3/4 Subject in Year 11

[KhmerBoyZ]

Hey all!

Just wanted to know how to use my time efficiently whilst doing a 3/4 subject in year 11. I want to priortise 75%+ of my time to my 3/4 subject without failing any of my 1/2 subjects. Aiming for a 40+ study score in my 3/4 subject.

My current subjects are (2019):
1/2 English
1/2 General Maths
1/2 Accounting
1/2 Business Management
1/2 Economics
3/4 Physical Education

Last year, I averaged around 90% for 1/2 PE, however it was because I invested A LOT of time into it because I didn't care about my year 10 subjects.
I've always been an excellent maths/business/commerce student in the junior years of high school and an average English student.
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks 

[$noopDodd]

In my opinion, (well this is what I did for bio)

I wouldn't recommend spending 75% of your time on PE - although all you need is an 'S' for your 1/2s, spending only 25% of your time on them would mean you'd have a lot of catch-up work to do over the summer holidays before year 12. Definitely spend more time on your 3/4, but don't neglect your 1/2s as the knowledge + skills you build in 1/2 set the foundations for your 3/4 subjects in year 12.

Something I found really useful was to be as efficient as possible in my 1/2 classes - I would get as much homework done in class (e.g. textbook exercises, worksheets, essays) so I could spend more time revising/studying ahead for my 3/4 at home. Also, make sure you know what areas of the course in your 1/2 subjects are useless for 3/4 and don't waste too much time studying for these. You can find out by comparing the 1/2 and 3/4 vcaa study designs or by asking Year 12s.

About 2 weeks before each bio SAC, I'd spend as much time as I possibly could solely on that. As soon as term 3 was over, I pretty much let go of all my 1/2s (aside from preparing for a few tests), and focused entirely on my 3/4 until I'd done the exam. I was quite lucky that all my 1/2 exams were a couple weeks after my 3/4 one - if your 1/2 exams are before you might have to start exam prep a lot earlier to stay on top of those.

Hope this helps

[KhmerBoyZ]

In my opinion, (well this is what I did for bio)

I wouldn't recommend spending 75% of your time on PE - although all you need is an 'S' for your 1/2s, spending only 25% of your time on them would mean you'd have a lot of catch-up work to do over the summer holidays before year 12. Definitely spend more time on your 3/4, but don't neglect your 1/2s as the knowledge + skills you build in 1/2 set the foundations for your 3/4 subjects in year 12.

Something I found really useful was to be as efficient as possible in my 1/2 classes - I would get as much homework done in class (e.g. textbook exercises, worksheets, essays) so I could spend more time revising/studying ahead for my 3/4 at home. Also, make sure you know what areas of the course in your 1/2 subjects are useless for 3/4 and don't waste too much time studying for these. You can find out by comparing the 1/2 and 3/4 vcaa study designs or by asking Year 12s.

About 2 weeks before each bio SAC, I'd spend as much time as I possibly could solely on that. As soon as term 3 was over, I pretty much let go of all my 1/2s (aside from preparing for a few tests), and focused entirely on my 3/4 until I'd done the exam. I was quite lucky that all my 1/2 exams were a couple weeks after my 3/4 one - if your 1/2 exams are before you might have to start exam prep a lot earlier to stay on top of those.

Hope this helps

Wow, thank you so much! Helped a lot!