what subject could i drop to pick up chemistry?

[Harley2262]

i'm doing math methods, specialist, italian, english, business management 3/4 and physics in year 11. i'm considering dropping one of the following to pick up chemistry purely because i find it so interesting (and the help from breaking bad tv series). can anyone help me decide whether i should or not? P.S i have NOT done chemistry in year 10! would i cope? thanks

[Nobby]

Breaking Bad <3
Which of your subjects do you like the least?

[nbhindi]

You could drop either Spesh or Italian. It depends on what you, yourself, find interesting or believe you will score a better mark in. As for chemistry, all the fundamentals are taught in units 1+2 so I reckon you won't be at any disadvantage in that regard.

All the best for next year and hope that helps somewhat. 

[Harley2262]

haha its my favourite show. i was watching it literally 10 minutes ago! i enjoy learning about math and physics i'm rather good at+ i need at least 1 science as a pre-req. business i need to do >3/4<. ive been leaning towards dropping italian-it may get boosted a descent amount but i don't really enjoy it.

[Nobby]

Why do you need to do BusMan 3/4?

[Harley2262]

my brother told me to do a 3/4 subject in yr 11 because apparently its good for your score (extra subject). what is the content like in chem? is it over the top like specialist level or easy to pick up?

[Nobby]

I found that at 1/2 level it wasn't too hard to pick up, and in my experience, was just all about understanding the content to the point where you could explain and apply it to questions, which I didn't find overly difficult. But that's just me, and 3/4 is bound to get a lot harder.
Have you considered taking methods 3/4 next year and dropping BusMan?

[Harley2262]

i would've had to have done methods 1/2 last year. i dont think i'd struggle with the math side of it just the memorisation of all the content. i'm just worried if i could get a good score in it and the scaling of it because for a lot of the courses i want to do at melb. uni. chem is required!

[Phy124]

If you don't enjoy Italian, you won't want to study for it, therefore you won't get good marks and the scaling won't end mattering.

In summary, drop Italian

(only my opinion)

[Scooby]

Definitely take Chemistry if it is a prerequisite for any course you want to take at Uni - and especially if you enjoy it. Taking Chem 1&2 without the necessary year ten subjects shouldn't be too much of a problem. Just review some of that work over the holidays to make sure you've covered everything you need to

Just drop the subject you enjoy the least. I'd keep Bus Man so you can get a 3&4 out of the way. Specialist would complement Methods nicely, so I'd keep that. If you don't enjoy Italian, drop that for Chem. Don't spend too much time worrying about scaling. Even so, Chem still scales quite nicely (+4 from 30 in 2011)

[Harley2262]

looks like i'll drop italian then. its boring compared to when i was learning in earlier years and chem does look pretty cool.

[Nobby]

And if you're ever short on cash, you can just cook meth

[Harley2262]

exactly haha so its a win win. i could join up with the owner of Nandos peri peri chicken to "distribute" the stuff.

[paulsterio]

Well, you could always drop physics too, if you found chem more interesting! - It depends on what you feel is your worst subject

[pi]

Drop physics asap.