Leaving Cert 2016/17 Off-Topic Thread

smiles_1998

Significant399 wrote: »

Just wondering how much everyone has done in Irish so far?
My teacher was out a lot recently and now he's taking some time off. There's a sub in and she's not great, feel like we're going a bit slow.

We have 2 of the poems done, 3 of the prós done, 5 sraith pictiúr done, some vocabulary, some listening and one or two comprehensions.

Why we have to learn 20 sraith pictiúr when only one of them will come up is just beyond me... :rolleyes:

Bored_lad

12 straith pictiur, two aistes, four poems and four pros. We've done listening as well and also general oral work. Other classes are going slower than us though.

Mr Rhode Island Red

4 Shraith Pictiuri
2 Poems
1 Prose
No aistes
No comprehensions
No listening
No oral work

:pac:

Guess I won't be using Irish for points so

ElmW13

Feel like we could have way more done, done 2 poems, 2 pros, 2 straiths and an aiste. Done a tad of oral work too. Doesn't help we missed a whole month of irish though... First teacher was out sick for two weeks, no sub or work given to us, got a new teacher then after midterm. Missed another two weeks with her as she had to go for a family emergency. Once again, no sub or work. It's beyond a joke really.

EireLemon

How's everyone getting on with LC English. I'm really struggling. I got a C in the Junior Cert and I got 52% in my Christmas exams. I just can't seem to get enough out of my essays. I get like 20/40 for most even though I feel I did well. Does anyone do grinds anywhere for English? And do you find them really helpful. I do grinds for maths but I don't think English would be as easy to explain.

Msrebeckyxo

EireLemon wrote: »

How's everyone getting on with LC English. I'm really struggling. I got a C in the Junior Cert and I got 52% in my Christmas exams. I just can't seem to get enough out of my essays. I get like 20/40 for most even though I feel I did well. Does anyone do grinds anywhere for English? And do you find them really helpful. I do grinds for maths but I don't think English would be as easy to explain.

I am struggling a good bit, I got 72% in my Christmas exam but tbh the exam was pretty easy and it was stuff we knew was definitely coming up. With essays I struggle (same with history) just remember to use structure, make sure there's a good flow and that each paragraph basically leads into one another. Try not to use typical words such as "relatable" as my teacher says this is a word that examiners hate! We do an essay once a week which is pretty helpful, so maybe write out an essay and get your English teacher to correct it? It's a good way to improve!

Msrebeckyxo

Higher level Irish is the biggest pain the backside. Ive always struggled and I only got 46% at Christmas but I need high points so gotta stay in it
We've done 3 stories
1 poem
A lot of oral
4 sraiths
A bit of listening!
20 sraiths are a joke

Mr Rhode Island Red

Had to take the whole week off due to bronchitis. God knows the amount of stuff I missed.

Just the thought of playing catch-up for the next week or two :cool:

thisisadamh

If anyone would like to speculate their points at this stage, I made a points calculator for the new system if anyone would like to try it out: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ie.adamherrmann.leavingcertpointscalculator&hl=en

I'd really like to know what ye think. (I'm probably a bit early!)

Conaaaa

Hows everyone finding physics its killling me ?! My safety net will hopefully be modern and nucleur physics as my teacher says theyre basically OL chemistry, easy enough im hoping someone can tell me??

meganob

thisisadamh wrote: »

If anyone would like to speculate their points at this stage, I made a points calculator for the new system if anyone would like to try it out: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ie.adamherrmann.leavingcertpointscalculator&hl=en

I'd really like to know what ye think. (I'm probably a bit early!)

Well done! Are you a fifth year? If so,fair play to you for taking out the time to do this!! There's also a studyclix one for 2017

thisisadamh

meganob wrote: »

Well done! Are you a fifth year? If so,fair play to you for taking out the time to do this!! There's also a studyclix one for 2017

Cheers!

I'm not in 5th year but my sister is which is why I made it. I did my LC back in 2012. Seems like only yesterday though!

aibreann_

How's everyone getting on? Hard to believe it's February already, 5th years flown so far.

Mr Rhode Island Red

Conaaaa wrote: »

Hows everyone finding physics its killling me ?! My safety net will hopefully be modern and nucleur physics as my teacher says theyre basically OL chemistry, easy enough im hoping someone can tell me??

As far as I know that only makes up at most a question or two in the exam. Not much of a safety net.

Mr Rhode Island Red

aibreann_ wrote: »

How's everyone getting on? Hard to believe it's February already, 5th years flown so far.

Pretty much off for 2 weeks now. A week of work experience and then a week off. Back for 3 weeks, and then off for 2 weeks for Easter holidays.

Come back then to what, like 7 or 8 weeks and then it'll be summer again.

That reminds me I have to find a summer job.

Manutd_4life

I haven't really been studying this term but will be making a plan in the coming mid term and will hopefully get going in the new term.

Has anyone been doing consistent study everyday?

aibreann_

It's mad summer will be here before we know it, thank god I've been studying pretty much everyday but I find it so hard to keep the motivation up and to find a balance of study school hw and hobbies. I need to get a summer job too lol

X6.430macman

Manutd_4life wrote:

Has anyone been doing consistent study everyday?

I simply cannot do it even though I do study in school for 2 hours until 6 every day.

How much study should a 5 th year be doing????

Mr Rhode Island Red

Manutd_4life wrote: »

I haven't really been studying this term but will be making a plan in the coming mid term and will hopefully get going in the new term.

Has anyone been doing consistent study everyday?

I've done 1 hour when I can on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Other than that I've just tried to do my homework to a high standard. I honestly think that by doing this you're already ahead of about 50% of students in the country who just do the bare, bare minimum required.

Anybody I saw go hell for leather at study in fifth year had burnt out by Christmas of leaving cert. I'm going to save the insanity for next year. :pac:

How's English going for everyone? Our teacher has been out a lot and so we've only done 2 poets and about half of Hamlet. I feel that we should be a bit further along.

Manufan123

We have done a few comprehensions , Hamlet and 2 poets.

Manutd_4life

Mr Rhode Island Red wrote: »

How's English going for everyone? Our teacher has been out a lot and so we've only done 2 poets and about half of Hamlet. I feel that we should be a bit further along.

We've finished Hamlet, everything to do with Bishop, and have done two essays so far.

I think we are starting something on the comparative after mid term

Sackninja

We have done all of hamlet, 3 poets, a short story, some comprehension questions (The ones about writing styles) and we've started to do The Great Gatsby for the comparative. We're going pretty fast it seems.

meganob

How's everyone's midterm going? Or not going? ~~

X6.430macman

meganob wrote:

How's everyone's midterm going? Or not going? ~~

I have now given up telling myself that I am going to do alot of study. Have a heap of projects to do and tried to make sure I would not forget anything, surprise surprise I forgot my all important folder. Dammit.

leimmxvii

Since september we've only done 12 of the 41 chapters of Biology.. Is this poor compared to ye're schools?? How many have ye done?

Liordi

leimmxvii wrote: »

Since september we've only done 12 of the 41 chapters of Biology.. Is this poor compared to ye're schools?? How many have ye done?

We're on our 12th chapter. Our teacher says frequently we won't finish the course.

Manufan123

We have completed 18 but i dont fell thoroughly.

frans123

we've done 18 on the 19th but dont have the best teacher

Bored_lad

Is anyone else thinking of applying to universities abroad? I'm looking at the US but can't decide where I want to go and even if I actually want to go. I'll need to start deciding soon though as applications take a while and you need to start them straight away at the start of sixth year.

ElmW13

We've finished fifteen chapters of biology. That's what the other classes in the school have done too.

Bored_lad wrote: »

Is anyone else thinking of applying to universities abroad? I'm looking at the US but can't decide where I want to go and even if I actually want to go. I'll need to start deciding soon though as applications take a while and you need to start them straight away at the start of sixth year.

Thinking of applying to Scotland, were having a UCAS talk in school next week. I'm thinking of doing veterinary so it's more of a backup if I don't get UCD. I'd prefer to stay in a Ireland though