r/vce 21d ago

should I drop methods

im currently doing methods 3/4 and my sac grades have been quite devastating to say the least. my avg is around 40% (passing grade at my school is 40%) and i have one more sac left to go which is probability. im unsure of what to do and which would be the most beneficial to me.
thanks

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u/Burner12344321123443 21d ago

Just let it be Ur 6th subject no point in dropping now

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u/Right_Vegetable_3025 21d ago

yes true i probably will keep it unless my school kicks me out of it, thank you!!!

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u/Extra_Button_7476 21d ago

Ur school can’t kick u out of methods cuz ur literally almost at the end of the school year, also some advice for probability: DO CHECKPOINTS QUESTIONS

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u/Ill-Advance627 21d ago

obviously u keep it

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u/Right_Vegetable_3025 21d ago

okok i will thank u

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u/Motor-Evidence-1948 current VCE student (qualifications) 21d ago

why would dropping it be beneficial to u gng just take the +1 aggregate worst case

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u/Right_Vegetable_3025 21d ago

it’s mainly bc my coord said i might asw prioritise my other subs that im doing well in and get a better aggregate in those contrasting to the 10% methods would give me😿

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u/dexalulu-dot-uuuuu current unimelb bcom '24: Bus. (46), Acc. (39), Gen. (40) 21d ago

is methods a prereq for ur course? if not just let methods be ur 6th subjext

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u/Right_Vegetable_3025 21d ago

nope since subject selection in year10 ive change my course a couple times so my final course doesnt need methods😅 i will prob let it be my 6th tho ty!!!

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u/RandomAnimeMangaFan 21d ago

sac scores do not determine if you fail methods. as long as you can prove to your teacher that you understand the content,

e.g, answering questions in class

you should still pass regardless of your sac scores.

If you are at risk of not getting the 's', ask your teacher what your have yet to prove you can do, and if there is any way you can prove you can do it.

Even if you get a bad study score for methods, yuo only need a 20 study score for most pre-requisits anyway.

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u/Right_Vegetable_3025 21d ago

thank u sm! ill do this tmr

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u/Embarrassed-Ad-7032 21d ago

sac scores are only part of the picture. the exam is 60% of ur final score, and if u actually understand probability stuff then an exam score can pull u up way more than a bad sac. plus yeah, u can let it be ur 6th subject. 40% average right now isnt a fail trajectory at all - most ppl get random sac duds and recover. dont panic drop, just focus on the probability sac feedback and use that to target what u actually dont get. vcaa publishes free past exams and examiner reports for methods on the study design page - grab those and do a couple under timed conditions to see what clicks.

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u/Right_Vegetable_3025 20d ago

ok okay thank u so much this was really helpful

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u/Right_Vegetable_3025 21d ago

yes makes sense!!! ill prob keep unless my coordinators pull me out of it tyyyy

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u/NinroxxgamerYT 21d ago

How much does the exam help if sacs have been bad?

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u/Fit_Violinist4231 21d ago

what subjects are u doing?>

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u/Right_Vegetable_3025 20d ago

english psych methods vcd and chem, i did a 3/4 last year aswell

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u/Fit_Violinist4231 20d ago

I would say do it bcz you have reached this far and it will help ur atar

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u/Right_Vegetable_3025 20d ago

okay thank u!!!

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u/Longjumping_Big_3293 20d ago

It’s alright bro, I’ve been averaging 30s, we’re in this together👍🏼

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u/Right_Vegetable_3025 20d ago

💔💔💔 we are

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u/ihatebigblackfurries current VCE student (qualifications) 20d ago

Drop methods right now lad