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Leaving Cert 2014- where to start?
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11-08-2013 10:28pm#1
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You sound somewhat worried!! I'm going into 6th year too, and honestly I think everyone is a little nervous (whether they admit it or not!) I think you can get apprenticeships to do tattoo art with some local tattoo artists, there doesn't seem to be any specific course. I think you need to set out a rigid timetable for the school year, if supervised study isn't an option to you. Come home, study, eat, study some more or something along those lines! I find it really hard to focus too, just try to avoid procrastinating and DO NOT listen to music while studying. Research shows the brain cannot recall more than 90% of the information studied without the aid of the song you were listening to. I need 530 and I dunno how I'm going to do it. Just think of the great future you will have if you try for just 9 more months! It's just 9 months compared to a whole life of enjoying your work. Think about that
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yeah you can get apprenticeships but theres a total of 2 tattoo studios up here , all fully staffed and a bit snobby (im not gonna lie) uninterested in teaching the trade.
i didnt know that about music, probably where im going wrong, recalling sevenfold lyrics instead of my subjects... thanks
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Do 6 honour subjects incl maths and you're sorted. The average points of someone doing 6 honours including maths is around 450-460. You're ****ed the moment you have less than 6 honours and you're especially ****ed if you don't have honours maths.
In addition do NOT listen to your guidance counsellors and teachers about your career options and subject choice/level.
tl;dr: Do 6 honour subjects where maths is one of them! 0 -
Do 6 honour subjects incl maths and you're sorted. The average points of someone doing 6 honours including maths is around 450-460. You're ****ed the moment you have less than 6 honours and you're especially ****ed if you don't have honours maths.
In addition do NOT listen to your guidance counsellors and teachers about your career options and subject choice/level.
tl;dr: Do 6 honour subjects where maths is one of them!
How do you know the average is 450/460?0 -
How do you know the average is 450/460?
http://www.examinations.ie/index.php?l=en&mc=st&sc=r13 Leaving cert higher level gender stats. Work out the averages of each subject that you're doing.
Look at Irish for example. 50% of people get a B3 or higher and vice-versa. Therefore the average points for HL irish are 75. Most subjects are around C1 average which works out to be around 450: i.e. 70x6 + 25= 445. Some subjects have really high averages like applied maths. Play by the statistics and you'll do well, it's what I did 0 -
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I would suggest you don't pay too much attention to people on the internet who think they know it all (which includes myself, for that matterLeto_Danii wrote: »i am doing 6 honors but maths is not one of them, im in foundation because i just cant hack it, what do you suggest now?).
If someone is good at maths and can cope with honours maths, it's a nice bonus, of course it is. If, as you say, you can't hack it, there's no point attempting it.
You're certainly not ****ed with less than 6 honours subjects including honours maths, that's just ridiculous. Ofc, the less honours subjects you have, the lower the ceiling on the maximum points you can achieve, but you can still achieve a really good score with fewer than 6 honours subjects.
And in reality, the important thing is not how many points you get, but whether you get the points you need for the course you want!
If the course you want is 320 points on CAO offers day, and you have 325, you will be as happy as the proverbial pig in shít; if you have 570 points and the course you want is 575, you will be miserable. It's that simple really; take a look at the "Waiting for CAO offers" thread from last night and you'll see lots of examples of what I mean.
As to guidance counsellors, in my experience some are excellent, some are poor and most, as in any profession, fall in between those two extremes. You'll have an idea yourself as to how good the one in your school is. Listen to them and to your teachers, and weigh up what they suggest, but certainly don't take what they say as the word of god; even the very best guidance counsellors and teachers sometimes get it wrong ... and the best ones know it and admit it, too!
As to studying, everyone finds their own way that suits themselves, but a few basic bits of advice:
* Do your homework from Day 1, and try to do it well. It will structure what you're doing, and help to keep you focused.
* When you're studying, study. You'll learn more in 20 minutes concentrating than you will in an hour sitting looking blankly at the book / hopping on and off Facebook or, perish the thought, even Boards. Avoid distractions. Finding a quiet spot to study can help.
* When you're studying, read over the chapter / section, then close the book and try to write down the main points on a sheet of paper. Not only will this focus your mind, and give you an idea of how you're getting on, but you're mentally going over the material a second time. Be warned: if you're not used to doing this, you probably won't do well at first; but as you train your mind it will gradually become easier. Stick at it.
* When you're finished for the night, be finished. Put the books away; relax; do something nice for a while before you go to bed so that you sleep.
* General things: Try to get a decent night's sleep. Take at least some bit of exercise regularly; it doesn't have to be very strenuous if you're not the sporty type, even a brisk 15 minute walk in the open air every day will help to clear your head. Have a social life; don't let it take over, but don't neglect it either; it's important to keep you sane and well-balanced.0 -
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Look at Irish for example. 50% of people get a B3 or higher and vice-versa. Therefore the average points for HL irish are 75. Most subjects are around C1 average which works out to be around 450: i.e. 70x6 + 25= 445. Some subjects have really high averages like applied maths. Play by the statistics and you'll do well, it's what I did
Funnily enough, I wrote an applet and released a website that does exactly that.0 -
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Do 6 honour subjects incl maths and you're sorted. The average points of someone doing 6 honours including maths is around 450-460. You're ****ed the moment you have less than 6 honours and you're especially ****ed if you don't have honours maths.
In addition do NOT listen to your guidance counsellors and teachers about your career options and subject choice/level.
tl;dr: Do 6 honour subjects where maths is one of them!
490, 7 subjects, OL Maths
Where there's a will there's a way!0 -
Funnily enough, I wrote an applet and released a website that does exactly that.
Fair play! It doesn't recognise maths bonus points though 0 -
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