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jmosh002

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Methods or Biology?
« on: February 17, 2012, 02:06:08 pm »
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Hi guys,
I am going to do both subjects as 3/4s over year 11 and year 12.
My question is which subject is better to do as a 3/4 in year 11? - I have done 1/2s for both and am about the same in each subject.

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Re: Methods or Biology?
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2012, 02:10:00 pm »
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Do the subject that you feel more confident in.

I don't think either one is 'better' for a 3/4 in year 11 but it depends on what you are considering studying for Year 12. IF you are DEFINETELY doing Specialist in Year 12, do Math Methods 3/4 in Year 11.

However, You can also do BOTH in Year 11 but that will depend on how hard of a worker you are.
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Re: Methods or Biology?
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2012, 02:38:34 pm »
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IF you are DEFINETELY doing Specialist in Year 12, do Math Methods 3/4 in Year 11.

I'd say the reverse actually. Those two synergise well. I did practically no work in Methods in year 12 and just relied on studying Spesh. Back then the only difference between the two was probability (where I lost my mark in the exam), and as far as I'm aware, now it's that and matrices which aren't in Spesh. Maths is largely about being 'in the zone' for me with regards to careless mistakes etc, and I found that having two Maths subjects by the end of the year meant that I was quite ready for both with not much extra effort.

On the other hand, Biology is quite a tedious subject which I can't imagine managing well in year 12 given how much content there is to cover. It suits year 11 far better as you can actually take the time to read further, rather than simply sticking to the bare minimum of work (just homework pretty much) in year 12.
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