The Official LC REPEATERS thread

Swizz

I thought a thread for LC repeaters would be good, so we can avoid the immature younguns!
J/K

Hows everyone else getting on? 2 months in now though only 7 more left!
Im hating it!

Do you go in everyday?
Its fairly boring!!

almostnever

I kinda sorta hate repeating,for a variety of reasons.
I'm bored all the time. Literally all the time. I knew it'd be boring,but this is utterly ridiculous....
I've gone in every day,personally,although in a repeat class of 36 I'm the only one to have done so. I'm a nerd like that.


What do you all want to do next year? And what subjects did you drop or pick up this year?

Sophsxxx

Omg! It's sooo boring. I don't really go in more than 3 days a week but I do study everyday if I'm not in school.
I dropped maths thank god! History is such a bitch this year...new case studies and new american history and I can't use my project from last year.
I've more free class than actual classes so it's pretty pointless to go in everyday.
Anyone repeating English??

Mirror Image

Sophsxxx wrote: »

History is such a bitch this year...new case studies and new american history and I can't use my project from last year.

I have to agree. Have so much work to do. Last years case studies were definitely easier. I have a great teacher this year who gives us an essay and a test every week. Doing way more work than last year!

Lawliet

I'm not finding it that boring, the new English course is keeping me busy and I've moved up from ordinary chemistry to higher level so I have to put a good bit of work into that.

I'm back repeating because I missed so many days, thanks to my useless body choosing a really inconvenient year to get sick! So I'm dragging myself to that school everyday.

Thursdays are kind of awful for me though; I've got five free classes, because some genius decided it would be a great idea to have a study period, careers, LCVP and religion all on the same day! If I didn't have double chemistry on I wouldn't bother going in at all...

almostnever

I'm repeating English,it's the only one of my courses that has changed. I'm glad of it,though,I love English. I got an A1 in it last year,so I'm hoping for that again
I have four studies on Wednesday,which is weird because I'm repeating every subject. It seems so silly putting all those classes together,maybe it's the way it had to be done though.

Swizz

I dropped English this year and Im as happy as when I decided to drop to OL Irish. Such a relief!

Are ye repeating in the same school?

Duffman'05

I finally bit the bullet and went back to 6th year; had my first day in the Institute today!

I'm keeping honours English, French, Biology, Economics and Chemistry (that one is just for matriculation though). Dropped honours Irish and Religion - took up Business and Ag Science. Have to do ordinary Maths and Irish by myself but that should be grand.

Repeating sucks but going to the Institute late in the year knowing virtually no one sucks even more:(

Going for med - seems like everyone else in there is aswell!!:eek:

Swizz

Duffman'05 wrote: »

I finally bit the bullet and went back to 6th year; had my first day in the Institute today!

I'm keeping honours English, French, Biology, Economics and Chemistry (that one is just for matriculation though). Dropped honours Irish and Religion - took up Business and Ag Science. Have to do ordinary Maths and Irish by myself but that should be grand.

Repeating sucks but going to the Institute late in the year knowing virtually no one sucks even more:(

Going for med - seems like everyone else in there is aswell!!:eek:

You from Dublin? Cant be that bad so. Most people there are sound.

theowen

Duffman'05 wrote: »

I finally bit the bullet and went back to 6th year; had my first day in the Institute today!

I'm keeping honours English, French, Biology, Economics and Chemistry (that one is just for matriculation though). Dropped honours Irish and Religion - took up Business and Ag Science. Have to do ordinary Maths and Irish by myself but that should be grand.

Repeating sucks but going to the Institute late in the year knowing virtually no one sucks even more:(

Going for med - seems like everyone else in there is aswell!!:eek:

Shall see you in there no doubt considering your doing 5 of my subjects:p Ya'll be grand in no time. Just bop along to lunch with someone and talk to peps on after school study:rolleyes:

theowen

Mirror Image wrote: »

I have to agree. Have so much work to do. Last years case studies were definitely easier. I have a great teacher this year who gives us an essay and a test every week. Doing way more work than last year!

Would you be in the Institute, referring to Cashell? She's pretty damn amazing.

Dandoline

Hi everyone

Im repeating 3 subjects Irish, English and Maths....after 6 years finding irish hard at the mo as its hons and the teacher isnt that great she wont teach 3 of us Hons as the rest of the class is doing Ord so any advice would be great.. I try to go in everyday...Its hard!! hahaha.

Dandoline.

lilxrose

almostnever wrote: »

I'm repeating English,it's the only one of my courses that has changed. I'm glad of it,though,I love English. I got an A1 in it last year,so I'm hoping for that again
I have four studies on Wednesday,which is weird because I'm repeating every subject. It seems so silly putting all those classes together,maybe it's the way it had to be done though.

english doesnt seem to be that bad. although im sick off all the free's i have

almostnever

lilxrose wrote: »

english doesnt seem to be that bad. although im sick off all the free's i have

It's grand,isn't it? The amount of scaremongering I had to listen to before I went in to repeat about how hard it'd be...when most,if not all,of the other courses remain the same,one change isn't too catastrophic. It's all that keeps me sane some days.

I could do with some more studies,of the Monday morning at 9.05 variety :pac:

Lawliet

almostnever wrote: »

It's grand,isn't it? The amount of scaremongering I had to listen to before I went in to repeat about how hard it'd be...when most,if not all,of the other courses remain the same,one change isn't too catastrophic. It's all that keeps me sane some days.

Yeah I don't get what all the fuss is about a new English course, I mean I've gotten Eavan Boland, King Lear and two of the comparative texts done already. That just leaves Patrick kavanagh and the third comparative text, and what with the cross over poets from last year that's paper two done!

theowen

Lawliet wrote: »

Yeah I don't get what all the fuss is about a new English course, I mean I've gotten Eavan Boland, King Lear and two of the comparative texts done already. That just leaves Patrick kavanagh and the third comparative text, and what with the cross over poets from last year that's paper two done!

You couldn't have gone through them in great detail though? It's only been two months

Lawliet

theowen wrote: »

You couldn't have gone through them in great detail though? It's only been two months

Pretty much the same level of detail I put into the course last year. More actually since last year I didn't even bother reading two of my comparative texts!
My English teacher has been giving me extra classes to help with King Lear, I've been working on the poets on my own and then doing the comparatives along with the rest of the sixth year class. It sounds like a lot but it's actually pretty doable.

irishultra

back after 2 years, was only 16 doing the leaving cert and was facing the prospect of being finished my 3 year course at 20, now i won't be 23 so i'll be ancient.

its ok being back, dont really mind it but i really can't afford not to do relatively well. im not looking for anything massive, anything over 400 and I'd be happy with.

Swizz

Bump. Three months gone! WOOO

theowen

Swizz wrote: »

Bump. Three months gone! WOOO

Woop, off for crimbo soonish:)

degausserxo

I'm repeating in 2011, but I'm picking up biology and keeping English, so I'm starting on those courses now.. stress already! Joy.

Got 485 in 2009 but I really wanna do vet med, so I'm repeating HL Irish, English, Chemistry, German and History, doing OL maths and picking up HL biology. I'll most likely apply to a grind school for September, but for now I'm locking myself in my room with my books. Boo urns.

almostnever

I can't believe it's going so quickly!
Never thought I'd say this,but I'll miss my repeat school way more than my old one when I finish.

Sophsxxx

I think it's still passing really slowly! Still can't decide whether to drop maths or irish. Is anyone finding it even more stressful than it was last year?

_sparkie_

im feeling a bit nervous just reading this thread and im in first year of college. all i can say is good luck, you have some nuts going at the leaving again.

Mirror Image

Any tips on the best way to learn King Lear? So far I've just read chapter summaries and sample answers.

theowen

Mirror Image wrote: »

Any tips on the best way to learn King Lear? So far I've just read chapter summaries and sample answers.

You doing it by yourself?

Mirror Image

No Im in an english class and they have just started revising it. Want to really understand what is happening. Have done 1 question so far but feel the teacher marks too easy and I don't know how well im actually doing.

Sophsxxx

All you can do is learn quotes and read the summary of each scene. That's all I've done anyway but my english class are finished with King Lear and my english teacher told me to do it myself so I have no alternative but to skim through it and hope for the best!:D

almostnever

I'm finished King Lear,but I have to do a stupid project on it. Group work is not my thing. I just know I'll end up doing it all,ugh.

Has anyone picked up a new subject this year?

Sophsxxx

Has anyone picked up a new subject this year? [/quote]

I picked up economics in Sept. I like it but there is a good bit of learning in it but easy enough to make up with common sense.:D

jaspersmiley

I often wondered how repeat students deal with the project work that is now required for many of the LC subjects. Must be tough, especially when u cant use the one from the year before.
Good luck to all of u and I really hope u all get what ur aiming for. Takes guts to go back and redo it a second time, especially when all ur friends have gone on ahead into college or wherever. But if u really want something, repeating is the best thing to do.
Wish Id repeated!

notsosure!

im repeating to!!!!
thank god i thought i was the only one gettin seriously bored latelyIm seriously lacking motivation.Im struggling to even go in to school....3 days is a good week for me.In the last 13 days ive been in 3!Last year i didnt miss 10 days in the whole year.

Has anybody else taken up ag-science...and if so how are you finding it??

theowen

notsosure! wrote: »

im repeating to!!!!
thank god i thought i was the only one gettin seriously bored latelyIm seriously lacking motivation.Im struggling to even go in to school....3 days is a good week for me.In the last 13 days ive been in 3!Last year i didnt miss 10 days in the whole year.

Has anybody else taken up ag-science...and if so how are you finding it??

I took up ag science. I got a c in my first test and two fails followed that so I was a touch wary. But now I've 6 A's in a row so I'm pretty confident at the moment:rolleyes:.

notsosure!

theowen wrote: »

I took up ag science. I got a c in my first test and two fails followed that so I was a touch wary. But now I've 6 A's in a row so I'm pretty confident at the moment:rolleyes:.

wel aleast your going up and not down!!have you much of the diray done??im doing it outside school and im beginign to think its more of a hinderence than a help! you've had loads of tests aswel so ye must be doing something with it.:D

theowen

notsosure! wrote: »

wel aleast your going up and not down!!have you much of the diray done??im doing it outside school and im beginign to think its more of a hinderence than a help! you've had loads of tests aswel so ye must be doing something with it.:D

Test every Tuesday:mad: Suppose it's paying off though. Yup, all the dairy in fact. It's pretty easy if you condense it and what not; can say that for the subject as a whole really!

Dubs

Guess its about time for me to start studying. Been saying since august ill start next week, plenty of time (did the exact same thing last year!), and now its mid december! :eek: Doing nothing goes by so quickly. Everyone who went back to school to repeat made the right choice!

HermioneHair

Heya!
I'm also repeating! (Also practically a first -time replyer her so be gentle! :rolleyes:)

Yes, I hate it as much as most people! It's possibly the most frustrating thing I have ever done. If you are not lacking motivation becuase everything you have done is boring you to tears, then you are getting angry because you are staring at an exam paper you have done before but can't even understand the question.
I think that once you do the dreaded L.C the moment you walk out of that room you spend the entire summer desperately trying to forget everything you have just learnt... Which, of course, makes repeating that little bit worse. And perhaps the worst feeling of all is the fact that the sixth years are blissfully oblivious what lies ahead. And yet we sit here, knowing full well that it's going to get so much worse and that there is squat we can do about it except keep our heads down like good little "seventh years" and study hard....

Perhaps I am still a little bitter....

theowen

HermioneHair wrote: »

Heya!
I'm also repeating! (Also practically a first -time replyer her so be gentle! :rolleyes:)

Yes, I hate it as much as most people! It's possibly the most frustrating thing I have ever done. If you are not lacking motivation becuase everything you have done is boring you to tears, then you are getting angry because you are staring at an exam paper you have done before but can't even understand the question.
I think that once you do the dreaded L.C the moment you walk out of that room you spend the entire summer desperately trying to forget everything you have just learnt... Which, of course, makes repeating that little bit worse. And perhaps the worst feeling of all is the fact that the sixth years are blissfully oblivious what lies ahead. And yet we sit here, knowing full well that it's going to get so much worse and that there is squat we can do about it except keep our heads down like good little "seventh years" and study hard....

Perhaps I am still a little bitter....

Rant, good way to open your Boards account:p. I agree with most of the above btw:rolleyes:.

Mirror Image

I second that.

Calum196

I took up business and geography this year as a repeat...

I am so annoyed I didn't do business last year... its coming so easy to me.

I know geography is a bit iffify to do in one year but I have this godly teacher who gets amazing results and it seems really manageable so far and we have about half the course done.

I got 520 last year... going for med, I have chem, bio, dcg, ag, bus, geog and german... so basically just a load of learning to be done....

I couldn't risk honors english again... it pretty much ruined my lc last year

HermioneHair

It ruined mine too but it seemed to ruin eveyones so I'm doing it again! Phew, t'is a lot of learning though! All by rote as well which, in my opinion, makes it more difficult!