Hello guys,
So I have picked and almost finalised my vce subjects and I will be doing history revolutions unit 3/4, bus man 1/2, bio 1/2, chem 1/2, English 1/2 and math methods 1/2. So I am scared
WHAT IF I DON'T DO WELL IN REVOLUTIONS? I JUST CHECKED SCALING AND IF YOU GET AVERAGE/LOW MARKS the scaling smacks you around a lot. Will an atar of 90+ be possible with those subjects?
Will my subjects be manageable in terms of workload and content?
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I did Revolutions as a 3/4 in year 11 back when I did VCE. Having it as your only year 12 subject will mean you can focus on it a lot more (although still not neglecting your other subjects) and in my opinion it means you have the chance to enjoy the content more. I actually found it to be a really interesting subject and it never really felt like I had to do "work" for it because I liked it! Re: scaling - honestly it doesn't scale that much, and once you hit the 40s your score won't scale much. Worry less about the numbers and scaling and more about focusing on the subject during the year, because that's what will get you the marks (and thus scores) that you want.
Aside from this, year 11 is a bit of a warm up year for year 12. Use it as a chance to try out different study techniques to see what works for you! Also use it as a way of learning how to overcome results that might not be ideal. If you don't do as well on a test as you wanted to, learn how to use it as motivation to maybe change your study habits or do something different for the next time.
I'd recommend having a chat to some of your teachers about your concerns for next year as well - I'm sure they'll have some helpful advice!