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[shell.q]

i dont know if there is a thread on this or not
what are your opinions on this? i am doing it as of tomoz
if you do it wat is your reasons for this?

 

[Gunner4lyfe]

just googled it...
Seems Interesting

 

[possessionless]

hmmmm i dunno. i wouldnt want to do it. sure, i mean you got extra time to study & all but i wouldnt want to graduate with a year that wasnt my year :|

 

[ajdlinux]

If you can put up with the social issues regarding being with the year below yours, then I suppose by all means go for it.

(I'm a pathways student but that's because I'm accelerated, not that I'm doing it slower. Although as far as acceleration goes, I'm doing fine.)

 

[Aquawhite]

I guess I am officially doing a kind of pathways . Acceleration is classed under it ^_^

 

[johony]

most of the people i know do pathways because they have commitments to other things which hinder their ability to perform in the HSC, usually sports related.

if it's an academic reason, then it might not be the best choice; there are many alternative ways to get into the course you want at whatever uni. what course do you want to get into?

 

[shell.q]

the course i am wishing to do at uni is social work or the criminioligy at uni nsw....i am doing it cue to health reasons. i have been in hospital over the hols and when i came back the teachers suggested it
i mean it doesnt bother me being in the yr younger, simply becuase i am to myself, i am here to get good marks not socialise.
like i weighed up all my options for the educational access sceem and all it seemed the best.

 

[clo-ree]

I was going to do pathways after the school counsellor suggested I would benifit from studying less as I too have health issues which have affected my academic preformance but I weighed up my options and decided to get the hsc over and done with this year.
As a twin my sister was an influence on my decision to do the hsc this year. I hope I made the right choice to do the hsc this year.

Goodluck.

 

[sj1990]

There are a lot of students in my original year 12 year (2008) at my school who are doing pathways. I'm also doing pathways, although I don't consider it as such. I left during my first HSC year (08) and took 7 months off due to health reasons, term four last year I returned to the same school to complete all 5 subjects in the one year.

Everyone from my original year fit in great with our year twelve now. We were all really accepted right from the start - it does get frustrating at times being 19 around a bunch of younger kids, some of which are only just turning 17 and there are definitely times when the age gap feels huge, but the social side really isn't that big a deal. Yes, its hard being seperated from your friends, especially when they are off having adventures overseas or at uni, but you see them outside of school. If anything, my social life has grown substantially - I have double the amount of friends I use to have.

Ultimately though, its a personal choice. Because I'm doing all 5 subjects this year, and I'm constantly busy, I guess I don't notice the gap that much. But my friend who only has 2 subjects this year, does at times. Make sure you have a good parttime job during the second year of your pathways.

 

[hungwell1337]

no1 will respect ur intelligence if u do pathways

 

[sj1990]

That's complete crap - a completely bigoted view if I've ever seen one.

Being an older student while completing the hsc is an advantage not a hindrance, particularly if you do humanities subjects like myself. By being older I have more personal experience, and a greater sense of self - it especially helps in Advanced English where a personal response is not only encouraged but commended. My Gwen Harwood readings are all the more richer from my time off school.

It really is a narrow-minded view when one bases one's intelligence on a number they receive on top of an exam paper.

Reality check: the hsc is a small stepping stone to where you want to get to later in life. Do you really think someone's going to think less of your intelligence in 50 years time because you completed the HSC through pathways? I think not.

 

[hungwell1337]

but taking 2 years to do what other more capable people can do in 1 year suggests you are intellectually inferior to them, unless u have more important things than school to commit yourself to, its acceptable

 

[jess.ford]

the course i am wishing to do at uni is social work or the criminioligy at uni nsw....i am doing it cue to health reasons. i have been in hospital over the hols and when i came back the teachers suggested it
i mean it doesnt bother me being in the yr younger, simply becuase i am to myself, i am here to get good marks not socialise.
like i weighed up all my options for the educational access sceem and all it seemed the best.

This is the same as me I did it for health reasons and it has made a huge difference. I'm lucky coz I study by distance education so I don't have 2 deal with being older than the other students but it still feels odd that my friends r bout 2 graduate and I still have another yr but its only 1 extra yr

 

[sj1990]

but taking 2 years to do what other more capable people can do in 1 year suggests you are intellectually inferior to them, unless u have more important things than school to commit yourself to, its acceptable

So, if you are in a situation completely out of your control (ie. you're seriously ill, be it a life-threatening disease, or a mental illness) you are intellectually inferior to other students in your year? Despite the fact that you may be one of the top ranking students at your school, that is completely disregarded because it takes you twice as long to complete the hsc? I'm sorry, but are you even thinking before you write your replies?

If you chose to do pathways because you can't be bothered to work solidly on 10 or 12 units for a year, then yes, I agree that maybe you will lose some people's respect, but that doesn't mean you're intellectually inferior. It just means you're lazy.

I'm sorry I just can't even comprehend how what you said even makes sense. I didn't realise that intelligence was relative, and I didn't realise that all HSC experiences were relative too.

Here's food for thought. A person gains a UAI of 75 after completing the hsc in one year. A second, doing pathways, gains a UAI of 85. Which one's "intellectually inferior" (as you call it) now?

 

[16021991]

This is the same as me I did it for health reasons and it has made a huge difference. I'm lucky coz I study by distance education so I don't have 2 deal with being older than the other students but it still feels odd that my friends r bout 2 graduate and I still have another yr but its only 1 extra yr

I'm doing the same - I missed a lot of school due to health reasons in my year 12 (2008), so I finished off 2 of my 5 subjects (after dropping from 6) in 2008 and now I'm doing the other 3 this year via distance education.

Its pretty hard watching your friends go off to uni without you but if it means you get the same chance as everyone else, pathways is great. It's not fair to be expected to achieve what you would if you were healthy. Obviously missing 2 weeks due to a cold is nowhere near good enough. But for those with serious reasons, there is no shame in it

Good luck fellow 2008/2009ers!

 

[Jaylee42003]

I'm starting pathways as of next term.

The decision seemed right after I spent 2 weeks in hospital being treated for severe depression, and am now starting an intensive one-year out-patient DBT program for my BPD. Hence, why I am completing pathways. I feel that this is a good decision.