I'm in Year 10 rn, and we're doing subject selections soon, so I'm kinda torn between doing Methods only, Apps only or Methods + Specialist. I've consistently gotten 90+ from year 7 to 9 but this year I'm only getting 70 bc of a high weighted group project that i kinda flunked on. I heard doing Methods and Specialist isn't so bad if you devote enough time to it so I was wondering if somebody could give an opinion on this. Thanks so much in advance. 🙂

i guess from my experience it depends on what other subjects you are thinking of doing; are they time-consuming/require memorisation (eg. human biology), or are they science-y like physics and chem? if you have the time to focus on methods and spec then go for it. you could do spec with methods in y11 semester one and see how you go - if it doesn't work out, you can always drop down to just methods or just apps.
i did methods in y11 and it was very hectic for me, yet all my life i've gotten 90+ for maths (up until end of y10). the problem with me was that i perceived maths as a by-subject and not one of my main issues, which ended me up on a <60 avg so i dropped it for apps in y12. this was bc i had other content-heavy subjects i had to focus on, so apps ended up being something i studied for just before an assessment, instead of a daily everyday thing.
it depends on you and what you enjoy doing, honestly. try to take all factors into account; ask your teachers who may be able to predict your outcome; and chat with your family members, or friends, who've been through ATAR as well.
all the best!

why not take methods and apps?

This is an acceptable combination from 2023 onwards and it might even be the best fit for you

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