Repeating the leaving cert or can I do A levels instead?

Mysteriouschic

I'd move to England and only do 3 subjects and it'd be easier only studying the 3.

Or isit better that I repeat the leaving cert?

partyatmygaff

It's a completely different system. You study those 3 subjects in far greater depth than the LC.

Meller

I wonder about this too. I imagine it'd be fairly easy to pick up subjects such as English and Maths for A-Level, having done them at LC level.

Mysteriouschic

If you can get the A's and B's in the 3 subjects and you work hard it is manageable.
But can you or would it be too hard? Rather then repeating the whole 6 subjects.

Meller

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

If you can get the A's and B's in the 3 subjects and you work hard it is manageable.
But can you or would it be too hard? Rather then repeating the whole 6 subjects.

They say a LC subject is two thirds of an A-Level. I imagine it'd be manageable, especially if you like the three subjects you're doing (as opposed to being forced to do ones you don't like in the LC). You'd just have to choose your subjects wisely.

Mysteriouschic

Meller wrote: »

They say a LC subject is two thirds of an A-Level. I imagine it'd be manageable, especially if you like the three subjects you're doing (as opposed to being forced to do ones you don't like in the LC). You'd just have to choose your subjects wisely.

The leaving subjects don't really relate to my course. I want to do a computer business course.

Wonderstruck

I don't believe that a Leaving Cert exam is REALLY 2/3 of an A Level, yeah that's how the colleges do it for Irish applicants, but at the end of the day the courses seem the same to me.

I looked at a A level revision site for economics for my exam actually and apart from calling some things by different names a section on the UK joining the euro (which of course anyone here would easily understand), it looked pretty much the same to me.

Also an A level plus it's that in England people seem to be impressed when people say they're staying in school and doing A levels. While over here, which our high standards of education it's almost a given you'd sit your Leaving! :P Well, maybe that's just the people I know in England.

Though you can do a computer-business related PLC course here and then go into a computer business course in Ireland.

flyaway.

Yeah, A-Levels are supposed to be harder but anyone I know who did them got really, really high marks but that might be because everyone does not automatically go on to do A-Levels (whereas nearly all of us do the LC) so anybody doing them is probably extremely capable of doing so.

Personally I would say stick with what you know.

Wonderstruck

flyaway. wrote: »

Yeah, A-Levels are supposed to be harder but anyone I know who did them got really, really high marks but that might be because everyone does not automatically go on to do A-Levels (whereas nearly all of us do the LC) so anybody doing them is probably extremely capable of doing so.

Personally I would say stick with what you know.

Yeah that's a good point, mind you I know someone who got a N/G in one of his AS levels. I was like: 'Pfft you wouldn't last a day over here :pac:'. I mean, he could just drop it like! Wow, what a hard exam system. And they insist they aren't in school anymore and some don't wear uniforms. C'mon, you're still in school, get over it. :P Like they're my friends but they don't really get how hard the LC is!

But yeah, maybe better the exams you know? I wouldn't like to start from scratch on the whole thing, at least you know the Leaving?

Dannnnn

Wonderstruck wrote: »

Yeah that's a good point, mind you I know someone who got a N/G in one of his AS levels. I was like: 'Pfft you wouldn't last a day over here :pac:'. I mean, he could just drop it like! Wow, what a hard exam system. And they insist they aren't in school anymore and some don't wear uniforms. C'mon, you're still in school, get over it. :P Like they're my friends but they don't really get how hard the LC is!

But yeah, maybe better the exams you know? I wouldn't like to start from scratch on the whole thing, at least you know the Leaving?

A-level is indeed optional, but realistically you won't get into anywhere decent or just good with GSCE's alone, and really, it's only the down-and-outs who decide not to do sixth form.

A-levels in general are a lot harder than the Leaving Cert, and it's only ignorance that would make you think otherwise. Surely a Leaving Cert subject being worth 2/3 of an A-level is slight proof of that? By all means I'm not saying the Leaving Cert isn't hard, Jesus don't I know it.

You could actually see the A-levels as a 3/4 year thing. As you essentially specialise into a few subjects that you did for the GSCE's.

EvesBlogg

do the leaving cert again - put your head down and give it your best. The second time around should not be as bad. Give a lot of attention to your weakest subjects first

Noodleworm

The A levels are on a whole different scale to the leaving cert, there meant to be about the same as first year university, so a whole lot more in depth.
So as a result an A+ in A level gets you 150 points.
They usually study them for 2 years in 'sixth form college' which run a bit like PLC colleges.
I know this cos my cousin has just done his A levels and is thinking of going to college in Ireland.