3/4's Exams

[cameron_15]

Getting one good score under your belt is such a boost for year 12. Means I can write off one subject this year (Although my goal is to bump bio out of my top 4).

[darkphoenix]

Highly Recommended. Majority of reasons have already been outlined.

(Headstart, experience year 12, more time to spend on it, less stressful for year 12 etc.)

[slothpomba]

DO A 3/4 IN YEAR 12!!!!!! I did one and obviously I didn't take it too seriously (33 SS). BUT now I know what I have to do in year 12 to acheive a high mark as apposed to those that are having their first exams this year. I would advise you do any subject you enjoy. Avoid the 'hard sciences and maths' (I apologize for saying hard but I have no idea how else to describe them). Maybe Bus-man or legal???

Same perspective, i kind of messed up mine but at least then i knew what i was in store for in year 12.

Anyway, there is pretty much no disadvantage to doing a 3/4 in year 11.

I was double lucky, I did IT 1/2 in year 10.
There are two kinds of IT, Apps and Software Dev, so i could do both of those 3/4 units off the single 1/2, that way i didn't need to pick up a 3/4 blind in year 12 or mess around with dropping this or that.

[vexx]

I disagree that doing a 3/4 in year 11 is very good... as evident in my 28 study score lol

You don't have that frame of mind that you do in year 12, so you will probably not do as good (not in everyone, just some people)

If i compare myself now to how i was at the start of the year, i've become so much smarter and also do a lot more work/study

If you can see yourself putting everything you've got into a 3/4 in year 11 then go for it because you do have a lot more time to study and you can afford to neglect some 1/2's before sac/exam time

+1 with being smarter in year 12.
it's amazing how much the brain can continue to develop so quickly at this age.(or from the transition year 11-->year 12)

[98.40_for_sure]

I disagree that doing a 3/4 in year 11 is very good... as evident in my 28 study score lol

You don't have that frame of mind that you do in year 12, so you will probably not do as good (not in everyone, just some people)

If i compare myself now to how i was at the start of the year, i've become so much smarter and also do a lot more work/study

If you can see yourself putting everything you've got into a 3/4 in year 11 then go for it because you do have a lot more time to study and you can afford to neglect some 1/2's before sac/exam time

+1 with being smarter in year 12.
it's amazing how much the brain can continue to develop so quickly at this age.(or from the transition year 11-->year 12)

might have something to do with maturity? lucky those whose brain developed earlier...

[vexx]

I disagree that doing a 3/4 in year 11 is very good... as evident in my 28 study score lol

You don't have that frame of mind that you do in year 12, so you will probably not do as good (not in everyone, just some people)

If i compare myself now to how i was at the start of the year, i've become so much smarter and also do a lot more work/study

If you can see yourself putting everything you've got into a 3/4 in year 11 then go for it because you do have a lot more time to study and you can afford to neglect some 1/2's before sac/exam time

+1 with being smarter in year 12.
it's amazing how much the brain can continue to develop so quickly at this age.(or from the transition year 11-->year 12)

might have something to do with maturity? lucky those whose brain developed earlier...

yeah, everyone's different. still, i'd assume most would develop quite a bit over this period.

[98.40_for_sure]

I disagree that doing a 3/4 in year 11 is very good... as evident in my 28 study score lol

You don't have that frame of mind that you do in year 12, so you will probably not do as good (not in everyone, just some people)

If i compare myself now to how i was at the start of the year, i've become so much smarter and also do a lot more work/study

If you can see yourself putting everything you've got into a 3/4 in year 11 then go for it because you do have a lot more time to study and you can afford to neglect some 1/2's before sac/exam time

+1 with being smarter in year 12.
it's amazing how much the brain can continue to develop so quickly at this age.(or from the transition year 11-->year 12)

might have something to do with maturity? lucky those whose brain developed earlier...

yeah, everyone's different. still, i'd assume most would develop quite a bit over this period.

yeah i cant help but regret the lack of maturity and work determination for the first half of this year, as well as many others i know. cant shake the feeling that if we could do it again we'd have a much better enter... but you only get one chance unfortunately

[vexx]

^actually you can repeat and have a second chance, you can definitely achieve goals that way;)
actually this second half of the year so far has been horrible on my behalf, hardly doing any work and going out far too much, which includes last night, so i won't be working this weekend:(

[98.40_for_sure]

Lol but you'll get shit for repeating... even though its very possible to get 99+ as you'll know the course from head to toe. but whats the point? all you need is to get into your course. a teacher said that your enter only means something for a month... seems like such a waste of a whole year then

[vexx]

Lol but you'll get shit for repeating... even though its very possible to get 99+ as you'll know the course from head to toe. but whats the point? all you need is to get into your course. a teacher said that your enter only means something for a month... seems like such a waste of a whole year then

it depends on so many things, personally, it might be beneficial for me to do extra year as i want to get into undergrad medicine (i'd only do 2-3 subjects, probably only repeating englang) but science/biomed now is fine with me. for those who have high ambitions (law, etc.) and don't want to do undergrad first, then repeating is not a waste as you will get to do what you want after

[98.40_for_sure]

Lol but you'll get shit for repeating... even though its very possible to get 99+ as you'll know the course from head to toe. but whats the point? all you need is to get into your course. a teacher said that your enter only means something for a month... seems like such a waste of a whole year then

it depends on so many things, personally, it might be beneficial for me to do extra year as i want to get into undergrad medicine (i'd only do 2-3 subjects, probably only repeating englang) but science/biomed now is fine with me. for those who have high ambitions (law, etc.) and don't want to do undergrad first, then repeating is not a waste as you will get to do what you want after

What kind of ENTER is required to get straight into monash medicine? i might think of re-doing year 12 to get into that cos no chance at the moment. i know its somewhere above 99... + umat

[Russ]

What kind of ENTER is required to get straight into monash medicine? i might think of re-doing year 12 to get into that cos no chance at the moment. i know its somewhere above 99... + umat

UMAT and Inteview mean more, family friend got in with a 90 (but that's the exception, the average is much higher). By the time results come out, they've already interviewed their candidates.

[98.40_for_sure]

What kind of ENTER is required to get straight into monash medicine? i might think of re-doing year 12 to get into that cos no chance at the moment. i know its somewhere above 99... + umat

UMAT and Inteview mean more, family friend got in with a 90 (but that's the exception, the average is much higher). By the time results come out, they've already interviewed their candidates.

Ahh so the chances of actually getting in is quite low... might end up repeating year 12 for nothing and end up getting into the same course

[vexx]

^ their average was somewhere in the mid-low 99's. not sure if it's higher or not for the recent entry, but yeah you can't ever be guaranteed with an ENTER of 99.XX, although 99.95 gives you an interview anyway (skips umat requirement)..
you need UMAT of 90%+ (it depends on cutoff) for interview which counts for majority, and then get a high ENTER too. if you smash UMAT/interview the need for ENTER being high is minimal, so repeating year12 to go to monash when your UMAT isn't very high is pointless.

[Furbob]

yes do a 3/4, dont do what I did...which was not choose one this year >_> soo much regret....
It really does my head in for not doing one >.<" I feel like im the only one out there having to brace 6 next year