what subject could i drop to pick up chemistry?

[Harley2262]

whenever i watch it i always feel ive made the wrong decision not choosing chemistry haha. is having a LOTE under your belt really worth having in terms of getting accepted into different uni's?

[funkyducky]

you could just sign up for all 7, try them out, then drop whatever you are enjoying the last/doing worst in.

[Harley2262]

wouldnt that make the workload and pressure unbearable?

[nubs]

If you don't like Italian, drop it. If you're choosing a subject solely based on the scaling, then you're choosing it for the wrong reasons IMO

The year will be so much easier for you if you actually enjoy your subjects.

[Harley2262]

im not sure if i would enjoy chem though. if i went into it an hated it i would feel like an idiot for dropping italian.

[nubs]

read over the study design and research the course a bit and see if it sounds appealing to you
If you're good with applications - and since you're doing methods and spec you probably are - you would probably have the aptitude for chemistry
that being said, a language can be very valuable, but again, if you won't enjoy it, scaling doesn't seem like a good enough reason to choose it

[Harley2262]

everyone i talk to tells me that its hard to understand with all the different types and so on....does anyone know the level of difficulty for it?

[jaydee]

definitely drop which ever subjects u least like. I did 7 subjects last year (2 unit 3&4s) and it wasn't too stressful. I did Chinese 3&4 and hated it (parents forced me to do it) and I basically had zero motivation to study for it. Anyone that considers doing spesh and physics  would definitely have at least some interest in chemistry i'd hope

[funkyducky]

wouldnt that make the workload and pressure unbearable?

No, you could try them for maybe 2 weeks, maybe a term, then drop one. No repercussions.

[Scooby]

Look at the study design and research the topics that are covered in 1&2. Even if you don't think you'll like those topics at first, take Chem as a seventh subject anyway, like the others have said, and then drop your least favourite subject after a few weeks

[nubs]

everyone i talk to tells me that its hard to understand with all the different types and so on....does anyone know the level of difficulty for it?

level of difficulty for chemistry?
If that's what you're asking^ you won't find chem too difficult seeing as you're doing other application based subjects like spec
but there is a fair bit of theory you will need to cover, but it isn't hard to grasp at all. All you need is a bit of time - all the maths based question should be piss easy for you

[Harley2262]

would they let me drop italian and go into chemistry (presuming no timetable clashes) and if for some reason i don't like chem change back into italian? i think this piss them off along with my parents changing of text books and so forth.

[Phy124]

would they let me drop italian and go into chemistry (presuming no timetable clashes) and if for some reason i don't like chem change back into italian? i think this piss them off along with my parents changing of text books and so forth.

If the cost of paying for multiple textbooks for next-to-no use isn't a problem then it would be fine.

If the school says no, argue with them and tell them how beneficial it would be to do whatever you're trying to do.

[paulsterio]

If the cost of paying for multiple textbooks for next-to-no use isn't a problem then it would be fine.

If the school says no, argue with them and tell them how beneficial it would be to do whatever you're trying to do.

You could sell your Italian books to buy Chemistry books - problem solved in my point of view

In response to your other questions, I think Chemistry is a difficult subject, I wouldn't say it's easy, no doubt the hardest subject I completed - but it's not too bad if you know what you're doing and put in the effort, the scaling up rewards your hard work anyway

[Harley2262]

im trying to decide now what will benefit me greater? italian: learning a second language and possible overseas job in future.+ gets scaled up nicely.
chemistry:gain an understanding of chemicals and how reactions happen+open my options at uni as a prerequisite.