LC Off Topic Thread (2015/16)

airbuspilot

kb98 wrote: »

What do you want to do?

Become a pilot. But I will probably do commerce or accounting in uni first.

kb98

airbuspilot wrote: »

Become a pilot. But I will probably do commerce or accounting in uni first.

I'd love to be a pilot, just afraid it would become automated/lack of jobs

CookieCat97

Anyone thinking of doing the young scientist this year? I always wanted to do it, but was always too late to think of an idea/ write up a plan! Hopefully this year will be the year!:D

DublinArnie

CookieCat97 wrote: »

Anyone thinking of doing the young scientist this year? I always wanted to do it, but was always too late to think of an idea/ write up a plan! Hopefully this year will be the year!:D

I think it'd be too much hassle. Wouldn't want to risk slacking on the LC stuff, so I think I'd just concentrate on that - but feel free to tell me your idea .

AlanS181824

I wanted to be a vet since I can remember but I had to take my dog to get a mini operation about a year or two ago and the blood....

That's that option gone, don't like blood :pac:

I wanna do something computer related no though, no clue really.

airbuspilot

kb98 wrote: »

I'd love to be a pilot, just afraid it would become automated/lack of jobs

I don't think thats much of a problem to be honest. Its still the best job in the world although it will take a lot of money and time.

kb98

CookieCat97 wrote: »

Anyone thinking of doing the young scientist this year? I always wanted to do it, but was always too late to think of an idea/ write up a plan! Hopefully this year will be the year!:D

i have an idea!!! Will defo enter but afraid it will interupt study, should have done it last year but dodnt know it was on until it was too late

kb98

airbuspilot wrote: »

I don't think thats much of a problem to be honest. Its still the best job in the world although it will take a lot of money and time.

Yeah it's so expensive

DublinArnie

AlanS181824 wrote: »

I wanted to be a vet since I can remember but I had to take my dog to get a mini operation about a year or two ago and the blood....

That's that option gone, don't like blood :pac:

I wanna do something computer related no though, no clue really.

I dissected a rat, and was the only one in my group who enjoyed it... :pac:

airbuspilot

kb98 wrote: »

Yeah it's so expensive

But its still not impossible

kb98

airbuspilot wrote: »

But its still not impossible

True

AlanS181824

DublinArnie wrote: »

I dissected a rat, and was the only one in my group who enjoyed it... :pac:

Really?....

I can't even... That's so disgusting :pac:

Take Your Pants Off

Anyone know if English and a language are required for lots of courses.
These are the subjects I am doing.
Englsh,maths,biology,chemistry,business,italian,ag science and economics outside school.
All HL.
Thats 8 subjects.
I hate languages and English as much as most hate Irish here.
I just dont have a passion or interest in it, especially languages.
My plan is to see how much I get in my summer and christmas exam and then drop to O level.
I will not be studying for english and italian for my lc so it be just a week vefore studying as I plan to do very good on my other subjects which I love.
In my summer Ty I got.
Maths A1
Chemistry B3
Business B3
Geog A1(swapped for biology this year)
Italian F( I done no study at all for this, apart from just before the exams, same story with my JC, I did HL and done no study but did oral and got D)
We got no English exam but for my JC I go lt a HL D in it with no study at all and I just did 5Qs. From both 2 papers combined.

daviecronin

Isn't vetinaray just as hard as medicine!

CookieCat97

kb98 wrote: »

i have an idea!!! Will defo enter but afraid it will interupt study, should have done it last year but dodnt know it was on until it was too late

I'm just trying to get as many 'secondary school experiences' as I can before I get into 6th year! I've no idea at the minute but I'm really trying to think hard about it

DublinArnie

Take Your Pants Off wrote: »

Anyone know if English and a language are required for lots of courses.
These are the subjects I am doing.
Englsh,maths,biology,chemistry,business,italian,ag science and economics outside school.
All HL.
Thats 8 subjects.
I hate languages and English as much as most hate Irish here.
I just dont have a passion or interest in it, especially languages.
My plan is to see how much I get in my summer and christmas exam and then drop to O level.
I will not be studying for english and italian for my lc so it be just a week vefore studying as I plan to do very good on my other subjects which I love.
In my summer Ty I got.
Maths A1
Chemistry B3
Business B3
Geog A1(swapped for biology this year)
Italian F( I done no study at all for this, apart from just before the exams, same story with my JC, I did HL and done no study but did oral and got D)
We got no English exam but for my JC I go lt a HL D in it with no study at all and I just did 5Qs. From both 2 papers combined.

http://www.qualifax.ie/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=16

This link will come in handy. Just search for the courses you're interested in, click on them, and then check the SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS.

FifaPlaya

airbuspilot wrote: »

Does anyone know what they want to do after school yet?

Computer science

Take Your Pants Off

DublinArnie wrote: »

http://www.qualifax.ie/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=16

This link will come in handy. Just search for the courses you're interested in, click on them, and then check the SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS.

I have not made my mind up yet what I want to do.
I always thought that you had an option of just waiting until you get your points and then pick a course from that.
But looks like you have pick way beforehand.
I am thinking of science (med,dentistry,etc) business or technology related.

FifaPlaya

AlanS181824 wrote: »

I wanted to be a vet since I can remember but I had to take my dog to get a mini operation about a year or two ago and the blood....

That's that option gone, don't like blood :pac:

I wanna do something computer related no though, no clue really.

Maybe consider computer scienxe

kb98

CookieCat97 wrote: »

I'm just trying to get as many 'secondary school experiences' as I can before I get into 6th year! I've no idea at the minute but I'm really trying to think hard about it

Im considering entering, i got into the regional finals of IBYE 2014 but i can't o to the BootCamp because its on a Friday and i have school so pretty sure i have to drop out

CookieCat97

kb98 wrote: »

Im considering entering, i got into the regional finals of IBYE 2014 but i can't o to the BootCamp because its on a Friday and i have school so pretty sure i have to drop out

Aww! that sucks! I don't mind missing Fridays that much in my school because school ends early on a Friday (1:50) So we have less classes therefore missing less work!

AlanS181824

What languages (if any) are people doing?

I'm doing German and of course Irish.

Did Chinese for a bit in TY and loved it, very hard to find a teacher in my area though.

kb98

CookieCat97 wrote: »

Aww! that sucks! I don't mind missing Fridays that much in my school because school ends early on a Friday (1:50) So we have less classes therefore missing less work!

I haven't missed a day yet in secondary school, and don't want to start now
As much as I'd love to continue with the competition i don't think i can

FifaPlaya

AlanS181824 wrote: »

What languages (if any) are people doing?

I'm doing German and of course Irish.

Did Chinese for a bit in TY and loved it, very hard to find a teacher in my area though.

German and Arabic and of course English. Got an Irish exemption

DublinArnie

AlanS181824 wrote: »

What languages (if any) are people doing?

I'm doing German and of course Irish.

Did Chinese for a bit in TY and loved it, very hard to find a teacher in my area though.

Io parlo po' l'italiano e studio al scula!

Irish also, and Lithuanian is a possibility (native language) and hoping to do Japanese but I'd probably let that idea fly past.

AlanS181824

CookieCat97 wrote: »

Aww! that sucks! I don't mind missing Fridays that much in my school because school ends early on a Friday (1:50) So we have less classes therefore missing less work!

Ah someone else gets a half day on Fridays I see! :pac:

I get out at 1:05pm, earliest of any school in my area.

Anyone else get half days on Friday? :rolleyes:

kb98

AlanS181824 wrote: »

Ah someone else gets a half day on Fridays I see! :pac:

I get out at 1:05pm, earliest of any school in my area.

Anyone else get half days on Friday? :rolleyes:

Wednesday at 13.15

daviecronin

Half day on Friday! 1 o clock on Wednesday over here! Breaks up the week

DublinArnie

I finish at 12:30 on Wednesday and 3:30 on Friday (15mins early!).

AlanS181824

FifaPlaya wrote: »

German and Arabic and of course English. Got an Irish exemption

I'd love an Irish exemption!

Don't like the language at all.

Would also love to learn Arabic myself but in reality what use would I have for it?

Chinese be it Mandarin, Shanghainese or Cantonese is spoken by over 1 billion people so I can really see a demand for that growing.

Really hard to know though.

I would loved to do Business in German or Business in Chinese even.