Subject selection (1 Viewer)

[Nami__800]

In my school , for subject selection you do an exam and based on your performance in that exam you get subject offers. Not to my surprise, I got the worst possible offers and most probably will end up doing Bio, Legal, Business, Adv/ext eng and Standard math. Initially I wanted to study engineering or medicine but I think thats near impossible. Is there anyone who has been in a similar situation, If so were you able to survive in a good degree without core subjects? ALSO what the hell can I do if everything has an assumed knowledge of Physics, chem or math ext/adv??

 

[shoulfer]

you cannot do engineering with standard math you have to have a proper chat with the school and tell them that you want to do engineering at uni and to let you have a go in advanced math, not doing physics is more forgivable than not doing adv or preferably extension 1 math. also to do medicine you realistically have to be in the top 15% if you to a top 50 school.

 

[ManifestationIsKey]

you cannot do engineering with standard math you have to have a proper chat with the school and tell them that you want to do engineering at uni and to let you have a go in advanced math, not doing physics is more forgivable than not doing adv or preferably extension 1 math. also to do medicine you realistically have to be in the top 15% if you to a top 50 school.

You have to do a bridging course after Year 12 for advanced to understand the basis of calculus and for engineering they take you into MX2 fundamentals so it would be beneficial doing extension since it is assumed knowledge, but you should atleast ask for doing advanced so you don't have to do the bridging course if you want to do engineering.

 

[Nami__800]

You have to do a bridging course after Year 12 for advanced to understand the basis of calculus and for engineering they take you into MX2 fundamentals so it would be beneficial doing extension since it is assumed knowledge, but you should atleast ask for doing advanced so you don't have to do the bridging course if you want to do engineering.

Where do they offer bridging courses for adv math?

 

[ManifestationIsKey]

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for mathematics

Learn more about the Introduction to Calculus Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) which gives students a second chance to meet the mathematics prerequisites.

www.sydney.edu.au

 

[Nami__800]

This is only if Im doing engineering at usyd right?

 

[ManifestationIsKey]

Yh, im pretty sure MOOC is for usyd only and other uni's offer bridging courses, but not exactly sure, so best to search it up Also I am not sure whether bridging courses start from the basics, but MOOC does.

 

[shoulfer]

This is only if Im doing engineering at usyd right?

every uni offers bridging course but you will be at a major disadvantage regardless during uni if you do standard. even just doing adv or x1 can be a disadvantage, you don't want to be playing catch up your whole uni degree and be left with bad grades and bad job prospects.

 

[Nami__800]

every uni offers bridging course but you will be at a major disadvantage regardless during uni if you do standard. even just doing adv or x1 can be a disadvantage, you don't want to be playing catch up your whole uni degree and be left with bad grades and bad job prospects.

Wait are bridging courses WHILE you're doing your degree?

 

[ManifestationIsKey]

No beforehand im pretty sure

 

[shoulfer]

Wait are bridging courses WHILE you're doing your degree?

no during the holidays between HSC and uni

 

[lyingsalsa]

every uni offers bridging course but you will be at a major disadvantage regardless during uni if you do standard. even just doing adv or x1 can be a disadvantage, you don't want to be playing catch up your whole uni degree and be left with bad grades and bad job prospects.

ex1 you should be fine but adv is pushing it and standard maths ur basically cooked

 

[Hehehe22]

Your school seems so strict! A lot of schools let you choose completely so surely you can negotiate with them? Your priority would be getting into adv maths and maybe even chem, if you want to do med.

 

[Nami__800]

Your school seems so strict! A lot of schools let you choose completely so surely you can negotiate with them? Your priority would be getting into adv maths and maybe even chem, if you want to do med.

Yeppp its a private school so I can't really do anything other than beg and do good in my finals.

 

[Hehehe22]

Yeppp its a private school so I can't really do anything other than beg and do good in my finals.

Ahh I see. If you want to increase your maths marks for the final exams, doing more exercises and past papers might be a good idea. I'm sure you know that, though.