Prioritising 3/4 subject(s) over 1/2 subjects...?

[eeps]

I was just asking to know, if I should be prioritising my 3/4 subject, that is Accounting (which is my only 3/4, since I'm in Year 11) over my 1/2 subjects. (I've been told different things, by teachers and past students...) :S

- What did other VN users do, past or present? I figured since it's my only 3/4... I should spend more time on it, as it actually counts to my VCE score... although I know I shouldn't neglect my 1/2's...

- Did people, just focus on their 3/4's... or have a balance between the two...?

Thanks.

[vexx]

I was just asking to know, if I should be prioritising my 3/4 subject, that is Accounting (which is my only 3/4, since I'm in Year 11) over my 1/2 subjects. (I've been told different things, by teachers and past students...) :S

- What did other VN users do, past or present? I figured since it's my only 3/4... I should spend more time on it, as it actually counts to my VCE score... although I know I shouldn't neglect my 1/2's...

- Did people, just focus on their 3/4's... or have a balance between the two...?

Thanks.

find a balance but prioritise your 3/4. if you are having trouble balancing, try and fix it quick before year 12, but if you cant, screw your 1/2s as they dont count as you can always catch up over holidays/breaks.
but having a single 3/4 is easy, you can manage fine if you want, but when exams are around don't study for your 1/2's too much if you know you could be using that time for your 3/4

goodluck!

[Yitzi_K]

I definitely would, particularly as it gets closer to exam time, if you've only got 1 3/4 it makes sense to put all your effort into it.

[eeps]

I definitely would, particularly as it gets closer to exam time, if you've only got 1 3/4 it makes sense to put all your effort into it.

I was just asking to know, if I should be prioritising my 3/4 subject, that is Accounting (which is my only 3/4, since I'm in Year 11) over my 1/2 subjects. (I've been told different things, by teachers and past students...) :S

- What did other VN users do, past or present? I figured since it's my only 3/4... I should spend more time on it, as it actually counts to my VCE score... although I know I shouldn't neglect my 1/2's...

- Did people, just focus on their 3/4's... or have a balance between the two...?

Thanks.

find a balance but prioritise your 3/4. if you are having trouble balancing, try and fix it quick before year 12, but if you cant, screw your 1/2s as they dont count as you can always catch up over holidays/breaks.
but having a single 3/4 is easy, you can manage fine if you want, but when exams are around don't study for your 1/2's too much if you know you could be using that time for your 3/4

goodluck!

Yeh, that's what I did. I did like a billion Accounting exams before the mid-year exam, and neglected my 1/2's altogether. but what sucked, was the Accounting 3/4 exam was crammed in between my 1/2 exams... the school's fault more than anything. bad timing.

Thanks, for the advice!

[m@tty]

I definitely would, particularly as it gets closer to exam time, if you've only got 1 3/4 it makes sense to put all your effort into it.

This. Last year I basically forgot I had other classes. It worked somewhat.

[moshi]

some schools don't let students continue subjects like methods and chem into 3/4 level because they've neglected them during year 11 and done really badly - it's okay to put more emphasis on accounting since it will count towards your ATAR, but make sure you leave yourself enough time to study and not wholly neglect your other 5 subjects.

[TrueTears]

yeah definitely prioritise your 3/4 over 1/2, i didnt even do my 1/2 exams.

[eeps]

some schools don't let students continue subjects like methods and chem into 3/4 level because they've neglected them during year 11 and done really badly - it's okay to put more emphasis on accounting since it will count towards your ATAR, but make sure you leave yourself enough time to study and not wholly neglect your other 5 subjects.

err... my school makes us do 6 subjects + a 3/4 subject (optional). It's harder said then done... lol, I'm finding it hard to get the balance between doing my 3/4 to my 1/2 subjects... but currently it's more or less 60% Accounting, 40% 1/2's for me. does that seem right as a balance?

Thanks for the advice!

[eeps]

Generally how much time would people spend on their 3/4 subject if they wanted to obtain a score over 40?

Thanks.

[kyzoo]

I put equal amount of effort and time into each subject (1/2 and 3/4) until the last month before exams, which is when i put everything into my 3/4

[eeps]

I put equal amount of effort and time into each subject (1/2 and 3/4) until the last month before exams, which is when i put everything into my 3/4

Thanks for the advice! really helpful stuff..

[Ilovemathsmeth]

It is difficult to prioritise, I found it especially hard in year 11.

You see, you might think you don't mind doing badly in your 1/2s but believe me, you will when you see poor results. What I did was mainly concentrate on Methods and Psych and spend time on my 1/2s before assessments. I concentrated mainly on Chem and Accounting in my 1/2s, bludged English (wish I didn't) and wasted away French after semester 1 (I was positive on dropping it). It's hard and requires a lot of studying if you want to do well across everything I guess... :S

[Fyrefly]

I put equal amount of effort and time into each subject (1/2 and 3/4) until the last month before exams, which is when i put everything into my 3/4

I would tend to agree with this.

I studied equally for all my subjects... though come exams or sacs for my 3/4, all that existed for me was that 3/4.

[Yitzi_K]

Generally how much time would people spend on their 3/4 subject if they wanted to obtain a score over 40?

Thanks.

Impossible to say. Depends on the subject, the person, how much effort you've put in over the year.

But as general rule, as much time as you possibly can.

[AzureBlue]

I put equal amount of effort and time into each subject (1/2 and 3/4) until the last month before exams, which is when i put everything into my 3/4

I would tend to agree with this.
I studied equally for all my subjects... though come exams or sacs for my 3/4, all that existed for me was that 3/4.

Yeah, that's probably what I agree with too While your 3/4 is important, neglecting the 1/2s means you don't have the solid foundations for your 3/4 subjects the following year and could really damage performance the following year...