Class of 2025 (2025 HSC CHAT) (18 Viewers)

[Study to success]

and also this is the second talk they've had cause they had one end of last term too but with the regular teachers but now it's with the head of the math department and she said that there's some people in adv that she thinks should drop and I swear she did cause she thinks more people need to drop

 

[qweeosh]

but they were like scaling doesn't even matter that much cause if ur doing "bad" then ur better off doing better in std and getting a better atar that way

I think theres an extent to what bad really is, like if you're failing then I get it but 60+? I feel like theres the possibility of improvement so why drop?

 

[killer queen]

this might sound a little harsh but i really hate when teacher say stuff like that, it becomes so discouraging
i have a teacher who says this sorta stuff and it sucked so much in yr12

I totally agree, I think advanced and standard math are different enough that there's no guarantee that someone will do better in standard (I know I'd probably do worse in standard than advanced due to the nature of the content) - and also, the teacher should be supporting the student! maybe every school has different difficulties of exams, but at my school only if someone was getting below 45% honestly would I recommend dropping

on the other hand, I do know people who dropped to standard and greatly appreciated the drop in workload and some went on to top the course, so maybe @Study to success would prefer that. but don't drop just because the teachers are telling you to

 

[Study to success]

I think theres an extent to what bad really is, like if you're failing then I get it but 60+? I feel like theres the possibility of improvement so why drop?

I'm hoping I do better on this next task cause this term I have a better teacher. But I feel like once my old teacher comes back next term I'll start flopping again

 

[qweeosh]

I totally agree, I think advanced and standard math are different enough that there's no guarantee that someone will do better in standard (I know I'd probably do worse in standard than advanced due to the nature of the content) - and also, the teacher should be supporting the student! maybe every school has different difficulties of exams, but at my school only if someone was getting below 45% honestly would I recommend dropping

on the other hand, I do know people who dropped to standard and greatly appreciated the drop in workload and some went on to top the course, so maybe @Study to success would prefer that. but don't drop just because the teachers are telling you to

I agree, everything should really be up to you (@Study to success). Do you want to drop? Or are you considering this simply because the teacher brought it up?

 

[Study to success]

I agree, everything should really be up to you (@Study to success). Do you want to drop? Or are you considering this simply because the teacher brought it up?

well I was wanting to drop for a bit but then I decided I wouldn't but now I'm reconsidering again. Cause I just want to do whatever will be the best for me but I'm not quite sure what's best for me. Also idk why my school is being so harsh like why are they doing this and what are their motives

 

[erin_4school]

depends. i did end up dropping so i could focus more on my humanities cause i had alot + 2 mw's and it was so good bcs i had the knowledge from adv and only really had to learn networks and then i barely had to study so it def gave me more time. Plus, my teacher had no clue what she was teaching in adv which made it annoying. either way i think you'll be fine bcs i was getting what u are now in adv (which will scale up alot+ extra selection rank points if u wanna do a math based uni subject) then 98% in standard

 

[Study to success]

depends. i did end up dropping so i could focus more on my humanities cause i had alot + 2 mw's and it was so good bcs i had the knowledge from adv and only really had to learn networks and then i barely had to study so it def gave me more time. Plus, my teacher had no clue what she was teaching in adv which made it annoying. either way i think you'll be fine bcs i was getting what u are now in adv (which will scale up alot+ extra selection rank points if u wanna do a math based uni subject) then 98% in standard

yeah my teacher also mentioned if ur doing major works or essay based subjects u should consider whether math is sucking up ur time.

 

[erin_4school]

yeah my teacher also mentioned if ur doing major works or essay based subjects u should consider whether math is sucking up ur time.

but that being said ik a lot of ppl who di mw's and essay based subjects and they were doing rlly well in adv so it rlly depends how you feel

 

[qweeosh]

well I was wanting to drop for a bit but then I decided I wouldn't but now I'm reconsidering again. Cause I just want to do whatever will be the best for me but I'm not quite sure what's best for me. Also idk why my school is being so harsh like why are they doing this and what are their motives

Probs to get as much b6 as possible or maybe to improve marks to students ratio.

yeah my teacher also mentioned if ur doing major works or essay based subjects u should consider whether math is sucking up ur time.

I kinda get the logic of that but I feel one could totally balance it with good scheduling but then again it depends in the person. One of my friends completely dropped maths (she was in adv) to concentrate on her three major works but only time will tell whether that was worth it.

 

[Study to success]

Probs to get as much b6 as possible or maybe to improve marks to students ratio.

I kinda get the logic of that but I feel one could totally balance it with good scheduling but then again it depends in the person. One of my friend completely dropped maths (she was in adv) to concentrate on her three major works but only time will tell whether that was worth it.

yeah the thing is I don't have time cause they were like u need to make this decision soon and don't wait to drop cause they have evidence that the sooner u drop the better u do.

 

[Study to success]

but maybe I'm just overthinking this but at least with dropping bio I had this gut feeling that I should drop whereas for math I'm not feeling any conviction. But idk if I should rely on that cause like maybe I'm just tired or stubborn to believe that I should actually drop. But lowkey is it better to get a b6 in std without too much study or have to work ur ass off and possibly sacrifice ur other subjects to get a b5 in adv

Should I write an email to the head teacher?

 

[qweeosh]

yeah the thing is I don't have time cause they were like u need to make this decision soon and don't wait to drop cause they have evidence that the sooner u drop the better u do.

Have you talked to your career counselor?

 

[t234]

but maybe I'm just overthinking this but at least with dropping bio I had this gut feeling that I should drop whereas for math I'm not feeling any conviction. But idk if I should rely on that cause like maybe I'm just tired or stubborn to believe that I should actually drop. But lowkey is it better to get a b6 in std without too much study or have to work ur ass off and possibly sacrifice ur other subjects to get a b5 in adv

Should I write an email to the head teacher?

i reckon make a pros and cons table, talk to ppl from yr12 who did or not do the same thing at your school cause i’m assuming your teacher would have said this to them last year no? and think abt it for at least 1 week maybe even 2. it’s too soon to drop rn in my opinion if you don’t have the gut feeling rn

 

[Study to success]

Have you talked to your career counselor?

no. But also my career counsellor is a math teacher sooo she might be kinda bias

 

[qweeosh]

but maybe I'm just overthinking this but at least with dropping bio I had this gut feeling that I should drop whereas for math I'm not feeling any conviction. But idk if I should rely on that cause like maybe I'm just tired or stubborn to believe that I should actually drop. But lowkey is it better to get a b6 in std without too much study or have to work ur ass off and possibly sacrifice ur other subjects to get a b5 in adv

Should I write an email to the head teacher?

I don't think it's actually that easy to get a b6 in std ngl and I would trust that gut feeling actually because it goes to show that you don't want to drop so if you don't want to drop then why drop?

 

[Study to success]

i reckon make a pros and cons table, talk to ppl from yr12 who did or not do the same thing at your school cause i’m assuming your teacher would have said this to them last year no? and think abt it for at least 1 week maybe even 2. it’s too soon to drop rn in my opinion if you don’t have the gut feeling rn

yeah I def won't be dropping soon but lots of people I've talked to were glad they dropped

 

[Study to success]

I don't think it's actually that easy to get a b6 in std ngl and I would trust that gut feeling actually because it goes to show that you don't want to drop so if you don't want to drop then why drop?

ik but part of me kinda wants to drop. But I'll just wait and see. Cause even with bio I didn't have that gut feeling to drop until I got prelims back and that's when I felt like I really wanted to drop. I might just wait for a bit

 

[qweeosh]

no. But also my career counsellor is a math teacher sooo she might be kinda bias

maybe still go talk to her but not consider her opinion as a make or break one?

 

[Hehehe22]

I'M FREE!!!! Can't believe it (I won't abandon BoS just yet though )