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Eg155

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I have 14 units right now and I'm kinda struggling with the workload. I also switched schools at the end of last term so I am required to catch up on the topics/modules that they did but my previous school did not or they did the topics in a different order. So, It's a lot of work.
Should I drop a subject now or continue with them until the time comes to finalise subjects for the HSC course?
I currently do:

Chemistry
Biology
English Adv
English Ext 1 (picking up ext 2 in yr 12)
2unit Mathematics
Modern History
Visual Arts
SOR 1

What should I drop if I drop now? I want to pursue a career in medicine and go to UNSW...
 

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Well, what are you weakest in and what do you like the least? What subjects do you think you have the potential to do well in?
 
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You will find arts takes up a lot of your time in y12 because of you major work. A lot of people in my grade started skipping classes towards the due date for the work :/
Also considering you want to study medicine, this seems like the subject you would need least.

I agree with enoilgam though- Look at your marks. subjects were you are already fantastic in are always the obvious choice, and those were you are doing poorly you should drop.
 

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I'm not weak in any of those subjects. My weakest is mathematics but I need that most definitely.
LOL Visual arts is something I will never drop haha It's the only subject I have never lost a mark in. It's like a security subject for the hsc : )
Sor is a requirement..
I was going to drop bio but I love that. Considering dropping modern but I have hesitations in that because I got 99 for it in my SC and I was =1/120 or so students.
Should I just drop bio because of it's lengthy syllabus?
 

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I'm not weak in any of those subjects. My weakest is mathematics but I need that most definitely.
LOL Visual arts is something I will never drop haha It's the only subject I have never lost a mark in. It's like a security subject for the hsc : )
Sor is a requirement..
I was going to drop bio but I love that. Considering dropping modern but I have hesitations in that because I got 99 for it in my SC and I was =1/120 or so students.
Should I just drop bio because of it's lengthy syllabus?
I would probably drop modern - history in the SC and HSC are completely different anyways. For the others, I would drop the subject which you like the least and are doing worst at.
 

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if I were you I would drop modern history, theres a lot of essay writing in that subject and considering the fact that your doing the hard subjects like chem,bio, ext eng and eng adv it would definitely relieve a significant amount of workload. modern involves a lot of reading, memorising sources so yeah.
 

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Unless you're a non-procrastinator doing art + EE2 is a LOT of work (stressful). But if you like/do well in them then consider dropping, I think, modern or biology.


Or you could just keep everything and see how you go.
 

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