Accounting or Spec Maths?

[nerdgasm]

Hi, I'd just like to say that since you're doing Methods in Year 11, I think this helps a significant amount for Spesh in Year 12. Quite a few of my friends and I felt that Spesh followed on from Methods quite well (particularly in the calculus section and to some extent in the graphs section.)

To answer your question, I personally believe Spesh will get you a better score, provided you are committed enough to see it through the whole year. At the risk of sounding overly dramatic, it honestly does take some effort to not 'drop the ball' for a subject. Now, I'm not only talking about completely letting everything slide, but letting everything slide just enough to jeopardise your chances of getting a really good score (seeing as one of your aims appears to be Medicine).

So from a purely marks-oriented perspective, I think Spesh can well prove favourable. I genuinely hope you do enjoy it though, (because that honestly helps an incredible amount) and that you really enjoy learning what you do, both now and hopefully into the future. There's absolutely nothing wrong with studying what you love, and it will show.

Just my two cents.

[arush002]

WOW. Thanks a lot. That has really made me look at it from a different perspective. Considering I have been really enjoying methods this year, I think that Spesh seems like a good option.

[Conic]

A raw 35 in specialist will likely be easier to get than a raw 45 in accounting (since you have already done methods), and the 35 in specialist will net you a scaled 47 while the 45 in accounting will get you a scaled 46. So score wise, specialist would be a better choice.

[arush002]

Ye, thats what I considering. I just have to weigh up the different variables i guess.