Plan for Easter

hairybacon

Hey everybody I was just wondering what are yere plans for study over Easter? How much do you expect/want/need to get done or what are ye concentrating on?

Bottleopener

I took time to do out my goals for the holidays there yesterday. I plan on getting into a good routine, and getting a decent amount done during this time period. The closeness of these holidays to the exams is pretty unusual, so we must use them to our advantage!

szybki

my plan for easter is study study and study

from mon to thursday i have construction studies from 9am to 5pm - we need to finishe the projects. from 5pm-6pm we have maths as many people have problems with maths .... so if i wont be too tired i try to study biology after school in first week and in second week i will try to prapare myself to Link modules axame as it is one day after we come back to school (4th of may ?)

Unfortunatel there is no such a thing as holidays before the lc

Aoifums

I took/am taking the weekend off. I'm planning on doing six hours a day, almost everyday. I have a couple of nights out planned and I know I won't get much work done after one of them. I think I will take the weekend before we go back off, just so I'm rested before the final couple of weeks.
I need to clean my desk and sort out what work to do when before tomorrow I haven't cleaned my desk since before the mocks. Dreading it!

plein de force

taking this weeked off completely

I'm getting up at the usual time every day and studying from 9-12:30 having lunch, then off to the library for 3 hours so i get 6 and half hours done a day or go out in the afternoon to see friends then study in the evening
either way im doing 6 and half hours a day 6 days a week

workingstudent

Our school are offering supervised study from 9-1 and 2-4 for this week so thats handy.will have to organise my own routine for next week though-tidying my desk would probably be a good start!...wont be doing much at the weekends will enjoy this last bit of freedom...only 7 and a half weeks to go now guys!!!scary!

Aoifums

One of my friends is planning 10 hours a day. We were trying to talk him out of this. What do other people think? Utter lunacy or not a bad idea?

Bottleopener

Aoifums wrote: »

One of my friends is planning 10 hours a day. We were trying to talk him out of this. What do other people think? Utter lunacy or not a bad idea?

There's no way he'll be able to stick to this if he does it constantly every day. He'll just wear himself out.

NotExactly

I've planned to do about 8 hours a day with loads of little breaks throughout the day. Does this sound like too much? Also does covering the whole Biology course over the holidays sound excessive?

hairybacon

I was thinking of just following my school timetable for the two weeks, study whatever subject it is for 40 minutes, but I know it wont last

I think I may do the same for biology, not looking good for the aul a1...

Aoifums

Bottleopener wrote: »

There's no way he'll be able to stick to this if he does it constantly every day. He'll just wear himself out.

That's what we tried to tell him :rolleyes: He wouldn't listen. He was also trying to convince us to go on two or three nights out with him. As if!!

hairybacon wrote: »

I was thinking of just following my school timetable for the two weeks, study whatever subject it is for 40 minutes, but I know it wont last

I think I may do the same for biology, not looking good for the aul a1...

I was thinking of that, but then I realised I would probably work better if I spent half the day on a subject then switched.
I'm also trying to cover a good chunk of the biology course.

higgz

1. Correct my mock Maths exam (both papers)
2. Write a comparative and teen culture essay for English
3. Redraft my previous Wordsworth and Frost essays
4. Do 2 maths exam questions everyday (36 total)
5. Do one long question or a set of 9 short questions in Economics every day.
6. Do 10 melodies and harmonies for music.
5. 5 formal letters for French
6. Record 3 audio-notes for Physics chapters
7. Buy a f**k load of poly-pockets and sort out my sheets
8. Eat Chocolate

at least that's the plan anyway

Talking about doing X amount of hours or just study, study, study is vague and non-specific. Sit yourself down and write some real targets, stick the sheet on your wall and tick them off as you go along.

J_E

Aoifums wrote: »

One of my friends is planning 10 hours a day. We were trying to talk him out of this. What do other people think? Utter lunacy or not a bad idea?

I'm calling BS on this. How you would need ten hours a day for anything is beyond me. If he used his time efficiently he'd get absolutely everything he needs done in less than half that time.

Anyway, our school is doing revision from 10-6 on Monday to Thursday, so I'll be doing that. I won't be doing any specific sort of routine, just spend a few hours during the day catching up on stuff I didn't quite understand during the term and getting some types of questions on exam papers perfect. It's all about balance, guys. Feel free to spend your 10 hours a day or whatever but you're going to regret it when the pressure really starts after the holidays. Just take it easy.

nommm

Took a break over the weekend. Went out Friday and Saturday night. So nice and relaxed for two weeks of study. The plan is to start at around 9 every morning and study till 6. Then go out with friends to the cinema etc to relax after that.

I don't see what is so wrong about 10 hours study. You'll get lots done so there will be less stress closer to the exams.

J_E

I just cannot see anyone doing 10 hours of good, proper work. How is it possible? Surely you're going to tire yourself out, then be wrecked when you go back to school.

NotExactly

Cydoniac wrote: »

Feel free to spend your 10 hours a day or whatever but you're going to regret it when the pressure really starts after the holidays. Just take it easy.

I feel, if I do 8-9 hours a day

I'll

nommm wrote: »

get lots done so there will be less stress closer to the exams.

nommm

Cydoniac wrote: »

I just cannot see anyone doing 10 hours of good, proper work. How is it possible? Surely you're going to tire yourself out, then be wrecked when you go back to school.

Well I'm in school 7 hours a day and I usually end up doing homework till 9. So I'll actually be doing less work than I do in a normal school week.

Rabbitandcavy

Be delighted if I get three hours done a day

Ayrtonf7

I have 8 subjects so I am planning to do 1hr lessons for 4 each day. Ill be studying a certain topic, one which I cant remember, and then Ill answer an exam question or two on it, and then correct it.

Ontop of that I need to try squeeze a construction brief into there, but Ive got like 20 pages done already, so it shouldnt be too bad.

Does anybody have any recommendations...Is 4 hours to little ?

I find it hard to stay focused on studying after about 2pm...Hence why Im edging onto this ^^

sarah.

I think over 6 hours a day is too much, that said I almost need to be doing more for the amount of work I have to do or at least the amount of work I should be doing! Really starting to stress out now and I'm doing what everyone says not to do, I'm thinking of what I should have done and panicking about it rather than just starting! I'd say I'll be lucky to get even 3-4 hours done a day! Uh I just can't wait until it's all over!!!

Whiskey757

Ayrtonf7 wrote: »

I have 8 subjects so I am planning to do 1hr lessons for 4 each day. Ill be studying a certain topic, one which I cant remember, and then Ill answer an exam question or two on it, and then correct it.

Ontop of that I need to try squeeze a construction brief into there, but Ive got like 20 pages done already, so it shouldnt be too bad.

Does anybody have any recommendations...Is 4 hours to little ?

I find it hard to stay focused on studying after about 2pm...Hence why Im edging onto this ^^

This sounds good, I think I'll do it. I haven't done any study yet though ... at all but hoping to study loads from now to LC

Ayrtonf7

Whiskey757 wrote: »

This sounds good, I think I'll do it. I haven't done any study yet though ... at all but hoping to study loads from now to LC

Im on the same boat with regards to study. Literally all my effort has been put into my 4 projects up until now. So happy there done.

I think paying attention in fifth year really pays off.

flyaway.

I got up at 8 this morning... started studying at 9 and just finished now. I just followed my school time table because that way I know I'll fit every subject in and then on the slots where I have religion/careers/p.e I can do Maths because that's the subject I need to work on the most.

One day down and I'm already tired and sick of it. :P

Ayrtonf7

flyaway. wrote: »

I got up at 8 this morning... started studying at 9 and just finished now. I just followed my school time table because that way I know I'll fit every subject in and then on the slots where I have religion/careers/p.e I can do Maths because that's the subject I need to work on the most.

One day down and I'm already tired and sick of it. :P

That doesnt sound like a bad idea at all. Do you think u can maintain it ?

flyaway.

Ayrtonf7 wrote: »

That doesnt sound like a bad idea at all. Do you think u can maintain it ?

I hope so! It's quite good to be finished all study by 3:30 and have the day to myself after that. I'm also finding I work a lot better just doing one subject for 40 minutes and then another subject for 40 minutes because my concentration has never been good!

I got scared last week and realized how little time I have left so now I'm all determined. :eek:

Keano!

Monday – Economics
Tuesday – Economics
Wednesday – Economics
Thursday – Business
Friday – Business
Saturday – Business
Sunday – Geography (Project)

Monday – Geography
Tuesday – Geography
Wednesday – English
Thursday – English
Friday – Maths
Saturday – Maths
Sunday – French


Trying to do about 5 hours a day at each, bar Maths and French coz I'm good at them.

No Irish because I won't be counting it (pass) and i'll easily get a B.

2 and a half hours between 10 and 1 and then the same again between 4 and 7

Gonna be a long slog


And yes, I know I posted this at 17:12... :rolleyes: Have my five hours done already. It's a flexible schedule

Ciano35

Made out a plan today, hoping to get 4-5 hours done each day. Hoping..

Exothermic

To be honest, I find that timetabled study plans don't work for me. I find doing out a list of topics I need to go over and then doing exam questions till I feel comfortable with it works though. Sometimes I'm just not in the mood to study Biology or do an essay. Depending on how I'm working at that time I'll either carry on with it or switch to something I'll be doing productively.
I couldn't actually follow times of doing particular subjects. It wouldn't be efficient.
The most important thing is to set aside the time in your day and get into a routine of working between certain hours. And for the love of god, take breaks! :P You need a bit of time to let your brain take it all in and give your eyes a rest.

cocoshovel

Absolutely nothing.

UrbanSea

My plans involve coke,hookers and gambling.

what.to.do

Exothermic wrote: »

To be honest, I find that timetabled study plans don't work for me. I find doing out a list of topics I need to go over and then doing exam questions till I feel comfortable with it works though. Sometimes I'm just not in the mood to study Biology or do an essay. Depending on how I'm working at that time I'll either carry on with it or switch to something I'll be doing productively.
I couldn't actually follow times of doing particular subjects. It wouldn't be efficient.
The most important thing is to set aside the time in your day and get into a routine of working between certain hours. And for the love of god, take breaks! :P You need a bit of time to let your brain take it all in and give your eyes a rest.

Quote for the sheer truth in it!

You can't really measure study in hours, its what you get done in the time you're locked up with the books!

NotExactly

UrbanSea wrote: »

My plans involve coke,hookers and gambling.

Are you sure it's the LC you're doing? :rolleyes:

soccymonster

I'm gonna study... Startiiiiing....tomorrow FML.

I planned to do some today but got caught up making a twitter background and lying out in the sun. *sigh*

DaveMur1

Get a summer job. Shake this cold/cough off. Wake up past 7 am. Have a couple of drinks in good company;). Fall asleep somewhere with a comfy couch after night out.Find that €20 that I lost somewhere in the house, Have some good Thai grub for dinner. Watch a movie. Go sleep some more.

*Plan's are subject to change*:p

That's what I love about getting 110 points over what I need in me pre's :rolleyes:

Have Fun studying everybody!:D

Grindylow

DaveMur1 wrote: »

Get a summer job. Shake this cold/cough off. Wake up past 7 am. Have a couple of drinks in good company;). Fall asleep somewhere with a comfy couch after night out.Find that €20 that I lost somewhere in the house, Have some good Thai grub for dinner. Watch a movie. Go sleep some more.

*Plan's are subject to change*:p

That's what I love about getting 110 points over what I need in me pre's :rolleyes:

Have Fun studying everybody!:D

Doesn't mean you'll get 110 points over what you want in the real thing. :rolleyes:

UrbanSea

NotExactly wrote: »

Are you sure it's the LC you're doing? :rolleyes:

Quite sure :cool:

UrbanSea

DaveMur1 wrote: »

Get a summer job. Shake this cold/cough off. Wake up past 7 am. Have a couple of drinks in good company;). Fall asleep somewhere with a comfy couch after night out.Find that €20 that I lost somewhere in the house, Have some good Thai grub for dinner. Watch a movie. Go sleep some more.

*Plan's are subject to change*:p

That's what I love about getting 110 points over what I need in me pre's :rolleyes:

Have Fun studying everybody!:D

Noel2k9 wrote: »

Doesn't mean you'll get 110 points over what you want in the real thing. :rolleyes:

What Noel said is true.A friend of a friend got something like 560 in the mocks. He was a bit disappointed with his 380 in the real thing.

brian93

UrbanSea wrote: »

What Noel said is true.A friend of a friend got something like 560 in the mocks. He was a bit disappointed with his 380 in the real thing.

A fella down the road from me, he's like twenty-something. He got 585 in the mocks, only 395 in the real thing. I got 55 over my course but I'm still worried abuot the leaving and still gonna work hard. I want to try and get a scholarship or something... give me something to aim for. As for study I want to do 4 hours a day. Did about 6 between today and yesterday.. getting there.

BASICALLT DON'T REST ON YOUR MOCK RESULTS!

augmented reality

Started the last 2 mornings at 8:cool:. I tried doing timetabled study yesterday but it wasn't really working out so this morning I did about 45 mins per subject with little breaks in between subjects, got 3 subjects done but not all I wanted to get done in them:mad:
I find it very hard to study in the afternoon but I still do a bit.

Sooooo, tomorrow, hopefully 3rd time lucky. I plan to do about an hour and a half for each subject and do 3/4 subjects... Is that enough??
Knowing me I'll probably only get 2/3 subjects done though:(

NotExactly

augmented reality wrote: »

I plan to do about an hour and a half for each subject and do 3/4 subjects... Is that enough??
Knowing me I'll probably only get 2/3 subjects done though:(

4 subjects,an hour and a half each subject is 6 hours which is loads if it's proper concentrated study. It's about quality not quantity though!

augmented reality

NotExactly wrote: »

4 subjects,an hour and a half each subject is 6 hours which is loads if it's proper concentrated study. It's about quality not quantity though!

Ok, say I decided to cut back to 1 hour per subject and just did 4 hours a day. Is that enough?
How much should I be gettin done in that hour? Take english for example, today I did 45 mins and just about got a Hamlet essay rewritten. Did a full honours poetry q in Irish in 45 mins and just about did 1 nd a half economics section B qs.

I'll do maths every day for 1 hour and rotate the other 6 subjects every day into the remaining 3 hours. I'm just worried I'm not doing enough.

If it meant I could have most of the day off, I wouldn't mind starting at about half six and getting 2 hours done before 9 but then I'd feel like I should be studying during the day, even if I had 4 hours done.

RHunce

I'm basically doing about 2 exam papers a day! A paper 1 counts as one paper and a paper 2 counts as another, not one together. I'll follow this for my whole break hopefully, then I'll do one paper a night until the exams.

hairybacon

RHunce wrote: »

doing about 2 exam papers a day... then I'll do one paper a night until the exams.

That's a great idea, I'm going to try that. I just can't stop putting off the study, my mind keeps wondering and I get distracted so easily. I have to motivate myself to work harder from now on, what do ye do to make yereselves study???

augmented reality

RHunce wrote: »

I'm basically doing about 2 exam papers a day! A paper 1 counts as one paper and a paper 2 counts as another, not one together. I'll follow this for my whole break hopefully, then I'll do one paper a night until the exams.

Do you sit yourself down for the full time and do all the paper at once or gradually work your way through it? Do you do the whole paper without looking up anything as you go along or do it and then go back over bits you didn't know?

brian93

hairybacon wrote: »

I have to motivate myself to work harder from now on, what do ye do to make yereselves study???

I have a sign above my desk that says "September 2011 or September 2012?"

If I mess up the leaving I won't be in college until Sept 2012... so far away! So I study! Works most of the time. and When I find it especially difficult to study I do my favourite subjects until I refocus myself

RHunce

hairybacon wrote: »

That's a great idea, I'm going to try that. I just can't stop putting off the study, my mind keeps wondering and I get distracted so easily. I have to motivate myself to work harder from now on, what do ye do to make yereselves study???

What I have are loads of post it notes stuck up around the house that state the grade I want for each subject and that anything below that is unacceptable. I also keep a blog to keep myself motivated. If any of you want the link just PM me, maybe ye can help me stay motivated. We're all in this together sure :pac:

augmented reality wrote: »

Do you sit yourself down for the full time and do all the paper at once or gradually work your way through it? Do you do the whole paper without looking up anything as you go along or do it and then go back over bits you didn't know?

I try sit myself down and just tear through the paper in the actual time for the exam, but if I have to I will refer to my notes or books, that is how you learn after all. I don't think there's anything better than exam papers for learning though.

brian93 wrote: »

I have a sign above my desk that says "September 2011 or September 2012?"

If I mess up the leaving I won't be in college until Sept 2012... so far away! So I study! Works most of the time. and When I find it especially difficult to study I do my favourite subjects until I refocus myself

Thats a great idea! Hope you don't mind if I steal it I've my own little post it notes around the house as you probably read above. Think I'm also going to compose a list of teachers that I DO NOT EVER WANT TO SEE AGAIN :mad:

Here's to hoping we all stick to it! Ye should all set up blogs too! Really helpful!

unknowntoown

Havnt even started studying yet, only got 95 points in me mocks
doing 3 higher lvls failed 2 of the 3
doing 3 ordinary lvls failed 2 of the 3
need 255 for college
gonna start tomorrow
255 shouldnt be a problem, mocks just didnt bother
my own fault

brownlad

unknowntoown wrote: »

Havnt even started studying yet, only got 95 points in me mocks
doing 3 higher lvls failed 2 of the 3
doing 3 ordinary lvls failed 2 of the 3
need 255 for college
gonna start tomorrow
255 shouldnt be a problem, mocks just didnt bother
my own fault

my mate did the same and got 425 so it shouldnt be a bother on ya:)

oneshotfinch

9 to 9
15 minute breaks every 3 hours.
Write down what I want to do, then I do it. Seems to work.

I only do three hours on Saturdays and Sundays and I enjoy whatever night out I can get. Getting the PS3 back on Sunday after giving it up for Lent should also keep me motivated to do well.

augmented reality

oneshotfinch wrote: »

9 to 9
15 minute breaks every 3 hours.
Write down what I want to do, then I do it. Seems to work.

I only do three hours on Saturdays and Sundays and I enjoy whatever night out I can get. Getting the PS3 back on Sunday after giving it up for Lent should also keep me motivated to do well.

:eek:

J_E

oneshotfinch wrote: »

9 to 9
15 minute breaks every 3 hours.
Write down what I want to do, then I do it. Seems to work.

This one has a neural-net processor. It's a learning computer.