Xmas Xams!!

abercrombie

Just wondering if most people are having Christmas exams as well as their mocks????

CrimE

Yeah im having my Christmas exams this month, starting 17th I think and I have my mocks at the end of Febuary.

caesar

Yeah I have my christmas exams aswell as the mocks in February some time. I remember hearing not so long ago that some school in Galway have their mocks in november, probably around about now :eek: Has anyone else heard about this shool or any other school that does them that early?

abercrombie

i know a school who is having theirs in december instead of Christmas exams

yeats grinds school have mocks have mocks every3weeks as far as i know!

Shrimp

mine went so so crap. Prolly the worst set of exams i've ever sat. however I was expecting that. So I've put the behind me, they weren't a proper reflection of what I know, .... I hope.

ratboy

no christmas exams but have mocks in february, does anyone else have their first week of mocks before the mid term and the second week after. Ruins a good mid-term.

abercrombie

ratboy wrote:

no christmas exams but have mocks in february, does anyone else have their first week of mocks before the mid term and the second week after. Ruins a good mid-term.

i think we've ours after the midterm..i wish we had them before though, that way we could relax during midterm

caesar

abercrombie wrote:

i think we've ours after the midterm..i wish we had them before though, that way we could relax during midterm

Same here AFAIK, so no relaxing for me either.

deisedolly

ratboy wrote:

no christmas exams but have mocks in february, does anyone else have their first week of mocks before the mid term and the second week after. Ruins a good mid-term.

Yeah mine are like that, we get the paper 2s of english irish and maths after the midterm, that it just going to wreck the head off me during the hols because everytime your chilling out or whatever the little voice in your head will be going 'Yanno, you really should be studying...' although I do have that voice talking to me at this very moment!

eamoss

Im doing my xmas exams at the mo start on Friday & finish on this Friday, My mocks r sometime in Feb

dr.barbie

My xmas exams start in 2 weeks time-not sure when the pres are on.Exams make the year go faster me thinks coz youve always something to study for( which isnt fun)

Scarinae

We had Christmas exams in sixth year. I think it's a good idea because it means you do a bit of work in well before the mocks, rather than just relying on the night before they start

Funkstard

We have only Christmas exams, no mocks in our school. They're starting on Thursday 2 weeks (15th) and I'm finished the following Tuesday (20th). The best thing is that we don't have a maths exam because since we finished the course last Friday, we're just going to revise from now until May. That's literally half of my study time freed up for other subjects.

Raphael

Christmas exams soon, then mocks end of january

lost_soul

Funkstard wrote:

We have only Christmas exams, no mocks in our school. They're starting on Thursday 2 weeks (15th) and I'm finished the following Tuesday (20th). The best thing is that we don't have a maths exam because since we finished the course last Friday, we're just going to revise from now until May. That's literally half of my study time freed up for other subjects.

You have your maths course finished?!! Please tell me you aren't in honours! we still have most of book 2 to get through and we are now on 7 classes a week!!

Our exams were supposed to start early november but kept geting put back because of open days. they were supposed to start this friday but got put back again till next monday. They crammed them all into 2days except for one exam.

ratboy

lost_soul wrote:

You have your maths course finished?!! Please tell me you aren't in honours! we still have most of book 2 to get through and we are now on 7 classes a week!!

Our exams were supposed to start early november but kept geting put back because of open days. they were supposed to start this friday but got put back again till next monday. They crammed them all into 2days except for one exam.

We've got to chapter 4 on the second book, if he's finished that course, he's a beast.

Funkstard

Yup, we finished it last Friday. We started in 4th year and ploughed our way through the course. It helps that we have one of the best maths teachers in Ireland ; It's not like he rushed us through, I know pretty much everything well. We couldn't be in a better position because we have 5/6 months of revision time!

However I wouldn't worry, he said the majority of schools would be waaay behind us.

And yes, it's the honours course

Aoibheann

We don't get Christmas exams as such, just some tests in class, though other teachers are giving us an average of the tests we've had all year.

Mocks late January/early February - before midterm anyway!

We're revising our maths course atm, mainly going over as many (c) parts as possible, so we're being given impossible tests on what we've revised. Yay...

Raphael

Funkstard wrote:

We have only Christmas exams, no mocks in our school. They're starting on Thursday 2 weeks (15th) and I'm finished the following Tuesday (20th). The best thing is that we don't have a maths exam because since we finished the course last Friday, we're just going to revise from now until May. That's literally half of my study time freed up for other subjects.

I'm gonna have mine finished by the mocks

*High-five*

abercrombie

here's to pass maths

Lord Oz

My christmas exams started this week. I'm here when I should be studying for english and maths tomorrow.

ratboy

boards is a really **** thing for studying, i've lost about an hour of study time a day because of it.

Gangsta

caesar wrote:

Yeah I have my christmas exams aswell as the mocks in February some time. I remember hearing not so long ago that some school in Galway have their mocks in november, probably around about now :eek: Has anyone else heard about this shool or any other school that does them that early?

Ya that's the Jezz. We finished our christmas exams last week and I've them all back except English. Pretty pleased with what I have so far:D

Scarinae

Lord Oz wrote:

My christmas exams started this week.

So if everyone's Christmas exams have started, is that why there's suddenly way more postings on this board? (you gotta love procrastinating)

katiegordon

mine are this week!its so awful i swore that this year i was gonna study but im cramming the night before as per usual!!Does anyone else get those lumps on the side of your finger from writing so much!!!???theyre disgusting and painful!i hate exams...........

Scarinae

Yeah I used to get a lump on my middle finger from writing essays. Stupid essays! Seriously, your hand will be so sore after the first day of the Leaving Cert, there's hours and hours of writing

Lord Oz

My Christmas tests are finally over yay!

RacoonQueen

I'm an external student...I don't get exams :cool:

d4gurl

This week I had 8 exams! :eek: I had half my german (2hours after skool), Biology 15 chapters, English paper 1 test, King lear quotes, chemistry but that was jus weekly test and oh my last irish test to add to d overall xmas grade! History every 2 week test dt wznt big deal and sometin else oh it was stupid poetry test!!! I had Maths xmas exam d week b4! Only have the other half of German now for xmas!! And den holidays on the 16th cant wait!! Im doing allright in d old exams A2 maths B3 irish not too bad!!

abercrombie

omg d4gurl thats actually crazy!!

Shrimp

actually...... that is crazy..... :cool:

abercrombie

:d

Shrimp

:b

exiot

We had our Christmas exams before Mid-term so they would not be so close the mocks.. I cant believe the first term is nearly over, I need to get my act together..

abercrombie

BEFORE midterm....:eek:

once again..

that's actually crazy!

Ooly

My xmas exams start on friday the 16th & finish on the following thurs.......wahoo party that nite!!!! :eek:
My mocks are after mi-term in feb too....it sucks cuz ive to spend mid-term studying like most of u & the week of the mocks is the same week as Rag Week in the college in Sligo......it's like the best week to go out & we'll all be doing exams

The Grammar School in Sligo had their xmas exams 2weeks ago.....crazy. The heartless fockers tho...they give TYs exams!

abercrombie

the poor TYs

Shrimp

oh yeah, poor poor ty.. hmmm..

yes half day today!

d4gurl

~IM finished!! Yes I am so happy ALll my xmas exams are finish!! im in such a good mood!yes!!! And i get a half day next friday for christmas hols! i didnt tnk we got half days in d tute!!ahhh im so happy have a good week all!

abercrombie

mine are starting next friday!! but i'm doing nothing....somebody motivate me!!!!!

SpittingImage

Sure, you've got a week, that's loads of time, you have to pace yourself, the nhit the ground running around mock time.

abercrombie

i've an idea...

you can all offer me a bar of chocolate for every hour i study!! then i'll get a lot of work done

SpittingImage

or gon on a traditional study 'session'. You do 25 minutes of studying and then a pint and keep doing this till you're nicely drunk. Fun learning is what they call it.

abercrombie

right now i'd prefer the chocolate!!

SpittingImage

do you find boards is terrible for studying?

abercrombie

i find EVERYTHING is terrible for studying...there are just so many distractions, and let's face it, studying isn't something that people want to do (well...most people) and they take the distraction up on its alluring offer!!!

Ooly

ughh i'm getting so sick of studying for exams. Have tomorrow & fri off school so all my m8's decided to go out 2nite....... I wasn't allowed because i've to study so i'm here on boards!:D

Setun

SpittingImage wrote:

do you find boards is terrible for studying?

and also for sleeping...

No xmas exams, just business as usual. Hurrah!

Setun

I've just realised something:

xams is an anagram of xmas.

Coincidence?

Ooly

so when your saying xmas xams u cud actually be sayin xams xmas or xmas xmas or xams xams.......... wow this is what the leaving is doing to me.........