whos going into 6th year/repeating in the institute?

li-evo7 · 30-08-2009 11:12pm #1

Well after me saying I would never go back I have no option but to repeat in the institute again!Other repeat place I was going to go to couldn't facilitate chemistry or biology practicals. So who else is going to be in 6th year this year there??

theowen · 30-08-2009 11:18pm

I will be:rolleyes:

li-evo7 · 30-08-2009 11:27pm

theowen wrote: »

I will be:rolleyes:

Cool!Do you know what date we start?its usually round the 17th... ringing tomoro to get my interview..im sure they will be delighted to have me back..not haha.

besos · 30-08-2009 11:36pm

I hope to be joining 6th year. Ringing tomorrow for interview also.
Never sat the leaving before so i'll have my head in the books for the next nine months..
Hoping i won't be the eldest there at 21!

theowen · 30-08-2009 11:37pm

li-evo7 wrote: »

Cool!Do you know what date we start?its usually round the 17th... ringing tomoro to get my interview..im sure they will be delighted to have me back..not haha.

I'm pretty sure it's the 17th; you can ring:eek: I posted the stuff and had to wait a week to get an interview, which is Tuesday:rolleyes:

li-evo7 · 31-08-2009 12:01am

theowen wrote: »

I'm pretty sure it's the 17th; you can ring:eek: I posted the stuff and had to wait a week to get an interview, which is Tuesday:rolleyes:

Ye this my fourth year in the tute..did 5th and 6th year twice..they know me well so il prob have an interview asap. I get a discount too:D

li-evo7 · 31-08-2009 12:02am

besos wrote: »

I hope to be joining 6th year. Ringing tomorrow for interview also.
Never sat the leaving before so i'll have my head in the books for the next nine months..
Hoping i won't be the eldest there at 21!

Im 20 so you not that old!!

besos · 31-08-2009 12:24am

Wow, fair play to you, heading in for your forth year!

The thoughts of getting back into maths and irish etc is a little daunting but looking forward to getting started.

li-evo7 · 31-08-2009 8:36am

besos wrote: »

Wow, fair play to you, heading in for your forth year!

The thoughts of getting back into maths and irish etc is a little daunting but looking forward to getting started.

You doing pass or honours irish and maths? If you need any help chosing teachers let me know.Iv had them all lol. It's cool cause they give you a list of all the subjects,teachers and times the classes are on and you make up your own timetable! I dont have to do irish or maths this year thank god cause I have the leaving cert requirement in them:D but have to take up a new subject.

wowiee · 31-08-2009 12:15pm

wow your third leaving cert!!!..Do you mind me asking but what course do you want?

besos · 31-08-2009 1:36pm

li-evo7 wrote: »

You doing pass or honours irish and maths? If you need any help chosing teachers let me know.Iv had them all lol. It's cool cause they give you a list of all the subjects,teachers and times the classes are on and you make up your own timetable! I dont have to do irish or maths this year thank god cause I have the leaving cert requirement in them:D but have to take up a new subject.

I'll be doing ordinary in both Irish and maths. Then higher English, Biology, Home Ec and Ag Science.
Hoping that with just the six subjects i'll be able to spend more time on each subject and fingers crossed get enough points to continue on into my preferred college course next year..
You must be delighted you don't have to sit irish or maths.. they would be the two i'm probably going to struggle with the most!

li-evo7 · 31-08-2009 3:10pm

wowiee wrote: »

wow your third leaving cert!!!..Do you mind me asking but what course do you want?

Ha not repeating cause i want a certain course and didn't get the points! I got in with wrong crowd in school and hardly ever went in and basically did s**t!! Been stuck in college course all year that I hate cause got hardly any points so iv got my act together and Im going back to get the best points I can!

theowen · 31-08-2009 3:26pm

li-evo7 wrote: »

Ha not repeating cause i want a certain course and didn't get the points! I got in with wrong crowd in school and hardly ever went in and basically did s**t!! Been stuck in college course all year that I hate cause got hardly any points so iv got my act together and Im going back to get the best points I can!

Only a few days a go you were doing your best to dissuade everyone from going to to 'tute :rolleyes:

li-evo7 · 31-08-2009 3:40pm

theowen wrote: »

Only a few days a go you were doing your best to dissuade everyone from going to to 'tute :rolleyes:

I know exactly! But it is my only option cause cant do the subjects i want/need in the other place I was going to.Ah well!

theowen · 31-08-2009 3:43pm

li-evo7 wrote: »

I know exactly! But it is my only option cause cant do the subjects i want/need in the other place I was going to.Ah well!

G'luck then:)

li-evo7 · 31-08-2009 3:51pm

theowen wrote: »

G'luck then:)

Thank yoooo:D

Irishtrojan · 02-09-2009 7:30pm

yup i'll be there wednesday week i think.. i'm ready to get the next couple of months over with

li-evo7 · 02-09-2009 7:40pm

Irishtrojan wrote: »

yup i'll be there wednesday week i think.. i'm ready to get the next couple of months over with

You repeating or is it your first time doing 6th year?we start on the 16th so you have two more weeks of freedom:D

theowen · 02-09-2009 8:56pm

Hmm considering the first day is on the 16, will you all be going the higher options conference, which is from the 16th to the 18th

irishgirl09 · 02-09-2009 9:41pm

Yeah, I've posted before but, I'm goin' to the 'tute too :rolleyes:

I'd love to make the Higher Options thing (in Croke Park isn't it?

), maybe the first day will only be a half day or will facilitate us with the option to go?
What happened last year, or maybe the dates didn't clash?? :rolleyes:

theowen · 02-09-2009 9:45pm

irishgirl09 wrote: »

Yeah, I've posted before but, I'm goin' to the 'tute too :rolleyes:

I'd love to make the Higher Options thing (in Croke Park isn't it?), maybe the first day will only be a half day or will facilitate us with the option to go?
What happened last year, or maybe the dates didn't clash?? :rolleyes:

It's in the RDS:p I think the 16th is the first full day, because the few days we've to be in before that are half days; I'm gonna email them actually:rolleyes:

li-evo7 · 02-09-2009 9:45pm

irishgirl09 wrote: »

Yeah, I've posted before but, I'm goin' to the 'tute too :rolleyes:

I'd love to make the Higher Options thing (in Croke Park isn't it?), maybe the first day will only be a half day or will facilitate us with the option to go?
What happened last year, or maybe the dates didn't clash?? :rolleyes:

You have a full day usually on the first day.If you want to go to the higher options you will be allowed but only if you have a note giving you permission from your parent/guardian. Unless you are a mature student of course.

Irishtrojan · 03-09-2009 5:40am

li-evo7 wrote: »

You have a full day usually on the first day.If you want to go to the higher options you will be allowed but only if you have a note giving you permission from your parent/guardian. Unless you are a mature student of course.

a mature student being?

li-evo7 · 03-09-2009 8:59am

Irishtrojan wrote: »

a mature student being?

23 usually bit if you are 20 or over you could just go in and tell them your going if thats ok.

Irishtrojan · 03-09-2009 12:49pm

Regarding books, I was told at my interview not to get any books until I knew what teachers I had because I might not need them, should I ignore this and get my books?

li-evo7 · 03-09-2009 3:32pm

Irishtrojan wrote: »

Regarding books, I was told at my interview not to get any books until I knew what teachers I had because I might not need them, should I ignore this and get my books?

I would get your english ones but not the rest.Some Teachers for the other subjects only use notes that they give you.They will tell you in your first class if you need them

sean0 · 03-09-2009 4:27pm

nah i wouldn't go buying books just yet could be a waste of money if you end up not using them.Most teachers just use their own notes in class but you might decide yourself to go out and buy the textbook anyhow to help with studying.I plan on just using the revise wise books with the notes:cool:

Irishtrojan · 03-09-2009 4:30pm

great thanks.
any suggestions on teachers to avoid or to try and get

sean0 · 03-09-2009 4:42pm

Irishtrojan wrote: »

great thanks.
any suggestions on teachers to avoid or to try and get

For the first week I think your able to go to whatever teacher you want so you'll have your own opinions on the teachers but
For English i'd say
Cathy Sweeney - Comparative, Jim Lusby- Language, Denis Creaven -poetry, Paul Mc Cormack- Single text
For Business Keith Hannigan

Irishtrojan · 03-09-2009 4:50pm

great english is one of the subjects I need to work on.
business not so much.
My subjects: OL irish, HL maths, HL accounting, HL geography, HL history, HL business, HL english.

Fad · 03-09-2009 4:58pm

Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle

Also, Martin Kelly (He teaches full time in (Old) my school too)

theowen · 03-09-2009 5:04pm

Irishtrojan wrote: »

great english is one of the subjects I need to work on.
business not so much.
My subjects: OL irish, HL maths, HL accounting, HL geography, HL history, HL business, HL english.

If your repeating why not drop irish?

theowen · 03-09-2009 5:04pm

Fad wrote: »

Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle Pat Doyle

Also, Martin Kelly (He teaches full time in (Old) my school too)

Pat Doyle teaches what?

Irishtrojan · 03-09-2009 5:17pm

theowen wrote: »

If your repeating why not drop irish?

have to pass it

Fad · 03-09-2009 5:38pm

theowen wrote: »

Pat Doyle teaches what?

Physics, amazing teacher.

johnfaul · 03-09-2009 7:54pm

Fad wrote: »

Physics, amazing teacher.

yea he's deadly

phlegms · 03-09-2009 9:00pm

Irishtrojan wrote: »

great english is one of the subjects I need to work on.
business not so much.
My subjects: OL irish, HL maths, HL accounting, HL geography, HL history, HL business, HL english.

Susan Cashell for history!
Her class is hard work, but if you listen to what she says you will have no trouble getting a B1 or higher.

li-evo7 · 03-09-2009 9:58pm

Irishtrojan wrote: »

great english is one of the subjects I need to work on.
business not so much.
My subjects: OL irish, HL maths, HL accounting, HL geography, HL history, HL business, HL english.

irish dont pick michael o'ruairc! this will be my 4th year in the institute so I know alllll the teachers lol! maths defo take aidan rowntree he is brill. accounting arthur russel..he is top! geography they are pretty much the same but I would go with jim carberry. Business dont pick keith hannigan take willy murphy he is great teacher and he wrote the book you have to get and he is ****in gas!!I have had both so I know which is better. English dont take cathy sweeney for comparative!!!! Jim lusby for language, Paul mccormack for poetry and cian hogan for drama.Defo pick those ones as I have had all the english teachers and they are by far the best!

li-evo7 · 03-09-2009 9:59pm

sean0 wrote: »

For the first week I think your able to go to whatever teacher you want so you'll have your own opinions on the teachers but
For English i'd say
Cathy Sweeney - Comparative, Jim Lusby- Language, Denis Creaven -poetry, Paul Mc Cormack- Single text
For Business Keith Hannigan

Cathy sweeney...ugh no she is terrible!!
Paul mccormack is better at teaching poetry so then you can have Cian hogan for drama..he is brill!
And business...willy murphy is far better.Keith is better at teaching economics!

theowen · 03-09-2009 11:16pm

Do we get a half day any day of the week?

leesmom · 04-09-2009 7:37am

theowen wrote: »

Do we get a half day any day of the week?

no

leesmom · 04-09-2009 7:39am

li-evo7 wrote: »

Cathy sweeney...ugh no she is terrible!!
Paul mccormack is better at teaching poetry so then you can have Cian hogan for drama..he is brill!
And business...willy murphy is far better.Keith is better at teaching economics!

cathy sweeney is a good teacher far far better than jim lusby, he is the worst teacher ive ever had.
i had him in 5th year for language and drama and at the end of the year i knew nothing about the play whatsoever

li-evo7 · 04-09-2009 9:05am

leesmom wrote: »

cathy sweeney is a good teacher far far better than jim lusby, he is the worst teacher ive ever had.
i had him in 5th year for language and drama and at the end of the year i knew nothing about the play whatsoever

Im saying dont take her for comparative!there are better comparative teachers

leesmom · 04-09-2009 4:04pm

li-evo7 wrote: »

Im saying dont take her for comparative!there are better comparative teachers

i thought she was good for comparative
i had martin kelly for 6 th year the first time and didnt think he was great, dont know what other teachers teach comparative

li-evo7 · 04-09-2009 4:20pm

leesmom wrote: »

i thought she was good for comparative
i had martin kelly for 6 th year the first time and didnt think he was great, dont know what other teachers teach comparative

I have had four different comparative teachers in there and she was the worst of them. They change some years so cant advise which ones to take until I get the list sent out to me

theowen · 05-09-2009 8:48pm

leesmom wrote: »

no

Oh. What time would you get off if your doing seven subjects?

leesmom · 05-09-2009 9:28pm

theowen wrote: »

Oh. What time would you get off if your doing seven subjects?

depends, you have to be in the school between the hours of 9.30 and 3.30 with an hour for lunch, any other breaks you have in between are compulsary study periods.
some classes start at 8.30 some start at 5.30 , it all depends on what way you put your timetable together and how you can fit all your classes in, with 7 subjects you will have a pretty packed timeable though

theowen · 05-09-2009 9:30pm

leesmom wrote: »

depends, you have to be in the school between the hours of 9.30 and 3.30 with an hour for lunch, any other breaks you have in between are compulsary study periods.
some classes start at 8.30 some start at 5.30 , it all depends on what way you put your timetable together and how you can fit all your classes in, with 7 subjects you will have a pretty packed timeable though

Thank you:) So I'm guessing I'll be in at 9 30 and out by 5 30, well into after school study...

leesmom · 05-09-2009 9:35pm

theowen wrote: »

Thank you:) So I'm guessing I'll be in at 9 30 and out by 5 30, well into after school study...

i lived in the study hall, should have brought a duvet in and slept there:rolleyes:
do make use of it though, first time round i hated the study hall ,mainly because i hated studying and the hours i spent in there consisted of me bringing in coffee and getting told to leave till i finished:P
but this time around when i actually wanted to study i found it invaluable

theowen · 05-09-2009 9:46pm

leesmom wrote: »

i lived in the study hall, should have brought a duvet in and slept there:rolleyes:
do make use of it though, first time round i hated the study hall ,mainly because i hated studying and the hours i spent in there consisted of me bringing in coffee and getting told to leave till i finished:P
but this time around when i actually wanted to study i found it invaluable

What's so great about it though?

leesmom · 05-09-2009 10:09pm

theowen wrote: »

What's so great about it though?

1. its supervised
2. you can get your work done in between classes
3. the quiet apart form the odd few idiots
4. you can get the majority of your study done before you go home and then relax once youve left the place:)

whos going into 6th year/repeating in the institute?

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