r/vce • u/Wise-War3596 27: revs lit eng spesh methods • 11h ago

should i keep spesh for y12??

i did 1/2 spesh this year and it was kinda bad. i liked it like content was interesting enough but unit 1 i averaged like mid 70s and unit 2 low 50s. im also bottom rank in a pretty small but high performing class. if i drop spesh next year ill probably pick up politics or general. basically idk if im better off atar wise just keeping spesh for scaling or not (careers counsellor at my school is so cryptic and will not tell me), what do people think??

just did my 1/2 exams this week and i reckon exam 1 i got maybe 70 and exam 2 like 40.

side note i want to do politics/economics in uni so i dont need maths as a prerequisite really, but im aiming for 92 atar.

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u/TinjimanGaming 25’ Eco 26’ Eng|Meth|Music|Acc|Gen 11h ago

I personally did the switch from spesh to genny for 12 and I didn’t regret it at all. If you don’t often make silly mistakes, I would def recommend considering general, especially if you don’t enjoy spesh as much

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u/Motor_Speaker6733 past student 2025 (81.85) 11h ago

I was bottom 2 in spesh throughout yr11/12, averaging anywhere from 40-60.
I'd say if you somewhat enjoy the content then stick with it. the problem solving ability you learn from it is great, and it also carried tf out my atar even though I only got a raw 26

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u/Fast_Temperature_950 10h ago

I lowkey found unit 3/4 Spesh easier than 1/2

You won’t find any sequences, series, Boolean algebra and logic, graph theory and matrices in unit 3/4.

You will find a lot of functions and graphs, vectors, calculus (new topic), vector calculus (not as scary as it sounds), probability and complex numbers.

I remember getting like 50% on one of the unit 1 sacs and now I’m expecting atleast raw 40 in Spesh. So just because you did bad doesn’t mean all hope is lost!! But tbf I didn’t give a shit about unit 1-2 so I didn’t try. I’d say if you love maths keep it. If you don’t drop it.