Interesting you should bring this up ash cos I've been thinking a lot about school recently..

(some of this is completely melbourne-based info only so sorry to the sydney guys... and sorry about the LONG post but I want some feedback from melbourne ppl so...yeah....pls bare with me if you're a Melbournian)

I'm currently doing yr.12/11 at a private school in melb.

I'm Not doing VCE (hsc equivalent) I'm doing IB: International Baccalaureate, which is only available at a few schools in melb; Carey, MLC, and I dunno where else.....but I kinda screwed around a bit last year and the school fucked me over...

My results for yr.11 subjects are as follows.
NB. It's 80% based on your end of yr.12 exams. The marking is out of 7 and a 7 is like an A+ ... IE. 7 > 85%, 75%<6<85% ...Etc.


English Exam (it's like vce/hsc English Literature, all essay writing/novel analysis) = 6

French (Harder than vce french, NO ONE gets a 7) = 4

Chem = 3 (heheheh I hated chem, cos it was sooo boring, again slightly harder than vce chem)

Psych = 5 (very diff. to vce psych, it's like 2nd yr uni psych ((my teacher was a melb uni lecturer, it's all essay writing, no multiple choice or short answers)

Maths Methods = 5 (The standard is between Vce methods and higher maths)

Theatre Studies = 6

Now, that converts to like a 92 on vce (if it was my final year)
BUT because I smoke (B&H, NOT weed), I have eyebrow and tongue piercings, and I missed a couple of classes and a couple of assignments (not course required work mind you, I did all the IB required stuff, just didn't do certain bit of teacher assigned homework/essays whatever) the SCHOOL decided for ME that I was unable to do all year 12 subjects this year, they said I didn't do well enough in english cos I didn't do 2 essays (out of like 16 during the year or whatever) I had to do half yr 11 half yr 12 this year.

I was in the top 30% for yr 11 english, tell me how the fuck that made me unfit for yr 12 english argggh!!!

SOOOOOoooooo

this year I've been doing

English yr.11 (bah) I'm getting 5's again

French yr.12 (Le vce est plus, plus facile que l'IB) I'm getting 6's!!

Maths Studies yr.12 (which is in between Vce methods and the one just below it) I'm getting 5's

Theatre Studies yr.11 (dun know why I'm goin 11 again, I blame the school) I'm getting 6's

I dropped Chem for yr.11 Biology, and I'm getting 6/7's in Bio.

and they changed the fucking psych course so I had to do that as yr.11 as well I'm getting 6's

Soooo this is like equivalent to 95 on vce maybe (IB has VERY generous conversion rates to your Ter) but it's a LOT more work...

And we also have to do on the side (Compulsory to get the diploma) 50 hours of Sport (or "Action") 50 hours of "Creative" (IE. Art, Drama, but it can't be a subject, has to be co-curricular) and 50 hours of service which is like unpaid voluntary work anywhere (can be school or local coucil, charity, whatever).
Also there's an extended essay which is a 4000-5000 word essay in a subject of your choice (you get like 6 months to do it in your own time) AND an extra subject called TOK (Theory of Knowledge) which is basically a short Philosphy course. And 3 tok essays. And that's alongside your class work....

The main difference is there's a lot of OUT of class work which isn't dependent on your score, but the teachers believe it's neccessary.

And I'm not inclined to a lot of out of school work, study Fine, essays No.

Basically the school's gone agro at me again cos of uniform (piercing) and missing some classes (the IB doesn't have an attendance requirement like vce/hsc) ...And I can't handle all the Assemblies, House Meetings (homeroom, roll call, whatever you school calls/called it), Uniform, No Smoking, Not being allowed to leave at lunch, too many things.

And I don't think I could handle ANOTHER year at Carey sooo

I'm Moving To Swinburne To Do Year 12 VCE (IB yr.11 can be converted to Units 1&2)

OMFG!!!

I need your input on this if possible ..

I'm gonna do Units 3&4 (YR.12 for hsc ppl)

English Literature
Psychology
Biology
French

Basically the difference is a school where I can drive there (I'll have my P's), I'll have no more than 4 hrs a day (they have 2 hour classes), I'll be able to smoke, I'll be able to get a coffee/lunch at glenferrie when I don't have classes, I'll be able to wear casual clothes, I get every wednesday off....Basically I won't be stressed out of my head getting chased down by employed teachers who's only job is to hound students..in other words LESS STRESSED

Do you think it's a good idea, I've almost decided to change, but either way there's No way I could do another year at Carey, and If I do go to swinburne I'm definately going to work, I AM NOT A DERO!!!!

Also I'm going to try and work at the same time to get some money, either casual work or be a "gay party" dj , it's only money guys...

Need feedback, should I switch to swinburne...

Sorry about the rant and rave, I'm not bitter, it's just that I should be finished this year

And the shame is that if I applied myself I could get over 90 very easily, but I just Can Not handle my school anymore (Swinburne is more like a uni environment)..

Sorry about the length, you're probably all
I just feel strongly about this stuff...

And I do know it's not the most important thing in the world, I'd prefer to just leave school now and work...BUT society says I need a piece of paper for uni, which I then will never use for the rest of my life Go Figure

Please give me feedback, PM me even if u want...

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Last edited by Hybrid Junkie on Sep-15-2002 at 14:55

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Originally posted by Hybrid Junkie Interesting you should bring this up ash cos I've been thinking a lot about school recently.. (some of this is completely melbourne-based info only so sorry to the sydney guys... and sorry about the LONG post but I want some feedback from melbourne ppl so...yeah....pls bare with me if you're a Melbournian) I'm currently doing yr.12/11 at a private school in melb...........

ummmmm....yeah

That sounds totally shit Hybrid Junkie, im glad when i went to school it was put your time in, and no more. I couldnt handle all that extra curricular stuff.

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Originally posted by thewarpbrothers isn't murdoch the best when it comes to medical degrees right???

nah, UWA is the only uni in WA that does Medicine, Murdoch is the only one that does Vet Science...

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Originally posted by dr me actually i'm almost finished my med degree.

they should make "handwriting" a compulsory unit in medicine...

sheesh you docs make it hard to read scripts



i did:

year 11
physics
chemistry
geography
into calc
english lit
phys ed studies

year 12
physics
chemistry
geography
applicable maths
english lit
history


hybid junkie... your post made my eyes hurt
sorry i cant add any useful info.. but it sounds like you've made your mind up already, so yea... but beware... sometimes its good to have the teachers on your back... its hard to always find the motivation to work when u dont think its necessary.

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Originally posted by ascension they should make "handwriting" a compulsory unit in medicine...

No, no, no. We don't do handwriting units, we do handwriting degradation units. That way when the medical lawyers go through our patient's files we can say make up what the little squiggles mean.

Don't worry, it'll be all (if not already is) on computers within a couple of years, which will mean our handwriting will degenerate even more!

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Software Design & development
Information Processes & Technology
Information Technology (VET course)
Advanced English
Advanced Maths
Chemistry
Religious Catholic Studies (compulsory but didnt count to UAI)


im sooo glad im done with skool, but uni sux ass too, i think i might join the army and become a sniper

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Originally posted by DJ_Ballistic Religious Catholic Studies (compulsory but didnt count to UAI)

hahahaa.........what school did u go to that made you do that???

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Originally posted by :CrasHeR-kiD: For Year 12 my subjects are as follows: 4U English 2U Business Studies 2U Legal Studies 2U Economics 2U Visual Art

4U english?? r u a super-human or something??

i remember i had to do E.S.L in yr 11 coz the teacher thought our group didn't know shit :P

btw. this is wot i did in yr 12:
4U Math
2U Economics
2U General English
3U Visual Art

cheers

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Originally posted by Itchy hahahaa.........what school did u go to that made you do that???

Marist College in Eastwood.........probably the stupidest school in the entire archdiocese, my software teacher was constantly asking me how todo stuff in PASCAL, its pascal ffs, it aint rocket science, she got all the stupid gates wrong, the only good teacher i had was my maths teacher, he knew what he was talkin about, and unlike all my other subjects, was qualified to tech yr 11-12 maths

as for Religious catholic studies, it was the biggest load of crap ever, but it didnt count, and was an excellent time to catch up on the sleep i missed, tryin to work out all my skoolwork, cause my teachers didnt understand it

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Originally posted by DJ Dowlz No, no, no. We don't do handwriting units, we do handwriting degradation units. That way when the medical lawyers go through our patient's files we can say make up what the little squiggles mean. Don't worry, it'll be all (if not already is) on computers within a couple of years, which will mean our handwriting will degenerate even more!

and when those computer systems go down.... uh oh

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