TY OFF-TOPIC THREAD 2014/2015

Liordi · 30-04-2015 9:54pm

I've only seen one place where the grades with points have been posted so not sure how accurate it is.

thetalker · 02-05-2015 1:42pm

I'm not too sure how the new grading system will work but I don't like it, as much as the idea of broadening the gradings (A,B,C,etc to H1, H2) to encourage students to enter higher level seems attractive it'll also cause there to be people entering higher level to just gain that advantage regardless of work they put in. It could turn into a strategy that'll serve to lower competition between students and inadvertently cause a laziness crises.
Thats just my first impression though.
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/new-leaving-cert-grading-system-for-students-sitting-2017-exam-31181823.html

Oisin4 · 02-05-2015 3:33pm

Will we still be receiving a bonus for HL maths though?!?

smiles_1998 · 02-05-2015 5:21pm

Oisin4 wrote: »

Will we still be receiving a bonus for HL maths though?!?

I can't remember where I read it, but apparently they want to start awarding bonus points for LC subjects that will be relevant to your course...for example bonus points in physics for those going on to study physics in college.

Of course, that brings with it a ton of problems so I don't know how likely it is to happen :rolleyes:

meganob · 03-05-2015 5:17pm

I have to choose between my only language(french) and history.
I was thinking of studying out of the country in England/ Scotland where you don't need a foreign language for entry.
I don't know what I want to do after school.
Would love to do them both but that is not an option.

Can anyone tell me pros/cons , I am very undecided!
Any help is appreciated!

ElmW13 · 03-05-2015 7:08pm

meganob wrote: »

I have to choose between my only language(french) and history.
I was thinking of studying out of the country in England/ Scotland where you don't need a foreign language for entry.
I don't know what I want to do after school.
Would love to do them both but that is not an option.

Can anyone tell me pros/cons , I am very undecided!
Any help is appreciated!

What do you want to study in college?

VG31 · 03-05-2015 7:40pm

You don't need a language for every course. The courses I'm looking at don't require a language in any college.

meganob · 03-05-2015 7:48pm

ElmW13 wrote: »

What do you want to study in college?

I'm not sure. I've ruled out being a teacher,doctor and a nurse.
On the open days,I took an interest in the science and engineering courses and also the history and politics, on work experience I loved watching the surgeries :') I know history isn't a requirement for anything but I'm thinking points wise and enjoyment.

meganob · 03-05-2015 7:50pm

VG31 wrote: »

You don't need a language for every course. The courses I'm looking at don't require a language in any college.

What courses are you thinking of doing

ElmW13 · 03-05-2015 8:44pm

meganob wrote: »

I'm not sure. I've ruled out being a teacher,doctor and a nurse.
On the open days,I took an interest in the science and engineering courses and also the history and politics, on work experience I loved watching the surgeries :') I know history isn't a requirement for anything but I'm thinking points wise and enjoyment.

What other subjects are you keeping on?

meganob · 04-05-2015 12:06am

ElmW13 wrote: »

What other subjects are you keeping on?

Chemistry
Biology
Accounting

smiles_1998 · 04-05-2015 10:54am

meganob wrote: »

Chemistry
Biology
Accounting

I would really be inclined keeping on your language- not just for entry requirements etc. but also because a foreign language is useful to have.

Do you have any idea what sort of career you would like to get out of a History and Politics course?

meganob · 04-05-2015 1:04pm

smiles_1998 wrote: »

I would really be inclined keeping on your language- not just for entry requirements etc. but also because a foreign language is useful to have.

Do you have any idea what sort of career you would like to get out of a History and Politics course?

Yeah I think you're right, I could even do a history/politics course without having done history I was just going points wise.
I'm not sure about history, I wouldn't like to be a history teacher, when on our school trip to Germany a history student was our tour guide for Dachau,so that'd be fun but only for summers. Everyone thinks I'm mad but I was thinking about being a politician.
I don't want my careers guidance to get mad at me anyway! She always said to keep a language. I think every career guidance said that, so it must be important. I know someone who thought they didn't need a language then changed what they wanted to do so had to study a language separately before just to get into the course.

Thanks for all your help! I think I'm sorted!:)

Any TY competitions lately?

ElmW13 · 04-05-2015 1:48pm

meganob wrote: »

Yeah I think you're right, I could even do a history/politics course without having done history I was just going points wise.
I'm not sure about history, I wouldn't like to be a history teacher, when on our school trip to Germany a history student was our tour guide for Dachau,so that'd be fun but only for summers. Everyone thinks I'm mad but I was thinking about being a politician.
I don't want my careers guidance to get mad at me anyway! She always said to keep a language. I think every career guidance said that, so it must be important. I know someone who thought they didn't need a language then changed what they wanted to do so had to study a language separately before just to get into the course.

Thanks for all your help! I think I'm sorted!:)

Any TY competitions lately?

I think the mini company national finals are tomorrow in Naas. I wasn't involved, tried young scientist didn't get accepted. I'm sure there's a group from my school travelling up. They have a wine holder thingy that's at 45 degrees and allows the bottle to be held vertically from the neck.

There's also the concern debating final next week... Not sure if the teams are ty but sure... That's all I can really think of

meganob · 04-05-2015 3:14pm

ElmW13 wrote: »

I think the mini company national finals are tomorrow in Naas. I wasn't involved, tried young scientist didn't get accepted. I'm sure there's a group from my school travelling up. They have a wine holder thingy that's at 45 degrees and allows the bottle to be held vertically from the neck.

There's also the concern debating final next week... Not sure if the teams are ty but sure... That's all I can really think of

What science project did you propose?

ElmW13 · 04-05-2015 4:40pm

meganob wrote: »

What science project did you propose?

Something about are household substances more efficient at keeping cut flowers fresh than the satchel that comes with them... Came up with a different project for scifest and then pulled out to go to the ucc open day. Turns out a similar enough project won - karma... The one I had planned was something like the spastically analysis of number one music hits and then the maths of music won...

smiles_1998 · 05-05-2015 5:46pm

ElmW13 wrote: »

Something about are household substances more efficient at keeping cut flowers fresh than the satchel that comes with them... Came up with a different project for scifest and then pulled out to go to the ucc open day. Turns out a similar enough project won - karma... The one I had planned was something like the spastically analysis of number one music hits and then the maths of music won...

Typical :rolleyes: was the ucc open day good?

Had our TY reflections today...:rolleyes: no room to suggest any improvements on TY.

meganob · 05-05-2015 5:56pm

smiles_1998 wrote: »

Typical :rolleyes: was the ucc open day good?

Had our TY reflections today...:rolleyes: no room to suggest any improvements on TY.

We need a lot of improvement in our TY programme! It was only when we had a French exchange student that you realise TY must seem like an odd idea to other countries.

meganob · 05-05-2015 6:01pm

ElmW13 wrote: »

Something about are household substances more efficient at keeping cut flowers fresh than the satchel that comes with them... Came up with a different project for scifest and then pulled out to go to the ucc open day. Turns out a similar enough project won - karma... The one I had planned was something like the spastically analysis of number one music hits and then the maths of music won...

Typical √√ That's a good idea, and were they more efficient?

ElmW13 · 05-05-2015 6:18pm

smiles_1998 wrote: »

Typical :rolleyes: was the ucc open day good?

Had our TY reflections today...:rolleyes: no room to suggest any improvements on TY.

It was okay, our school organised it really badly. It's an hour an hour and a quarter to get to ucc from our school. So firstly one of the bus was late so we didn't leave until quarter to ten when we were meant to leave at nine. They also decided to go shopping beforehand and no one knew bout that so by the time everyone got in cos more had gone into the city to collect clothes for the fashion it was one o clock and they wanted to be back in time for the buses - 3:20.

We were meant to have a talk then but they said that would have taken too much time so we had spent quarter of an hour sitting there doing nothing. Then we had to walk down to western gateway building and there were stalls they're and all that. Me and my friend got separated from the group so we ended up walking to the main gates cos that's where we were told to meet only to be told the bus was at western building... All in all, a kind of boring day...

Our ty, we'd suggest getting a new coordinator. No offence to her and all but she's in her sixties and I suppose wouldn't have the greatest idea of what us teenagers would like... As well as that, she's busy enough she's year head, lca coordinator, chairperson of the bom of the primary, on the board of a local show and involved in a few charities, be nice to have someone who really wants to get involved and all

Rant over XD

ElmW13 · 05-05-2015 6:19pm

meganob wrote: »

Typical √√ That's a good idea, and were they more efficient?

Didn't end up doing it in the end...

Mr Rhode Island Red · 06-05-2015 8:50pm

TY is starting to reduce my brain to cotton wool with boredom right about now, not that it bothers me or anything...still good enough craic with the lads. Out of 9 classes today, 6 of them were free (by free, I mean either in the computer room doing nothing, in a normal classroom doing nothing, playing cards, cleaning dirty science labs like peasants etc. etc.)

I keep saying to myself every morning "It'll pick up soon" but it doesn't ever seem to.

But there are plans in motion to go out with a bang. We have a TY ball this Friday, and we're going on a camping/outdoorsy trip to a pretty remote spot for half of next week. After that we spend the last week throwing together a few bits and pieces for the graduation evening on the 22nd May and then I. AM. OUTTA THERE!

Still, I don't have the slightest regrets about TY, and even though there were weeks here and there that would drive me soft with inactivity...the entertaining weeks packed with stuff to do make up for that.

But yet I am still glad that it will soon be over.

WHAT DO YOU EVEN CALL THIS FEELING? :pac:

ElmW13 · 06-05-2015 9:07pm

Mr Rhode Island Red wrote: »

TY is starting to reduce my brain to cotton wool with boredom right about now, not that it bothers me or anything...still good enough craic with the lads. Out of 9 classes today, 6 of them were free (by free, I mean either in the computer room doing nothing, in a normal classroom doing nothing, playing cards, cleaning dirty science labs like peasants etc. etc.)

I keep saying to myself every morning "It'll pick up soon" but it doesn't ever seem to.

But there are plans in motion to go out with a bang. We have a TY ball this Friday, and we're going on a camping/outdoorsy trip to a pretty remote spot for half of next week. After that we spend the last week throwing together a few bits and pieces for the graduation evening on the 22nd May and then I. AM. OUTTA THERE!

Still, I don't have the slightest regrets about TY, and even though there were weeks here and there that would drive me soft with inactivity...the entertaining weeks packed with stuff to do make up for that.

But yet I am still glad that it will soon be over.

WHAT DO YOU EVEN CALL THIS FEELING? :pac:

Any chance the place you're going is cappanaleigh? We're going there the week after next

Mr Rhode Island Red · 06-05-2015 9:09pm

ElmW13 wrote: »

Any chance the place you're going is cappanaleigh? We're going there the week after next

Even more remote...north west Mayo

ElmW13 · 06-05-2015 11:15pm

Mr Rhode Island Red wrote: »

Even more remote...north west Mayo

Hopefully the weather won't be too bad. My moms freaking out something will happen me below, I have hip problems, cos she's heard all these stories of steep hilly cliff thingys and the camping and what not...

thetalker · 10-05-2015 5:33pm

Just poppin in to say I got work experience again for next week, at a cafe so I'll be workin there

ElmW13 · 15-05-2015 9:19pm

Last proper day of ty today

the graduation was good, performed bohemian rhapsody and presented the cheques from fashion - we raised €4500 sad in one sense but it'll be nice to hit the books again. Off to cappanalea now next week, the craic will be good enough

Not much plans for the summer, probably working... You guys?

MissCupcake · 15-05-2015 9:32pm

ElmW13 wrote: »

Last proper day of ty today the graduation was good, performed bohemian rhapsody and presented the cheques from fashion - we raised €4500 sad in one sense but it'll be nice to hit the books again. Off to cappanalea now next week, the craic will be good enough

Not much plans for the summer, probably working... You guys?[/quote

Feeling the same tbh! Feel way more ready to get back to work after TY delighted I decided to do it in the end

smiles_1998 · 15-05-2015 10:01pm

ElmW13 wrote: »

Last proper day of ty today the graduation was good, performed bohemian rhapsody and presented the cheques from fashion - we raised €4500 sad in one sense but it'll be nice to hit the books again. Off to cappanalea now next week, the craic will be good enough

Not much plans for the summer, probably working... You guys?

We graduate on Monday and then have classe for the rest of week (like how can we even say we have graduated if we still have class?! :rolleyes: )

Anyway, I and a couple of others are volunteering in Lourdes the week after and the rest of the year are going camping in Tipperary. After that, we are on holidays!

All in all, I am glad I did TY. Yes there were (more than a few) bad weeks but overall the positive outweighed the negative and I feel having done TY I am more prepared for all the work of Leaving Cert.

VG31 · 15-05-2015 10:26pm

ElmW13 wrote: »

Last proper day of ty today.

I still have another two weeks left in TY!

ElmW13 · 15-05-2015 10:35pm

It already looks like it's going to be raining when were camping - typical irish weather!

VG31 · 15-05-2015 11:08pm

I was on my Gaisce hike last Friday which was one of the wettest days of the month. No one had any changes of clothes left by the end.

MissCupcake · 15-05-2015 11:47pm

VG31 wrote: »

I still have another two weeks left in TY!

Me too! Does no one else have summer exams?

Manutd_4life · 16-05-2015 1:21am

MissCupcake wrote: »

Me too! Does no one else have summer exams?

We get graded on small class tests and assignments. Do you have proper summer exams????

Anyway what are people planning to do this summer.

ElmW13 · 16-05-2015 9:11am

MissCupcake wrote: »

Me too! Does no one else have summer exams?

We had them in English, irish, maths and our language. They were are an hour/hour and twenty long...

VG31 · 16-05-2015 10:12am

MissCupcake wrote: »

Me too! Does no one else have summer exams?

I have summer exams in English, Irish, Maths and some class ones as well I think.

Mr Rhode Island Red · 16-05-2015 10:45am

I finish TY on Friday. A small prayer service, a few speeches, and a drama presentation after school on Friday and then we're done.

Although there were a scatter of weeks I nearly despaired from the boredom, I'd say 75% of the time there was always something to be doing...between trips, a musical, community work etc.

Although I am really thankful for having done TY, I still feel rather glad that it's soon going to be finished. It's time to move on. Well, for me anyway.

I'd say a good number of students in my year will never snap out of the TY mindset for the foreseeable future. Dossing, mitching, and signing out of school early for a good while to come.

Manutd_4life · 16-05-2015 11:58am

Are any people on this thread working in the summer. Might try and find a job, I know it is a bit late but no harm in trying. Just wondering if anyone has got themselves a job and if so where and how?

meganob · 16-05-2015 2:43pm

smiles_1998 wrote: »

We graduate on Monday and then have classe for the rest of week (like how can we even say we have graduated if we still have class?! :rolleyes: )

Anyway, I and a couple of others are volunteering in Lourdes the week after and the rest of the year are going camping in Tipperary. Afteor that, we are on holidays!

All in all, I am glad I did TY. Yes there were (more than a few) bad weeks but overall the positive outweighed the negative and I feel having done TY I am more prepared for all the work of Leaving Cert.

How did you get involved In the volunteering in Lourdes

meganob · 16-05-2015 2:44pm

smiles_1998 wrote: »

We graduate on Monday and then have classe for the rest of week (like how can we even say we have graduated if we still have class?! :rolleyes: )

Anyway, I and a couple of others are volunteering in Lourdes the week after and the rest of the year are going camping in Tipperary. Afteor that, we are on holidays!

All in all, I am glad I did TY. Yes there were (more than a few) bad weeks but overall the positive outweighed the negative and I feel having done TY I am more prepared for all the work of Leaving Cert.

How did you get involved In the volunteering in Lourdes

smiles_1998 · 16-05-2015 3:21pm

meganob wrote: »

How did you get involved In the volunteering in Lourdes

Our diocese organises it every year and allocates places to each school. We had to write an application essay and then do an interview in order to get a place on the trip

thetalker · 16-05-2015 4:11pm

Manutd_4life wrote: »

Are any people on this thread working in the summer. Might try and find a job, I know it is a bit late but no harm in trying. Just wondering if anyone has got themselves a job and if so where and how?

Nope at least not here, I did my work experience in a cafe last week which proved an interesting and certainly enlightening experience into how business's look at people who take up a job there. I saw a few people come in and hand up their Cv's to the lady at the counter for Summer, but when I asked her whether she said if they were illegible she said that the cafe was looking for people with 2 years of experience already!
I've learnt that simply handing in a Cv and mumbling a few words of thanks just isn't enough, you need to give them a reason why they should hire you and make them have a lasting impression of you

ElmW13 · 16-05-2015 6:24pm

Manutd_4life wrote: »

Are any people on this thread working in the summer. Might try and find a job, I know it is a bit late but no harm in trying. Just wondering if anyone has got themselves a job and if so where and how?

Think I have a job for the summer, my sister works in a local restaurant and dad would know the people running it so he asked was there a job for me and hey presto. I might also work for an English family I worked for last year, babysitting and teaching maths and English - Great money

Mr Rhode Island Red · 23-05-2015 10:53am

Last day was brilliant. Really summarized all that TY is about as a year.

I'm done. Summer 2015 here goes :cool:

ElmW13 · 23-05-2015 11:20am

Finished yesterday in cappanalea. All in all ty was great, there were some moments were I was bored out of my tree, but it really changed who I am as a person. Though I'm glad to be back at the books come September, it was nice having the break.

Bored_lad · 23-05-2015 10:13pm

Is everyone else finished we don't finish until next Wednesday. We have a big graduation ceremony as well that night that we must attend that is completely over the top that the teachers take way too seriously that no body but then sees the point of now other schools seem to have it either. Did anyone else have one?

Liordi · 23-05-2015 10:15pm

We finished over a week ago, had a graduation ceremony of some sort, wasn't too over the top although we were required to wear formal clothing..

meganob · 04-06-2015 5:28am

Summer has kinda worn off

Anyone know of anything for me to get involved in?
Really anything...

Mr Rhode Island Red · 04-06-2015 10:02am

meganob wrote: »

Summer has kinda worn off
Anyone know of anything for me to get involved in?
Really anything...

I'm in the exact same boat. Most of my friends seem to have gone off the grid altogether. I've been spending most of the past week on the computer getting bad eye strain.

ElmW13 · 20-06-2015 12:07am

The new crowd have moved in

can't believe the year is over already

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