leaving cert age

ladylouise

is there something wrong with some one who had repeat at 21 years of age in acorrings with usually age of 18 or 19 years.life has been very though person ever since


note:
the 21 yaer had mild leaning difficulty.while others had degrees done at that age

LadyGaga!

I don't think there's a problem with anyone repeating at any age because it just shows ambition and determination. Sure, the person may feel awkward amidst 17/18/19 year olds but if they're confident in themselves and want to repeat to further their education then I see no problem!?

Victoria.

I wouldn't judge anyone by what age they sit their leaving cert at.
It's hard enough to do it because you have to once but if someone chose to go through it all again I would definitely admire that person. It must be one of the hardest things to do. I don't know if I could.

whelpy

There is this 'vibe' (in my school anyway) that the younger you leave school, the better. And get that perfect job, man and the white picket fenced house by 26......Christ.

I did TY and by the time i was in 5th year i was the oldest pupil there. There were some people who came in straight from junior cert who said stuff like ''omg you're fair old''. Im only 19, but if there was a 21 year old in that school, i'd said they'd get slagged off.

There's people going back to sit the LC at all ages. Socially it might be a problem but sure if you're dedicated enough to go back at 21, you're hardly there for the social life...

Victoria.

whelpy wrote: »

There is this 'vibe' (in my school anyway) that the younger you leave school, the better. And get that perfect job, man and the white picket fenced house by 26......Christ.

I did TY and by the time i was in 5th year i was the oldest pupil there. There were some people who came in straight from junior cert who said stuff like ''omg you're fair old''. Im only 19, but if there was a 21 year old in that school, i'd said they'd get slagged off.

Yeh I'm 19 doing the leaving.
Was 5 going to school since may and did TY which is compulsory in my school anyway. We do have people older than me though. One guy is 20 or nearly 20 anyway. Personally I like being older, cars before other people and legal ID. If I was to repeat I wouldn't do it in my school though the current 5th years are an irritating bunch. I'd probably go to a school just for people repeating, I think there are a few in Dublin.

shive25

Well im 22 and repeating the leaving cert this year as an external student. I have a BA in History and Sociology & Politics but decided to go back and do the leaving cert again because I want to study veterinay in September.
I decided to repeat as an external student because I just felt too old to go back into a school and wear uniform etc and could not afford to repeat in a grinds school.

Victoria.

shive25 wrote: »

Well im 22 and repeating the leaving cert this year as an external student. I have a BA in History and Sociology & Politics but decided to go back and do the leaving cert again because I want to study veterinay in September.
I decided to repeat as an external student because I just felt too old to go back into a school and wear uniform etc and could not afford to repeat in a grinds school.

Impressive
Do you have to do the leaving again to do veterinary?
I thought it was for undergrad only so you would be postgrad no?
I'd love to do veterinary actually but I'm doing science omnibus next year.

shive25

ya I have to repeat because I don't have a science degree and there is only approx 5 places for people who don't have a science degree in veterinary. To get in to one of those 5 places I would be up against people with masters degrees and would also have to sit the GAMSAT exam (kind of like the hpat) which has sections on biology, chemistry and physics. One problem is that once you have a degree you have to pay fees to do another one. so if I get into veterinary it will cos me 10,000 a year for 5 years! Although i don't think the leaving cert has gone as well as I had hoped :mad: have chemistry tomorrow and Ag science thurs.

Victoria.

shive25 wrote: »

ya I have to repeat because I don't have a science degree and there is only approx 5 places for people who don't have a science degree in veterinary. To get in to one of those 5 places I would be up against people with masters degrees and would also have to sit the GAMSAT exam (kind of like the hpat) which has sections on biology, chemistry and physics. One problem is that once you have a degree you have to pay fees to do another one. so if I get into veterinary it will cost me 10,000 a year for 5 years! Although i don't think the leaving cert has gone as well as I had hoped :mad: have chemistry tomorrow and Ag science thurs.

Wow I can see why people go to Hungary now.
Thanks for clearing that up though. Better start saving if I want to even attempt it after science.

Yeh I have chemistry tomorrow too. Veterinary was the reason I took it up in the first place actually.

Best of luck with chem tomorrow and ag science

ajjmk

There are people repeating in my school who are 25/26. They wear the uniform, and go to class just as any other students. As far as I know, they dont get any stick for being older either

!!!

My school is a grind school so most people there are repeats. Like, over half of the school. The average age is about 20, the oldest is about 35 and he gets literally no stick whatsoever, nobody notices.

Blerdiii

i think if you have the balls to repeat fair duce to you!
espescially the older you are, must be diffficult to but tbh you are putting yourself further if you do props all the way!

tvnutz

I had just turned 17 by two months when I did the leaving. It was far too young I think anyway,I reckon it is better to be a bit older when you sit it.

Zapperzy

shive25 wrote: »

ya I have to repeat because I don't have a science degree and there is only approx 5 places for people who don't have a science degree in veterinary. To get in to one of those 5 places I would be up against people with masters degrees and would also have to sit the GAMSAT exam (kind of like the hpat) which has sections on biology, chemistry and physics. One problem is that once you have a degree you have to pay fees to do another one. so if I get into veterinary it will cos me 10,000 a year for 5 years! Although i don't think the leaving cert has gone as well as I had hoped :mad: have chemistry tomorrow and Ag science thurs.

Is it not 20,000 a year for 4 years?
I don't see anything wrong with repeating at whatever age, Id say fair play to them. I know someone who's 18 and doing his junior cert this year, if he goes on to do his LC he'l be 20. He dropped out for a while so that he could work, but work has dried up a bit so he's gone back to youthreach.

Mr Cawley

i'm 23, repeating externally, will be repeating next year for medicine, just missed it this time.

don't go to school.
have a degree and teaching experience

expect a lot more older repeaters in the next few years younguns'!

shive25

Its 20,000 a year for 4 years if you get on to the graduate programme as a science graduate. If you are applying for the undergrad like me then its 10,000 n still a 5 year course.

oh n thanx a mill, hope chemistry goes well!

Finical

I repeated this year although I'm only 19 now. People shouldn't care what age you are, if they do they have problems.

Just batter them anyways if they give you a slagging. :pac:

muffinz

Theres a 20 yr old-looking girl in with us, shes really nice and she always talks to people afterwards about how the exam went... were all in the same boat, age doesnt really matter when your trying to cram an entire book in 10 minutes xD

challengemaster

I have heard stories of a 40 year old asian man doing the leaving cert... So...I think you're ok at 22

spurious

I'll be doing at least one subject at Leaving next yr, 31 years after my original.
I doubt I'll be the oldest candidate in our centre, yet alone the country.

aine92

theres loads of 20, 21 year olds actually in my year (well there was, before I finished school forever, woohoo!!!!) who finished their leaving when I would have been in 3rd year, went on and did a PLC or worked or something and decided they were getting nowhere and came back and sure they're flying now!

A friend of mine was only 16 doing the LC and he was ridiculously immature, didnt study at all because he didnt see the value and he ended up repeating so en conclusion, no harm in a bitta age

Bob the Builder

aine92 wrote: »

A friend of mine was only 16 doing the LC and he was ridiculously immature, didnt study at all because he didnt see the value and he ended up repeating so en conclusion, no harm in a bitta age

I'm 17. Same happened me this year

smack my twitch up

I am only 16 and just did the leavin, i will give you my autograph if you wish

Seloth

Theres a 25 year old in my school doing it.

And I'm seen a malasian man,who was about 30-40 ina school uniform :pac:

almostnever

I was 16 doing the Leaving, and I'm repeating now. Which is good, 16 was way too young for me.

A girl who was in the repeat class is 20, she got a wee bit of slagging but all in good fun. Nobody really seemed to pass any remarks.

I don't think there's any harm doing it young if you actually can, and if you're disciplined enough. I was 15 and there were a couple of people I knew who were 16 doing it.

spurious

Usually, to be enrolled in a second level school in Ireland you have to be 12 by (I think) the November of 1st year, so without TY, such people still be would be 16 at LC.
It makes things awkward for many college activities as the person is often much younger than the rest of their group.

spurious

spurious wrote: »

Usually, to be enrolled in a second level school in Ireland you have to be 12 by (I think) the November of 1st year, so without TY, such people still be would be 16 at LC.
It makes things awkward for many college activities as the person is often much younger than the rest of their group.

No harm in disassociating first year from alcohol
(yeah I know...)

pecker1992

im 21 and doin the l.c for the first time..come from a bad enough area so dropped out at 17 to work.....hopefully gonna do teaching next year

Chuchoter

Its much better to do the LC at 21 than not do it at all. One of my friends will be nearly 20 doing the leaving, just because her birthday is at a funny time and she started late.

gonnaplayrugby

how is 20 even old? its old to be doin lc but your the exact same person u were when ur 18. i was kicked out of my old shcool in december of 6th yr nd had to go back to 5th yr in other school. doin leavin dis yr nd will be 20 in end of summer.

LouiseZ

In our school a lot of us LC's are really young. I'm 17, I'll be 18 next January. One of the other girls on my year is 16 and won't be 17 untill next Novemeber! I think 16's too young to start university. OK, she's a very smart girl and she will easily get points between 550-600, but she's not street-wise if you know what I mean, she's innocent, immature and easily swayed. Personally I think 18/19 is the best age to go into uni. One of my cousins took a gap year before starting uni. He went into first year at 21, going 22, and he wasn't the oldest. So I wouldn't be worried. Age is nothing but a number!

LC2010HIS

Im 19 and last week was a diasaster.
If i repeat, ill be 20 next may. Kinda concious that my friends will have moved on, finishing their first year of college, just like i should be.
And my parents are very judgemental and wouldnt let me forget what age i am.:P

Truley

My father did the leaving cert at 55 through the VEC. So no, you are never too old to do it

Areq

Truley wrote: »

My father did the leaving cert at 55 through the VEC. So no, you are never too old to do it

so he didn't get in during 40 years or something and had to repeat every single year ? :eek: just kidding .

i'd say the younger you do it the better , of course only if you care about education .:pac:

spurious

I think the ideal LC student would be one about 21 or so, who has worked for a bit, grown up and realises the value of short-term pain to get long-term gain.

It's good at any age though, though ten years later you'll wonder what all the fuss was about, as in terms of life's stresses and successes, it's WAY down the list of anything important.

3_BOoYA_X

No age is too old. This year there was external students in our exam hall too, one had to have been 65+ , white hair, pink cardigan, the lot.

gazzacarroll

Personally I believe that it comes down to personality. Maturity does make a big difference. My year of 65 students this year more than half were 18 plus doing the leaving cert. I found that the 16-17 year old struggled with the whole "sit down and study, its only 3 weeks of your life" thing.

ayumi

i know a girl who has to repeat next year and she did the leaving at 14 yrs old now with me.but whats the point because u have to be 16 /17 for college

ayumi

3_BOoYA_X wrote: »

No age is too old. This year there was external students in our exam hall too, one had to have been 65+ , white hair, pink cardigan, the lot.

lol

pathway33

ayumi wrote: »

u have to be 16 /17 for college

Lies :eek:. So how did this guy graduate when he was 10? >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kearney

ayumi

pathway33 wrote: »

Lies :eek:. So how did this guy graduate when he was 10? >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kearney

16/17 for college 2011,u have to be 17 on or before juanuary somthing and did u mean lies abt the girl i was talking about?

pathway33

ayumi wrote: »

16/17 for college 2011,u have to be 17 on or before juanuary somthing and did u mean lies abt the girl i was talking about?

no i didn't mean lies about the girl you were talking about. I mean that colleges all over the world including ireland have always made exceptions for very gifted children and teenagers under 17 to enter college because they are academically able for it and in most cases will be near the top of their class in university

ayumi

pathway33 wrote: »

no i didn't mean lies about the girl you were talking about. I mean that colleges all over the world including ireland have always made exceptions for very gifted children and teenagers under 17 to enter college because they are academically able for it and in most cases will be near the top of their class in university

but now this girl who has done the junior cert has to repeat as she cant go to college so why was she told to repeat if she was gifted?

pathway33

ayumi wrote: »

but now this girl who has done the junior cert has to repeat as she cant go to college so why was she told to repeat if she was gifted?

because the people I'm tallking about are very very very very gifted. The girl you know is just gifted which is just not good enough if you want to get into university at 14

ayumi

pathway33 wrote: »

because the people I'm tallking about are very very very very gifted. The girl you know is just gifted which is just not good enough if you want to get into university at 14

yea i do and dont understand where ur coming from