General Advice - Secrets to VCE Success

[kyzoo]

I have 3 years for VCE, so those plans are my whole VCE course. So year 11 is my first year of VCE, 11+ second & 12 my last.

Are you able to do Spec Maths the year after doing Maths Methods?

I'm doing it.

[brightsky]

Just went and looked at the VCAA exams for the subjects I was interested in, ruled out Legal Studies, Business Management, German and Economics. Legal Studies and Business Management seem to be subjects where you rote learn the whole time, very boring. I was iffy about German but now I'm sure I'm not going to do it. Economics seems to have nothing much to do with maths, mostly alot of theory.

So my revised plan looks like this, (all are 1/2 unless stated otherwise):

Year 11:
Accounting      Maths Methods     Physics     Further Maths(3/4)     IT Apps(3/4)

Year 11+:
Spec Maths     English Language     Psychology     Maths Methods(3/4)     Physics(3/4)

Year 12:
English Language(3/40     Spec Maths(3/4)     Accounting(3/4)     Psychology(3/4)



Any thoughts appreciated

Seeing as you've still got 2 VCE-free years ahead of you, I advise you not to "rule out" subjects that hastily (i.e. just by looking at past papers). You're thoughts on it may change as you near Year 11.

Just a reminder (you may know this already), seeing as you are taking 3 Maths subjects, only 2 can count towards your Primary 4. That is, one maths subject would definitely be in your bottom 2. But otherwise, you're revised choices are looking great!

[the.watchman]

I have 3 years for VCE, so those plans are my whole VCE course. So year 11 is my first year of VCE, 11+ second & 12 my last.

Are you able to do Spec Maths the year after doing Maths Methods?

I'm doing it.

Aye aye! Same here

[jimmy7085]

Just went and looked at the VCAA exams for the subjects I was interested in, ruled out Legal Studies, Business Management, German and Economics. Legal Studies and Business Management seem to be subjects where you rote learn the whole time, very boring. I was iffy about German but now I'm sure I'm not going to do it. Economics seems to have nothing much to do with maths, mostly alot of theory.

So my revised plan looks like this, (all are 1/2 unless stated otherwise):

Year 11:
Accounting      Maths Methods     Physics     Further Maths(3/4)     IT Apps(3/4)

Year 11+:
Spec Maths     English Language     Psychology     Maths Methods(3/4)     Physics(3/4)

Year 12:
English Language(3/40     Spec Maths(3/4)     Accounting(3/4)     Psychology(3/4)



Any thoughts appreciated

Seeing as you've still got 2 VCE-free years ahead of you, I advise you not to "rule out" subjects that hastily (i.e. just by looking at past papers). You're thoughts on it may change as you near Year 11.

Just a reminder (you may know this already), seeing as you are taking 3 Maths subjects, only 2 can count towards your Primary 4. That is, one maths subject would definitely be in your bottom 2. But otherwise, you're revised choices are looking great!

Thanks, I knew only 2 maths could count. I'm doing Further Maths/IT Apps 3/4  in year 11 just so I can get used to doing Sacs/Exams. I don't expect them to be in my top 4 but hope for a decent score (37 scaled or more) just so I have the security of having 2 subjects done.

[m@tty]

Another thing to consider is doing a second English subject, this is because one has to be in your primary four.

[GerrySly]

I have 3 years for VCE, so those plans are my whole VCE course. So year 11 is my first year of VCE, 11+ second & 12 my last.

Are you able to do Spec Maths the year after doing Maths Methods?

Ah right, smart move. Does that mean you are doing year 11 in year 10 or adding an extra year after year 12?

Yeah you can do Spec maths the year after or the year during maths methods (unless you are a freak like Thor Taylor who did it the year before lol)

[brightsky]

I think it just means adding a year between Year 11 and Year 12. Like he does Year 10, then Year 11, then Year 11 again, and then Year 12 and graduate.

[GerrySly]

I think it just means adding a year between Year 11 and Year 12. Like he does Year 10, then Year 11, then Year 11 again, and then Year 12 and graduate.

So he does a year on yr 12? He graduates when he's 19 years old? Assuming he's 17 going on 18 in yr 12...

[jimmy7085]

Im in accelerated classes so I have year 8(start of school), 9, 10, 11(start of VCE), 11+ and 12 (end of VCE)

[brightsky]

I thought you were in year 9 now?? Me confused ><

[GerrySly]

Im in accelerated classes so I have year 8(start of school), 9, 10, 11(start of VCE), 11+ and 12 (end of VCE)

Wow that's cool, what school is that? MGS? Never heard of it before heh

[kyzoo]

Im in accelerated classes so I have year 8(start of school), 9, 10, 11(start of VCE), 11+ and 12 (end of VCE)

Wow that's cool, what school is that? MGS? Never heard of it before heh

0.o MGS only do VCE in Y11 and 12, there's not even 1/2 in Y10 unlike many other schools.

[brightsky]

Im in accelerated classes so I have year 8(start of school), 9, 10, 11(start of VCE), 11+ and 12 (end of VCE)

Wow that's cool, what school is that? MGS? Never heard of it before heh

0.o MGS only do VCE in Y11 and 12, there's not even 1/2 in Y10 unlike many other schools.

Can you do Chinese 1/2 though? I know that most Year 11 Methods students at MGS don't do 1/2, but skip directly from Year 10 to 3/4, but what about Chinese?

[stonecold]

Year 10 maths must be very good at MGS to allow so many students to skip 1/2 and do methods 3/4 in year 11.
I wish I got to do 3/4 methods last year.  would have taken a lot off the workload this year.

[kyzoo]

Can you do Chinese 1/2 though? I know that most Year 11 Methods students at MGS don't do 1/2, but skip directly from Year 10 to 3/4, but what about Chinese?

I recall a schoolmate saying that he did 1/2 in Y9 (or 10, I forgot), but nothing happens in 1/2. There's an advanced Chinese stream that starts in Y9 that goes on to do 3/4 in Y11, so I guess they do 1/2 beforehand.

Year 10 maths must be very good at MGS to allow so many students to skip 1/2 and do methods 3/4 in year 11.
I wish I got to do 3/4 methods last year.  would have taken a lot off the workload this year.

It's not that many, it's only one class - 15-20 students.

Also, is it really neccesary to do 1/2 in order to do well in 3/4? And is it actually so amazing to achieve a high score in 3/4 without doing 1/2? IMO they're flawed beliefs that require examination.