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trinity geology matric exam

  • 15-03-2009 8:33pm
    #1
    the explorer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 153 ✭✭


    im doing it at the end of april but they didnt really send a detailed curriculum,has any one done it, if u have is it hard? ( im doing LC geography in school)


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  • #2
    goingnowhere
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,290 ✭✭✭goingnowhere


    I'm at an absolute loss to understand why someone would need to do the matric exams but still

    The college calender has all the answers http://www.tcd.ie/calendar/assets/pdf/admission_requirements.pdf last two pages gives you all the info


  • #3
    starn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭starn


    Im sorry if im being nosey asking this. But why exactly are you sitting the matric exam. I didnt even know it still exsisted


  • #4
    the explorer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 153 ✭✭the explorer


    I'm doing it because it's counted as a higher subject for entry to trinity.


  • #5
    starn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭starn


    Im sorry, Im still a bit confused. When you say it counts as a higher subject. Does that mean you get awarded points for it. Or is there a bursary conntected with it, or some other award.


  • #6
    the explorer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 153 ✭✭the explorer


    It's counted as a subject for cao purposes. So if you get say 73% in it trinity count it as 75 cao points. It'll be handy if I do well in it because I can count it instead of o level maths.


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  • #7
    starn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭starn


    Wow, I never knew that. Do you know if many people sit the exam ? I wonder why its just geology and divinity, are the past papers avaliable online.


  • #8
    the explorer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 153 ✭✭the explorer


    I don't think many people know about it, my career guidance teacher didn't anyway. I don't know of any past papers for it anywhere.


  • #9
    starn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭starn


    Dont forget to post after you have sat it and let everyone know how you got on, and if there were many people there. Can I ask how did you find out about it ?


  • #10
    the explorer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 153 ✭✭the explorer


    I think it was in the prospectous. It's on Wednesday so I'll be able to let u know soon enough!


  • #11
    PurpleFistMixer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭PurpleFistMixer


    As far as I'm aware they do it in The High School. (See here).


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  • #12
    Fringe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭Fringe


    Would you know if it's doable after cramming? I wouldn't mind doing this since it sounds like there's nothing to lose. How do you apply?


  • #13
    starn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭starn


    Hi, I was just wondering how you got on. Was there many people also siting the paper. Does anyone know why its just religion and geology and say not science and english


  • #14
    Scarinae
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 11,362 ✭✭✭✭Scarinae


    They also offer geology as a full subject in St. Columba's - my boyfriend went to school there, and he took the subject and sat the matriculation exam. Much to my amusement, his geology teacher was called Dr. Stone :pac:

    There's a page about it on the school website, apparently they follow the Trinity exam syllabus - I know it is a bit late for this year's exam, but it might help people next year if they do a search on boards for it!


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