Hi, I'm in year 10 now and I am doing business man unit 1/2. I want to be an architect so I have no clue what subject to choose.For sure im going to choose english,general math,vcd and i dont know what other 2 subjects to choose. None of them interests me. I was wondering what subjects would be useful for my career.
Hey justme0,
Welcome to ATAR Notes!
Great to have you here. How are you finding Year 10 at the moment?
Your post really spoke to me, because I was in practically the same position! I did Business Management 1/2 in Year 10, I wanted to be an architect, and I was struggling with subject selection. So, feels, hahaha.
My advice:
> Sounds like you're set on English, General Math (which becomes Further) and VCD. I recommend doing six 3/4 subjects in total, so that's potentially 3/6.
> Regarding career, I think VCD is going to be most useful, and you have that already. What subjects are offered at your school? I didn't end up pursuing architecture, but from what I know, Methods might be useful. So theoretically, that could be English, Further, VCD and Methods.
> Otherwise, I think just going with your gut for the other two is a good idea. Do you like humanities subjects? English subjects? Science subjects? In terms of career preparation/having a back-up plan (as above), I'd probably chuck in a science subject. So maybe one of Physics/Chem/Psych/Bio?
That leaves space for one more subject - considering you're doing Business Management 1/2 this year, I assume BusMan? That way, you could hypothetically do something like:
Year 11: Business Management 3/4
Year 12: English 3/4, Further Maths 3/4, Maths Methods 3/4, Visual Communication Design 3/4, [Science subject] 3/4
What do you think?
It's ultimately up to you, of course. It's difficult for anybody here to give specific advice without more knowledge of you and your circumstances - so take everything here with a grain of salt.
Do you have a careers counsellor at your school? If so, I highly recommend speaking with them about your subjects. Otherwise, teachers are usually pretty helpful!
Let us know how you go, and what you end up choosing.
Can't wait to see you around the forums!