VN veterans, advise ?! :|

[Chromeo33]

Could I be facing problems next year (workload-wise) in Year 12 with a subject lineup looking like this:
  Physics
  Biology
  Chemistry
  Methods
  English

... taking into account that I'm an average student (and in no way am I a genius)?
Is this going to end up being too much work?

[Hutchoo]

What I can say is that you would have 3 mid-year exams to study for, so you'd have to know your Unit 3 really well and have good time management and organisation skills.

Yeah, you'd have to do a lot of work during the holidays to be able to cruise more easily through the year.
Chemistry has a big work load from what I've heard. Methods shouldn't be too hard, its practically the same as 1/2

You should be fine if you have good organisation skills.

[Chromeo33]

3 mid-years?
Yeah, didn't think about that.
So I'm guessing there'd be a tad more pressure to perform in June as well as November, eh?

[andy456]

I actually think 3 mid years would be beneficial.
Yes you will possibly have to study three times as hard as others at your school mid year but if you nail it you'll be set.
Also subjects with midyears are much better, cuts end of year revision in half because you only need to study Unit 4.....

Also have you done a year 12 subject this year??

[kyzoo]

There's ntohing wrong with 5 subjects, it's 6 when you start to get problems

[happyhappyland]

What I can say is that you would have 3 mid-year exams to study for, so you'd have to know your Unit 3 really well and have good time management and organisation skills.

Yeah, you'd have to do a lot of work during the holidays to be able to cruise more easily through the year.
Chemistry has a big work load from what I've heard. Methods shouldn't be too hard, its practically the same as 1/2

You should be fine if you have good organisation skills.

Chemistry has a small workload as long as you can understand it. BIOLOGY HAS A BIG WORK LOADDDDD

[crayolé]

If you can work ahead in unit 3 especially and start practice exams early you'll be fine

[Hutchoo]

What I can say is that you would have 3 mid-year exams to study for, so you'd have to know your Unit 3 really well and have good time management and organisation skills.

Yeah, you'd have to do a lot of work during the holidays to be able to cruise more easily through the year.
Chemistry has a big work load from what I've heard. Methods shouldn't be too hard, its practically the same as 1/2

You should be fine if you have good organisation skills.

Chemistry has a small workload as long as you can understand it. BIOLOGY HAS A BIG WORK LOADDDDD

Pretty sure Bio isn't as hardcore as chemistry.

[Chromeo33]

@andy456 - Yeah, I'm currently doing 3/4 Psych

Prac exams early, stay organised, stay focused
All in all what I've gathered

Wow, I was expecting chemistry to have the biggest workload of 'em all!
And apparently bio SACS are the worst as well..

[iffets12345]

Pretty sure Bio isn't as hardcore as chemistry.

Perhaps you may see Chemistry has a more difficult subject than Biology, but I had this discussion with my friends the other day.
If you are naturally gifted with scientific sense, you don't need to put in as much effort into chemistry as it is a conceptual thing and the way you phrase your answers is important.
Hence, the effort required varies in Chemistry.
I don't do bio but I've heard, its mostly memorising. Hence, you could say there is a benchmark which everyone needs to reach in study in order to do well since it's majorly rote-learn from what I've heard.

So, you can say that biology people may have the short end of the stick compared to people in chem and physics, as sometimes you get those naturally smart people who just ace those two subs without much effort.

btw hutchoo...just wondering...aren't you in year 10?

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And, Chromeo, of course you can do those subjects! If you like them or need them, then go for it and put in the effort (not like I can talk lol, but yes).

[Hutchoo]

Pretty sure Bio isn't as hardcore as chemistry.

Perhaps you may see Chemistry has a more difficult subject than Biology, but I had this discussion with my friends the other day.
If you are naturally gifted with scientific sense, you don't need to put in as much effort into chemistry as it is a conceptual thing and the way you phrase your answers is important.
Hence, the effort required varies in Chemistry.
I don't do bio but I've heard, its mostly memorising. Hence, you could say there is a benchmark which everyone needs to reach in study in order to do well since it's majorly rote-learn from what I've heard.

So, you can say that biology people may have the short end of the stick compared to people in chem and physics, as sometimes you get those naturally smart people who just ace those two subs without much effort.

btw hutchoo...just wondering...aren't you in year 10?

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And, Chromeo, of course you can do those subjects! If you like them or need them, then go for it and put in the effort (not like I can talk lol, but yes).

Yes, year 10.
I wasn't referring to chemistry being the 'harder' science.. Its just got more work in the course?

[kyzoo]

Chem, like Spesh, is overhyped. But actually, Physics is harder than Chem IMO; Unit 4 concepts for Physics are freaking weird, whilst Unit 4 for Chem is just extension of familiar old stuff.

[TrueTears]

Could I be facing problems next year (workload-wise) in Year 12 with a subject lineup looking like this:
  Physics
  Biology
  Chemistry
  Methods
  English

... taking into account that I'm an average student (and in no way am I a genius)?
Is this going to end up being too much work?

There's never too much work, just pace yourself, study when you need to and you should be fine. Just try not to slack off during the year

[Mulan]

can you get into vetenary science by doing biomed?

What I can say is that you would have 3 mid-year exams to study for, so you'd have to know your Unit 3 really well and have good time management and organisation skills.

Yeah, you'd have to do a lot of work during the holidays to be able to cruise more easily through the year.
Chemistry has a big work load from what I've heard. Methods shouldn't be too hard, its practically the same as 1/2

You should be fine if you have good organisation skills.

Chemistry has a small workload as long as you can understand it. BIOLOGY HAS A BIG WORK LOADDDDD

Thanks God im might do bio in yr 11

[Hutchoo]

Lols, I'm doing bio- if anything .. Its awesome, great to knock off a fun science like that in year 11