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[MaddiiMusic]

Im currently doing 11 units...

Advanced English
Mathematics
Ext. 1 Mathematics
Music 1
Society and Culture
Studies of Religion II

and am thinking of dropping back to Studies of Religion I (10 units)

Do I keep 11 units and do the extra work or should I drop down to 10 and concerntrate on the 10 units.. what are the consequences??

 

[mitchy_boy]

What's the difference between SORI and SORII?

 

[Tofuu]

do you find SORI easy?
if you do, you might as well keep it, but then if you dislike/suck at it/bad marks, you might as well drop it
UNLESS you love the subject

 

[alex09hsc]

You've already done a term with sor2....just keep it as it is.
adds a little more security to your ATAR prospects...

I did 12....which was lucky because I really stuffed up one subject....very unintentionally....11 is better than 10

 

[Essjaybee]

Im currently doing 11 units...

Advanced English
Mathematics
Ext. 1 Mathematics
Music 1
Society and Culture
Studies of Religion II

and am thinking of dropping back to Studies of Religion I (10 units)

Do I keep 11 units and do the extra work or should I drop down to 10 and concerntrate on the 10 units.. what are the consequences??

11 units
- safety that if you stuff something up, you can half the damage, unless its extension 1 maths in which case you dont feel the damage because it doesn't count.
- Knowing that you're doing 110% of what's required, which means a lot of effort is wasted

10 units
- Every little thing counts
- In a way, this can give you more motivation.
- However, screwing up will definately have an effect, whether small or large.
- You know that everything you do counts for something, so you're not wasting your time
- You have more time to focus on your subjects and other commitments


Overall, how much difference does doing/dropping SOR II make? Keep that in mind as you decide.

 

[MaddiiMusic]

Thanks

there is about 3 more topics in SORII than SORI and i got an exam mark of 84 for the preliminary course which isnt that bad...

its a tough decision coz i can concertrate more on ext 1 if i dont have those three other topics to do

 

[Shadowdude]

I do 14 just for ultimate peace of mind - although I may drop down to 12. Really, do what you are capable of - I did 16 in the Prelim Course, then realised if I was to do that, I'd burn myself up - and dropped to 14, where I still find my time is limited for each subject.

So really, do what you can - I'd suggest 12 though.

 

[Schoey93]

I do 14 just for ultimate peace of mind - although I may drop down to 12. Really, do what you are capable of - I did 16 in the Prelim Course, then realised if I was to do that, I'd burn myself up - and dropped to 14, where I still find my time is limited for each subject.

So really, do what you can - I'd suggest 12 though.

14 is just bloody ridiculous. On the Marian Catholic College my school's timetable it would give ONE free period p/f at best!

I do 13 and I get 9 free periods p/f, because Hospo runs after school on Monday's arvos

 

[Aquawhite]

Let me start by saying SORII is barely any more work than SORI.

Thus, you might as well keep SORII for the better scaling.

 

[pman]

I kept 11 units all through last yr, got to the HSC itself and had just given up on ext maths, I just couldn't be bothered...the 11th uunit really eats into your social time

 

[Deer]

Drop it, do 10U.

 

[alex09hsc]

Deer you're from Wollongong what would you know

 

[Schoey93]

Deer you're from Wollongong what would you know

Alex you're the funniest person on BoS!

I honestly reckon so. You should be a fucking comedian, I lol'd and most of your posts, e.g. "I'm Alex, I told me mum I got a girl pregnant and I couldn't have" are just epic

 

[alex09hsc]

Am I mistaken because I've never said that?

 

[Shadowdude]

14 is just bloody ridiculous. On the Marian Catholic College my school's timetable it would give ONE free period p/f at best!

I do 13 and I get 9 free periods p/f, because Hospo runs after school on Monday's arvos

I get eight!

The joys of doing Extension subjects.

 

[shuttle_bus5]

Do 10 units
Anyone that does more then 10 is an idiot.

 

[micuzzo]

Do 10 units
Anyone that does more then 10 is an idiot.

? thats a bit harsh... i think 12 is best... 13 is a bit much... i did 13 n did well. as the stats say ppl hu do more than 10 do better

 

[Shadowdude]

Don't worry, he's just your regular troll - or maybe he's frustrated he didn't get the ATAR he wanted.

 

[determine]

Do whatever suits you. You need to make the decision yourself.

 

[Deer]

Deer you're from Wollongong what would you know

Ouch.

Yet how am I to respond to this intelligent and witty remark when your own location is hidden? What am I to do?