I'm currently a year 11 student, and I take quite a variety of subjects so I'm kind of all over the place. At the moment I take English extension 1 and maths extension 1 on top of my other subjects, and I'm sitting at 12 units. I was thinking of picking up an extension next term when I go into year 12, but I'm incredibly indecisive.
I was thinking of picking up either extension 2 English or extension history (as I'm currently taking ancient history), but I have no idea which or even if I'll pick up at all! I don't know anyone who is doing/has done extension 2 English, so it would be great to hear about someone else's experience and whether or not it was rewarding. I don't have very much experience writing lengthier pieces, though, and tend to have a very hard time coming up with ideas for anything. I've heard a bit more about history extension, and the idea of historiography (I think that's what it's called?) seems quite interesting, and I like the idea of having so much freedom in the course.
I'm still not sure if either of these would be right for me, though, as I tend to be the person to leave everything to the last minute and spend half my time procrastinating (as I'm doing right now, funnily enough). I also already take physics and visual arts, so I'm not sure that adding another major work would be too much for me.
I was also thinking about dropping extension 1 maths, as I don't know how much use it is to me - I have no idea what I'm planning on doing once I leave school - but it seems to be eating up my time more than anything. I also don't really enjoy it (I find myself hating it a lot of the time) but I don't know if it would be more rewarding in the long run to keep the subject.
But back to the choice between English and history - it's a tough choice for me, as I value both subjects a lot. I know that my results in my current subjects may not be a great indicator of how well I'm going to do in the extension, but I'm getting pretty good marks in English adv/ext and ancient. I'm ranking 1st in ancient and extension 1 English and 2nd in advanced English, though I don't go to a particularly competitive school. I'm scoring somewhere around 97% in ancient and 90% in English.
I'm now realising this is getting very long and turning into somewhat of a rant, so I'll end it here. If anyone has any advice or any relevant experiences I would greatly appreciate it!
