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Class of 2021 General Discussion
Bri MT:
--- Quote from: 21hanj on April 22, 2020, 09:56:02 am ---The online learning session was hard, i couldn't focus on my zoom meeting and keep distracted.
I want to ask you question about subject change.
I am studying the subjects in the profile.below,
You can see that there is an odd subject.
I want to change Japanese to Biology
I reckon it would be helpful to contribute my ATAR and career.
I want to study Veterinary science or agricultural/animal science in UQ.
Thus I wish i want to drop Japanese which does not contribute for my career neither.
i know it is a late period to change subject but the reason of subject is because of career change.
When do you think it will be the best period to change the subject maybe end of the unit 1 of Biology?
Cheers I hope you study online learning great.
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Hey!
Welcome to the forums :)
Heads up that unit 1 content is important for understanding bio so I would recommend if you do plan on swapping in that you do some prelearning to help you catch up. Usually it is easiest to swap in between units, but this still means talking to your school before then so that you have time to go through the process of convincing them and they have time to do what they need to for the shift. If you're confident that this is what you want to do I would start talking to them about it asap.
Good luck!
21hanj:
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--- Quote from: Bri MT on April 22, 2020, 10:07:31 am ---Hey!
Welcome to the forums :)
Heads up that unit 1 content is important for understanding bio so I would recommend if you do plan on swapping in that you do some prelearning to help you catch up. Usually it is easiest to swap in between units, but this still means talking to your school before then so that you have time to go through the process of convincing them and they have time to do what they need to for the shift. If you're confident that this is what you want to do I would start talking to them about it asap.
Good luck!
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Thanks for detail in bio.
I should change subject asap and convince teacher.
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Bri MT:
--- Quote from: 21hanj on April 28, 2020, 02:31:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: Bri MT on April 22, 2020, 10:07:31 am ---Hey!
Welcome to the forums :)
Heads up that unit 1 content is important for understanding bio so I would recommend if you do plan on swapping in that you do some prelearning to help you catch up. Usually it is easiest to swap in between units, but this still means talking to your school before then so that you have time to go through the process of convincing them and they have time to do what they need to for the shift. If you're confident that this is what you want to do I would start talking to them about it asap.
Good luck!
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Thanks for detail in bio.
I should change subject asap and convince teacher.
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No worries! Hope all goes well :)
21hanj:
--- Quote from: Bri MT on April 28, 2020, 02:46:21 pm ---Thanks for detail in bio.
I should change subject asap and convince teacher.
No worries! Hope all goes well :)
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Hey! As your opinion, I determined to study bio when unit 1 ends,
I'm scared that I have to study unit 1 as well but doesn't matter haha
I'm doing English/Math B/SOR/Chemistry/Physics/Bio(Japanese)
Should I drop from SOR to R.E to study focus in other subject?
SOR/RE is mandatory for our school but do you thing SOR can make ATAR Score better or not?
I find that Atar is calculated as 4 subject + extra subject.
I am planning for Atar higher than 90, focus on 99
Bri MT:
--- Quote from: 21hanj on April 29, 2020, 02:58:26 pm ---Hey! As your opinion, I determined to study bio when unit 1 ends,
I'm scared that I have to study unit 1 as well but doesn't matter haha
I'm doing English/Math B/SOR/Chemistry/Physics/Bio(Japanese)
Should I drop from SOR to R.E to study focus in other subject?
SOR/RE is mandatory for our school but do you thing SOR can make ATAR Score better or not?
I find that Atar is calculated as 4 subject + extra subject.
I am planning for Atar higher than 90, focus on 99
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Unit 1 bio has heaps of resources available online for it. I would recommend taking a look at free notes, videos etc. before you swap to that class to help you be prepared and not overwhelmed. That being said, if you don't have the capacity to do that atm that's ok.
I probably wouldn't make a decision about dropping a subject given remote learning and everything unless you really feel like you need to. It can be hard to predict what your top 5 will be (for example, I thought I'd do better in chem than physics but it was the other way around) especially since scaling is a big unknown. Some students find that dropping a subject they use the time effectively on their other ones but many don't. If it was me in your position, I would prefer to keep 6 and have the safety buffer of knowing that if I underperform in one then my other 5 an be used for the calc.
SOR is a general subject and thus can contribute to your ATAR in the same way as other general subjects. RE is an applied subject and can also contribute to your ATAR but it does it differently; your ATAR is calculated from either your 5 best general subjects or 4 general subjects + 1 applied.
That all being said, this isn't about what I would do it's about what's best for you. If you are struggling with having a 6 subject workload after things have been normal for a while it might be worth revisiting your decision about how many subjects you take.
Hope this helps!
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