Anyone NOT doing maths/didn't do maths for their VCE?

[Mech]

I got a mid nineties score from a regional school with no math, science or languages. Humanities were all my Year 12 subjects. You can do well without mathematics, just make sure it does not impact on satisfying the prerequisites of your tertiary preferences. I would always advise you pursue your passions and that you do not fawn to the interests of your friends. Also, you may find that even teachers will looking at your disapprovingly if you were once part of their faculty, but, to be honest, do not give an iota about their maladjusted perspective on what subjects have intellectual rigor. I have had mathematics teachers tell me that "My subjects are easy"; well, if that is the case, why am I prepping essays all week and reading tonnes of texts? To be honest, I doubt she ever sat in any literature or philosophy classes.

[xdecay]

If you're wanting to do Further for the sake of doing a maths subject then forget it, it's a really useless subject and you're much better off doing a subject you enjoy. Sure, the workload is relatively low but like you said, you suck at maths so don't push yourself to do it. It's a super competitive subject and gets marked down a lot if you don't achieve well so it's not worth your time.

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"Choose subjects you are good at or enjoy."   -Posters around school

[Stick]

Further Mathematics is highly competitive, scaled down and isn't a prerequisite for anything. Only do Further Maths in if you like Maths but think Specialist Maths is too hard.

[xdecay]

Just realized this question was posted in 2009. Awks.

[History_buff]

Like you I didn't do maths in yr 11 or 12. If you arent that good at it, like me, then you would have a greater chance of getting a higher ATAR if you did another subject you really like and/or are good at because you don't spend all your time worrying about maths and trying to do everything for it

I got an 85.85 without maths but having said that i would've got higher but French screwed me over majorly lol

[Wazzup]

I'm also doing it for prerequisites <.>.<.>

[nisha]

Lots of dislike for maths. I dont know how you guys do it.

Maths is like my religion. I pray to derivative funtions, hail to sketching graphs and chant the formulae of double angle formula's

[abd123]

I reckon Methods should be at least obligatory as English. If I were the premier of Victoria, I'd make all the VCE students do VCE methods along with VCE English.

Sorry English folks, Methods is important as English. Yeah, say that  VCE English is more important Methods, it would probably end up as an rational argument that methods is not important, but I heavily disagree with this.

Everything revolving around us has maths behind it. Lets say technology, a lot of people wouldn't know that much maths is behind the technological advances we are making. We need more maths to improve everything around us.

Case debunked.

[Mech]

I reckon Methods should be at least obligatory as English. If I were the premier of Victoria, I'd make all the VCE students do VCE methods along with VCE English.

Sorry English folks, Methods is important as English. Yeah, say that  VCE English is more important Methods, it would probably end up as an rational argument that methods is not important, but I heavily disagree with this.

Everything revolving around us has maths behind it. Lets say technology, a lot of people wouldn't know that much maths is behind the technological advances we are making. We need more maths to improve everything around us.

Case debunked.

Most people are not in a field where they need to know the inner algorithms of computation models; this is why we have OS systems and intuitive interfacing on our consumer goods. Most programmes in administrative jobs are very basic and do not require a high level of mathematical expertise to navigate. In general, the everyday person needs to know how to do financial and taxation calculations as well as have a high enough literacy level to decipher the gabble of contractual clauses. Methods is not really that helpful to these basic mathematics that could be learned in Further or even in your own time.

We need people with high literacy rates so that they can learn the mathematics.

[lilaznkev1n]

Unless you know for sure that you need it as a prerequisite then you should. If not, then its your choice as doing it may not benefit you if it isn't a prerequisite.
A guy at my school this year did no maths or science and still managed a 99.95 and he is doing arts/law

[nisha]

In the end, who knows what you will end up being? Plenty of people have changed their outlook completely, from Commerce to Physiotherapy, from International Studies to Biomedical Science. In the end, Methods is a fairly useful subject, and should not be dropped unless the individual is 100% sure that they do not want a career involving some type of maths.

[Planck's constant]

Unless you know for sure that you need it as a prerequisite then you should. If not, then its your choice as doing it may not benefit you if it isn't a prerequisite.
A guy at my school this year did no maths or science and still managed a 99.95 and he is doing arts/law

VCE and ATAR considerations aside, a certain level of numeracy is necessary even for those who pursue careers in Humanities.
Similarly, literacy is required for those who pursue careers in the Sciences. Thats why we are all made to do VCE English.

All professions are in fact a mix of Science and Humanities. Look at Commerce, for instance.
And is it not important to understand Data Analysis and Statistics for Sociology and Psychology research ?
Thats EXACTLY waht Further Maths teaches you. Study it .

[trinh]

We need people with high literacy rates so that they can learn the mathematics.

This.

There are too many people in maths class saying, "I don't get the question (but I'm fine with the maths)".

NO; you have to be proficient in English to be good at Maths.

[Planck's constant]

We need people with high literacy rates so that they can learn the mathematics.

This.

Yes.
I will go further.

"We need people with high literacy rates so that they can EXPLAIN the mathematics"