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6th year study diary

  • 20-09-2013 11:00PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭


    I am making this study log to keep track my study, keep on top of everything and most importantly to motivate myself. I have daily, weekly and monthly study plans and timetables but I find it hard to stick to them as I often make unrealistic goals.

    The subjects I am taking in order of the ones I am best at (need to study least) to the ones I am worst at (need to study most).

    French
    Biology
    Business
    Music
    English
    Maths
    Irish

    I am taking all of them at higher I am aiming for 590 points but I would be happy with 540.

    My motivation.
    1. To get the course I want.
    2. In the university I want.
    3. To eventually get the job I want.
    4. To happily be able to tell friends and family what I got in my Leaving Cert
    5. To feel that I did my absolute best and not have any regrets
    6. To be able to enjoy my 6th year holiday and feel I earned the reward :)

    Note to self, Need to manage time better!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    I need to study tomorrow:

    Maths chpt 1 and 14 for a test
    Business chpt 5 and 6 for a test

    Cant leave these until the night before again! Also I must begin Irish this weekend as I have been avoiding it.

    Also complete as much homework as possible.
    Listen to sea changes while reading score 5 times...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Was really tired didn't do that much study today.

    8:30-9:30 Maths half of algebra chapter
    9:30-10:30 Business management
    11:00-4:00 Dance practise
    5:00-6:05 Rest of algebra chapter (surds)
    6:20-6:50 Business management skills, leading and motivation
    7:45-8:40 Biology photosynthesis and did homework (every photosynthesis question in exam papers)

    Tomorrow I want to get the rest of my homework finished, go over business, maths and do some sort of irish.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Didn't post yesterday had a very unproductive day!

    Revised yesterdays business and studied skill of communication.
    Did english 2013 comprehension including question B, this took me way longer than it should have.
    Did a maths differentiation exercise.

    I still need to start studying irish soon! Also have a maths and business test on thursday so I'll be studying for those tonight.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Today:
    Revised more differentiation for maths test.
    Studied meetings in business.
    Biology ready over classification of organisms.

    I find it extremely hard to balance studying for class tests and doing general studying for the LC. I always end up neglecting the subjects I don't get homework or class tests in :S


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Was too tired to do much today just did more maths differentiation. I played piano for an hour. I guess that kinda counts as studying, practising for my music practical.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Today:
    Studied functions in maths
    Cell structure in biology
    Did 2005 music backing chords question


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    I need to figure out a way to balance homework and studying for class test with my general study asap, I think I just take waay too doing homework because I have absolutely no time to study. I'm getting stressed already, don't feel like I'll have enough time to study everything before June :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Getting back into a good routine :) today did:

    Business--consumer conflict
    Maths
    three algebra exercises
    Biology----revised cell structure and started respiration
    Irish
    started an triail


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Had more homework today than yesterday but did:
    Business: revised consumer conflict from yesterday and HR management
    Irish: learnt some vocab for 'an triail', revised numbers
    Music: sea changes, learnt definitions and instruments


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Have posted in a while :/ yesterday,
    Music-- did some sea changes
    Maths--quadratic graphs and factors
    Business--insurance
    French-- vocab on the environment


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Did a crazy amount of business today have a big test tomorrow and haven't been doing well in my business tests this year, probably shouldn't have left a chapter and a half for the night before! Did Taxation and finance, revised insurance and did pretty much all the exam paper question on those three chapters!

    French learnt more vocab pour l'environnement!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Today didn't do much at all :/
    Biology-- the defence system
    Maths--- quadratic eqns and simultaneous eqns
    English--wrote a short story about a reunion


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Kept getting distracted was in my room from 5-10 and only did
    Maths--inequalities
    English--half comparative essay
    Irish---quarter of environment essay

    :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Reading my previous posts, everyone of them is quite unproductive, so far this study log is just reminding me of my failures! But I am determined to succeed!

    Tomorrow I am going to:
    Finnish English comparative essay
    Finnish Irish environment essay
    Biology study half of food
    Irish an triail
    Maths indices and logs

    And not going to turn on my phone until AFTER I Finnish all this!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    So yesterday the essays to me so long so I only got maths indices studied :/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Today
    Maths--complex number exercise
    Music--sea changes
    Business--consumer conflict and some qs
    Biology--food
    Irish--started caca milis

    All the above plus a French comprehension took 3hrs


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Yesterday

    Business--change
    Irish--more caca milis
    Biology--read over genetics
    Maths--attempted a complex no exercise, failed miserably...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Today I kept getting so distracted spent ages ''studying" but got nothing done :(

    Biology hw-- all nutrition exam questions
    Irish-- few words and sentences for caca milis
    Maths--differentiation chapter


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Irish--studied caca milis for test on wednesday
    Business--half of EU
    Maths--limits of functions


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Ahh i cant concentrate, midterm is so close and none of my homework or essays are due until after midterm so I did pretty much nothing the last two days just finished the rest of business the EU.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Parties and sleepovers lasts few days=no homework or study done :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    So I took a complete break over the midterm needed to relax and I was sick for most of it anyway.

    Today
    Business-- business ideas, sole trader, plc, partnerships, production and finance options
    Biology-- slowly getting through DNA and RNA
    Music-- started beatles


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Haven't been up dating this need to start again! Have only been studying for class tests past few weeks! Only 10 weeks left until my mocks :O going to work hard for the next few weeks!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Today:

    Biology: half of ecology
    English: one yeats poem
    Maths: some complex numbers
    French: some vocab on l'alcool


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Over the last few days I have done:
    Biology--ecology
    Maths---complex numbers
    French--la sante, le tabac, l'alcool, la drogue

    I'm getting so much homework I have barely any time to study or do anything else for that matter :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    French--La médecine
    English--yates poem
    Biology--ecology
    Music--minor melody writing


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 480 ✭✭saltyjack silverblade


    tianna wrote: »
    French--La médecine
    English--yates poem
    Biology--ecology
    Music--minor melody writing

    I think you mean Yeats. :pac:

    Also if you are doing English poetry remember that it is only worth a low enough mark compared to paper 1. People fall down on their results because they ignore paper 1. It carries the same weight as paper 2.
    When I studied the poetry I tended to study a poet at a time in terms of a number of poems under the headings such as themes, imagery, contrasts etc. which made exams a lot easier. In case you are wondering I got an a1 at higher level.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    I think you meant Yeats. :pac:

    Also if you are doing English poetry remember that it is only worth a low enough mark compared to paper 1. People fall down on their results because they ignore paper 1. It carries the same weight as paper 2.
    When I studied the poetry I tended to study a poet at a time in terms of a number of poems under the headings such as themes, imagery, contrasts etc. which made exams a lot easier. In case you are wondering I got an a1 at higher level.

    yes, typo!
    There is so much poetry to learn I often find I spend most of my time on it or the comparative. My teacher makes us do a comprehending question A and B every week so hopefully that will be enough revision for section 1 on paper 1 so I guess I should focus more on the composing. Thank you I will definitely try that!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 480 ✭✭saltyjack silverblade


    My last bit of advice to you would be to prepare your priority topics. Something I found to be of enormous benefit was to make a list of my subjects- best on top weakest on the bottom- and the major topics under each subject and how often they were examined. It makes the courses a lot more doable and less stress rather than wondering what you are doing next. You will also see that it is a lot ore manageable. Sounds like you will have an enjoyable Xmas!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭tianna


    Yesterday
    Maths--theorems and some geometry
    English--pride and prejudice for a test


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