Exemptions In School

Kershaw.D

Ello
Iv Been Doing Spanish for the past 3 years
My Spanish class is completely overcrowded ,because there was only one opening in the timetable and 30 students wanted to do Spanish
The school let all 30 students study it
I'm finding it very hard to learn anything with so many people because there is a lot of messing and the teacher cant control them ,
Iv asked the principle to make the class smaller ,But she refused
And now I'm picking my leaving cert subjects and I just wanted to know if because of this problem could i get an exemption from Spanish so that i can go to college if i don't go back into it.
And how would i go about getting one


~#~SORRY FOR REPOSTING WANTED TO DO MY BEST TO GET AN ANSWER~#~

Time Magazine

Hi,

Thirty people to a class isn't considered over-crowded in the Irish education system. That was standard in my school.

From my reading of your post, you're in third or fourth year and you're picking your LC subjects. What sort of exemption were you hoping on getting? Are you referring to the requirement to have a continental language to get into UCD? If so, have you done French or German, and could you continue these to LC instead? Also, TCD will take Irish as a continental language for admissions purposes.

froosh69

you could get grinds?

Kershaw.D

I honestly havnt got a clue what type of exemption
Just what ever i need to get into ucd to study geography and history
I think that 30+ is overcrowded all of the rest of my classes have at most 18 students in it

Time Magazine

Kershaw.D wrote: »

I think that 30+ is overcrowded all of the rest of my classes have at most 18 students in it

You're fortunate your school doesn't pack 30 into all classes it can.

I don't think there are exemptions. You can do study History and Geography in TCD without LC Spanish.

Kershaw.D

Okay
Thanks Very Much

gubbie

Kershaw.D wrote: »

Ello
Iv Been Doing Spanish for the past 3 years
My Spanish class is completely overcrowded ,because there was only one opening in the timetable and 30 students wanted to do Spanish
The school let all 30 students study it
I'm finding it very hard to learn anything with so many people because there is a lot of messing and the teacher cant control them ,
Iv asked the principle to make the class smaller ,But she refused
And now I'm picking my leaving cert subjects and I just wanted to know if because of this problem could i get an exemption from Spanish so that i can go to college if i don't go back into it.
And how would i go about getting one


~#~SORRY FOR REPOSTING WANTED TO DO MY BEST TO GET AN ANSWER~#~

Don't get grinds or any of that. Go for one amazing summer instead. Grab a friend who's doing Spanish (though they don't have to) and head off to Spain for a summer after 5th year. You'll have an amazing time and though you'll be lost for a month, you'll be fluent by the time you're in final year and won't need to worry about exemptions.

If you really need to, just do pass.

Pride Fighter

The Economist wrote: »

You're fortunate your school doesn't pack 30 into all classes it can.

I don't think there are exemptions. You can do study History and Geography in TCD without LC Spanish.

You need a second language to get into UCD. There are some loopholes though, one being an E in a HL language is counted as a pass if you have 4 HL honours. I know you said TCD The Economist but as the OP is posting in the UCD forum I am assuming he/she wants to come here.

Time Magazine

Pride Fighter wrote: »

I know you said TCD The Economist but as the OP is posting in the UCD forum I am assuming he/she wants to come here.

Agreed. Tidbits like knowing UCD may grant admission with a fail can only help him/her. Similarly, pointing out that a university all of three miles from UCD with at least as good an international reputation grants admission with the courses the OP presumably must sit regardless can only be a good thing.

Pride Fighter

The Economist wrote: »

Agreed. Tidbits like knowing UCD may grant admission with a fail can only help him/her. Similarly, pointing out that a university all of three miles from UCD with at least as good an international reputation grants admission with the courses the OP presumably must sit regardless can only be a good thing.

Agreed, Trinity is a fine University and the OP should not blindly choose one over the other. Knowledge is power as they say.

Breezer

Pride Fighter wrote: »

Trinity is a fine University

Ah now here! :eek:

Stabshauptmann

Whatever about Spanish, pay more attention in English class

dyl10

I'd say it's quite likely that the OP doesn't know too much about the CAO system and how to actually get into college if he/she hasn't entered senior cycle yet.

Kershaw, Arts in UCD will get you geography and history and the entry requirements are relatively low for most hard working students.
If all of your classes(excluding Spanish) have in the region of 18 students in them, I would think your school sounds like a decent enough place to work hard and achieve your required points