Should I take up economics?

segadreamcast · 19-10-2003 12:14pm #1

OK, basically I need some guidance and advice here, watch out for the rant... here it comes...:

I was supposed to be doing Economics as one of my four choice subjects in secondary school, but only five other people picked it so it was cancelled. Therefore I was stuck and had to pick french as my fourth choice subject. This means I now do:

Irish
English
Math
French
History
Geography
and Business.

Basically, I'm terrible at Irish and due to laziness and poor understanding of algebra I now do pass math. This leaves me with a maximum potential score of 560 on the leaving cert - and I need 500-520 to get the course that I want, which leaves me with a very small margin of error across six subjects.

Essentially, I think it would be more beneficial if I took up economics in addition to these subjects and used it as some sort of a safety buffer in case the worst happened in any of the above subjects.

What do you people think, should I? Also, is there anywhere that does grinds/classes that I could get help in?

Boston · 19-10-2003 12:19pm

I take it your in fifth year? yes taking up an extra subject is a good idea, but keep in mind you have honors english and history in there, both of which will take allot of time to cover. IOE do economics courses on a saturday and the teacher is ment to be pretty decent. If i was you i'd do economics and an extra subject i was having a problem with, something like french.

segadreamcast · 19-10-2003 12:36pm

Yeah I'm in fifth year

if I was in sixth year and asking this I think it'd be certainly too little, too late.

That sounds perfect - but, just out of interest, if I'm the only one in my school doing economics, do I just sit in the exam hall on my own or do they send me elsewhere to sit the exam?

Boston · 19-10-2003 12:46pm

You sit it on your own at that date. I know cause i did applied maths that way, very last exam and i was all on my own. Well worth it in the end though.

Raskolnikov · 19-10-2003 12:49pm

Originally posted by NoelRock

That sounds perfect - but, just out of interest, if I'm the only one in my school doing economics, do I just sit in the exam hall on my own or do they send me elsewhere to sit the exam?

It's pretty easy to get a B in it, as long as you don't get a messy exam then there's no reason you can't get an A in it.

As far as I know, you'd be sitting in the exam centre on your own unless economics clashes with home ec or something.

Boston · 19-10-2003 12:52pm

Hard enough to get an A in actually, you really have to just do all the old papers over and over again and get into writing the answer the way they read it. Buts its a subject that isn't dificult to understand, no unusual concepts mostly cop on.

segadreamcast · 19-10-2003 12:56pm

*Nods* All sounds great. There's no Home Ec in my school - so I'd probably be on my own alright. It says you can enter the class at any time during the year - the classes started last week, so hopefully I'll be able to join just after the mid term with some luck

.

I wonder what % of students got an A in economics last year.

Boston · 19-10-2003 1:03pm

2.8 got A1's

segadreamcast · 19-10-2003 1:09pm

Not bad...not great either. But thankfully not an impossible task ahead.

<cheeky question>How'd you do Boston

?</cheeky question>

Boston · 19-10-2003 2:58pm

A1. Easy once you bascially cover all the past papers and chose the topics your going to answer on well, the teacher will probably give you a good idea what to cover. 8 questions you answer 4

valor · 20-10-2003 5:25pm

im doing economics myself with some grinds its pretty easy, certainly getting a b1 will be a doss but getting up to an a1 will be hard i think

Bono_85 · 20-10-2003 6:18pm

Economics is grand, they're making it harder though with this new examiner, but you just have to go back to the really old papers and just do them all and your covered. Just don't leave anything to chance, the course isn't exactly huge
And on another note, the % of A1's this year was 3.3 and the year before was 7.6%

Boston · 20-10-2003 6:30pm

where did oyu get that figure, is that pass and honors? cause the irish times said 2.8% for honors the day the results came out.

Bono_85 · 20-10-2003 6:32pm

Yeah I have it 3.30% A1's Economics Higher 2003,
7.60% " " 2002

And I think 7,658 took it this year

Boston · 20-10-2003 6:34pm

i asked where not if you had them. Depending on your source. Mine's the irish times, is your the DOE? or another rag new paper.

Bono_85 · 20-10-2003 8:15pm

What the hell are you talking about?? Rag newspaper? Its the Irish times, maybe you just can't read properly, you seem to like saying that 2.8% got A1's so I corrected you on it. Your leaving cert is over so maybe you could just encourage ppl instead of boastin about how great you are all the time. I'm sure you'll reply within 15secs anyway so shouldn't be long to wait. Did ya ever hear of conversation without being a smart ass.

Boston · 21-10-2003 3:56pm

Originally posted by Bono_85
What the hell are you talking about?? Rag newspaper? Its the Irish times, maybe you just can't read properly, you seem to like saying that 2.8% got A1's so I corrected you on it. Your leaving cert is over so maybe you could just encourage ppl instead of boastin about how great you are all the time. I'm sure you'll reply within 15secs anyway so shouldn't be long to wait. Did ya ever hear of conversation without being a smart ass.

Heard of thinking before opening your mouth. The edition of hte irish times i got on exam day said 2.8%, you then contradicted me and said 3.3%, i said maybe your right where did you get that figure, to which you replied like a moron 3.3% to which i asked was that from the DOE then i get another stupid reply.

As for boating, i was asked what result i got, i was asked what percentage. I didn't come in here saying i got an a1 out of only 2.8% look at me i'm great. Did you ever hear of reading the thread before posting to it.

Should I take up economics?

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