Easiest LC Subjects.

The Hitman

I've already decided to repeat my leaving:mad: but I want to do one or two relativley easy subjects from scratch as well as my existing ones. I know economics is very doable in a year but are there any other subjects that could be done in a year.
I already did French, Accounting, Physics and Construction.

genericgoon

I found phys/chem to be delightfully easy. Otherwise Geography is easy enough to get an honor in.

Mars Bar

Stick with Accounting anyway coz that won't change too much...

the flananator

Classics can be done in a year but its tough. If your going to do it make sure you get a good teacher.

genericgoon

the flananator wrote:

Classics can be done in a year but its tough. If your going to do it make sure you get a good teacher.

He wants easy subjects.

the flananator

genericgoon wrote:

He wants easy subjects.

I refer you to his post my friend:

I've already decided to repeat my leaving but I want to do one or two relativley easy subjects from scratch as well as my existing ones. I know economics is very doable in a year but are there any other subjects that could be done in a year.
I already did French, Accounting, Physics and Construction.

SamHamilton

Agscience
Art can be done in a year but is a bit dodgy points wise sometimes

genericgoon

the flananator wrote:

Classics can be done in a year but its tough. If your going to do it make sure you get a good teacher.

Evidence for the defense! As you can see you are in direct violation of Article I (known as the relatively easy Article) of the OP.

The Hitman

Yeah I was just on examinations.ie and looked up classics and it doesn't really look like my kinda subject. Physics and Chem. looks ok but I never did Chem. The Physics part of it looks nice(compared to the actual physics LC exam!).
Has anyone got suggestions on Relegious Education and Business?
Is agscience actually easy? Like is there much theory to be learned or is there a good bit of practical work?
(And yes guys I would help if they were some bit easy!!!!)

genericgoon

Chemistry is a breeze. Its like a watered down version of the LC course and since you already have good knowledge of the physics half well then it sounds good

The Hitman

genericgoon wrote:

Chemistry is a breeze. Its like a watered down version of the LC course and since you already have good knowledge of the physics half well then it sounds good

Thanks. I'll be sure to keep that in mind because Physics isn't my favourite subject but it aint bad and I presume half the theory isnt even in the course just like the chemistry part of it as opposed to the individual versions of the subjects.

genericgoon

Also the amount of choice you get on the paper is ridiculous. Each half consists of 6 questions each and you only have to 3 of them and youre completely free to choose them. The first question is made of short questions out of which you only have to get 11 out of 15

Kwekubo

The Hitman wrote:

Yeah I was just on examinations.ie and looked up classics and it doesn't really look like my kinda subject. Physics and Chem. looks ok but I never did Chem. The Physics part of it looks nice(compared to the actual physics LC exam!).

Note that you can't do Physics & Chemistry and Physics, or Physics & Chemistry and Chemistry, at the same sitting. Consider doing Chemistry alongside your Physics.

Lucas10101

Biology.....defo easy Honours B if you have a good memory.

Business.....same as above.

Geography......erm...same as above.
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I got 245/300 between them...

genericgoon

If he repeats and doesnt use his physics result?

The Hitman

Thanks for that. I'll definately give it serious consideration. I really want to just get a fresh start this year because I really put in a dismal effort in my studies for various reasons and only got 370.
I'd just like to find out about ag-science, Relegion and Business.
Would you believe that accounting was the only business related subject in our school.

sd123

Applied maths can definitely be done in a year, i did it in one year and got an a2 today. However, you would have to be fairly good at H maths to do it.

genericgoon

The Hitman wrote:

Thanks for that. I'll definately give it serious consideration. I really want to just get a fresh start this year because I really put in a dismal effort in my studies for various reasons and only got 370.
I'd just like to find out about ag-science, Relegion and Business.
Would you believe that accounting was the only business related subject in our school.

Good luck! Dont be a stranger on these boards. Even if most of the people here atm will be gone by then.

DingChavez

Business is easy.

AdMMM

The Hitman wrote:

I've already decided to repeat my leaving:mad: but I want to do one or two relativley easy subjects from scratch as well as my existing ones. I know economics is very doable in a year but are there any other subjects that could be done in a year.
I already did French, Accounting, Physics and Construction.

May I suggest doing the same subjects again? You've already been doing the subjects for 2 years and you are already familiar with their sylabii and exam format. I would spend the year working on how to improve and expand on your existing knowledge of them and learn how to use the system to your advantage in order to maximise your points.

If you pick up subjects from scratch, you will without a doubt be under pressure for the whole 9 months as you try familarise yourself not just with the new material, but also with the exam format! Also, you just need to look through the thread to see that many peoples opinions are divided when it comes to deciding on an easy subject. If you really want to pick an "easy" subject then I think you would be better off looking through the published reports and picking a subject which (statistically) the majority of students do better in.

EdgarAllenPoo

I did Business,Economics and Geography from scratch in one year at home. I wouldn't advise it but out of the eight subjects I took I found business the easiest.

I pressume it's nearly impossible to study a language like Japanese in a year. I don't know of any schools that teach it but if I were to repeat I would like to try Japanese. I've heard that 44% of people who took it this year got an A.

opinionated

I would say that Accountacy is the easiest subject but that could just be because of the brilliant teacher that I had!

GDM

GDM wrote:

I pressume it's nearly impossible to study a language like Japanese in a year. I don't know of any schools that teach it but if I were to repeat I would like to try Japanese. I've heard that 44% of people who took it this year got an A.

that's probably because about most of the people who do it come from Japanese backgrounds, and possibly are completely fluent in the language, well above leaving cert standard.

Its the same for all the "other" languages really.

dsg

Home Economics for definite, i get the feeling you're male and might find this a bit girly but when i repeated there were more fellas than girls doing it. it's interesting, not too taxing on the brain (especially if you do biology or business/accounting subjects), and if all else fails at least you'll know how to cook a lasagne when you finish school. Classical studies is tough enough though, only attempt if you're a history buff. I'd recommend not doing English when repeating. Best of luck with the year by the way. Trust me you will look back and realise it's the best thing you ever did education wise!

curlysue18

Phys/Chem definitely,
Not much on the course, as opposed to other subjects. you'd definitely be able to cover it fully in a year... no doubt!:rolleyes:

The Hitman

Yes im a fella alright but I dont find it girly at all. The only reason I didnt do it was because it clashed with physics on our option forms. It does look like an ok subject alright.(And I can already cook lasagne thank you!:D )

lucernarian

I spent 2 full days before my exam studying for Applied Maths and that was it. I managed a B1 in pass.

I found economics to be a completely unrewarding subject. I couldn't crack it properly after 2 years of decent enough work.

Naikon

History(OL), studied 2 nights before the exam an got an A1.

Haven't a Clue

DingChavez wrote:

Business is easy.

Seconded. A lot of it's basic common sense, and if you know a few things like the Sales of Goods and Supplies Act, you're more or less guarenteed an honour anyway.

JC 2K3

Deleted User wrote:

that's probably because about most of the people who do it come from Japanese backgrounds, and possibly are completely fluent in the language, well above leaving cert standard.

Nah, it's cos all the Wapanese teens do it. They exhibit a scarily high level of devotion towards the country of Japan.....

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the flananator

genericgoon wrote:

Evidence for the defense! As you can see you are in direct violation of Article I (known as the relatively easy Article) of the OP.

You are technically correct my boy, but if you allow me to rephrase myself: Doing Classics can be tough, but if you are good at history and English most people taking love it.

Yay! We're both right!

the flananator

Haven't a Clue wrote:

Seconded. A lot of it's basic common sense, and if you know a few things like the Sales of Goods and Supplies Act, you're more or less guarenteed an honour anyway.

Oh yes Business is very easy. It was the subject I studied the least for coming up to the exams but I still got an A2.

Colonel Sanders

business was a joke the year I sat it (1999) but it was the first year of the new syllabus and the sample paper was almost the exact same as the actual leaving cert paper!!! Just a memory test in fairness.

I would suggest Business.

The guy

The Hitman wrote:

I've already decided to repeat my leaving:mad: but I want to do one or two relativley easy subjects from scratch as well as my existing ones. I know economics is very doable in a year but are there any other subjects that could be done in a year.
I already did French, Accounting, Physics and Construction.

If you have a mixture of intelligence and good memory biology can be good.

Also, the papers can be fairly predictable.

genericgoon

the flananator wrote:

You are technically correct my boy, but if you allow me to rephrase myself: Doing Classics can be tough, but if you are good at history and English most people taking love it.

Yay! We're both right!

Fine but youre paying my legal costs.

exiot

If you can play an instrument and read music, do Music. Its a very easy subject

hoolio

Well to me there are three things to think about.

-the subject and the content/course
-you're own abilities
-the teacher

Firstly, obviously enough, some are more "doable" in a year then others. I mean you arent going to pick up a new language in a year,and tech drawing could be horrible, while business is heaven if you're willing just to learn a book off and vomit it onto a page. Ag Science had a rep for being piss easy in my school too. I took up business and biology in repeat, got an A2 and an A1. The A2 was just learn and repeat. The A1 was a mix of me realising i really liked biology, and having a great teacher. Read up/ask about the syllabuseses and subjects and narrow it down to the ones you think would be achievable for yourself.

Secondly play to your abilities. If you've got a good "mathsy" brain, do as many related things as you can. So take maths/physics/app maths and you could easily get close to 300 out of them. Likewise if you're good at bio, think about Ag. Science. Know your strengths. Say i dropped english like a stone. Partly due to i knew that it'd be easier for me to study up in Bio in one year and do as well if not better. Also however - there was the teacher. He was a complete cnut to put it mildly.

So teachers then. In my old school, if you were sharp you could pick what subjects just to do by who was teaching you. I had a savage physics teacher, she could have taught a fcuking amoeba about electromagnetism. Great maths/irish/bio teachers too. It shouldnt really determine whether you do a subject but it really matters all the same. Don't do something because the teacher is "sound" or "has a laugh" or anything like that (as the geography class my year found out to their detriment).

If you ask me getting a good solid leaving is one third natural smartitude, one third graft and one third knowing how to play the system.

Good luck

KnifeWRENCH

the subjects i did were geography, physics, biology and french.

geography is doable: you need to do a bit of learning,and you dont have much time in the exam but the material is relatively easy.you also have to do a report that is worth 20% so make sure you know what you're doing.

you've already done physics: if you spend another year at it things should become clearer and youd get a good mark.the thing about physics is that you do really need a good teacher.we had a useless teacher in 5th year,and a few peoople failed the OL paper.

i would not recommend biology: the course is ridiculously long.you wouldnt finish it in 2 years,never mind 1.so forget that.

you're never going to learn another language in one year,so stick with french if thats what youve already done.

i dont know much about other subjects but here are just a few thoughts:

are you good with your hands? there was a guy in our year who did OL maths/irish and wasnt very good at HL english. but he got 475 because he was really good at construction, engineering and tech drawing. these would be options to consider.

if you are good at learning stuff off, then business might be an option.it sounds ridiculously boring but its all just learning off.our school doesnt do economics or accounting,but they both seem to be fairly easy (although i may have heard wrong)

with art and music,it solely depends on whether or not you have a natural artistic ability.if you were good at art,surely you would have done it for LC???

home ec can be fairly tricky,from what ive heard its a lot harder than it looks.the written exam catches people for time.

history- everyone who does it seems to regret it.i'd stay away....

applied maths- if you dont really like physics or maths,then this is probably the worst possible idea.

dont know if any of this was any help whatsoever,but i've nothing better to do.and this can count as my good deed for the day....