Leaving Cert., please don't end :(

Fbjm

Like every other 2011 LC candidate, I have been impatiaently anticipating the day the exams would finally end, and I could put away my school books for the last time. Now, however, I'm not so sure.

Allow me to explain. I have had at least one exam every day for the past week, and was relieved yesterday afternoon when French was finally over, and I could relax for a bit. My last exam is Music and I was looking forward to my eight day gap. I decided I needed a day off, and my workaholic dad agreed. So, I'm currently in the middle of my first day off since Christmas, or perhaps my birthday in April, and I don't know what to do with myself! I spent the last half an hour walking around the house aimlessly. I rearranged me and my brothers fleadh medal collection, I played with the cat, I played the piano a bit. TV got boring two hours ago, I'm not hungry no matter how many times I stare blankly into the fridge and the computer is of no help either. It's lashing outside, but that makes no difference as I've nowhere to go anyway.

Bottom line: once the exams are over I'll have nothing to do. I never would have believed it, but study beats crushing boredom by a mile. Does anyone else feel like this, or is it just me?

pajo1981

I too remember felling a little restless after my LC finished.

Trust me though man, you are about to enter what most people consider the best years of their lives- so there is absolutely no need to feel bummed.

PJelly

I'll be finished the leaving cert soon FML. I'm repeating, it's too much fun

You'll have rest. Fun. Alcohol. All while wondering if you failed the leaving.
Ohh, you will have things to do this summer

mockshelp

That's exactly how I feel. I had exams everyday without any gaps in between which made me really tired.

I would have preferred a day gap between subjects because I hated when french was same day as history..followed by awful biology today!! and..irish same day as geography..hated that too.

Just bad combinations but then again if it was 1 subject per day then the LC would be twice as long and so wouldn't be to my liking either! I've finished this morning with biology and my mums gone out and I'm home alone too.

Just searching boards to see what other people thought of biology. Yep, I'm really starting to get bored now too! I have a 7 day gap for music too.....that's what's annoying. Summer doesn't start for me until all my exams are over.

I'm going to ace music anyway. 7 days is loads of time to learn all those Irish music essays!
Hopefully getting a good result for music will compensate for my biology disaster!

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Maybe you should get a life??:p

Are any of your friends finished, because when they are you'll have something to do. Personally I cannot wait for these to end. I'll go out Thursday, off to Sea Sessions Friday and then camping the following Tuesday. It's all I think about! Summer does get boring after a month or two but I have a job lined up to keep me busy. So yeah, all in all I really want these exams to be over now!

kippy

Fbjm wrote: »

Like every other 2011 LC candidate, I have been impatiaently anticipating the day the exams would finally end, and I could put away my school books for the last time. Now, however, i'm not so sure.

Allow me to explain. I have had at least one exam every day for the past week, and was relieved yesterday afternoon when French was finally over, and I could relax for a bit. My last exam is Music and I was looking forward to my eight day gap. I decided I needed a day off, and my workaholic dad agreed. So, I'm currently in the middle of my first day off since Christmas, or perhaps my birthday in April, and I don't know what to do with myself! I spent the last half an hour walking around the house aimlessly. I rearranged me and my brothers fleadh medal collection, I played with the cat, I played the piano a bit. TV got boring two hours ago, I'm not hungry no matter how many times I stare blankly into the fridge and the computer is of no help either. It's lashing outside, but that makes no difference as I've nowhere to go anyway.

Bottom line: once the exams are over I'll have nothing to do. I never would have believed it, but study beats crushing boredom by a mile. Does anyone else feel like this, or is it just me?

Get a job.

Fireball07

I honestly don't care. Doing exams doesn't really bother me too much, it's not like I'm actually getting much study in between after.

It'll nice to be on proper summer holidays but I'm not super impatient for the exams to end here. I can wait another 4 days.

soccymonster

kippy wrote: »

Get a job.

oh if it only it was that easy!

Can't wait to be finished tbh going camping after it with friends so really excited!!

kippy

soccymonster wrote: »

oh if it only it was that easy!

Can't wait to be finished tbh going camping after it with friends so really excited!!

Why isn't it that easy?
Theres plenty turf and hay to be saved, am sure the parents would love some help around the house, help out some neighbours (theres plenty "WORK" out there) - look around for work in other places for financial gain - you'll need the money next year.

flyaway.

I finished today and I'm delighted. My niece is coming to visit for the next few weeks and I can't wait.

Also, I have SO many books I want to get read... my reading got put on hold for the last 6 months or so. But now I have loads of time!

BrendaN_f

reading your post just made me realise how little effort i've put into the leaving cert lol

PJelly

Yeah, here's where I have a large nerdgasm.

I've stopped playing games since the mocks, as I REALLY needed to put in some study. Now, I love games. So when the leaving is over. I'll have an unreal amount of games, books, and films etc to catch up on. After the first few night of going out after the leaving, I plan to basically lock myself in my room, and work on my dungeon tan.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dungeon%20Tan
/nerdgasm.

J_E

I've been doing an exam every day for the past week and I have another week of exams. Needless to say I'll be glad to see them off.

john1741

I have a backlog of xbox and computer games Ive been working on for over a year. So will get those done and could always start an MMO :P
Cant wait until its over but im not done until the 24th

NotExactly

I can't understand how anyone wouldn't want the Leaving Cert to end soon. Roll on Friday the 24th:D

randylonghorn

Many people experience a sense of anti-climax after exams end, especially if they've had a tough schedule / been stressed.

Plan to do something quite active for the day after ... go hiking or hillclimbing or something which will tire you out physically and also help you unwind. Then get a decent night's sleep. You'll feel more human by the next day!

martyllia

i never did much study for school,started 2 weeks ago,happy with exams so far(one more to go),can't wait till tomorrow it'll be all over and i'll finaly won't feel guilty instaling Sims 3 tomorrow but i feel i will miss school i'm already missin it,even if i had to get up at 7 everyday,and doin hw...sentiments me thinks

EmacB

My plans for what ill do after the leaving:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLexgOxsZu0

hunii07

EmacB wrote: »

My plans for what ill do after the leaving:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLexgOxsZu0

Me too..

galwayman17..

soccymonster wrote: »

oh if it only it was that easy!

Can't wait to be finished tbh going camping after it with friends so really excited!!

doing the exact same thing! an allmercifull amount of drink shall be had!

galwayman17..

randylonghorn wrote: »

Many people experience a sense of anti-climax after exams end, especially if they've had a tough schedule / been stressed.

Plan to do something quite active for the day after ... go hiking or hillclimbing or something which will tire you out physically and also help you unwind. Then get a decent night's sleep. You'll feel more human by the next day!

when you say "do something quite active" if you mean down a pint of vodka, i couldnt agree more!:p:p

aingel

I totally agree with you. I finished today but none of my friends are finished to next week. its such an anti-climax.I feel so empty like for basically two years its been a constant guilt of not studying or stressing while studying and now theres just nothing to do. There was no huge celebration because everyone else is still going and I just came home and got sad becuse I'll never go to school again or wear my uniform. and then realised how sad that made me sound which made me sadder:p I'm dreading the thought of clearing away all my notes and finding stuff I should have known and that. Ah well moving on. I think I'll spend next week practising my driving and apply for the test:D

randylonghorn

galwayman17.. wrote: »

when you say "do something quite active" if you mean down a pint of vodka, i couldnt agree more!:p:p

*Not* quite what I meant, no!

PJelly

aingel wrote: »

I totally agree with you. I finished today but none of my friends are finished to next week. its such an anti-climax.I feel so empty like for basically two years its been a constant guilt of not studying or stressing while studying and now theres just nothing to do. There was no huge celebration because everyone else is still going and I just came home and got sad becuse I'll never go to school again or wear my uniform. and then realised how sad that made me sound which made me sadder:p I'm dreading the thought of clearing away all my notes and finding stuff I should have known and that. Ah well moving on. I think I'll spend next week practising my driving and apply for the test:D

Repeat then, its the obvious path to true happiness

NotExactly

aingel wrote: »

I just came home and got sad becuse I'll never go to school again or wear my uniform.

You like wearing your uniform?:eek:

PJelly

NotExactly wrote: »

You like wearing your uniform?:eek:

Some people have a "thing" for uniforms

randylonghorn

PJelly wrote: »

Some people have a "thing" for uniforms

It's all right, PJelly, we won't tell anyone! :pac:

DaveMur1

Right so ,time to get a start on the college course now , I wonder if it's as handy as self teaching a leaving cert subject. :pac:

PJelly

randylonghorn wrote: »

It's all right, PJelly, we won't tell anyone! :pac:

If it was a secret I wouldn't mention it on boards

electrictrad

kippy wrote: »

Theres plenty turf and hay to be saved

. . .How right you are. . .nothing kills time and muscles quite like turning, footing, or bagging. . .

AdamD

Cant wait for it to end so I can go out and get absolutely destroyed

Ave Sodalis

electrictrad wrote: »

. . .How right you are. . .nothing kills time and muscles quite like turning, footing, or bagging. . .

Yeay! We didn't cut turf this year

Hay still has to be saved though, if there's ever a good few days ta get it cut and dried.

I can't wait to finish though! I've had more than enough of secondary school...

Nagikami

I gave up Thai Kickboxing for the past 5 months so that's pretty much what's gonna fill my summer Ah the joys of being kicked in the face...

Aoifums

I've forgotten how to unwind Which is why I'm stressing on boards at 1am instead of sleeping :rolleyes:
I'm lucky enough that I've friends coming up from the country the day after I'm finished, a house party the following night, Pride is the day after that and I'm going away on the following Monday. I also have to plan an entire 10 or 11 day holiday sometime in there and sort my inkstained clothes from my non-inkstained clothes. Seriously, the amount of t-shirts, hoodies and cardigens that have patches from my pens on them is unreal! Although it is an excuse to buy some new clothes

Violafy

Who are these 19 people enjoying the exams? :rolleyes: I'm not finished until Friday - I can't wait but can see how it could be an anti-climax. I took yesterday off after German and also the whole of today ( :eek: ) because I was exhausted and just needed to let everything leave my head, but I didn't know what to do with myself! Ended up spending most of the day on computer or just doing nothing, basically.

That said, I'd still go insane if they didn't end soon.

J_E

I cannot understand for the life out of me why people would WANT to keep doing the LC. I'm completely wiped out at this stage from exams.

danielmonteiro

I cannot understand for the life out of me why people would WANT to keep doing the LC. I'm completely wiped out at this stage from exams.

well, there are people who really don't know how to have fun. I have 4 tests to go, can't wait for this nightmare to end so I can read my own books, night outs with friends, work and take trips and wait for the best years of my life to come.


ALSO I WANT TO GET BACK TO MY SPORTS. Since the start of the year, I gave up gym and soccer with friends for study. Okay, I didn't study everyday but still.

NotExactly

danielmonteiro wrote: »

ALSO I WANT TO GET BACK TO MY SPORTS.

Same as, can't fcúkin' wait.

Griffen262

danielmonteiro wrote: »

ALSO I WANT TO GET BACK TO MY SPORTS

Im even thinking of delaying my celebrations thursday for a few hours so I can go training, my god how I miss running painfully around a pitch for an hour...