Leaving Cert Tomorrow!

Mikeoh97

Hi everyone, Im in a heap over the LC tomorrow, Throughout the year I have done nothing. I didn't care much about it and wasn't really able for studying, Reality has kicked in and I realise how much I have ****ed things up. My parents have been on my back for ages and are threatening to put me through the leaving again in boarding school, I dont know if they will or not but its the fact that i have let them down soo much kills me, Not only that but the expectations of all my family and friends. I always had a defeatist attitude about everything and I probably deserve to be in this situation, I am just soo ashamed of myself. If I did repeat I would be behind all my friends and It would be quite embarrissing, But I would definitely have a more mature head on me. All previous tests I have done have been a complete mess and I know this one will be no different. Its hard to escape the defeatist attitude but Its the truth at this stage.
Thanks.

Vito Corleone

Just try and do your best. Obviously time is not on your side so concentrate on key areas before each exam. If you were born in 1997 you're still quite young and repeating might be a good choice for you if results don't go your way, although you would need to approach the year more seriously.

Good luck tomorrow, and remember if you mess up badly it's not the end of the world.

Ande1975

Op,

First of all, its perfectly natural to be in a heap the night before the Leaving Cert. I remember it well
However repeating is not the end of the world. Its one year out of your life which could be the making of you.
Repeating is a fantastic opportunity to buy you more time to figure out what you would like to do. You are what, 17? 18? You are very young and when you get to my age the things that are important are so different to the things that are important to you now.
My parents kept telling me to knock off my mortgage with whatever little left over cash I had. Did I listen? Nah. Boy do I wish I did now.

Sit the leaving, get the experience, wait for the results, weigh up your options. If you have to repeat, look at it as a second chance for greatness. You'll make new friends. You are right, you'll do better with a mature head on your shoulders.
Good luck!

hellyeah

hi there. I was you back in 1994 doing my leaving. Was not really one for study.
Never went to 3rd level, but 20 years on im working fulltime , have my own place with a few quid in the bank and doing ok. Just do what you can over the coming weeks and dont panic, its not worth it.
There is always options. Get your results, take a year out, get a job.
Dont worry about your friends as i hang around with a differant group now than
when i was 17.
Good luck and relax.

Lou.m

Mikeoh97 wrote: »

Hi everyone, Im in a heap over the LC tomorrow, Throughout the year I have done nothing. I didn't care much about it and wasn't really able for studying, Reality has kicked in and I realise how much I have ****ed things up. My parents have been on my back for ages and are threatening to put me through the leaving again in boarding school, I dont know if they will or not but its the fact that i have let them down soo much kills me, Not only that but the expectations of all my family and friends. I always had a defeatist attitude about everything and I probably deserve to be in this situation, I am just soo ashamed of myself. If I did repeat I would be behind all my friends and It would be quite embarrissing, But I would definitely have a more mature head on me. All previous tests I have done have been a complete mess and I know this one will be no different. Its hard to escape the defeatist attitude but Its the truth at this stage.
Thanks.

Look ...get a good night's sleep.

And walk in with a clear head and take it one day at a time.

Don't think beyond that at the moment.

One year is one year ....repeating will only take a year ...and when you go to college you will not be with your secondary school friends anyway.

You need to do what will help you get a course you want. And you need to be mature about it.

Don't dwell on it now though.

Good luck.

Anyway life is way bigger than the LC.

December2012

Well, go in and do the best job you can do this month.

When results come out you can decide if you're going to go back. Lots of people repeat.

I think you should learn your lesson about listening to your parents and putting in as much effort as you can.

RoscommonTom

Dont worry to much about it, its only an exam and plenty of fellas do fine without passing it,at the end of the day all your parents want is for you to have your health and be happy

Rubberchikken

As someone who never had the opportunity to do the LC all i can say is do your best at each exam and then let it go and move on to the next.

I've sone well but i'm not saying its because ive no lc but because of attitude.
With the right attitude you can accomplish what you really want.

Good luck with lc:)

KnocKnocKnock

I also remember being in a heap the night before the LC started. I think this period of waiting around is the worst part!

As others said just try to take a deep breath, get a good nights' sleep and take one exam at a time.

There's several ways into almost every area. You could repeat, you could do a PLC, you could work for a while until you figure out what you want to do.

You'll have so many experiences over the next few years and many people end up in a totally different areas than they imagined when they did their LC anyway, I know I did, so it's not the end of the world, you will be ok :-)

Best of luck

CaraMay

Good luck op. We will all be rooting for you.

myshirt

Good luck op.

Remember, plenty of time to stick your arse to the sun, smoke cigars or whatever you want to do afterwards, but now it's your exams.

Get in there, watch your timing, and try your best. Fight for marks. And stay the full length. There are no marks to be earned outside the door.

Do your best. You are not letting anyone down. Given you care so much, I have every expectation you will get on much better than you think. Chin up, fight for marks.

December2012

Good luck

moochers

Good luck Op

RossFixxxed

Hey, like many others I'm sure, I didn't get the points I expected or wanted. I didnt' get my first choice course... I did, however, make some amazing friends, met the girl I've been over 12 years with and had an absolute ball after all the panic and disappointment died down.

It seemed like the end of the world, and it ended up with me in a position that I'm glad it all went the way it did! You never know how things will pan out. Good look and fight for points all the way!

Corny alert!

There is a Chinese story of a farmer who used an old horse to till his fields. One day, the horse escaped into the hills and when the farmer's neighbors sympathized with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, "Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?" A week later, the horse returned with a herd of horses from the hills and this time the neighbors congratulated the farmer on his good luck. His reply was, "Good luck? Bad luck? Who knows?"

Then, when the farmer's son was attempting to tame one of the wild horses, he fell off its back and broke his leg. Everyone thought this very bad luck. Not the farmer, whose only reaction was, "Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?"

Some weeks later, the army marched into the village and conscripted every able-bodied youth they found there. When they saw the farmer's son with his broken leg, they let him off. Now was that good luck or bad luck?

Who knows?

How did it go today OP?


Just try take it one exam at a time, they mightn't all go great but we'll get through them! I thought the essays were nice for English P1 this morning, but the comprehension questions were a bit detailed/tricky :P

About feeling "ashamed" or "embarrassed" just try your best to remember that this is your life and your exams. Sure it's nice to please your parents but at the end of the day you need to do whatever's right for you. The opinions of everyone around you can't affect you unless you allow them too. In the grand scheme of things, all of this LC hype will be over for us after results day and everyone will forget about it. Your value does not depend on points, you're a person not a machine. I need about 370 to be safe for my course so that's what I studied for, even though I somehow ended up with 500_+ in the mocks. Everyone's expecting high points from me, but I don't care. I know I've got more important things to do with myself than study for 8 hours a day and that's my choice It's other people's loss of time if they want to gossip about you!!

Good luck with the rest of them OP!

Dammit Chloe

Hi OP!

When I did the LC, I thought being stuck a year behind my mates would kill me. Certainly the not going out aspect grated on my friends that did stay behind. But trust me, that's soon forgotten, and if there's a college course your heart's really set on, repeating won't actually be that bad.

That said, if there isn't one, maybe look into doing a FETAC course in a tech? From personal experience, they vary tremendously in quality from Institute to Institute, but maybe take a step back after the LC and consider all your options. This really does depend on how you feel and what you want to do in the future.

Anyway, head up and best of luck in the exams!