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I've decided to drop maths

When I was told to pick 13 units for the HSC, I thought long and hard about what I was going to choose. In the end I picked English Advance, English Extension, Modern History, Biology, IT Vet, Legal studies and...maths.

I hate maths; I hate it with a passion. I do badly at it, I always fail. I only picked it because I thought I would need it in the future. And I've finally realised what I pathetic, stupid reason that is. Why am I doing something just because that might be what other people want me to do, even when it makes me miserable?

I'm not sure what I'm going to replace it with, but whatever I choose is going to be chosen for me, and not for anyone else. I can't continue living my life by what other people want, not matter what.
08-05-2010 08:18 PM
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Re: I've decided to drop maths

If you go to uni you can always hop into other courses, or hop into other uni's, and do preparation-like courses if you need maths in the future. It's not as rigid as teachers want you to believe.

What maths are you in? General maths is pretty easy and you could drop to that if you haven't already.
08-05-2010 08:22 PM
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