6 subjects in yr 12 ?

[aiming_95]

Has anyone done 6 subjects in yr 12 ? and if you have, how hard was it in relation to time management and how difficult was it in general to juggle 6 subjects ?

[ben_sebastian4]

Personally I haven't done six subjects in year 12 i just did the normal 5, but the workload obviously depends on your subject choices and the effort you are prepared to put in, which comes down to how high you want to achieve.
I did chem., psych., methods, english and history:revs and personally i found that the workload was pretty heavy going, particularly in methods and chemistry, which was further compounded as i worked at least 2 nights a week and sport 2 nights a week and all day sunday.

[aiming_95]

Well personally I am taking a different approach to my subjects in yr 12, I am very much not a Maths or Science person. I am a Humanities person I.e I enjoy History and Politics etc.

So I have gone with:

English
LOTE (should be a breeze because you can say it is my first language)
Further Mathematics
History: Revolutions
International studies
National Politics

[ben_sebastian4]

Well then i guess your workload wouldn't be that heavy, best of luck

[Rhea.bh.]

I'm doing six. Methods/Biol/English are intense, but Further/Acc/Business aren't too bad, so I guess it balances out. Don't listen to people who say it's impossible, it's not as long as you manage time efficiently

[aiming_95]

Thanks a lot, I really wanted to speak to someone who is currently doing 6 subjects.

Now I can do 6 subjects next year without any worries. 

Respect.

[dinosaurs]

Also doing 6. I think the work-load this year is a pretty good reflection of what it will be like next year, with the exception of twice the work. It just means we have near no frees and less time for subjects. In saying that, most people waste their frees anyway.

[simon_93]

6 subjects can be a lot to juggle in one year, in my opinion.
This year I am doing Methods, Chem, Biol, English and Revs. Even with only 5 subjects, I have struggled with schoolwork, let alone had a life outside of VCE+extra-curricular activities.
Humanities subjects can be quite troublesome. Learning the content will require a lot of time and copious amounts of memorization, especially for the history subjects. In addition, a lot of hard work for one subject will not necessarily translate into a good study score. Humanities exams tend to be a bit more risky than their science/maths counterparts. If you haven't prepared for a specific question, deducing the answer on the spot through logic isn't generally an option.
On the positive side though, many of the key skills such as writing essays and analysis of documents are shared between your subjects. Studying for one subject may perhaps indirectly help you for your other subjects.
In the end, all I can really say is choose any option that's right for you. Think it through. Have a look now at how much work needs to be done for each subject. Make a plan and just go for it.

Good luck for next year

[aiming_95]

*bump*

I know the whole site is caught up with the ATARs and Study Scores, but I'm really caught up in a little dilemma and I need to be able to resolve it as soon as possible.


My subjects are: English, LOTE, Renaissance History, International Studies and National Politics.

Long story short, how hard would it be for me to juggle my subjects if I were to add Business Management as a 6th subject ?

Would appreciate all tips and advice.

[max payne]

think about it this way: its better to do a 6th subject and fail it than not do a 6th subject at all. what have you got to lose???

[LOLs99]

It would be also good if you just wanna try to focus on 5 subjects rather than 6 subjects
so you can have more time to achieve the best possible score and obviously if you are capable of doing 6subjects, then go for it.

[CaiTheHuman]

Quick Question.
I want to know if my six subject selection will somewhat screw me over. I'm a science/humanties based student (in which all my strengths lie) . English is my somewhat my most tedious subject in which my fallacies are exposed. In other words , my vocabluary is limited compared to everyone ekse my clsss.

My subject selection for 2012 : English,Further Maths, Biology, Economics(via distance ed) , Global Politics and Health/Human Development.

Will i be able to survive ?

[giveup]

Quick Question.
I want to know if my six subject selection will somewhat screw me over. I'm a science/humanties based student (in which all my strengths lie) . English is my somewhat my most tedious subject in which my fallacies are exposed. In other words , my vocabluary is limited compared to everyone ekse my clsss.

My subject selection for 2012 : English,Further Maths, Biology, Economics(via distance ed) , Global Politics and Health/Human Development.

Will i be able to survive ?

>fallacy... is simply something that is said to be true, that isn't
>being strong at english is not dependent on a vocabulary, if you're using words incorrectly... that's going to be a problem.

[aiming_95]

It would be also good if you just wanna try to focus on 5 subjects rather than 6 subjects
so you can have more time to achieve the best possible score and obviously if you are capable of doing 6subjects, then go for it.

think about it this way: its better to do a 6th subject and fail it than not do a 6th subject at all. what have you got to lose???

This is what is killing me ! both of these suggestions are valid, but they clash.

[max payne]

It would be also good if you just wanna try to focus on 5 subjects rather than 6 subjects
so you can have more time to achieve the best possible score and obviously if you are capable of doing 6subjects, then go for it.

think about it this way: its better to do a 6th subject and fail it than not do a 6th subject at all. what have you got to lose???

This is what is killing me ! both of these suggestions are valid, but they clash.

I dont think you understand the fact that you dont need to put equal amounts of effort in ALL of your subjects. Focus on your primary four(your 4 strongest sunjects including english) and anything else will be a 10% increment (think of them as a bonus). you would be of a slight disadvantage if you do not have the second 10% increment. this is all that i am going to say on the matter. good day