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Shouls I continue economics for HSC? (1 Viewer)

ILOVESCHOOL1234

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Hello I have completed prelim this year with the following subejcts:
* Biology
*Drama
*Economics
*English adv
*English ext 1
*Math adv
*Math ext 1

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In the half yearlies I scored and 80% and above for English advanced (80%)and english ext 1(80%), biology(83%) and drama(80%).
I also scored 75% and below for Economics (75%), Math adv (48%) and math ext 1 (50%).

In the yearly exams I have so far , recieved the results for math advanced (49%), economics (50%), biology (73%) and math ext 1 (37%).

Judging from this my main concerns are math adv and economics. I have already decided to drop ext 1 math for year 12 but i am struggling whether to either, focus on economics or math more, or keep both of them and take up english ext 2.

I really love economics but I did not study as well for it compared to the half yearly. In the exam the biggest let down was multiple choice which I scored a 50%, the first part of the short answer question in which I did not fully remeber factors of supply and the extended response where I started off well but I used more statistical data and did not explain the question properly. I was told that these issues are very minor and can be fixed as I know the stuff but I need to remeber more and practise more

For advanced math, I studied hard but did not fully understand how to apply the concepts to the question. I was told that I need heaps of practise

I am struggling to choose for year 12 whether.......

*to drop economics and take up ext 2 english to focus on math more
* to just drop math ext 1 and try and focus on economics and math
*pick up ext 2 english , drop ext 1 math and see how it goes and if i am struggling I drop economics and math

Please help me and guide me in the right direction of what to do :)
 
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Mathew587

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Hello I have completed prelim this year with the following subejcts:
* Biology
*Drama
*Economics
*English adv
*English ext 1
*Math adv
*Math ext 1

-----------------------------------------------------------------
In the half yearlies I scored and 80% and above for English advanced (80%)and english ext 1(80%), biology(83%) and drama(80%).
I also scored 75% and below for Economics (75%), Math adv (48%) and math ext 1 (50%).

In the yearly exams I have so far , recieved the results for math advanced (49%), economics (50%), biology (73%) and math ext 1 (37%).

Judging from this my main concerns are math adv and economics. I have already decided to drop ext 1 math for year 12 but i am struggling whether to either, focus on economics or math more, or keep both of them and take up english ext 2.

I really love economics but I did not study as well for it compared to the half yearly. In the exam the biggest let down was multiple choice which I scored a 50%, the first part of the short answer question in which I did not fully remeber factors of supply and the extended response where I started off well but I used more statistical data and did not explain the question properly. I was told that these issues are very minor and can be fixed as I know the stuff but I need to remeber more and practise more

For advanced math, I studied hard but did not fully understand how to apply the concepts to the question. I was told that I need heaps of practise

I am struggling to choose for year 12 whether.......

*to drop economics and take up ext 2 english to focus on math more
* to just drop math ext 1 and try and focus on economics and math
*pick up ext 2 english , drop ext 1 math and see how it goes and if i am struggling I drop economics and math

Please help me and guide me in the right direction of what to do :)
What careers are you thinking of doing? Do they have anything to do with either eco or math?
 

ILOVESCHOOL1234

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What careers are you thinking of doing? Do they have anything to do with either eco or math?
I am leanning towards marketing and media which requires reccomended knowledge of math advanced. I am doing economics because a marketing and media degree requires knowledge of economics and I thought doing this usbject is a kickstart. Do I have a better chance at getting a higher ATAR by dropping economics and doing eng ext2, or just doing economics and math, or doing math and economics and eng ext 2?
 

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I am leanning towards marketing and media which requires reccomended knowledge of math advanced. I am doing economics because a marketing and media degree requires knowledge of economics and I thought doing this usbject is a kickstart. Do I have a better chance at getting a higher ATAR by dropping economics and doing eng ext2, or just doing economics and math, or doing math and economics and eng ext 2?
check ur pm :)
 

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Honestly, it would be okay for you to drop economics, but you did okay in it previously so I'd work on identifying where you went wrong rather than dropping.
 

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