In 2001 Bizos stayed pretty much the same, it definitely didnt scale THAT bad.
As for picking bad scaling subjects, I agree with wholey with Lazarus. Its the same issue with doing 10 units instead of 12. There's the "backup" 2 units. BUT if you only do the 10 units, then you can use the...
I didnt do this years trial, i finished 2001, but I agree with Jesus, our exam had a ton of stuff on Ottawa charter and the priority areas. If you can write essays on each part of the OC and the Priority areas then you'll be set for a large part of the core sections. Thats what ours was like...