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Title: subject selection for year 12 HELP
Post by: bar0029 on July 25, 2010, 08:00:50 am

okay so,
i have subject selection for year 12 coming up, and i really cant decide ...
i'm currently doing

english 1 & 2
maths methods 3&4
Biology 3&4
chemistry 1 & 2
physics 1 & 2
general maths advanced 1 & 2

my issue is that, i will definetely be doing:
- either english language or english - dnt which to do :|
- chemistry
- specialist

now, whether to do physics or the melbourne uni extension program for biology
I DONT KNOW! and thats where i need help

p.s i will be studying either biomedicine or science in 2012

THANK-YOU!!!!!!!!  :)

Title: Re: subject selection for year 12 HELP
Post by: eeps on July 25, 2010, 10:39:40 am

I'd say it depends on what you like... do you like Biology 3/4 more or Physics 1/2 currently? do the subject which you enjoy and are good at.

If you plan to do Biomedicine or Science in uni... I'd say go with the Melbourne Uni Extension program for Biology, cause I think that's more relevant than Physics in relation to doing Biomed or Science.

That's just me though...

Hope this helps. :)

Title: Re: subject selection for year 12 HELP
Post by: jimmy999 on July 25, 2010, 10:42:17 am

Why not just do both? It will mean only 5 subjects in year 12 which you would be able to handle. Yes it will mean a 7th subject but if you stuff up one you'll have another to back you up.

Also if you enjoy physics and bio equally, then you should definitely do both. However if you dislike one of them, then you shouldn't continue doing that subject

Title: Re: subject selection for year 12 HELP
Post by: AzureBlue on July 25, 2010, 11:39:13 am

Yeah, I reckon UMEP Biology is more relevant to your uni course than physics. But I'm sure doing 5 subjects in year 12 is fine; if you enjoy both Biology and Physics, why not both? :P

And why did you not do at least a semester of English Language 1/2? You're putting yourself at a disadvantage there if you go straight into English Language - but it's still do-able I guess. I'd do english if I were you, but it's up to you.

Title: Re: subject selection for year 12 HELP
Post by: bar0029 on July 25, 2010, 12:09:33 pm

do you reckon i should do normal english?
except for every subject last semester i got A's and A+
except for english which i got a high B
and generally i think i would do better at english language because its got the biology/ psycholohy background which would appeal to me as oppose to the english course :S

Title: Re: subject selection for year 12 HELP
Post by: 98.40_for_sure on July 25, 2010, 12:18:16 pm

I wouldn't recommend jumping straight into 3/4 english language, unless you can self-teach yourself all of 1/2 during the summer holidays. You would probably do better in normal english (yes, it is boring as hell though). Doing 5 subjects + UMEP would give you a pretty good safety net in terms of having a high enter, just incase you stuff up a subject a lil bit. If you feel like the workload is too much, you can always drop physics a few months into the year. You might regret choosing to drop it altogether if you stuff up another subject as you've got nothing to fall back on. I'm not 100% on this, but knowing a bit of physics can help you in the GAMSAT if you choose to go for postgrad medicine.

Title: Re: subject selection for year 12 HELP
Post by: AzureBlue on July 25, 2010, 01:40:00 pm

- English language or english
- Chemistry
- Specialist
- Physics
- UMEP Biology

I'm quite sure that's only 4 subjects + UMEP which is what I'm planning to do in year 12 (I have decided against 5 subjects + UMEP, unless I actually do badly next year).

I reckon you should keep at English - if you really want to do EL, I suggest teaching yourself English Language over the break or something (especially Unit 1, which is apparently quite relevant).