5th Years- How much study/homework are you doing at the weekends?

smileyxx

I'm only doing about 2 hours

Sophsxxx

Ha! Wish I did that much in 5th year...might have me in college now instead of back in school. :rolleyes:

Ricky91t

For the record i count homework and study as two different things,I've known people who say they do 3 hours of study a night,Where as 2 hours of that was an english essay,The other 50 mins was other subjects homework and the last ten mins was looking over something in a language...

I think you should only be asking how much study they are doing,As in taking notes from books reading through chapters etc because you'll get some people who will get 5 hours of homework a weekend and then doing no study and then you'll read their response of "five hours" and think they're doing at least three hours of actual study and panic,Where as maybe they're doing an Irish essay,English essay and 20 question in Engineering.

So yeah,You're better off asking how much study they do

paperheart

That's 2 more hours than i'm doing :rolleyes:.

pixeldesign

Im 6th year and im doing about 5 hours each day

AddictedToYou

I do my written homework, and then a bit of study if I have a test. Going ok so far!;)

SnowPretzel

In sixth year and I'm doing around 3 hours during school and 3 hours when i get home. I need really high points like , so whatever, I think it's worth it.

Daragh101

pixeldesign wrote: »

Im 6th year and im doing about 5 hours each day

your crazy...why do you feel the need to study so much this early in the year?..id forget it by the time exams come around!

im in 6th year and atm im doing my homework mabe an hour and a half, then i would prob look over notes for half an hour!

DancingQueen:)

I'm in 6th year too and am wrecked when i get home from school! I don't have enough time to finish my homework everyday let alone study unless i have a test. I plan on doing more i just havn't got around to it yet

Bonkers_xOx

You've started studying already??:eek:

As far as homework goes... Somedays I can be up till 10 doing it, others I have only 1 or 2 hours.:o

soccymonster

Doing no study unless teachers ask me to learn stuff :P

pixeldesign

Daragh101 wrote: »

your crazy...why do you feel the need to study so much this early in the year?..id forget it by the time exams come around!

im in 6th year and atm im doing my homework mabe an hour and a half, then i would prob look over notes for half an hour!

English is not my first language...i came in Dublin 2 years ago..so my english is not so good.Im trying to learn as much as i can.

dotzy

so far its been just enough to not get in trouble in school and only study for tests...so stupid i know but im not in study mode as of yet haha the JC took it all out of me....NOT

Daragh101

pixeldesign wrote: »

English is not my first language...i came in Dublin 2 years ago..so my english is not so good.Im trying to learn as much as i can.

fare enough!

Annel349

dotzy wrote: »

so far its been just enough to not get in trouble in school and only study for tests...so stupid i know but im not in study mode as of yet haha the JC took it all out of me....NOT

haha i know the feeling!!!
ah i just manage to get the homework done....study for tests and leave it at that!! i wouldnt worry about study to much this year even though i probaly shoud!! :eek:

Seloth

I barley did any study in 5th year ,2 hours would have been allot on weekends with test not comming up.

eVeNtInE

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jumpguy

Depends, the HL maths is beginning to get a tad bit more time consuming, especially with long, labourious but easy enough questions being thrown at us. Some nights it'd be 30/40 minutes of maths, and about 15 minutes for every other piece of homework. All-in-all, around 2 and half hours average homework, 3 hours on a bad night.

Don't really study that much atm, only the subjects which we've covered a good bit of complicate stuff in, such as chemistry and maths, that I'll forget/won't understand if I don't look at it again.


It's so early in the year, I can't really see the point in too much study unless you have tests. There can't be more than two or three chapters or whatever subject you're doing covered.

eVeNtInE

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Bonkers_xOx

I find maths to be one of the quickest subjects to finish :S
It english that gets me. Looooong answers:(

dotzy

Annel349 wrote: »

haha i know the feeling!!!
ah i just manage to get the homework done....study for tests and leave it at that!! i wouldnt worry about study to much this year even though i probaly shoud!! :eek:

haha +1

il start to worry later on in the year or 6th year but for the minute takin it smooth is workin grand haha

Aoifums

I'm doing 3 - 4 hours homework a night. It's bloody torture. I spent 6 hours on homework one night during the second week.

It's mainly biology and english. My teacher is useless, so I spend ages trying to understand what we did in class then tackling my homework and the notes she makes us write. My english teacher gives us about 2 A4 pages to write a night.

I'd like to be studying, it's actually hard to cram proper study in around all the work.

Daragh101

Aoifums wrote: »

I'm doing 3 - 4 hours homework a night. It's bloody torture. I spent 6 hours on homework one night during the second week.

It's mainly biology and english. My teacher is useless, so I spend ages trying to understand what we did in class then tackling my homework and the notes she makes us write. My english teacher gives us about 2 A4 pages to write a night.

I'd like to be studying, it's actually hard to cram proper study in around all the work.

wow take it easy!..an hour or two should be plenty for 5th year for homework!...im in 6th year this year doing about an hour and a half or two a nite and im in good shape!

Aoifums

Daragh101 wrote: »

wow take it easy!..an hour or two should be plenty for 5th year for homework!...im in 6th year this year doing about an hour and a half or two a nite and im in good shape!

I'd like to take it easy! Most people I've talked to aren't doing this much, I think its down to subjects and teachers.
But two hours would just about cover the essentials for the next day, never mind notes or anything.

Daragh101

Aoifums wrote: »

I'd like to take it easy! Most people I've talked to aren't doing this much, I think its down to subjects and teachers.
But two hours would just about cover the essentials for the next day, never mind notes or anything.

what subjects are you doing?
even in 6th year now im getting about the same in HW which leaves plenty of time for study if i want!

soccymonster

eVeNtInE wrote: »

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yea honours maths is a b*tch for me.. But im not studying it each night and not even doing my homework properly either. I wish i could but i just dont have that willpower when it comes to maths.

And ill probably be dropping to pass by christmas as i was forced to do honours! So, i dont see the point in working my ass off for something that will last about 2 more months like..

Feckin' alpha and beta. I hate those words!!! :mad:

smileygirlloves

i use to do 15hrs but then again I wanted all straight A"s which i got

Bonkers_xOx

soccymonster wrote: »

Feckin' alpha and beta. I hate those words!!! :mad:

Snap. And don't even get me started on indices!

Aoifums

Daragh101 wrote: »

what subjects are you doing?
even in 6th year now im getting about the same in HW which leaves plenty of time for study if i want!

English, Irish, Maths, French, Biology, Physics and Home ec. Most teachers are just giving us mountains of work Hopefully it'll settle down.

Aoifums

smileygirlloves wrote: »

i use to do 15hrs but then again I wanted all straight A"s which i got

How does that work? There aren't 15 spare hours in a day:eek: Or are you talking per week?

soccymonster

Aoifums wrote: »

How does that work? There aren't 15 spare hours in a day:eek: Or are you talking per week?

well there technically is if you work through the night.. :P

partyatmygaff

Yeah I do about 5 hours of homework and 4 hours of study every night....
Honest







I suspect some lying going around, How can you study for that long daily if your only 4 weeks in 5th year? Theres not much to study yet.



Really
1 - 2 hours homework depending on how bad it may be.
10 mins study or maybe 30mins-1hour if I've a test. No more needed at the moment.

jumpguy

smileygirlloves wrote: »

i use to do 15hrs but then again I wanted all straight A"s which i got

Yeah you did 15 hours and I can fly. :rolleyes:

Tests are coming in earnest to me. Starting to up the study (including homework time) to about 3, at worst 4 hours.

soccymonster

jumpguy wrote: »

Yeah you did 15 hours and I can fly. :rolleyes:

Tests are coming in earnest to me. Starting to up the study (including homework time) to about 3, at worst 4 hours.

4 hours?..

I seriously feel bad now looking at how hard some people are working .

nipps

hi i'm in fifth year aswell,

ye it wud depend if ur talkin bout homework or study....i wud finish all my homework which so far is taking approx 2-3 hrs, and i wud giv another 1hr 30mins on revision of 2 or 3 subjects. if u dont get much homework den do more revision. do between 4-5hrs over sat nd sunday. nd dats only de weekend..

i no ervy1 says it but, it wud be a gud idea 2 make out a study timetable and stick to it! revise 1-2 subjects for 30min-1hr every night but giv homework de priority.

i no it seems lyk a pain in de ass! but de LC is effectivly goin 2 decide ur life!!!!! most ppl dont seem 2 realise dat till dey gt into 6th year nd den de pressure hits.

jumpguy

soccymonster wrote: »

4 hours?..

I seriously feel bad now looking at how hard some people are working .

The critical part of that would be the "tests coming in earnest". I have maths in a few days, biology and physics next week. Maths is okay...need to revise earlier things in the chapter though, so that's a good bit of work, I've done NOTHING in biology, seriously need to revise that, and physics I need to revise some of the stuff, it's like maths again.

Daragh101

nipps wrote: »

hi i'm in fifth year aswell,

ye it wud depend if ur talkin bout homework or study....i wud finish all my homework which so far is taking approx 2-3 hrs, and i wud giv another 1hr 30mins on revision of 2 or 3 subjects. if u dont get much homework den do more revision. do between 4-5hrs over sat nd sunday. nd dats only de weekend..

i no ervy1 says it but, it wud be a gud idea 2 make out a study timetable and stick to it! revise 1-2 subjects for 30min-1hr every night but giv homework de priority.

i no it seems lyk a pain in de ass! but de LC is effectivly goin 2 decide ur life!!!!! most ppl dont seem 2 realise dat till dey gt into 6th year nd den de pressure hits.

decide your life:D:D...so untrue:rolleyes:

Aoifums

soccymonster wrote: »

well there technically is if you work through the night.. :P

Hmm... Seven hours of school, fifteen of work and two hours for sleeping and eating. If this is true, I see breakdowns in the future

partyatmygaff wrote: »

I suspect some lying going around, How can you study for that long daily if your only 4 weeks in 5th year? Theres not much to study yet.


Really
1 - 2 hours homework depending on how bad it may be.
10 mins study or maybe 30mins-1hour if I've a test. No more needed at the moment.

I really hope that isn't aimed at me. I spent an hour on biology homework on Monday, followed by an hour of study, then almost 2 hours on physics study because I had a test in both subjects on Tuesday.

soccymonster wrote: »

4 hours?..

I seriously feel bad now looking at how hard some people are working .

Ah don't! I'm leaving the proper study for later on. Enjoy the time while you have it.

randylonghorn

Aoifums wrote: »

How does that work? There aren't 15 spare hours in a day:eek: Or are you talking per week?

Well, the thread title does ask "over the weekend", so presumably that would include Friday evening / Sat / Sun.

@ nipps: Welcome to Boards, but please lay off the txtspit, it doesn't go down well on this site!

answer me

how many honours and pass are u doing for de leaving cert?

how many points are you looking for?

question goes to everyone

Daragh101

2 pass and 5 honours!..hoping for anything over 400!

spy_cake

All honours but im doing ordinary maths and Irish:rolleyes:

Im doing evening study in school which is after school for two hours..

should i be doing more at home??:)

answer me

is it possible to get 450 points out of a possible 470 points or is that just impossible?

also,do you think getting 430 and 360 points out of a possible 470 is realistic?

ayumi

spy_cake wrote: »

All honours but im doing ordinary maths and Irish:rolleyes:

Im doing evening study in school which is after school for two hours..

should i be doing more at home??:)

i think u should do 2 hours more as you may spend evening study doing homework and study for the 2 hours after.wot subjects do u more then maths Irish,English and french/Spanish? and ru in 5th/6th yr?

nipps

answer me wrote: »

how many honours and pass are u doing for de leaving cert?

how many points are you looking for?

question goes to everyone

i'm doing all honours nd looking for between 520-540 points

Lawliet

spy_cake wrote: »

Im doing evening study in school which is after school for two hours..

Our school cut that, 'cession an all. It's annoying, I can't study at home there's too many distractions.
Anyway I usually do about three hours over the weekend...all on Sunday evening :rolleyes:

norwegianwood

tbh i'm not doing much at the moment, we've only been back about 4 weeks! if you get too stressed about it now, you'll be totally burned out by 6th year.