Leaving Cert Help

mufccfc

im hoping to get 500< points next year and i just want to know how much study i should do , including over the summer?

also any tips in the following i would appreciate very much
biology
chemistry
french
business
english
irish
maths

cheers

slipperypete

I got 5 Es in my summer exams of fifth year and got 470 in the leaving. I didn't do any study over the summer. I wouldn't if I were you either you'll only burn out early. Make the most of your summer and start strong in September.

J_E

Exam papers.

Are you doing Higher or Ordinary in maths?

mufccfc

honours everything

Doug89

I got 520 back in my hayday of 2007.

I urge you, DO NOT DO A TAP over this summer. Like really. You'll only burn out, you need to take the time and enjoy it, as 6th year is hell.

For during actual 6th year, I wouldn't be worrying about studying until after Oct midterm, ignore all the fools that come in on the second day of term going 'I did 6 hours study last night', it's stupid, they'll burn out. Go to class, keep on top of things, do your homework, but wait that bit longer to start the study.

One of the big things that I can't emphasise enough is free time. You can't study 24/7, it's just impossible. You need to allocate yourself study time, and make it productive. Give yourself time to relax, play sport, see friends. Use it as a reward and a motivator. Time manage well, it's quality not quantity of study that matters really. Lots of to-do lists with what you need done broken down into small tasks, that you can cross off - again to motivate yourself.

These are all things that I started LC year, and they've served me well and gotten me through college fine. I can't really think of much else, but ask if you think of anything.

PictureFrame

mufccfc wrote: »

im hoping to get 500< points next year and i just want to know how much study i should do , including over the summer?

also any tips in the following i would appreciate very much
biology
chemistry
french
business
english
irish
maths

cheers

Well i'm in 5th year and looking for 500+ points also. However, i'm doing HL Economics outside of school myself and plan on studying that for about 4 hours a week during the summer.. I need to get a B1 and I need all the help I can get!.. My French teacher advised us to study a good bit of Vocab and Oral work over the Summer though as it's essential to keep renewing your memory.. Other than that i'll doubt i'll do much, maybe a bit of Maths that'll be it though!..

NotExactly

PictureFrame wrote: »

Well i'm in 5th year and looking for 500+ points also. However, i'm doing HL Economics outside of school myself and plan on studying that for about 4 hours a week during the summer.. I need to get a B1 and I need all the help I can get!.. My French teacher advised us to study a good bit of Vocab and Oral work over the Summer though as it's essential to keep renewing your memory.. Other than that i'll doubt i'll do much, maybe a bit of Maths that'll be it though!..

Come back here this time next year and let us know if you're burnt out or not.

AnnaKin

well i'm not planning any study this summer, i might do it when the mood takes me...if it ever does or if my parents make me lol
but yeah... atleast take the first two months off if you're that into doing study beforehand...

J_E

mufccfc wrote: »

honours everything

Just going to let you know in advance that you are putting a lot of pressure on yourself. You may not feel it now, but post mocks it will hit you hard. Doing both Irish and Maths at Higher Level is tough. Really consider dropping one down if either is suffering or you need to put too much time into one. Remember, you can only get 600 points, from 6 higher level subjects. Don't do unnecessary amounts of work unless they are subject requirements.

feels2gd2btrue

have you thought about doing a language course over the summer? plenty of my friends went away to do irish or french and found they really helped! if you are serious about studying over the summer, maybe leave it until august? i did this before 6th year focusing on maths and chemistry! i did all the questions we had covered from the exam papers so when we started back i felt much better as i hadn't done as well as i'd liked in the summer exams and settled into study a lot quicker than most of my friends. i did two hours every morning for the month!

LilMissCiara

feels2gd2btrue wrote: »

have you thought about doing a language course over the summer? plenty of my friends went away to do irish or french and found they really helped! if you are serious about studying over the summer, maybe leave it until august? i did this before 6th year focusing on maths and chemistry! i did all the questions we had covered from the exam papers so when we started back i felt much better as i hadn't done as well as i'd liked in the summer exams and settled into study a lot quicker than most of my friends. i did two hours every morning for the month!

I'd say use June to revise the 5th year stuff.. Leave July and August for relaxing!

PictureFrame

NotExactly wrote: »

Come back here this time next year and let us know if you're burnt out or not.

I can't really understand this term "burnt out", a lot of people seem to "burn out" quite easily lately. I've been doing 3 hours solid study a night all this year, plus preparations for my Piano and Violin exams, as well as partaking in the Debating Team in school and have not experienced this "burning out" loads of people constantly talk about..

feels2gd2btrue

PictureFrame wrote: »

I can't really understand this term "burnt out", a lot of people seem to "burn out" quite easily lately. I've been doing 3 hours solid study a night all this year, plus preparations for my Piano and Violin exams, as well as partaking in the Debating Team in school and have not experienced this "burning out" loads of people constantly talk about..

Hitting a brick wall at Christmas is another term that constantly goes around too! There's no need to get burned out, everyone knows their limits:) nobody in my year had problems being burnt out, I was really calm walking into the leaving cert even though I've been known to freak out about class tests:( 6th year is a tough year, people just need to make sure they look after themselves by eating right, exercising and taking breaks to hang out with your friends:) 6th year was my favourite year in school, everyone seems more relaxed, even the teachers!

johnmcdnl

do the exam papers and ya can pretty much wing the exam... there the exact same every year basically sur

NotExactly

PictureFrame wrote: »

have not experienced this "burning out" loads of people constantly talk about..

..maybe because you're still in Fifth Year :rolleyes:

paperplane93

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