Leaving Cert. '11/'12 Off-Topic

EmptyWithMe · 15-09-2011 11:42pm

So I had a meeting with our school's career guidance teacher. Went in there with my mind fully made up.

Half an hour later I'm confused and frustrated andand I don't know what to do now.

FML I had a hard enough time picking what I wanted to do in the first place..

This happen to anyone else?

jenny18 · 16-09-2011 12:00am

EmptyWithMe wrote: »

So I had a meeting with our school's career guidance teacher. Went in there with my mind fully made up.

Half an hour later I'm confused and frustrated andand I don't know what to do now.

FML I had a hard enough time picking what I wanted to do in the first place..

This happen to anyone else?

up until just before 6th year i was set on law been researching it since first year. at higher options i wanted to go in to stem cell research so genetics course. now repeating with aim of doing medicine I don't think anyone ever knows what they want to do

donvito99 · 16-09-2011 7:18pm

Our "career" guidance teacher always stresses that you cannot see into the future. You may have interests now, but whats to say you won't like something else in 2017? Our career talks last year were based on that assumption. One past pupil had loved English and creative writing and went on to study History in TCD. He's now a Computing engineer (or something like that) working specifically in broadband development, quite a contrast.

Me personally, I'm going on what I'm interested in at the moment. I want to do Law, thats not to say I don't want to do jam making in letterkenny, but its all I have to go on right now.

EmptyWithMe · 16-09-2011 8:07pm

I'm thinking about Social Care now. One thing I've noticed is like, whenever we have talks about college choices or whatever, we've never actually been told that we can change our minds after the first year or two.

I think people forget about that when they're thinking about courses. It seems a lot less scary when someone tells you that you can change again.

Chuchoter · 16-09-2011 8:16pm

You can change? This is new information?

13spanner · 16-09-2011 8:26pm

Looks like I'll be doing Liberal Arts in Mary I. 390 points last year, not too bad. It's only September but I can't wait to finish this year...

thetonynator · 16-09-2011 10:21pm

13spanner wrote: »

Looks like I'll be doing Liberal Arts in Mary I. 390 points last year, not too bad. It's only September but I can't wait to finish this year...

been the longest 3 weeks in school ever so far! 37 to go.

:P

Namlub · 16-09-2011 10:45pm

But only one hundred days to Christmas \o/ And, um, one hour and fifteen minutes until I'm 18

But who's counting

Schonie · 17-09-2011 10:33am

Namlub wrote: »

But only one hundred days to Christmas \o/ And, um, one hour and fifteen minutes until I'm 18

But who's counting

Happy birthday!:p
I'm excited about christmas but at the same time its like...i dunno...hpat, mocks and then leaving cert after christmas yknow..:rolleyes:

EmptyWithMe · 17-09-2011 12:53pm

Chuchoter wrote: »

You can change? This is new information?

Yeah, of course you can. A few years ago my brother changed from an ITS course to a game design thing. Now he's working for Blizzard Entertainment in California. :rolleyes:
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Schonie wrote: »

I'm excited about christmas but at the same time its like...i dunno...hpat, mocks and then leaving cert after christmas yknow..:rolleyes:

That's scary..It's almost October already like!

Is anyone thinking about taking a gap year, by the way?

Siobhnk · 17-09-2011 1:29pm

donvito99 wrote: »

Good for you:), I did work experience in a hospital which I won't name, but the midwifes (who talked to us sometimes) were amazing people, not only professionally but just as people.

I'd say they alone make childbirth about a million times easier...(as if I'd know):cool:

Yeah I did work experience in a hospital too... Yeah the thing I like about midwifery is you're probably closer to your patients than other nurses, you're with them for 9 months like! Plus the mammys prefer them to the doctors :P (so my mother says :rolleyes: ) my middle name was picked after my midwife, because dad thought she was great :L

Siobhnk · 17-09-2011 1:32pm

Namlub wrote: »

But only one hundred days to Christmas \o/ And, um, one hour and fifteen minutes until I'm 18

But who's counting

Happy birthday!! Don't celebrate to hard

Luno · 17-09-2011 10:13pm

Happy Birthday Namlub!

I missed my first day this year yesterday, I'm worried that I might have missed something in maths and won't be able to get back into things!

Superbus · 17-09-2011 10:17pm

M&S* wrote: »

Happy Birthday Namlub!

I missed my first day this year yesterday, I'm worried that I might have missed something in maths and won't be able to get back into things!

A guy in my maths class was out for the first two and a half weeks with tonsillitis, missing all of the basics of integration; he spent Thursday lunch-time with our teacher and is now pretty much up to speed. I doubt you'll be too far behind

EmptyWithMe · 18-09-2011 12:34pm

I'm too lazy to be a 6th year. :pac:

Do y'think like, knowing you can get the points you need without that much work make you lazy?
I mean, I'm not going for 450+ here..

icedtea · 18-09-2011 1:22pm

Been longest September ever, need to finih this year.....

Siobhnk · 18-09-2011 2:49pm

icedtea wrote: »

Been longest September ever, need to finih this year.....

Haha and I thought it was only me who thought it was going slow :P

Flabangav · 18-09-2011 3:46pm

I like how it's going so slowly, it makes it seem like the exams are ages away

if it was going quickly i'd be terrified! :pac:

donvito99 · 18-09-2011 5:35pm

This September is flying by!;) well, I guess its all relative anyways (LC Physics for ya!)

Mayo_Boy · 18-09-2011 6:15pm

I think this month is flying!

donvito99 · 18-09-2011 8:35pm

Oh, and seeing as this is an off topic thread;

UP THE DUBS!!!!

....carry on

Joey. · 18-09-2011 8:45pm

Mayo_Boy wrote: »

I think this month is flying!

It really is...debs fundraiser planning has begun!

RML · 18-09-2011 8:49pm

way excited for debs this year..:p

donvito99 · 18-09-2011 8:55pm

The Debs - glad I'm not on that committee

Luno · 18-09-2011 9:19pm

I haven't done any work since Thursday! :eek::mad:

EmptyWithMe · 18-09-2011 9:28pm

Our debs committee haven't even met up this year. I should know, I'm on it. Everyone else is really like, laid back about it. It's annoying.

Am I the only one who knows it's going to cost a fortune?!

Anyway, September's weird. The weeks are flying but the weekends are nice and slow.

Siobhnk · 18-09-2011 11:09pm

... We haven't even gotten a debs committee yet... :P

Coeurdepirate · 19-09-2011 5:41pm

Our debs were last Thursday :rolleyes:

coffeelover · 19-09-2011 5:48pm

Got the letters about the vacine

EmptyWithMe · 19-09-2011 6:22pm

coffeelover wrote: »

Got the letters about the vacine

Getting mine Thursday.

Chuchoter · 19-09-2011 6:26pm

Its not sore at all tbh, the dramatics people were going on with today :rolleyes:

coffeelover · 19-09-2011 8:43pm

EmptyWithMe wrote: »

Getting mine Thursday.

Oh I'm dreading it.

Its not sore at all tbh, the dramatics people were going on with today

My sister was really sore after it

Namlub · 19-09-2011 8:46pm

Chuchoter wrote: »

Its not sore at all tbh, the dramatics people were going on with today :rolleyes:

First years were absolutely freaking out, lawds. Most of us were fine with it but there's always one that goes on facebook straight after talking about how it's the "soooooorest thing ever!1!' I pity her during childbirth...

Flabangav · 19-09-2011 8:47pm

Chuchoter wrote: »

Its not sore at all tbh, the dramatics people were going on with today :rolleyes:

No, its not sore! But i had an annoyingly numb arm for the rest of the day

and it was my writing hand!

Luno · 20-09-2011 9:35pm

I'm the worst time keeper ever! June can't come quicker!

Just Like Heaven · 20-09-2011 9:46pm

M&S* wrote: »

I'm the worst time keeper ever! June can't come quicker!

But it is June?

Luno · 20-09-2011 10:09pm

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

But it is June?

I actually had to think about it for a moment! :pac:

Chuchoter · 20-09-2011 10:59pm

Why did I ever think having a secret relationship in school was going to be a good idea? I'm an idiot

Luno · 20-09-2011 11:06pm

Chuchoter wrote: »

Why did I ever think having a secret relationship in school was going to be a good idea? I'm an idiot

Secret relationship? Do tell!

Chuchoter · 21-09-2011 3:36pm

M&S* wrote: »

Secret relationship? Do tell!

Effectively, I have a girlfriend and I'm also a girl and we're in a very homophobic school. All my friends hate eachother, so gf won't hang around with us so I can never touch her or in fact talk to her at all, and thats making me miserable but she puts in no effort to come find me even though I'm always chasing around after her. Secret relationships are much less fun than you'd expect

Luno · 21-09-2011 3:49pm

Homophobia is ridiculous these days! I've seen so many people leave my school because of it! Hope things get better for you Chuchoter!

Chuchoter · 21-09-2011 5:05pm

I'd like to say it was all down to homophobia, to be honest I mostly just feel like she couldn't give a damn whether I come in or not.

Coeurdepirate · 21-09-2011 7:30pm

Move to my school, it's not homophobic

but you might get mauled by some boys who want a threesome :rolleyes:
Seriously though, suckish situation and I hope it'll work out soon.

Siobhnk · 21-09-2011 8:12pm

Chuchoter wrote: »

I'd like to say it was all down to homophobia, to be honest I mostly just feel like she couldn't give a damn whether I come in or not.

If she's not putting in the effort then why should you?

you seem too good for her. Sorry if that was a bit blunt :P

Chuchoter · 21-09-2011 8:23pm

I don't know, because I really like her and I know I can be too needy. I haven't exactly been the best craic in the last few weeks either.

Siobhnk · 21-09-2011 8:48pm

Chuchoter wrote: »

I don't know, because I really like her and I know I can be too needy. I haven't exactly been the best craic in the last few weeks either.

Leaving cert is a b1tch for relationships tbh. I have a boyfriend, and I've already had to cancel things on him because of the sheer amount of work I had

He's in college though so we'll see how it goes. You don't know how much of a struggle it's been with him and things have finally started to be grand, so i'll be damned if it ends because of exams :L god my life is like a crappy rom com :P :rolleyes:

jenny18 · 21-09-2011 11:22pm

Chuchoter wrote: »

I don't know, because I really like her and I know I can be too needy. I haven't exactly been the best craic in the last few weeks either.

i hate homophobic people my school definitely isn't though its got to a stage were i think its just fashionable to be here random. im repeating with my boyfriend and 1 other girl in my year so we have to stick together and it got to a point were i sat in class next to him trying not to hit him with a book he's clingy. but when i had a little space from him and he realised i needed some free time it got way better. try it with your girlfriend. I know leaving certs really hard on a relationship but if you remember everyones going to be stressed and need free time then its the best way to get through it.

Luno · 21-09-2011 11:22pm

Exams definitely come first! Obviously it's great if you can do both but I think these things shouldn't come in the way of school of study.

shefellover93 · 21-09-2011 11:47pm

Siobhnk wrote: »

Leaving cert is a b1tch for relationships tbh. I have a boyfriend, and I've already had to cancel things on him because of the sheer amount of work I had He's in college though so we'll see how it goes. You don't know how much of a struggle it's been with him and things have finally started to be grand, so i'll be damned if it ends because of exams :L god my life is like a crappy rom com :P :rolleyes:

Jaysus. Just starting a relationship with a girl in college now. Determined to make time though (Done homework in her gaff a few times and stuff) Got so much **** goin on outside school I can't focus. Doin alri in me tests though and trying to do my homework as well as possible and stuff.

But anyways off topic....who's voted for their school captain yet? :cool:

Coeurdepirate · 22-09-2011 12:38am

Being a big queer myself, it's lovely to see how accepting my fellow Leaving Certers are

Muchos love to you all!

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