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"When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe ..

  • 16-11-2015 9:13pm
    #1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭


    ..than you will be successful"
    Thought id start my own study log.
    Hopefully it will help me to reflect on my study.

    I have not decided what I want to do in college yet. Preferably along the lines of business or science.
    Aiming for the best of my ability as thats what will matter to me at the end.

    The subjects I do:
    English (H)
    Maths (H)
    Bio (H)
    Chem (H)
    Business (H)
    Italian (O)
    Economics (H)
    Outside:
    Ag Science (H)

    14/11/15
    Ag: Revised soil
    15/11/15
    Ag: Studied and did all the Exam questions on soil up to 2002.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Economics: S 2010 short qs.
    Bio: S Nervous system 2006 Q14B. 2008 Q4.2009 Q15C II. 2012 Q13
    I had a really bad sleep the previous day, so really did not live up to proper study standards study. Felt so tired.
    I would rate today 4/10.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Business: S Business and Government 2014 Q2 (A)+(C)
    Bio: S Nervous system 2014 Q11 B
    Chem: S Qs1 Vol. Analysis. Titrations 2014-2010

    Improved study then yesterdays but still not living up to lc standards.
    I would rate todays study 5.5/10.

    "Life is not about winning the race, life is about finishing the race and how many people we can all help finish this race."


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Economics: S 2009 short qs.
    Business:Ch 22 and Ch 23 Business Economy +Goverment Studied.
    Have test tomorrow. So most of my study was preparing. Did not get no homework done.
    Only had met half of my objectives for today. So I would rate todays study 5.5/10.

    "Life goes on....."


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Did nothing yesterday.

    Today:
    Finished up all homework for the weekend.

    Economics S 2008+2007 Short Qs.

    Tomorrow I really am looking forward to start grinding on the books. I had lost motivation and determination after Wednesday. But as of today. It fired up again.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Today mostly went to notes making and ag project fix up.
    Which should had been done yesterday. But this week hasnt been the best for me, ah well.

    Chemistry. 2014-2003 Q1 Titrations


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Again. Mostly notes making.
    Business: Unit 1 Chapter 2 (Consumer+Retailer Conflict)Study
    Chemistry: S 2010 Q7+2009 Q11(a)(Chemical equilibrium)

    Id rate todays study a 5.5.
    Not too, disappointed as making notes on chapters is equally as important as studying.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    24/11/15

    Biology: Studied Nervous system

    Wasnt that bad of a day, I reached half of my goals. The other half was to study enzymes or a unit 2 chapter. But the diagrams in the nervous system took a long time to learn. Oh how I hate diagrams. Ill try to fit it in tomorrows study.

    In all id rate today a 6.5/10
    Were getting there....slowly....


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Yesterday went mostly to notes making, project work, homework.

    Economics S 2006 Short Questions


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Yesterday went to some bits of notes making. Learning some notes.
    Biology S 2008 Q13+2001 Q12 (Excretion)
    Chemistry S 2014 Q3 (Rates of Reaction)

    Reached 2/3 of my goals today, but since I know I could that bit done, just didn't do it due to lack of motivation to get off the tv. I would rate today as 6/10

    "Learn the wisom of compromise, for its better to bend a little, than break."


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Economics S 2005+2006 Short Qs
    Business
    S 2009 Q3 A (Eu)
    S 2013 Q3 A+B (Intl Trade)
    S 2011 Q3 A (Intl Trade)


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Biology Unit 2:Cell Divison Study
    Chemistry
    Chemical Equilibrium:
    S 2008 Q7
    S 2006 Q11B
    S2005 Q9 A and C


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Business Studied Unit1:Ch3 Industrial Relations
    Made notes on ChapterCh 25 Intl Trade


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Economics
    2003 Short Qs S
    2014 Short Qs S+R


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭dazed+confused


    ..than you will be successful"


    I am doing:
    English (o) - No ****


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    I am doing:
    English (o) - No ****

    get a life...


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Did some finishing study on ag,economics and on excretion yesterday.

    Economics 2002 Short Qs S
    Biology Excretion Study


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    02/12/15
    Chemistry
    S Rates of Reaction Qs.
    2014,2013,2012

    Didnt really have a productive day. Half of it went to maths homework,afterschool class and hospital visit.

    We on keep moving ....


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Economics
    2013 Short Qs R
    2012 Short Qs R
    2011 Short Qs R


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Forgot to update this...
    Yesterday
    04/12/15
    Ag
    Revised Grassland (1)
    Exam Qs on Grassland (1)


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Business
    Chapter 25 Intl Trade Study.
    Updated notes on Management.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Really slacking at this..lol..
    Yesterday. I did notes on Thermochem and Hydrocarbons. Also did all the e.q. upto 2003.

    Today
    Economics
    2010 and 2009 Revise

    Chem
    Studied Rates of Reaction
    Studied Chemical Equilibrium


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Yesterday:
    Business
    EU: S 2013,2012,2004,2008
    Today:
    Ag
    Did a bit study on barley.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Economics 2008 Revise
    Chem Rates of Reaction Study

    Dammit! Started typing at 11.58 hoping to make it before 12 otherwise it will show up as today when im filling it tomorrow.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    I really gotta start typing these on time

    Economics 2007 S.Q Revise

    Ag Studied half of Crop Production.
    Planning to get it done by midweek and then move onto exam qs next weekend

    Today as all my fridays. Goes to mostly homework and recovery... a lot of recovery...recover from what you may ask? From wasting my time doing f all.

    "We Shoot for the moon, even if well miss, welll land among the stars''


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Chem
    Acid Bases and Ph Studied.

    Also got some few study done on barley.

    Been a productive day. If only I can keep this momentum 7 days.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Business
    Management Ch7 Studied


    Was a busy day, hence could not get much work done, went to the barbers and spent ages making business notes(sigh....)
    Excuses....


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Economics
    2006 S.q. R

    Ag
    Done another few bits on crops, 3 more pages and im done.

    Bio
    Studied Skeletal Muscle System


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Economics
    2005 (1) SQ
    2004 (1) SQ


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Economics
    2003 (1) SQ

    Ag
    Crop Studied.(From start to finish)

    Update notes on Business

    Again one of those rare days. When I actually get good chunk done.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Ag
    Crop Exam Qs. S 2015-2002.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Economics
    2002 S.q. (1)
    2014 S.q. (2)


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Last 3/4 days went to christmas test learning.
    Did some maths e.q on calculus,differentiation,integration,function. All for test.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Economics
    2013 S.q. (2)
    2012 S.q. (2)

    Maths
    Finished Homework for Christmas.
    Learnt 5 Proofs.

    Made Bio notes on Human Defence.

    Was a rest day today. Just to get the work out of the way and prepare study for Christmas.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Business
    Eu Study

    Economics
    2011 (2) S.Q.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Maths
    Trignometric Proofs All Studied.

    Today was my off day for the whole of holidays( I had 3 planned but I still had some tasks wrote up to do during the off days which I have failed. Now I cannot afford to have any more)3
    .....hopefully....

    People prob reading my log saying "This guy going nowhere, what a hypocrite in contrast to his thread title"
    I feel the same way. After my mid term break I lost my drive. Why I was working hard? What motivated me everyday?...
    I tell this to my self since the Christmas holidays began... These holidays are ur last chance to redeem yourself. So go out there and show them what your capable of.
    I swear if I dont wake up early tomorrow and achieve my goals I will give up on in this log.

    Btw Merry Christmas to all !!!


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  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,264 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Do not be so hard on yourself. Taking a couple of days off over the break will re-energise you. You are covering plenty of material.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Thanks spurious, really appreciated it.

    So, were back on the grind !!

    Economics
    2009 S.q. (2) R
    2008 S.q. (2) R

    Maths
    Did revision on Complex No.s, Functions,Differentiation,Integration,Calculus. From 2015-+2014 P1

    Also, done out 1/2 a test to see how I am doing.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Business
    Unit 3: Chapter 7 Communication Studied

    Economics
    2007+2006 (2) R

    “What you seek is seeking you.”


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Business
    Unit 3: Chapter 8 Management Act. Studied

    Bio
    Human Defense System Studied.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Yesterday

    Biology Enzymes Studied


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Biology
    Respiration Studied
    Movement Through Cell Membrane(Diffusion/Osmosis) Studied


  • Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭PsychoSue


    Listen if you are overly critical and too hard on yourself it could push you to break and if that happens you're no good to anyone.
    The LC is important but it's NOT the be all and end all. Yes it's imperative that you do your best but at a risk to your health and sanity hell no. Take breaks, give yourself some time off. Allocate it into your study timetable you NEED it.
    You are doing 100% more then A LOT of students out there (believe me, I know from experience, don't let my veeeeeery old user name fool you!!)
    You have to have a balance between studying and living and getting out and also relaxing.
    I'm NOT saying start slacking but just to go easy on yourself and be proud of yourself for the work/effort you've put in so far and don't be afraid to chill a lil once in a while. A calm demeanour will really help you get through the exams.
    Best of luck in the mocks and exams.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    PsychoSue wrote: »
    Listen if you are overly critical and too hard on yourself it could push you to break and if that happens you're no good to anyone.
    The LC is important but it's NOT the be all and end all. Yes it's imperative that you do your best but at a risk to your health and sanity hell no. Take breaks, give yourself some time off. Allocate it into your study timetable you NEED it.
    You are doing 100% more then A LOT of students out there (believe me, I know from experience, don't let my veeeeeery old user name fool you!!)
    You have to have a balance between studying and living and getting out and also relaxing.
    I'm NOT saying start slacking but just to go easy on yourself and be proud of yourself for the work/effort you've put in so far and don't be afraid to chill a lil once in a while. A calm demeanour will really help you get through the exams.
    Best of luck in the mocks and exams.

    Thank you. My gratitude cannot match up to the advice you have given.

    I would just like to add a side note(rant..sorry) to others aswell who might be interested in having a look around my log.
    I take breaks now and again, Most of my routine in the Christmas has been like this:
    Get up at 12. Eat breakfast. Watch a bit of tv. Start study at 2. Till around 5. Take an hour break. Then study till 8. Take 3 hour break and go back study( and this is where it gets freaky)... study till 3.30am.
    It may look a lot. But what I get in that timeframe, another person would get in 4/5 hours. My approach and the way I study is, yes irritating, but I really have no choice. I just gotten to adopt it. For example: Respiration study: Study it. And then go back study it again for 2nd time. This is my way to all my study to make sure it sticks to me. Hence the reason why It takes long.

    Another thing I got to tackle, which psychosue pointed out, my health. My sleeping scheduled is ##### up. I really need to sleep on time, and wake up early, it be more productive, allowing more time to relax in the afternoon.

    I am not trying to build up on excuses. Some, sitting the lc, have it worse, what I am trying to do is EXPLAIN my progress and how I tackle one subject or max 2 per day.

    But nevertheless what psychosue said was 100% correct. There is life after the lc.... life goes on. So I should not be complaining "what would happen if this" "how will i do that"
    Afterall its a marathon....not a race. We take steps slowly and steadily. If obstacles come around, rather then pointing fingers, we try to overcome them.

    I really should stop now.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Biology Photosynthesis Studied


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭Consonata


    You are putting in an astonishing amount of work into the Leaving Cert, I really hope you get what you want in the end.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Economics
    2005,2004,2003,2002 (2) R S.Q.

    Chemistry Fuels and Thermochem Studied


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Consonata wrote: »
    You are putting in an astonishing amount of work into the Leaving Cert, I really hope you get what you want in the end.

    Thank you.
    Lol, trust me don' t judge a book by its cover. It may look a lot but in reality I got tons to do. Thats only first time study. I gotta now revise all the course aswell. If I get a pre right now even after studying everything(which I still have not done) I guarantee you, not saying any bs I will not walk out with an A, might scrape a B3 if lucky. Untill I revised, then we can talk about high grades terms of progress, but at this moment I am the same, position, if not a bit behind compared to most.
    So I really need to pull up my socks, and finish 3 more chapters of each subject as I wont get the course done, and want to start revision for my pres in exactly months time.

    I really hope this year bring the best out of you, and all the other leaving cert students. Step by step, we will all eventually achieve our goals.

    Happy New Year!!


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Yesterday

    Chemistry
    Organic Chem 2014-2010

    Today
    Chemistry
    Organic Chem 2011-2008


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Chem
    Organic Chem 2007-2002 Studied
    Organic Chem Studied All

    Took me 4 days to study organic chem. At one point I got a headache. Most of the course for me wasnt that as difficult until I came across this s**te.
    And I still do not have a full grasp of it yet.

    "The bad news is time flies, the good news is your the pilot"


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭Take Your Pants Off


    Today I did mostly work on my cao application and prepapred for school.
    After I got that done, I looked over all organic, thank God, I finally get it.


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