English is a fucking bitch, dont u put ideas into fawuns head now.
Out of interest, for what reason do you think she shouldn't do standard?
The aligning is terrible. /schooltalk
Well with a trade-off in difficulty. The system is designed so that an equal amount of effort in any two units (for which you are equally talented) should get you roughly equal results. I just say this because it often makes sense to do an easier version of a subject if you don't enjoy it (and in my opinion too many people bombard students with facts about scaling which are simply not as important as properly learning the subjects you ARE doing.)
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The thing with standard is that it isnt that much easier than advanced. If you compare it side by side, the essay questions are of a similar difficulty, added to the fact that 40% of the exam is common to both subjects. The only real difference in difficulty is the texts. When you balance this in light of the massive mark disadvantage of standard, it's way more worthwhile to continue with advanced I think.Well with a trade-off in difficulty. The system is designed so that an equal amount of effort in any two units (for which you are equally talented) should get you roughly equal results. I just say this because it often makes sense to do an easier version of a subject if you don't enjoy it (and in my opinion too many people bombard students with facts about scaling which are simply not as important as properly learning the subjects you ARE doing.)
I just post this here as you responded here, feel free to move my comment elsewhere and reply if you have something more to say
Well, if you're capable/good at it but you don't really enjoy it... you're still gonna be likely to choose it.Well with a trade-off in difficulty. The system is designed so that an equal amount of effort in any two units (for which you are equally talented) should get you roughly equal results. I just say this because it often makes sense to do an easier version of a subject if you don't enjoy it (and in my opinion too many people bombard students with facts about scaling which are simply not as important as properly learning the subjects you ARE doing.)
I just post this here as you responded here, feel free to move my comment elsewhere and reply if you have something more to say
Lol, troll harder.
Beg to differ. I was told I was more than capable of doing adv but I chose standard as I simply didn't enjoy english and it required far less effort to prepare for. I couldn't have gotten a much better mark with advanced, and I would have had to work a lot harder to get the same mark imo. I regret nothing.
Well, thats precisely what I'm objecting to...I wish this wasn't the case for most people.
Depends on the person.
The thing is I don't think this is really a valid argument unless you are aiming for things like the mid 99s for your university course (or for personal reasons). Std makes it near impossible to hit B6 but everything else is achievable, and high 80s in every subject (and higher in the subjects you actually enjoy) earns you a uai adequate for most tertiary admissions.
That's a fair point, obviously if you arent aiming very high, then really it probably wouldnt matter too much.
I'm all for choosing what you like - Exactly why I chose Business Studies over Chemistry for senior years despite the scaling factor. (In fact, I regret dropping EE1 to pick up MX2 despite the higher scaling from MX2)
Yeah, also - many people don't have a firm idea of what they wanna do until well into Year 12, so it's best to keep Advanced if you're adequate at it since it keeps your options open.
Let's flip to the other side of the spectrum.
