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Self-study for the leaving cert?

  • 19-11-2007 9:30pm
    #1
    Artilect
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    I'm planning a going to college in 2009 as a Mature Student to study Physics/Maths, but before that I want to resit two Leaving Cert subjects (Maths and Physics) at honours level, just to ensure that I have the necessary skills to be able to tackle a Physics degree.

    I'll be studying these subjects at home so I've bought some books and downloaded the syllabi and past papers. I'm going to use these to work through the syllabi until I've got to the point where I can complete the past papers and also understand the material.

    I guess I'm looking for a teachers point of view/advice on self-studying. I've got about a year and a half to prepare, is it possible for someone to get A1s by studying at home?

    Is following the syllabi the correct approach?

    What about the experiments for the Physics course?
    I'm planning on doing these at home also, have any teachers had any experience of people from outside the school getting their experiment books validated for the exam? I don't really know how that would work but would appreciate any info before checking this out with my old school.


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  • #2
    EamonnKeane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 950 ✭✭✭EamonnKeane


    Well, I got an A1 in physics studying at home, and there's no process for "validating" experiment books: an inspector shows up every few years to a school to see them. If you want to do experiments I know NUI Maynooth have days where you can go in and do them all.


  • #3
    Artilect
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭Artilect


    Thanks for the reply Eamonn, I wasn't sure about the procedure for experiment books but I've sent off an email to my old secondary school to see if they have any advice for "mature" students.

    I'm glad to hear you got an A1 studying at home, at least i know it's possible and I'm not wasting my time.


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