should i drop mathematics? (1 Viewer)

[squiggles]

hey just wondering if anyone had any advice as to whether i should drop 2U Adv maths. im not going too well in it (circa 50-60%, yr 12)and i have 13 units so i really want more time; is it too late to drop to general? or should i drop it completely? Or... should i keep it but not waste time studying it?? i was thinking of doing pschology at uni.
so far i have:
1u re
ancient
bio
ext english 1
ext english 2
visual arts

Any advice?
Thanks!!

 

[tommykins]

afaik psychology has statistics in uni so general math will aid you there abit.

 

[ssglain]

tommykins is right that studying psychology at uni will involve some study of statistics. However, usually several different levels of maths subjects will be on offer (e.g. life science, normal, advanced at USYD) and there will be one which doesn't have any assumed knowledge from HSC maths. So there is absolutely no point in keeping maths if you are not planning to put effort into your study.

You're saying that you really want more time to focus on your other subjects. If you aren't planning to get help for maths and work hard in the subject, then the best option, in my opinion, is to drop it so you can pay more attention to your other subjects, do well in those and make the cut-off for psychology.

 

[lou071]

hey just wondering if anyone had any advice as to whether i should drop 2U Adv maths. im not going too well in it (circa 50-60%, yr 12)and i have 13 units so i really want more time; is it too late to drop to general? or should i drop it completely? Or... should i keep it but not waste time studying it?? i was thinking of doing pschology at uni.
so far i have:
1u re
ancient
bio
ext english 1
ext english 2
visual arts

Any advice?
Thanks!!

i am not too sure about this, but to do psychology, isn't assumed knowledge 2 unit maths? even if it is not, i wouldn't recommend to drop maths.

 

[Rainie]

I dropped Maths ever since Year 11 (despite all the negative comments I recieved). I never had an interest in it and always failed my exams although I tried to study and do my homework.

If you have an interest in it and doesn't take up too much of your time studying for other subjects, keep it and drop something else.

Alternatively, you can follow what tommykins said, drop and do General Mathematics and see how that goes.

Regarding your aspiring psychology degree at uni, that's what bridging courses are for. I even doubt you need assumed knowledge for any of the uni courses.

Good Luck.

 

[shaon0]

hey just wondering if anyone had any advice as to whether i should drop 2U Adv maths. im not going too well in it (circa 50-60%, yr 12)and i have 13 units so i really want more time; is it too late to drop to general? or should i drop it completely? Or... should i keep it but not waste time studying it?? i was thinking of doing pschology at uni.
so far i have:
1u re
ancient
bio
ext english 1
ext english 2
visual arts

Any advice?
Thanks!!

yeah go ahead.

 

[annabackwards]

I'd drop it.

 

[roar84eighty]

Same

 

[wixxy2348]

Chances are you'll have to do a bridging course though... (on advice of my school's career advisor. I wanted to do psych but wanted to do general)

Also, I dropped to general at the end of prelim

 

[ekoolish]

If you suck at maths and don't need it for uni then drop it [as long as it isn't one of your best ]

 

[vds700]

I did general and failed most of my exams but still made it into Psych LOL, bridging courses aren't compulsory and they dont even help much, they teach you everything you need to know in the course, the maths isnt even difficult and amounts to a tiny percentage of your degree, I mean this is coming from someone who does Psych and failed most of my maths exams at school.

^^^

wouldn't be a bad move at all to drop maths, 11 units is plenty for the hsc, and judging by your subjects, you're more of a humanities person anyway

 

[mikballs]

I am faced with the same problem.
I plan on dropping to General Maths because I'd probably end up going a lot better at that, and there's less stress, and more time to study your other subjects

 

[lou071]

I am faced with the same problem.
I plan on dropping to General Maths because I'd probably end up going a lot better at that, and there's less stress, and more time to study your other subjects

but 2 unit maths scales so much better than general maths.

 

[SamQ]

but 2 unit maths scales so much better than general maths.

No it doesn't if you don't go well in it.

 

[lou071]

No it doesn't if you don't go well in it.

yes true. but if you drop to general maths, are you confident you can get really high mark so it doesn't scale you down?

 

[jet]

I would drop. No point doing it and not studying for it. If you really wanted to keep it or something, maybe drop 4 unit if you find it trying/too much work. I dropped it for the second reason.In the end its up to you. There is always tutor/bridging courses before uni or you can just deal with it as you get to it.
In the end its up to you, and you need to decide what you think is best.

 

[grundo]

make a decision squiggles!
i say, drop the frustrating subject altogether

 

[mikael.cfc]

ask if u can drop to general
workk hardd and try and at least get a band 6 in general better than a 2 or low 4 in mathamatics

 

[LordPc]

Keep it, General maths isnt even real maths in Uni. Any courses that require HSC mathematics as assumed knowledge also state that general maths isnt good enough. So in truth, doing general maths would be more of a waste of time that doing 2u maths

 

[squiggles]

thanks everybody! for your much needed advice!