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VCE Stuff => Victorian Education Discussion => Topic started by: Virgil_05 on June 28, 2013, 08:46:33 am

Title: Subjects VCE???
Post by: Virgil_05 on June 28, 2013, 08:46:33 am

I haven't started VCE yet, but I'm planning to do all of the maths subjects (Methods, Specialist and Further)

Is that a bit too stressful? I do enjoy my maths, and I'm planning to do further 3/4 in year 11

Title: Re: Subjects VCE???
Post by: BubbleWrapMan on June 28, 2013, 12:20:53 pm

It's not stressful, but if you're not already planning to do physics you should do that instead of further; physics should be relatively easy marks if you're doing spec, and you won't have a good score forced into your bottom four.

Title: Re: Subjects VCE???
Post by: chasej on June 28, 2013, 01:03:09 pm

Quote from: Virgil_05 on June 28, 2013, 08:46:33 am

I haven't started VCE yet, but I'm planning to do all of the maths subjects (Methods, Specialist and Further)

Is that a bit too stressful? I do enjoy my maths, and I'm planning to do further 3/4 in year 11

Keep in mind that the lowest scoring subject if those 3 maths would be put into your 5/6th subject slot.

To do spesh you have to do method anyway. And doing further 3/5 in yr 11 would reduce workloa in year 12 for maths related stuff.

If you're good at maths than all 3 would probably be pretty good. Especially considering you could aim very high for further so that's in your top 4. And then have a good integer to boost your ATAR after year 12.

Title: Re: Subjects VCE???
Post by: Planck's constant on June 28, 2013, 01:25:35 pm

OP,

The normal strategy for good maths students is Methods in Year 11 (it's tougher, but you can dedicate a lot of time to it) then Spesh  in Year 12 (the challenge) and Further  in Year 12 (the free kick)

Title: Re: Subjects VCE???
Post by: chasej on June 28, 2013, 04:21:38 pm

Quote from: Planck's constant on June 28, 2013, 01:25:35 pm

OP,

The normal strategy for good maths students is Methods in Year 11 (it's tougher, but you can dedicate a lot of time to it) then Spesh  in Year 12 (the challenge) and Further  in Year 12 (the free kick)

The OP may not to to a school where the option exists to do methods 1/2 in year 10 or simply may not have chosen to do so.

Title: Re: Subjects VCE???
Post by: spectroscopy on June 28, 2013, 04:30:48 pm

year 11: further
year 12: english, methods, specialist, physics, (insert other subject here)

make sure you smash physics or the other subject ! so that the top 4 rule doesnt sting

Title: Re: Subjects VCE???
Post by: Lasercookie on June 28, 2013, 05:35:28 pm

If you enjoy your maths, have you looked into doing UMEP Maths (or MUEP Maths) instead of Further? Certainly it'd be more interesting than the content covered in Further Maths

http://futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/info/school-students/extension-program
http://www.monash.edu.au/extension/
etc.