what subject could i drop to pick up chemistry?

[Harley2262]

but i like physics and am fairly confident i could get a good score in it. seriously how difficult is chemistry to learn. is it mainly all the content or the mathematical side to it? because i thought it was just basic maths?

[pi]

but i like physics and am fairly confident i could get a good score in it. seriously how difficult is chemistry to learn. is it mainly all the content or the mathematical side to it? because i thought it was just basic maths?

The maths is basic, but there is a lot of theory that you need to understand too. And then you also need to know how to apply that theory to random situations created by VCAA.

[Harley2262]

is it worth doing in the long term for scaling and helping out with ATAR score?

[paulsterio]

for scaling, not really

in terms of the "long term" - if you enjoy it, do it, because a lot of uni courses require it as a pre-requisite

and yes, the maths is basic, it's probably a year 8 level maths - sort of - basic ratios, and formulas...etc

[pi]

is it worth doing in the long term for scaling and helping out with ATAR score?

Never look at the scaling of a sub as a criteria for taking it up. But it does scale the most of any science.

I think to answer this question, we need to know what you want to become?

If you are going for something in the health sciences or some types of engineering, chem is very important. If not, then maybe it isn't worth changing from your yr11 base subs.

[Harley2262]

Alright. would chemistry benefit me more then italian (i'm only doing it for the scale and don't really enjoy it)?

i want to go to Melbourne university (hopefully) and study either; engineering (not sure what to major in yet), possibly medicine don't know what type though thats if i'm smart enough score wise or maybe law. I haven't narrowed it down entirely yet.

[aabattery]

Coming from a very biased lang student, i'd say drop spesh, keep italian and do chem...
If you love the subject (ie chem), you'll do well at it cos you'll be motivated to study it...

btw, a language may come in useful in the future, you never know... although it might be doubtful with italian, i would still keep it.

Good luck with it all. 

[dc302]

I haven't done physics in VCE but from what my friends have said it sounds like you need more logic to do chem questions than physics. Anyway, that's not the point of this thread...

OP, what career/course are you thinking about entering? That should have a big impact on your decision. If you are going to do commerce, science, engineering etc, spesh is almost a must have (unless you're thinking about the bio side of science). If you are planning on doing a health science, then I believe chemistry is very important if not necessary. Business management is not needed for anything, but since you are doing that in year 11, it may be best to keep it. Physics will only be handy if you are going to major in physics, or are doing engineering, but even then you catch up very quickly in uni, much more so than if you had not done spesh or chemistry. Of course, italian isn't needed for anything but if you were to major in italian then you would be able to progress further.

[Scooby]

If you're considering Medicine, you should definitely take Chem

[funkyducky]

If you're considering Medicine and Engineering, take Chem. It's a prerequisite for Med at Monash (and some interstate unis too)
Plus, it's a fun and interesting subject. I'd consider dropping physics if I were you - physics as a subject is awesome, but at VCE level, the curriculum is dead boring.

[86]

physics as a subject is awesome, but at VCE level, the curriculum is dead boring.

I wouldn't say the VCE content was boring - that's a subjective thing (I liked the unit 4 content a lot more) The scaling is lacklustre, and competition is rather high.

That, and I hated chem.

[paulsterio]

The competition for physics is waaaay too stiff, exam marks which can land you a 50 in Biology will land you a 45 in physics, which is just really, really harsh!

But anyway, I found physics more interesting than Chemistry, especially after the mid-year exam which I screwed up so bad (thanks to the detailed study - I lost 10 marks on the freaking detailed study!!!!!) *frustrationnnnnnnn at it's max*.

I've personally never liked chemistry, I just did it cause I needed it for medicine.

[Harley2262]

im going to try and get into Melbourne uni to do the bachelor of science and i meet all the pre-reqs. could i just do chemistry then in the course?

[paulsterio]

im going to try and get into Melbourne uni to do the bachelor of science and i meet all the pre-reqs. could i just do chemistry then in the course?

yes, that's an option

[nacho]

Drop what you find you're least comfortable with
And lol at being inspired by Breaking Bad, too bad i started the show after VCE haha i know exactly what you mean