Blue giant's study log

I got a nice bit done today. Completely finished off notes on the Paris basin, did a good few stats problems from the exam papers for maths, did some on the comparative for English and got everything sorted for A Thig ná Tit Orm for Irish as well as predicting what essay will come up. Quite happy with today's work

Had my first three tests today.

French was okay. I didn't do much study for it apart from the 30 mins before it started. Probably a B of some sort.

Chemistry went quite well. One of the calculations went a bit wrong I think but would be expecting an A.

Irish was disappointing. I thought that one essay would come up and had a perfect answer for it. The other one came up instead Not a whole lot of information in it but a whole lot of filler phrases.

I'll probably just do some maths and geography tonight. Mostly maths because we have a free period between break and lunch so can get some geography done then. I'm hoping for two As tomorrow.

Finished today. Now for a weekend of doing absolutely nothing

Both English and accounting went very well today. Most of the tests went very well I thought. I guess I'll see for sure soon enough.

I finally got all my results from my Christmas tests back today. I'm quite happy but a bit disappointed by them at the same time. All at HL.

Maths-89% My best result. Would have liked an A1 but still the best in the class by quite a bit so happy enough.

Accounting-87% Again I did quite well but would have liked the A1. Everything was right apart from the marginal costing question which I kind of messed up

Irish-85% Probably the result I was most pleased by considering I got 84% in my last two tests. The essay that I hadn't learned really came up as well so very happy with this

Chemistry-83% Would have been an A but I messed up the calculations badly Everything else was.quite good though so happy enough with it.

Geography-83% Very happy with this. I got full marks in two questions and there was no short questions on it either. It was all on regional geography too.

English-79% Happy enough. My comparative was very good but I could improve on my poetry essay a bit.

French-64% Didn't do any real study for it at all and won't be counting it for points so I'm not too bothered about it.

With everything added up that's 3 A2's, 2 B1's and a B2. That equals 545 points with extra bonus points for maths included.

The course that I want was 580 last year so I will need to improve that. I definitely think I can get A1's in maths, accounting, Irish, geography and chemistry and a B1 in English. That's what I'm aiming for anyway.

Homework finished now so I'll do sedimentary and igneous rocks for geography. I suppose I should really start learning those sraith pictiúrs as well. Might continue on with chemistry as well.

Spent most of this weekend doing my geographical investigation. I have it mostly done and just need to write it into the actual booklet.

I have an Irish test tomorrow on a sport essay so I spent a good while writing one out and then trying to learn it. I also did most of the workings of a question one for accounting. I finished my notes for chemistry on atomic structure. I did limestone pavement for geography and the process of carbonation. I also did some maths questions out of the exam papers, mostly on algebra and a little bit of complex numbers.

I'm quite happy what I got done considering I was doing my GI also.

It's time for me to get serious about these mocks. They're starting in 3 weeks

I have a timetable done out with 2 subjects Monday to Thursday. One on Friday and then four each on Saturday and Sunday. It's not a huge amount but it's enough to get started and I know I should be able to stick to it hopefully.

I also wrote down what I would be happy with in the mocks and what I want in the real thing. I'm being realistic about the mocks and would be more than happy with around 475 and then I'm hoping to get as close to 625 as I can in June

Mocks are starting on Tuesday

I should be cramming like fück but instead I'm watching netflix and playing FIFA most of the day :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I felt English and maths went fairly okay. Irish paper 1 tomorrow. Should be okay once the essays aren't too bad

I finally got French back today. Very happy with a C2 I think with all 6 subjects I have 425 points. I still have accounting to get back as well.

The next few weeks I'll be mostly focusing on the orals. I'll probably concentrate on Irish more because I think I can do quite well in Irish hopefully.

10 weeks until the leaving cert starts

I've been doing work for the Irish oral this week mostly. I have everything written out, just need to learn it now. I should be well prepared for it after Easter. I have a lot of French to do as well

French oral went grand I think. I was asked a few awkward questions but I think I managed to kind of answer them. I won't be counting French anyway.

Irish oral will be on Tuesday or Wednesday. I need it to go well. Hopefully it will

This shıt is really starting to get serious now. Less than a month until the exams start and I still have lots of work to do. I think I will mostly study by doing exam questions at this stage. I made a study timetable before Christmas. I need to start sticking to it again. I should be more than okay with 530 points. The course was 515 last year. Here's how I think I'm going in my subjects:

Maths- This is probably the one subject where I'm quite confident of getting a high B/A. Just need to keep practicing.

English- I'm okay for Othello, the comparative and paper 1. I know Frost and Dickinson for poetry. I need to start looking over my other poets.

Irish- I had a good oral so that takes some of the pressure off. I need to keep going back over my essays and refreshing the stories and poems in my mind.

French- This is my backup subject incase I fück something up in June. I was going to drop down to ordinary but I decided to stick in higher. I should be grand for a low C.

Accounting- I'm confident with the management accounting. I need to keep doing question 1's, in particular the workings. I could do it with spending some time on club/service, incomplete and tabular too.

Geography- The only subject that I have notes written out for everything. I just need to sit down and learn them now.

Chemistry- I gave up trying to write notes out and have started doing exam questions instead. I find this more beneficial, especially when I use the marking schemes to correct my answers.

I've about a month to get everything together now. As I said 530 should be enough for me but I would love to get more

And it's 3 weeks until the exams start. Missing out on the Champions League semi final to do some accounting and geography I have a study timetable done out. If I follow it within reason I'm fairly confident I'll get what I need. I reckon I'm 75/80% of the way there, just need to brush up on certain topics/subjects.

2 more days left

I'm feeling a lot more confident about English and geography than I was earlier. I'd be disappointed if I didn't get at least a B1in them now. I still have a bit more to do for geography though. Maths is going fairly well. I think I have everything from paper 1 done so just have to look over my weaker parts. I still have a nice bit of work to do for Irish but I'm about 70% of the way there. I have done the bare minimum for French. Just looking for a pass. I've stopped studying chemistry and accounting this week but feel I'm fairly well covered in them already anyway.