Dropping from Math Methods to General Maths

[Kazza_007]

Hi, so I've chosen methods and am currently doing Unit 2 and only just passing overall (I got a 5/15 for my unit 1 exam which was the class average). Should I drop methods after I do my unit 2 exam, my friends say I shouldn't because my ATAR will drop a lot, also most of my grade consists of methods/specialist kids, I don't really need Methods for my degrees other than biomedical sciences. Anyways I want to aim for an ATAR of 90+, and I think I will be able to perform really well in General Maths, do you think I can still achieve a 90 whilst in General Maths?

Thanks to anyone who see's this.   

[K.Smithy]

Hi, so I've chosen methods and am currently doing Unit 2 and only just passing overall (I got a 5/15 for my unit 1 exam which was the class average). Should I drop methods after I do my unit 2 exam, my friends say I shouldn't because my ATAR will drop a lot, also most of my grade consists of methods/specialist kids, I don't really need Methods for my degrees other than biomedical sciences. Anyways I want to aim for an ATAR of 90+, and I think I will be able to perform really well in General Maths, do you think I can still achieve a 90 whilst in General Maths?

Thanks to anyone who see's this.

You can get above 90 with any assortment of subjects. There was a girl at my school who took general maths instead of methods or specialist and she got a 96. If you don't need methods for any of your university preferences, then I wouldn't recommend taking on that added pressure (and even if you do need it, there are always bridging courses and plenty of ways to get where you want to be ). If you are currently in the middle of unit 2 then I would wait until after the exam, that way you don't have to frantically try to catch up on the missed general maths content. Though, ultimately, I'd have a talk with your teachers and see what they recommend.