I am seriously DEAD HELP

KroG wrote: »

Well, what can I say I've done no work up to now I lacked motivation and I was lazy but after visiting some friends in college after there exams I seriously want to go I think this is the first step but when I went to study today I started did an hour and a half and stoped because I became Lazy, this is the only time I can sit the leaving cert and I've done now work at all AND I NEED 320 Points :eek:
I need someone to help me out a little on how i achieve this with 3Higher/3 Ordinary subjects. Please I need some serious guidance, I pased 4 out of my six mock papers.. I know i should of learned there. My weakest subject is by far Physics and I need to do it at higher level for my number 1 course choice. Thing is I actually am seriously interested in the course.

I'm hoping you can give me advice on study length, and some of the ways you used/are using to study effectively.

My subjects are Irish(o)40%, English(H)(60%), Business(H)(55%), Physics(H)(25%), German(o)(? Never did a mock), Maths(o)(75%)

Thanks Helpless Student!

I did nothing until the last two weeks of the LC, and i did it twice, in '01 and '02. The difference is I was doing 6 Higher Level subjects and only 1 Ordinary Level subject, where as you've left yourself with a mini mountain to climb by ony have 3 Higher Level subjects.

But the mountain can be scaled. You have a good month left and only 6 subjects to cover. The best advice i can give you is to write lots and lots of dummy answers/essays. See if you can get your hands on The Irish Examiners Exam Brief Supplement, its got contributions from the Institute of Education on Leeson St, its excellent, i put some of the maths stuff to good use in the maths exam. When studying, don't repeat stuff back to yourself, its of little use to you. To engrain something in your memory, you must write it down. Write, write and write some more, you'll be writing in the exam, not speaking. So get used to that, and that is half the battle won.

A little bit of advice on English, you're going to have to gamble that a couple of poets are going to come up on the paper, i gambled that either Michael Longley or Emily Dickinson would come up, and it paid off when the latter came up. Gamble on two poets, any more and you'll have too much ground to cover.

For someone who did little or no work in the mocks, you got a decent mark in your Business exam. I only took it up for one year, when i repeated and got a B3 in the Higher paper. So with a month left to do some work, you can easily get a B in it too. Make sure you know all your legislation acts inside out i.e. Sale of Goods & Supply of Services Act 1980, as you know yourself, they come up every year and caught out many people when i did the LC. They shoudn't because they're a dead cert to come up.

I didn't do any Science subjects but for Physics, you really need to do several exam paper questions. The same questions come up every 3-4 years. Ordinary level Maths is relatively simple, if you put the work in, even a few days, it would be enough to ensure you get an A in it, studying for about 10 hours a day. You appear to be strong enough in Maths already so i wouldn't unnecessarily worry about it.

With German and Irish, i hope for your sake that you did decent orals, other than that my earlier advice still applies, do lots and lots of exam paper questions.

Dont' be left regretting anything in late June when the exams are over, you have a good month left to cover as much as possible, from my experience that is more than enough time to save your ass, provided you put the work in. Your destiny is in your own hands, don't end up like me, having to wait years to reach mature student age to do your preferred course.
Good luck!

KroG wrote: »

Amazing reply Thanks Dude !!! But how much study do i need to do per night per subject!

Don't mix subjects, stick to one subject for a set period of time (5 days or whatever) and stick to studying that one alone. Studying different subjects in the same day will only dilute your learning. You need to do on average 10 hours a day, with breaks of 20 mins in between. I would say do 12 in the afternoon to 10 at night, then call it a day. Leave your weakest subject until the end of the month and give this a good week of study. the nearer towards the exam, the greater chance you have of remembering what you've learnt.

10 hours a day!!!!
4 hour blocks!!!
No-one i know does that much and we do just fine.

Maybe i should though doing 9 subjects!!

orangetictac wrote: »

10 hours a day!!!!
4 hour blocks!!!
No-one i know does that much and we do just fine.

Maybe i should though doing 9 subjects!!

Perhaps no one you know is as lazy as me or this dude!

He's coming from a position of having virtually no study done in any topic, so he needs to make the most of every day he has left. Most students have at least some preparation done but when you leave everything until the last month, you gotta put the time in, becos 320 points with only 3 honours subjects is a big ask.