an enter of 70?

[kjg]

you need 4 study scores of 30 to get 68
so i guess if you get over this your a-o-k

[Pencil]

I disagree. If I had done chem or physics, I would have really struggled to study because I would be bored as hell. I love french, so it doesn't really seem like 'work' to study for it. I do regret not doing maths though. Obviously people wanting 99.95 might have to look at things a bit differently, otherwise I'd say generally do subjects you like. No point spending 2 years doing subjects you don't enjoy imo. obviously noone on this site will agree haha

[melanie.dee]

i wish id picked subjects that are easy to study for, rather than juust the ones i find interesting.

for example. my 'type' of subjects = eco, revs, english = a bitch to study for. so while i was interested in class, i couldnt bring myself to study for them, ultiamtely gona go shit cos i didnt do enough, even though they're the ones i find interesting. (althoug english is kind of different. i just fucked that up lol)

then other ones. chem, maths = not the subjects i like, yet i find myself much more willing to study for them come exam time cos its so much easier to do chem and methods prac papers than doing ones for the subjects above. so iv wasted all this time doing methods study when i shouldve been doing eco.

its weird.

french is different though. i love it hence i study for it. but thats cos its more than a school subject, i work for that because i genuinely want to improve my french and become fluent eventually.

[ninwa]

I disagree. If I had done chem or physics, I would have really struggled to study because I would be bored as hell. I love french, so it doesn't really seem like 'work' to study for it. I do regret not doing maths though. Obviously people wanting 99.95 might have to look at things a bit differently, otherwise I'd say generally do subjects you like. No point spending 2 years doing subjects you don't enjoy imo. obviously noone on this site will agree haha

.... I agree! lol

I'd much rather do topics I'm interested in and which will help me. It's why I chose international studies over specialist, and I don't regret it even tho it means it's impossible for me to get high 99s ... cos face it, once uni starts nobody's gonna give a damn what your ENTER was. No point me torturing myself with maths which I really don't enjoy when I can learn about international affairs which I find fascinating ... and useful

(disclaimer: I'm NOT saying maths isn't useful )

[Daniel15]

azn 5? lol

Physics, spec, methods, LOTE, ... esl ? lol

Specialist, Methods, Physics, Chemistry [or Biology], English [or ESL].

Asian 5 is probably the pwn-est subject combination.  :mrgreen:

Yep
*points to my subjects*
Except I'm really gonna screw up Chemistry... I have no idea why I chose it, I hate it

[principe]

I disagree. If I had done chem or physics, I would have really struggled to study because I would be bored as hell. I love french, so it doesn't really seem like 'work' to study for it. I do regret not doing maths though. Obviously people wanting 99.95 might have to look at things a bit differently, otherwise I'd say generally do subjects you like. No point spending 2 years doing subjects you don't enjoy imo. obviously noone on this site will agree haha

.... I agree! lol

I'd much rather do topics I'm interested in and which will help me. It's why I chose international studies over specialist, and I don't regret it even tho it means it's impossible for me to get high 99s ... cos face it, once uni starts nobody's gonna give a damn what your ENTER was. No point me torturing myself with maths which I really don't enjoy when I can learn about international affairs which I find fascinating ... and useful

(disclaimer: I'm NOT saying maths isn't useful )

Yeah I agree too, I think people will do better on subjects which they actually enjoy because they won't get bored of it and procrastinate. You took the words out of my mouth ninwa  

[Collin Li]

For the role of ENTER maximisation, the Asian five have proved to be very strong.

Whether you value ENTER maximisation as a priority or not, is a different story, and a personal choice.

[Pencil]

For the role of ENTER maximisation, the Asian five have proved to be very strong.

Whether you value ENTER maximisation as a priority or not, is a different story, and a personal choice.

Not necessarily, if you're someone who isn't good at maths/sciences. Strawbaby did well without the asian 5, and that didn't mean she didn't value 'enter maximisation', she just knew that she would get a better enter doing the subjects she did do

[Collin Li]

I'm talking about technical ENTER maximisation, not personal maximisation. I'm saying, if you're a robot, and you can push yourself beyond emotional boundaries such as: "I work better because I like this subject," you will do best in Asian 5. For people where that problem is next to non-existent, or even a positive effect (e.g: people who like maths and science), then the Asian 5 is definitely one of the best subject combinations to choose.

I don't think she did any subjects that scaled above 50.

[Pencil]

I'm talking about technical ENTER maximisation, not personal maximisation. I'm saying, if you're a robot, and you can push yourself beyond emotional boundaries such as: "I work better because I like this subject," you will do best in Asian 5. For people where that problem is next to non-existent, or even a positive effect (e.g: people who like maths and science), then the Asian 5 is definitely one of the best subject combinations to choose.

I don't think she did any subjects that scaled above 50.

But it's not always about liking the subject or pushing yourself beyond emotional boundaries, some people just aren't good at maths or sciences, but are capable of high scores in subjects such as lit, eng, art (eg.strawbaby) I understand where you're coming from, and I know you probably came from a school of generally smart people for whom this rule may have suited. At my school, alot of people choose spec/chem/physics/methods etc. because of the scaling, and the majority do really poorly.  Whilst they may scale well, you have to be good at them to profit from the scaling.

[Ahmad]

I don't know if this is right, but I believe all people are capable of learning maths and science as they're very systematic and logical. Maybe they're just not putting in the effort? I don't know. It's much harder to get top scores in English and such, where I think natural inclination plays a greater role.

Just a thought.

[Pencil]

I don't know if this is right, but I believe all people are capable of learning maths and science as they're very systematic and logical. Maybe they're just not putting in the effort? I don't know. It's much harder to get top scores in English and such, where I think natural inclination plays a greater role.

Just a thought.

Nah I honestly think some people just don't have a 'maths brain'.  And for those who are naturally inclined to do well in english type subjects, it would be stupid to do the asian 5 combo just because 'it's the only way to get 99.95', which is an unrealistic score for most of us anyway.

[Odette]

To be honest, it's all comes down to what subjects you're actually good at, but saying that I think you can do anything you set your mind on doing. Anyone can be good at any subject if they are willing to push themselves.

At the end of the day it all comes down to what you want to do after VCE.

[Ahmad]

To be honest, it's all comes down to what subjects you're actually good at, but saying that I think you can do anything you set your mind on doing. Anyone can be good at any subject if they are willing to push themselves.

At the end of the day it all comes down to what you want to do after VCE.

Well, I put more effort in english than all my other subjects combined and still gonna get a crap mark, so maybe not.  :wink:

[Odette]

To be honest, it's all comes down to what subjects you're actually good at, but saying that I think you can do anything you set your mind on doing. Anyone can be good at any subject if they are willing to push themselves.

At the end of the day it all comes down to what you want to do after VCE.

Well, I put more effort in english than all my other subjects combined and still gonna get a crap mark, so maybe not.  :wink:

Lol, who knows what you got for the exam, you're probably underestimating your performance... Oh and btw, how much effort did you put in??