Subjects you regret doing

PlayGirl

Ar they're any subjects you chose in 1st/4th year that you regret doing now ?

For me it's home economics! I hate it, it's boring, pointless and just boring!
Plus my teacher fills us with a load of information that we don't actually need to know - because she wants us to impress the examiner!

wish I did art instead, but I didn't want to pick it up in 5th year

Conor108

Applied Maths. Im terrible at it but I've just been doing it too long to quit. Like I've dug a hole and the only way out is to keep digging until I reach the 25th June:D

Doyler92

Yes history especially. The course is so long to revise. And the teacher never repeats anything so it's in one ear and out the other.

DancingQueen:)

For me it's business I loved it from first to third year because i had a great teacher and then I picked it for the leaving cert thinking it would be fine. Seriously hate the subject i know it's not that hard you just have to learn off information but i've no in it interest anymore. Not sure what other subject i would have picked instead though.

Seloth

Japanese..Should have stuck with Spanish

Stryderman

ECONOMICS:mad: all we do is take down notes! our teacher doesn't even go through them with us and he thinks we have the course covered! I haven't learned a thing this year, i wish i done geography instead and maybe do economics outside school...

gemxpink

I don't regret anything Sure I took accounting, homec and biz but I started off with Physics and realised how awful it was after 5 months and switched. I regret wasting 5 months of my life trying my best but only getting Cs in a subject that I would drop!

cedomination

Physics for sure, I'm good at maths but I've no idea what's going on in this class.

I_Am_The_Walrus

Art just because of art history!!!

felic

Applied Maths would be horrible if you dont also do Higher Maths and Physics.
I seriously regret not doing Spanish.

ciano1

French
Physics
Construction

:mad::mad:

callaway92

By a country mile, the subject I regret the most is ....ART

lalee17

Chemistry. The subject of the devil. I need it for college though.

almostnever

Despite loving them,I regret my subject choices immensely. (Chemistry,physics,economics.)

Gael23

Biology for sure. History I do find hard but ive got an excellent teacher, thats part of the reason I chose it because I knew id have him.

Lawliet

I_Am_The_Walrus wrote: »

Art just because of art history!!!

Ditto, it's just cruel expecting us artist types to write essays about museums and stone works and all the craic. Totally stifles our creativity!

cork*girl

Art aswell I think... Should have kept on History or Business I think.

**Timbuk2**

Physics isn't as good as I'd thought it would be. If the whole course was based on mechanics it would be great! But I just find the whole theory behind electricity etc. to be annoying.

seanaor

Home ec- pointless, and far too broad.
Music- teacher too soft, cant work at it.
French- thought i needed it for college, but i dont. Hate it with a passion.

Love chemistry though!

ch252

I'm with timbuk2 on this one, physics is my big regret. Unlike the rest of ye though I love applied maths, it's the only one I'm half ready for!

laura93

History simply because there's too much on the course

H2student

French - I too thought I needed it, regret taking it... Not extremely difficult but I hate oral exams >_<.

Alice10

Physics deffo! i have no idea whats going on and as hard as i try to learn electricity i just cant understand it

H2student

Alice10 wrote: »

Physics deffo! i have no idea whats going on and as hard as i try to learn electricity i just cant understand it

Totally! I don't regret taking it since I need it but I don't understand a thing about electricity. (and there's so much questions about it too) Love Particle physics though.

Orlaladuck

Chemistry. D= Just why did I take it why! >.<

Eire-Dearg

CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY.

Alice10

i only kept on physics an chem because i thought i needed them but i dont any more. and now if jus worrying that i could have done much better in other subjects and wont get the points in these

anothernight

Accounting! Takes soooo long to do a simple account!

All that Physics hate talk is making me sad =(

The___________

anothernight wrote: »

Accounting! Takes soooo long to do a simple account!

All that Physics hate talk is making me sad =(

I think it just depends on the person,for me higher level accounting is really easy.
If I didn't need French to get into Uni I would of done business instead.

DancingQueen:)

I think the teacher you have also has a big impact on whether you like a subject or not, i know it did for me.

The___________

Stryderman wrote: »

ECONOMICS:mad: all we do is take down notes! our teacher doesn't even go through them with us and he thinks we have the course covered! I haven't learned a thing this year, i wish i done geography instead and maybe do economics outside school...

Keep working at the economics it gets easier eventually,
I really hadn't a clue about some topics last year(Elasticity or Market Structures) but after some revision this year it's going a lot better.

seanaor

At least ye get to take physics. Our school doesnt do it.

window_licker

classics, without a doubt
and spanish, ugh

Seloth

The___________ wrote: »

Keep working at the economics it gets easier eventually,
I really hadn't a clue about some topics last year(Elasticity or Market Structures) but after some revision this year it's going a lot better.

Ya macro is way easier than graph town.

NufcNavan

French. Would rather not have the extra language.

Kersmash

Business. Easy enough but I absolutely loathe it. Physics. iFail.

randylonghorn

PlayGirl wrote: »

For me it's home economics! I hate it, it's boring, pointless and just boring!
Plus my teacher fills us with a load of information that we don't actually need to know - because she wants us to impress the examiner!

Em, I know it tends to be an alien concept these days, but LC subjects / courses are supposed to be about more than just what is likely to come up on the exams!

window_licker wrote: »

and spanish, ugh

Really? I loved Spanish. Couldn't abide French though, mainly because I couldn't get my tongue round it.

cailin_donn

don't regret anything!! I took up home ec in 5th year (hadn't done it for JC) and I love it It's a bit of science, a bit of business and social studies. I think it's really interesting, and I'm glad I swapped Bio for Home Ec because I think I would've struggled in Bio, whereas I find Home Ec grand.

i do History, Art and German aswell.
History- OK, the course is really long, but it's so interesting and worth it.

Art- again, I enjoy it. Especially heading off to Art while others are going to Accounting/Business/Biology etc., not that it's a "handy" subject, but I enjoy the history part of it, and the practical aspect takes some pressure off for exams.

German- Probably one of the subjects i most struggle with. Saying that, I still manage a B2/B3 average. The odd time, I wonder should I have kept on French, but then looking at the Oral, I'm so glad I did German!

Other subjects that might have been good: Geography, maybe..

highlydebased

LCVP. Biggest waste of my time ever. Realised I'm gonna get the points elsewhere, class is full of morons, rest of the year gets a study class when we have LCVP.....dont get me started..

Psychedelia

Seloth wrote: »

Japanese..Should have stuck with Spanish

are you doing that outside of school?

do you just not like it?

aren't there 60 characters on for LC?

i kinda wish i'd done it!

knwaca

French, absolute nuicance of a subject, would have prefered anything but at the the time we were told we would never get into uni without it.

Animo

Seloth wrote: »

Ya macro is way easier than graph town.

What?! Graph town is where its at! It makes far more sense, is easier and is much more interesting then all that theory. Although since my teacher was the best Maths teacher in the school, it makes sense that she would be better teaching the graph side of things.

H2student

Psychedelia wrote: »

are you doing that outside of school?

do you just not like it?

aren't there 60 characters on for LC?

i kinda wish i'd done it!

By characters do you mean Kanji? According to the syllabus, there's 111 but it is incredibly easy and I know their meaning before I even started Katakana (don't know pronunciation though, since it changes in different sentences and context >_<). I should've done more work in 5th year at Japanese, otherwise I wouldn't have dropped it. (or during summer) otherwise it would be easy points(worth more than Link Modules even if I fail the oral). I really lack motivation when I don't have a teacher to guide me.

Konata

Conor108 wrote: »

Applied Maths. Im terrible at it but I've just been doing it too long to quit. Like I've dug a hole and the only way out is to keep digging until I reach the 25th June:D

Applied Maths was the subject I found the hardest all the way through 5th & 6th year. It was my 8th subject and I debated constantly about whether or not I should give it up and just concentrate on the other 7. In the end it was the only exam of the LC that I came out of knowing I'd got my A1. So stick with it, you could be surprised!

History
French
Accounting

Professional Griefer

The___________ wrote: »

Keep working at the economics it gets easier eventually,
I really hadn't a clue about some topics last year(Elasticity or Market Structures) but after some revision this year it's going a lot better.

Wow dude. That sucks big time. Theres always questions on the two of them. Well pretty much. Always a market. They're pretty easy. Diagrams can be a bit annoying though. I love Economics. Easy enough and the learning isn't that huge.

I regret Biology. I thought I wanted to do some class of a nursing course. Oh if I only knew. I loathe the subject and couldn't be bothered doing anything in it, but I still do. I need a B3+. Wish I had done Geography instead.:(

jumpguy

Irish.

Oh wait...

Ash_M

Geography. I'm not even bad at it, but it's just so dull. I enjoy most of my subjects, but Geography bores me to tears..

ayumi

chem & economics

wished that i did home ec instead of economics
chem chosed it bec i needed for course i wanted

unknown13

I don't really doing any of the subjects Im doing Technology, Business and Geography because they tie in very well. I am just a bit annoyed I didn't get to do Economics.

ChristinaIndigo

Regret the combo of History & Art (which includes Art History).
Both subjects I'd love if they were on their own, but, having huge essays for both of them, as well as English & Geography essays every weekend isn't great!

Everywhere I look - there's essays, essays & more essays and they all have to be precise, otherwise, they won't work for studying from.
Takes me hours - BIC are making are fortune!!!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes: