard numerous times that if you are an above average writer, to do lit (which idk if i should)
the texts in both subjects are interesting, as i enjoy reading. is it true that for a strong english student, it will be easier to get a higher (45+) study score in mainstream english than literature, as it is less competitive? provided i put in the same hard work and stuff ofc
for this reason coupled with the fact that i am really enjoying my english elective, i am leaning toward mainstream english, but worried i might make the wrong choice as lit doesn't scale down and targeted towards strong english students.
previously i was considering doing both, but i think the workload will be heavy (and maybe tedious) considering i am also going to be doing spesh and chem, so i thought about doing one english and a subject such as global politics, which sounds very interesting to me.
so what would your advice be? sorry if this is a bit all over the place oops
thanks in advance