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    #62
    Header15
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭Header15


    Magnate wrote: »
    Were there any online resources that you found useful (apart from examinations.ie) or did you just stick to making your notes?

    I only used books, exam papers and marking schemes tbh. Did the work my teachers assigned and studied for class tests.


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    #63
    Manutd_4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭Manutd_4life


    What are some of your study techniques. I know everyone learns things differently but was just wondering how you went about it. And what was your weekly timetable for the week.


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    #64
    Header15
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭Header15


    Manutd_4life wrote: »
    What are some of your study techniques. I know everyone learns things differently but was just wondering how you went about it. And what was your weekly timetable for the week.

    I didn't really have assigned times for each subject, I really just focused on class tests and assignments as we were given them. For example if we were told by the biology teacher that we were going to have a respiration test I would focus on that. I'd read the chapter in the book as revision, then I'd use the exam papers and try to answer every question asked on the topic (shown in summary). Finally, I'd go to what should really be your best friend/tool for the year - the marking schemes. Check your answers, learn how the department want you to phrase things, learn these and you can't go too far wrong. After a while you'll begin to notice that there is quite a bit of repitition in amswers even though questions may be phrased differently. This is what will help set you apart from other students as you'll learn to identify exactly what they are looking for you to do. I hope that this helps you and good luck!


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    #65
    thelad95
    Registered Users Posts: 7,812 ✭✭✭thelad95


    Header15 wrote: »
    I achieved 8 A1s in the leaving cert this year and understand how difficult and scary the leaving cert can seem at the beginning of the year. If anybody has any questions or requires any tips I would be more than happy to offer my assistance based on my experiences.

    Well done on the results but did you ever get the shift? :P I jest of course. As a 625er what are your opinions on rote-learning vs actual understanding? With all due respect, one could easily obtain 625 in the LC simply by a correct subject choice and rote learning (coupled with lots of hard work of course).


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    #66
    Header15
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭Header15


    thelad95 wrote: »
    Well done on the results but did you ever get the shift? :P I jest of course. As a 625er what are your opinions on rote-learning vs actual understanding? With all due respect, one could easily obtain 625 in the LC simply by a correct subject choice and rote learning (coupled with lots of hard work of course).

    Naturally. It's a great chat up line ;) It depends on the subject really. I think it'd be inpossible to rote learn a language or maths but geography history biology etc are rote learning in nature. I think there are very few people capable of 625 tbh because you have to be good at a wide variety of subjects. By your logic everyone has the ability to get 625 but that simply isn't the case.


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    #67
    orangey24
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭orangey24


    hey, congrats :) just wondering, did you do history and if yea any tips ? also any tips for french and irish ? thanks


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    #68
    thelad95
    Registered Users Posts: 7,812 ✭✭✭thelad95


    Header15 wrote: »
    Naturally. It's a great chat up line ;) It depends on the subject really. I think it'd be inpossible to rote learn a language or maths but geography history biology etc are rote learning in nature. I think there are very few people capable of 625 tbh because you have to be good at a wide variety of subjects. By your logic everyone has the ability to get 625 but that simply isn't the case.

    I disagree completely with you on this. It's possible to shape your subject choice around your interests and what your good at. I know a 625 student who dropped French, dropped to pass English and Irish, did all recognised Science subjects along with HL Maths and got 625 while getting a C2 in pass English and a C1 in pass Irish.


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    #69
    Header15
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭Header15


    orangey24 wrote: »
    hey, congrats :) just wondering, did you do history and if yea any tips ? also any tips for french and irish ? thanks

    Thank you :-) I only did Irish out of those. For that work very hard for your oral and it will pay off for your written paper too as your vocabulary will develop and they are easy marks. Also, practise lots of cluaistuiscint and léamhthuiscint. The aiste is important but remember how difficult it is to pick up marks there in comparison to other sections. One thing I found very handy for paper 2 was that I wrote out common simple adjectives like maith deas dona etc that I was using too often and wrote down a few synonyms from a thesauras. This helps improve your Irish and content marks as you are more descriptive. Finally, learn your prós and filíocht inside out. Know quotes etc and meanings for the quotes. I know you're given the poem on the paper but it is best if you aren't treating it like an unseen poem. Hope this helps and good luck!


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    #70
    Header15
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭Header15


    thelad95 wrote: »
    I disagree completely with you on this. It's possible to shape your subject choice around your interests and what your good at. I know a 625 student who dropped French, dropped to pass English and Irish, did all recognised Science subjects along with HL Maths and got 625 while getting a C2 in pass English and a C1 in pass Irish.

    Yes but still you have to be good at 6 subjects and not everyone can be. To say that anyone can get 625 is downright ignorant. Some of my best friends worked just as hard as I did and got around 300 points. This was an unbelieveable result for them and they got to do what they always wanted to. Exams do not suit everyone and only judges one aspect of your personality. 6A1's is not a simple feat.


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    #71
    robman60
    Registered Users Posts: 2,222 ✭✭✭robman60


    thelad95 wrote: »
    I disagree completely with you on this. It's possible to shape your subject choice around your interests and what your good at. I know a 625 student who dropped French, dropped to pass English and Irish, did all recognised Science subjects along with HL Maths and got 625 while getting a C2 in pass English and a C1 in pass Irish.
    There's your problem right there. If we take being "good" at a subject as achieving an A1 (necessary for 625), then everyone would be getting them. As far as I remember, 5700 odd candidates achieved a higher level A1 or more, out of the almost 55000 that took the exam. That's a little over 10% who achieved a single higher level A1. You can't say the almost 90% who didn't achieve any all lacked ambition or didn't play to their strengths. A sizable number of them simply lacked the ability to get A1s.

    I generally find your posts well informed but I think you're way off on this one.


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