Subject selection VCE - French or accounting

Hardrock

Hi all,
Could I please get some help in regards to subject selection that I have to lock in within a week at school.
I am in year 10 doing Latin 1&2 and Methods 1&2. I have to lock in my remaining 4 subjects for year 11. I am gonna be doing English 1&2, chemistry 1&2, spesh 1&2 and another subject.
I am decent in French(95+ so far) and good with maths too, but thinking that I might be choosing too many hard subjects like doing 2 languages and 2 maths in year11 might be too tough. And so I am contemplating between choosing French1&2 and accounting 1&2 as my sixth subject.
I understand that they scale differently and so French would really require more hard work but the only thing that scares me is the oral exam in French
Would really appreciate your opinions if you have done both french and accounting or either of these in VCE? How do you compare them and the time commitment that they require? What would you recommend? Thanks heaps for your help.

VCE Student

Hardrock do something easier
one of my friends does both and french is a lot harder in year 12
she says accounting is much easier to understand and its basic maths

Hardrock

VCE Student
Thanks for your reply.
Yeah i am sure it would be harder as the scaling difference between French and Accounting is insane. I am thinking doing both Latin and French might be too much work for me, considering I also wanna do Spesh.
Do you know is it still possible to score well (45+) in accounting 3&4 without doing 1&2?

VCE Student

Hardrock Yes it definitely is achievable! If you don't need to do 1/2 as a requirement for a 3/4 its definitely achievable to get a high 40s study score. Considering the fact that you'll be accelerating it, if you struggle, you'll still have more time to allocate it over your year 11 subjects, and youll have less pressure overall.
My friend scored a 43 in accounting without sitting units 1 and 2 as a year 11 student. We go to a rural disadvantage school as well. She put in lots of hours towards accounting and it paid off. So yes i'd say its 100% achievable.