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Thread ID: 66055	2006-02-09 06:54:00	Science Options	imarubberducky (7230)	PC World Chat

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428702	2006-02-09 07:50:00	Planning on doing Politcal Science and Law, or something along those lines. Lol. It's ok ill join the brain drain and get out of your hair. My results may also make a difference; Biology - E Chemistry - M Physics - A (Very close M) Astronomy - E Investigations - A Geology - SNA (Fancy name for an unattempted paper - basically N)	imarubberducky (7230)
428703	2006-02-09 07:53:00	I'm with the others and I would vote Chemistry if given the choice. However, that isn't a choice so I have opted for 'General Science' given it the broadest topic. IMO Astronomy is a wonderful wonderful topic so that would be my choice but also keep in mind that Geology isn't all that bad (although I suspect the attraction of such subjects is 100% positively correlated to ones age - i.e. as you get older these sorts of subjects become more fascinating - much like genetics & evolution). Plus exposure to research ideas and investigation is valuable information given it is often difficult to experience it first hand and some of the ideas and concepts would be applicable in areas other than science. If you are planning on pursuing a career in a field other than science (which it sounds like you are), then a broad / general knowledge would be more valuable (again IMO) than a specialised knowledge. I agree this is a novel idea posting a poll on a forum but there is only one person who can really answer this question, and you won't find him/her on this forum.....these are just our personal opinions that have been formed and misformed based on our experiences and personal preferences. In any case, good luck! {But don't give the Chemistry away too quickly} Andrew	andrew93 (249)
428704	2006-02-09 08:05:00	I vote physics. It was the best one at school, I did better at chem but enjoyed physics more. But uni is a different story :yuck:	roddy_boy (4115)
428705	2006-02-09 08:10:00	NZ needs more scientists!!! not lawyers and politicians! Here here! Far too much competiti............er..........I mean not enough scientists. Absolutely.	Winston001 (3612)
428706	2006-02-09 08:18:00	Planning on doing Politcal Science and Law, or something along those lines. I don't know if this is any help but I did Chem, Physics, and Geology to at least 6th form level and went on to study law. The knowledge hasn't had a direct application in my work but if I was practising environmental or patent law, it would. And I maintain an interest in the sciences - we do actually need far more scientists and engineers.	Winston001 (3612)
428707	2006-02-09 08:21:00	I agree with Dangerous Dave. New Zealand needs more scientists - not the other... But I must admit I wasn't drawn to it at school, so can't preach. Given those choices, I'd personally go for biology, though Andrew makes an extremely good case for the broad aspects of General Science. I wasn't even slightly interested in biology at school, but owning a garden can change all that later (It's an age thing, as A said) & now I follow the subject keenly. The other aspect of it could be useful,too ....interact with other organisms and environmental influences. We're going to need politicians & government employees who're clued up about environmental influences - not to mention lawyers to argue about them. Good luck with whatever you choose. And don't forget we'll probably ask you at the end of the year what your marks were like in it - so you'll have to work, not just coast. (Advice on PF1 sometimes comes with a price...)	Laura (43)
428708	2006-02-09 08:22:00	we do need more scientists, but to maintain scientists in the long term requires career structures. However these days everything is short term.	Terry Porritt (14)
428709	2006-02-09 08:42:00	Physics Even if you don't go on to do science later, physics is very good. Also, I found 7th form chemistry too hard, yet physics was managable. If you do physics in 7th form, it works quite well with calculus, as some thing from calculus can be used to work out physics things easier. I found physics (7th form) quite hard, it needs a fair bit of practise in my opinion. But I am the sort of person that takes a while to get their heads around things. Chemistry was just a whole load of memorising in 7th form, I did really bad. Odd since I nailed it in 6th form. All M's which is a big deal for me. But yeah, physics + calculus :) *Just realised I talked all about 7th form, but hopefully it shows where your 6th form choice can lead.	mejobloggs (264)
428710	2006-02-09 09:00:00	I vote physics. It was the best one at school, I did better at chem but enjoyed physics more. But uni is a different story :yuck: Uni physics has so far been the only paper that challenged me. Holy mother of cow, it was quite possibly the hardest exam I've ever done. Half the room left after 2 hours, about 20 didn't even turn up. In saying that, I worked very hard at it and got through with a B+ (little disappointed there but meh). It was so much different to high school physics, they actually expected you to prove E=mc^2 rather than just believe it (giving me a whole lot of respect for einstein - who would've thought doppler shifts and momentum could imply changes in energy). Its a painful transition. Its also no wonder why people choose arts! From what I've seen a lot of it is a walk in the park. My theory is they should promote the cool stuff of science more in class, such a s drugs, explosives, that sort of thing. Keep the kids interested I say.	DangerousDave (697)
428711	2006-02-09 09:14:00	I know. Crapz0r. I was gonna major in physics, but took maths and chem too, now double majoring in them instead. But I enjoyed physics at school, unlike at uni. I think the teachers/lecturers make a big difference. I had an awesome physics teacher at school, but the lecturer of the main part of my first physics paper was teh uber boring.	roddy_boy (4115)
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