Unfeasible for 6 subjects in year 12?

[wallah11]

my friend did six subs in yr 12 esl chem phys bio meth and french she was from another country as well she got a 99

also first year in AUS for her

[shinny]

The question isn't whether someone can do well doing 6 subjects at once, but rather, how they would relatively perform if they only had 5. Everyone's different, but I think it's a fairly safe assumption to make that you'd do better overall in 5 subjects than in 6, and that's all there is to it really.

[hard]

LOL very late for UMEP and MUEP.

[NE2000]

Well seeing as you can't do UMEP, you would have to take a full subject at school like further which would leave you with fewer free periods and less time and hence more stress and pressure. You will know that one of your three maths subjects would end up having to be in the bottom two which needs to be considered. Also you have to ask yourself whether you a) really enjoy further maths? (it's a lot of statistics I hear so check the book to see whether it appeals to you) and b) whether you are going to perform well at it...that's just my opinion

[costargh]

If possible I would sayy drop multimedia. No one at our school ever does well at those sorts of subjects. You have to be super talented.

[mystikal]

Futher Maths:
Pros:
-Im assuming you are above average in maths considering you are doing specialist maths, this subject would be easy for you.
-Not Much study is involved if you are already good at maths
-It can replace one of subjects in the top 4 or bottom 2 thats if you do well
-You might be ranked one in this subject considering you are good at maths

Cons:
-Because it is easy, over confidence might get the better of you, and you would not pay attention in class which is a necessities when learning about new topics like statistics, thus you fall behind.
-You have to buy a new Calculator ti-83(unless you already have one) and get used to the functions and stuff.
-Very high competition in further maths since it one of the most populated subjects
-You have to be very consistent and not make any mistakes coz it can cost you alot.
-Another subject onto your workload already might be strenuous

Thats all i can think of, o yea in addition you cant apply for UMEP or MUEP anymore i think since applications are over ages ago, but you can try contacting them it might help dont know, most unlikely though. I am doing 6 subjects atm this year, (English,Chem,Spesh,Meth,Psychology,MUEP(maths) <- thats if i get in) i think it should be ok to do 6 just pick the right subject that you are good at and interested in (IT software development/VCD(for that multimedia aspect) . Good luck  

[kurrymuncher]

If possible I would sayy drop multimedia. No one at our school ever does well at those sorts of subjects. You have to be super talented.

actually, he is pretty talented in multimedia, the stuff he makes look pretty awesome. He's probably the best in multimedia at St John Rapist Crapfest., St Johns regional college

[costargh]

Yeh I was just aking the observation that no one really goes well in it at our school, but by own means go for it.

[hamtarofreak]

I did 6 subjects in Year 12, 7 overall. Fortunately my 6th subject (Software Development) didn't really require much effort, so I was able to get most of the weeks work for it done in one period. At the start of the year it might feel like you can handle the work requirements of 6 subjects, but as SACs and exam revision starts to pile up it becomes increasingly difficult to focus sufficiently on all of your classes. I ended up studying almost exclusively on only 2 of my subjects, which probably brought my score down overall.
Although, if your 6th subject choice is something you're interested in, go for it. That's the only main reason I did 6 subjects, because I wanted to do the subject, not because I wanted a higher score.

[vexx]

hey, sorry to revive an old thread, but i have been considering doing 6 next year.
since i am not good at english&hate it, i was considering to do literature at school and english language outside of school to maximize my chance of getting a higher english score. i would be doing four subjects at school and EL & MUEP outside of school, which is six subjects in total. i would be getting a lot of study periods since i'm only doing four at school. is this a bad option? or is it better i just do lit or EL - five subjects.. any thoughts is helpful..

[EvangelionZeta]

What aspect of English do you hate?  I wouldn't do all three Englishes - just pick two and use one as a fallback.

[moshi]

even if you get extra study periods at school, those extra periods are the time you should be allocating to learning/studying EL, because if EL was offered at your school, it'd take up those frees which you've gained. so really, they're not extra periods at all if you use them properly..
so if i were you, i wouldn't opt to do 6 subjects, unless you want to burden yourself with even more work next year.

[ninwa]

There's a reason most schools encourage you to do five 3/4s in year 12 - because unless you were exceptionally smart, good at time management or prepared to give up most extra-curricular life, you would only have time to do well in 5 subjects.

Distance education requires a higher level of self-discipline and commitment than doing a subject inside school. I have heard it can be more stressful. You have to be motivated to do work and study on your own.

Doing two subjects by distance would be difficult on its own; doing it as part of a 6-subject year 12 would be extremely tough. I wouldn't recommend it, but only you know what you are capable of.

Also if you're not good at English I would advise against doing literature and instead do English and English Language (if you must do two). Literature is (apparently) the most challenging English subject. At my school at least, they only allowed A and A+ students to do it in year 12.

[vexx]

What aspect of English do you hate?  I wouldn't do all three Englishes - just pick two and use one as a fallback.

no i mean, i'm doing just literature next year, but deciding to do EL outside of school as well.
i dislike pretty much, every aspect of english hehe. so yeah just lit/EL not english.

even if you get extra study periods at school, those extra periods are the time you should be allocating to learning/studying EL, because if EL was offered at your school, it'd take up those frees which you've gained. so really, they're not extra periods at all if you use them properly..
so if i were you, i wouldn't opt to do 6 subjects, unless you want to burden yourself with even more work next year.

yeah i don't mind that really, as i will have EL only once a week, then i can choose a time once a week to do the work for it. i am better at doing homework during study periods then i am at home.
hmmmm. i don't want to be too burdened but i just don't know what to do about my english sbject and doing EL/Lit seems a better option then just choosing one.

[chem-nerd]

I'm confused - you hate English yet you want to pick up another English subject as your 6th in year 12?

IMO you would be much better off choosing the one English that suits you best (English, English Language or Literature) and spending more time on it, rather than doing two English subjects and having to split your study time between them.