:burn: english is a bitch. I would go so far as to say its discriminatory to those who are logical/mathematical/scientific minded instead of english/bullshit minded.
Think about it, if you're english minded you can make all of your subjects english-y ones (extension english, history, etc) but if you're logical minded noooooo you're FORCED to do crappy english.
I'm not saying english is useless however. I do actually see some value in it (although it should be more spelling/grammar focused). BUT it shouldnt be forced to count towards UAI. If they kept english compulsory, maths (e.g. general) should be too to make it FAIR.
This is probably an over generalisation but its also a bit sexist I think. There is a higher percentage of females that are english-dominated than males. Making us suffffeerrr ahaha.
I used a UAI estimator to work out my UAI with changes to english. I put in my marks that are realistically achievable in my other subjects and 80 for english (approx where i stand) and it came out at 93, whereas when made english the same percentile band as my next lowest subject it came out at 98! Does that say something or what....