Failing economics Help (1 Viewer)

[synthesisFR]

I decided to drop physics instead of eco and i feel like i screwed everything up..
Why?
- i'm amazing at writing essays in HSIE subjects so i wanted to keep at least one (have been commended by literally all my teachers)
- i' m good at memorising content and understanding content (or so i thought)
- i wanted to understand what tf they were talking about in the news and also to understand how the economy works because we live in it and u can't be very succesful if u don't know stuff like that

Im not failing eco just yet, our first assignment was a research task thing so I did good in it.
However:
- I can't understand a lot of the content when i try reading my notes cuz my mind just goes blank
- Trying to memorise statistics is much harder than I thought- and theres so much to remember from everywhere
- Studying this subject is too much of a time investment and i feel like my other subjects just aren't getting enough time if I try to study economics (Even though I am only doing 10 units)
- I didn't really study eco much in y11 because i was planning to drop this instead so maybe this is why I'm struggling?? But I understood all of the key concepts so idk if its worth revising y11 content.

Wish i could go back in time rn

 

[aulinia]

Maybe try getting an economics tutor? U still have the potential to succeed in economics, and ur even able to recognise ur own strengths in the subject. I don’t study economics myself, but remembering content in HSIE subjects is often hard, if you don’t understand the notes you should try studying a different way (for example, visual learning by making mindmaps, flashcards) in a way that suits you.

 

[synthesisFR]

I can't get a tutor...

 

[aulinia]

I can't get a tutor...

Honestly still fine, if ur class is small maybe u could ask ur teacher to explain concepts to u? Or even then, there are youtube channels that explain concepts that you might find difficult to grasp, self teaching is still a possibility

 

[aulinia]

A majority of my subjects are HSIE/essay based, one thing thats helped me in memorising statistics/numbers are acronyms!

 

[Ksalu]

I find saying out what you are trying to memorise helps, rather than just simply reading it
Flashcards for memorisation maybe?

 

[synthesisFR]

Yeah its just that it takes too much time to study and im not motivated enough to study it
I know i have to try but it just takes too much time to study and I feel like im not able to study my other subjects if i want to do well in eco because it takes so long to learn and stuff

 

[indeed]

https://boredofstudies.org/threads/eco-stats-for-hsc.402698/#post-7451548 (check out this forum about eco stats, i found it helpful)

i think it's best to in some ways to 'procrastinate' stats for now, and work on memorising them and sorting out what stats you should memorise (out of the many choices) with your teacher when you have more time.

 

[indeed]

Maybe if you don't understand the content, check out Atomi (maybe get a subscription), i found it helpful

 

[synthesisFR]

are there mabey any good hsc yt channels or somethin gof that sort

 

[indeed]

are there mabey any good hsc yt channels or somethin gof that sort

The website: Art of Smart (https://artofsmart.com.au/hsctogether/the-global-economy/) is really good (it runs you through all the content in syllabus order)

And youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexSymonds (this channel features on Art of Smart, but is really good if you have specific topics you need help in)

 

[mmmmmmmmaaaaaaa]

Investopedia and the rba website itself are also quite good, although I would recommend Alex Symmonds Youtube channel

 

[synthesisFR]

I'll check them out now
Cheers guys!!