If you could go back and choose your VCE subjects again...

[abbeyrose]

I have so many regrets with my subject selections and honestly I wish in year 10 I knew what I know now (but that's life I suppose ). When deciding my subjects I was rather directionless and just chose the popular subjects at my school due to all of my initial choices clashing really badly (half of the subjects I originally wanted to do were put in the same selection block). However, due to attending a small school all but two (maybe three) classes would've had to be completed via Distance ed. I tried it for history in year 11 and personally found it didn't suit my learning style back then, although I think this year it would've worked better for me. Oh well, you live and you learn!

How I wish my VCE looked:
2016 (year 11): 3/4 revolutions
2017 (year 12): English, Legal, Aus History, Aus Politics

[AngelWings]

Here's what I actually did.
Would've done Biology U3/4 in Year 11, but I would have been doing 4 U1/2s in Year 10.
If I were forced to, probably would've changed General Maths for Biology U1/2 for the full sequence.

[kjade]

This year I did:
English, media, global, vet kitchen op, business

I enjoyed English and would have loved to also done English language, and content wise I would have dropped global and picked up food studies because global gave me too many headaches

I wish my school had made it more known that we could voluntarily apply for doing unit 1-4 subjects in year 10/11 (I was under the impression that we had to be approached for subjects rather than volunteer) so I wouldn't have had to do 5 subjects this year

[Yertle the Turtle]

If I was to re-choose my subjects I probably would do exactly the same thing as I did, but there is one thing that I have a problem with, and that is that my school makes all VCE students study Texts and Traditions, and I would have liked to do History or Product Design and Technology. Ah well, if the school makes you do it, you just got to do it. It isn't going that bad though!

[BlinkieBill]

I actually wouldn't change my subjects. They were
English, Chemistry, Methods, Specialist, Further, Physics and a LOTE subject. Enjoyed all of it

[Yertle the Turtle]

I actually wouldn't change my subjects. They were
English, Chemistry, Methods, Specialist, Further, Physics and a LOTE subject. Enjoyed all of it

What was the LOTE subject? I'm glad you enjoyed it, sounds great. I started this year with the same subjects except Texts and Traditions instead of the LOTE, but got bored and gave up on Further. Really glad about that as well, as it left me with more time.

[BlinkieBill]

What was the LOTE subject? I'm glad you enjoyed it, sounds great. I started this year with the same subjects except Texts and Traditions instead of the LOTE, but got bored and gave up on Further. Really glad about that as well, as it left me with more time.

Oh it was just a CCAFL language. Only 30 people do it every year. But the main part was that it is my mother tongue and I learnt a lot about my own culture. But the experience of doing a LOTE is extremely valuable for all life skills. I did it in year 11 and the writing skills etc helped a lot in my English essay writing.
And with Further I was just going to neglect it but then I realised that I should probably use it to boost my atar. best decision I made coz i stuffed up a couple of my subjects this year so its great to be able fall back on that.

[Joseph41]

Actual subjects:
- Business Management (Year 11)
- English Language
- Psychology
- Health & Human Development
- Visual Communication Design
- Further Maths

If I had my time again:
- Further Maths (Year 10)
- Health & Human Development (Year 11)
- Visual Communication Design (Year 11)
- English Language
- English
- Biology
- Maths Methods
- Psychology

IN: English, Biology, Methods
OUT: Business Management

[K888]

IN: English, Biology, Methods
OUT: Business Management

Why the 3 inclusions?

[Joseph41]

English: it's been a real pain in the arse having not done it for tutoring/general knowledge purposes considering my line of work. I was really close to picking it, too, and I think I would have broadly enjoyed it.

Biology: Psych was my only scienceish subject, and Bio was always my favourite out of the Bio/Chem/Physics trio. I just feel like I would have had a more rounded VCE experience with it.

Methods: I think I was capable, and should have pushed myself more than I did.

[Bri MT]

My year 10 plan:
Bio & outdoor ed yr11
Chem, jap, methods, literature yr 12

What actually happened: (due to timetabling + not liking literature)
bio yr 11
Chem, physics, psych, methods, eng lang

In retrospect:
I would have campaigned more for the opportunity to do specialist by distance ed
I wouldn't have done literature in year 11
I would have asked to do methods a year early

I'm very content with how my subjects turned out, except for not doing spec. I've enjoyed psych and physics as they have both been interesting and aided my understanding of science