Hi, I am a year 9 selecting subjects for next year and aim to accelerate into two VCE subjects in order to reduce my workload in year 12- I wish to study medicine and work in psychiatry so I am aiming for an atar of 99+. The first subject I am accelerating in is psychology, as I find it the most fun and a career in psychology would be satisfactory should I be unable to pursue medicine. The second subject is where I am struggling. I have been considering accelerating in biology but am unsure of the difficulty it poses and wether it’s something people typically accelerate in. It’s not one of my favourite subjects, but I can deal with it for the knowledge it provides in contribution towards my goals (medicine/psych). I am also considering just not doing biology and rather accelerating in economics as that I find quite interesting, though I am unsure if to neglect biology would be to sabotage my understanding in psychology and eventually medicine. I apologise for such a long slab of text but this is a very complex time for me and any and all advice is appreciated!
