LC in 4 days and havnt studied yet

Daniel7740

So the leaving is starting Wednesday and I still havnt started studying. I tried this morning but couldn't concentrate after about 10mins I got so bored. Any one else in de same boat ? Or any suggestions on how to be able to keep de concentration for an hour at least?

N64

I hope you don't use the same writing style in the exams :eek:

Daniel7740

First choice is 450 I think hoping I get that HEAR scheme for a few handy points but I'm aiming for 400 ....got 355 in the mocks and just skimmed through de books de night before and I think a lot of the exams were just flukes that I did well in them,,,

Daniel7740

N64 wrote: »

I hope you don't use the same writing style in the exams :eek:

Think I do actually but still managed to scrape a C2 in English haha English mock paper was handy out I thought

Geekness1234

Daniel7740 wrote: »

Think I do actually but still managed to scrape a C2 in English haha English mock paper was handy out I thought

Do you think you'll end up repeating?

Daniel7740

Geekness1234 wrote: »

Do you think you'll end up repeating?

Jaysus I hope not, I don't think I could stick another year in school, I hated de place,,tbh if I get offered any course on my cao I'm taken it

Geekness1234

Daniel7740 wrote: »

Jaysus I hope not, I don't think I could stick another year in school, I hated de place,,tbh if I get offered any course on my cao I'm taken it

As long as you get above 270 points (I think) you can still get into college.

spurious

There are courses with much less points than that.

Daniel7740

Geekness1234 wrote: »

As long as you get above 270 points (I think) you can still get into college.

I think the lowest points course I have down is 300 points but need an A2 in maths,,should be do-able as I stuck with HL until a few weeks back that's a level 8 btw

Daniel7740

spurious wrote: »

There are courses with much less points than that.

Jam making ftw haha

elfy4eva

There are loads of people in the same boat you are. I'd say at least 1 in 4.
However that doesn't mean it's a good thing or something to take solace in.

I understand that in the run up to the leaving cert you can feel bored, un-stimulated
and even unhappy. However the harsh reality is that you cannot adopt an attitude
of not studying and then be upset if you do not get the points you want for college.

This is an issue I feel guidance counsellors should be dealing with more.

Daniel7740

elfy4eva wrote: »

There are loads of people in the same boat you are. I'd say at least 1 in 4.
However that doesn't mean it's a good thing or something to take solace in.

I understand that in the run up to the leaving cert you can feel bored, un-stimulated
and even unhappy. However the harsh reality is that you cannot adopt an attitude
of not studying and then be upset if you do not get the points you want for college.

This is an issue I feel guidance counsellors should be dealing with more.

I know that it will only be my own fault if I don't get de points I need....I just find it 'impossible' to sit down and learn stuff from a book and with pen and paper,,,I learn so much easier and find it more interesting learning from actually doin things and really the guidance counsellors can't do de study for ya,,tis up to de person to take an interest themselves, I think they should sit down with the student and try and find a way of studying that would suit that student the best

thefasteriwalk

You sound like a stereotypical kinesthetic learner. Google 'Study tips for kinesthetic learners' - you might find something that suits you.

11Charlie11

Random question but are you from cork?

Daniel7740

thefasteriwalk wrote: »

You sound like a stereotypical kinesthetic learner. Google 'Study tips for kinesthetic learners' - you might find something that suits you.

The description of a kinesthetic learner that I found sumed me up to a t ! Ill try some of the techniques they mentioned, ya never no, I might actually be able to study,,,stranger things have happened I suppose,,thanks for that!

thefasteriwalk

You're very welcome. The best of luck to you.

Daniel7740

11Charlie11 wrote: »

Random question but are you from cork?

No I'm not haha, south tipp,, so I wouldn't be a million miles away,,sister goes to college there tho

11Charlie11

Daniel7740 wrote: »

No I'm not haha, south tipp,, so I wouldn't be a million miles away,,sister goes to college there tho

Haha weird but I got the feeling you were a cork man :P

Daniel7740

11Charlie11 wrote: »

Haha weird but I got the feeling you were a cork man :P

No a tipp man who is very close to de Kilkenny border,,went to a Kilkenny primary school and I must say there was great rivalry in September !!

starling

College/university doesn't suit everyone, there's nothing wrong with that.
But if you do repeat, can you do it somewhere that's not school? I'm thinking of the Institute of Education, it's not the same as your usual school, but in your own area?

Daniel7740

starling wrote: »

College/university doesn't suit everyone, there's nothing wrong with that.
But if you do repeat, can you do it somewhere that's not school? I'm thinking of the Institute of Education, it's not the same as your usual school, but in your own area?

Well if they let me sit de leaving in de school and just let me study meself and not do classes I wouldn't mind so much,,,
just out of curiosity, what's the minimum amount of subjects u can do when repeating?

QueenOfLeon

Daniel7740 wrote: »

Well if they let me sit de leaving in de school and just let me study meself and not do classes I wouldn't mind so much,,,
just out of curiosity, what's the minimum amount of subjects u can do when repeating?

You have to get all the points you want from one sitting, so if you didn't get what you needed this year you'd probably want to do at least 6 next year to try and get the most points you can.

However if you have some requirements fulfilled from this year (eg a C3 in English) you can drop that subject if you don't want to do it again.

If you did get the points you need this year, but not the requirements, you could resit anything from one subject to get the requirement in it next year.

Daniel7740

I don't think I could stick doing English or Irish again wouldn't be the biggest fan of languages

internet_user

yep I'm quite similar i can't just sit down with pen and paper and study unless I'm in school and actually have to! I try looking up marking schemes online and learn that way

starling

Daniel7740 wrote: »

Well if they let me sit de leaving in de school and just let me study meself and not do classes I wouldn't mind so much,,,

I don't mean this as an insult in any way, but if you had motivation issues and found it difficult to study while you were going to classes, are you sure that doing all the study on your own would not be more difficult?
Sorry if this has already been asked but have you spoken to the guidance counsellor about it? They may be able to help.

Daniel7740

starling wrote: »

I don't mean this as an insult in any way, but if you had motivation issues and found it difficult to study while you were going to classes, are you sure that doing all the study on your own would not be more difficult?
Sorry if this has already been asked but have you spoken to the guidance counsellor about it? They may be able to help.

Don't get me wrong i want to study so ill do well but I just really struggle with sitting down and learning it I just can't keep de concentration,,,and Unless I found out a way that I could actually study there probably wouldn't be much point in me repeating cos if I couldn't study I wouldn't do any better I suppose,,,I just hated sitting in class listen to teachers rattling on, staring at de clock waiting for lunch/ home time

Daniel7740

internet_user wrote: »

yep I'm quite similar i can't just sit down with pen and paper and study unless I'm in school and actually have to! I try looking up marking schemes online and learn that way

I still find it hard to study in school,,bit better than at home tho,,,

starling

Daniel7740 wrote: »

Don't get me wrong i want to study so ill do well but I just really struggle with sitting down and learning it I just can't keep de concentration,,,and Unless I found out a way that I could actually study there probably wouldn't be much point in me repeating cos if I couldn't study I wouldn't do any better I suppose,,,I just hated sitting in class listen to teachers rattling on, staring at de clock waiting for lunch/ home time

I know you want to do it. The school way doesn't suit everyone it doesn't mean you're lazy or stupid, just that you have a different learning style.
I suppose the real question is, do you know what you want to do as a career? And it's okay if you don't know yet, most people don't know at your age. But if you have something you're interested in then you may be able to find a way in that doesn't need 600 points...

Daniel7740

starling wrote: »

I know you want to do it. The school way doesn't suit everyone it doesn't mean you're lazy or stupid, just that you have a different learning style.
I suppose the real question is, do you know what you want to do as a career? And it's okay if you don't know yet, most people don't know at your age. But if you have something you're interested in then you may be able to find a way in that doesn't need 600 points...

There's a few different courses that I wouldn't mind doin in college, with both high and low points so I should get one of dem as for career havnt a notion! Haha,,,
Tis like I've always said, de leaving is only a shortcut to get to where u want to go,, there's plenty of other ways of getting there, might just take a little longer is all

diarmo06

Daniel7740 wrote: »

First choice is 450 I think hoping I get that HEAR scheme for a few handy points ....got 355 in the mocks/quote]

Daniel7740 wrote: »

So the leaving is starting Wednesday and I still havnt started studying. I got so bored.

You, exactly you, are what is wrong with the education system.
Oh a big laugh, you'll come out with a 100point bonus, maybe added time for your exams and a classroom of your own.
You can't study because you get bored, you're keeping out a hard working average student of 350 points.
Whereas you'll get into college and find, believe it or not, study is "boring" there too.


#Lc stress and lack of human contact to vent.

Daniel7740

diarmo06 wrote: »

Daniel7740 wrote: »

First choice is 450 I think hoping I get that HEAR scheme for a few handy points ....got 355 in the mocks/quote]



You, exactly you, are what is wrong with the education system.
Oh a big laugh, you'll come out with a 100point bonus, maybe added time for your exams and a classroom of your own.
You can't study because you get bored, you're keeping out a hard working average student of 350 points.
Whereas you'll get into college and find, believe it or not, study is "boring" there too.


#Lc stress and lack of human contact to vent.

Sorry ta upset ya lad haha and glad I could be of service to ya ta let u get rid of some of your stress !
Ya I agree it's not really a fair system when they're doin things like that but hey if there offering them ill take them,, I'm sure you'd be more than happy to get extra points for just filling out a form !

Daniel7740

And tis more that I get bored of not being able to study

oryxandcrake

Daniel7740 wrote: »

I think the lowest points course I have down is 300 points but need an A2 in maths,,should be do-able as I stuck with HL until a few weeks back that's a level 8 btw

What courses did you put down? Maybe there is another way of getting in on lower points.

Finding a way to study is your priority right now, though. There will be time to figure the rest out after the exams. You can change your mind on the CAO after, maybe add in a few lower points courses as your last options.

Considering the fact that i have spent the whole day trying to avoid studying, I probably shouldn't be giving out advice.

Daniel7740

oryxandcrake wrote: »

What courses did you put down? Maybe there is another way of getting in on lower points.

Finding a way to study is your priority right now, though. There will be time to figure the rest out after the exams. You can change your mind on the CAO after, maybe add in a few lower points courses as your last options.

Considering the fact that i have spent the whole day trying to avoid studying, I probably shouldn't be giving out advice.

Ya the end of June is the change of mind deadline isn't it?
I also heard someone saying today "maybe if we ignore the study, it will go away". Wishful thinking unfortunately

Harry Angstrom

Daniel7740 wrote: »

So the leaving is starting Wednesday and I still havnt started studying. I tried this morning but couldn't concentrate after about 10mins I got so bored. Any one else in de same boat ? Or any suggestions on how to be able to keep de concentration for an hour at least?

You do realise that de English exam is your first exam on de Wednesday morning??

oryxandcrake

Daniel7740 wrote: »

Ya the end of June is the change of mind deadline isn't it?
I also heard someone saying today "maybe if we ignore the study, it will go away". Wishful thinking unfortunately

Something like 5.15 on July 1st?
Yeah. But then it's over and we never have to think about it again!
And I'm one of those people who doesn't actually hate studying.

oryxandcrake

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

You do realise that de English exam is your first exam on de Wednesday morning??

What about it?

googled eyes

I tried the not studying plan as I wanted to go into the family business and not college.

Although quite happy with the course my life took I've always wondered what I could have achieved in the Leaving Cert if I applied myself as much as I know I could have.

Daniel7740

googled eyes wrote: »

I tried the not studying plan as I wanted to go into the family business and not college.

Although quite happy with the course my life took I've always wondered what I could have achieved in the Leaving Cert if I applied myself as much as I know I could have.

I think no matter what choices you make in life you will always wonder "what if"......

oryxandcrake

googled eyes wrote: »

I tried the not studying plan as I wanted to go into the family business and not college.

Although quite happy with the course my life took I've always wondered what I could have achieved in the Leaving Cert if I applied myself as much as I know I could have.

That's what I'm afraid of. My course requirements aren't too harsh at all, but it's just the disappointment of receiving not-so-great results that I'm worried about. I suppose I'm lucky not to have major life plans depending on these exams.

Harry Angstrom

oryxandcrake wrote: »

What about it?

I dunno. I mean, who cares if u can't spell proply in de English exam?

googled eyes

I think no matter what choices you make in life you will always wonder "what if"......

Wise beyond your years.....

fck the leaving cert, set up a cult, you'll be sorted

googled eyes

oryxandcrake wrote: »

That's what I'm afraid of. My course requirements aren't too harsh at all, but it's just the disappointment of receiving not-so-great results that I'm worried about. I suppose I'm lucky not to have major life plans depending on these exams.

I'm not going to say don't study or study your arse off.

I didn't care at the time. It's just as I've gotten older I've thought, I should have applied myself.

Daniel7740

googled eyes wrote: »

Wise beyond your years.....

fck the leaving cert, set up a cult, you'll be sorted

If I'm that wise in the exams in de next few weeks I'd be going wicked well!!

oryxandcrake

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

I dunno. I mean, who cares if u can't spell proply in de English exam?

Oh THAT. Well. In that respect: Oh dear.

Geekness1234

I'm sure it's been said before,but don't forget about getting what you want on the possibility of 3rd round offers.

woopah92

This makes me want to cry. I've been studying for about 6 hours a day for the last few months and someone hasn't even done any study?

Well it's your future. So who am I to judge?

Daniel7740

woopah92 wrote: »

This makes me want to cry. I've been studying for about 6 hours a day for the last few months and someone hasn't even done any study?

Well it's your future. So who am I to judge?

And tbh I'm jealous of ya,,I'd love to be able to say I studied for half dat length of time let alone that much,,,difference at the end of the day is that you'll know that you've done your best,,and ill know I could have done a lot better

oryxandcrake

woopah92 wrote: »

This makes me want to cry. I've been studying for about 6 hours a day for the last few months and someone hasn't even done any study?

Well it's your future. So who am I to judge?

People approach things in different ways. You will probably get more out of this Leaving Cert year than someone who hasn't studied at all for it, anyway.
You probably won't have regrets, for one thing!