Leaving Cert 2016/17 Off-Topic Thread

spurious · 10-09-2015 9:56am

Bored_lad wrote: »

I must be the only person not going to any open days. Our school don't even organise trips to them and I find it weird that some schools do. Considering most the year will have no interest in the college and will only go for the doss.

I agree. Terrible waste of time bringing the whole class to places. It's a short enough year.

It's not that difficult find out information about courses. Some of the threads we get here like 'I have applied for/am starting x in y college can someone tell me about it?' are astounding. Why would someone apply for a course they know nothing about?

Liordi · 10-09-2015 6:03pm

Today is my easy day so I can actually relax and not spend 2-3 hours doing homework.
Feels amazing not having so much work.

Bored_lad · 10-09-2015 7:43pm

We don't have any easy day since we have every exam subject at least everyday and homework is always due for the next day it's absolutely awful. We are all hoping that they'll ease off on the homework next week or the week after but it doesn't look like that will happen. Instead it looks like we'll be getting more.

Manutd_4life · 10-09-2015 8:10pm

Bored_lad wrote: »

We don't have any easy day since we have every exam subject at least everyday and homework is always due for the next day it's absolutely awful. We are all hoping that they'll ease off on the homework next week or the week after but it doesn't look like that will happen. Instead it looks like we'll be getting more.

Same man!!! I have nearly all my subjects every day of the week. And workload seems to be piling up real quick. Not even looking forward to the weekend much now as I have so much homework to be done, notes to be organised, folders to be organised and tests to prepare for!!!

But i'm gonna put in all the hard work this year and get everything organised and done so when I go into my LC year I won't be sh*tting myself for stuff to be done and stuff to be organised. I plan on writing notes during the summer as well so next year shouldn't be that hard

:D:D

hubluh · 10-09-2015 9:04pm

Manutd_4life wrote: »

Same man!!! I have nearly all my subjects every day of the week. And workload seems to be piling up real quick. Not even looking forward to the weekend much now as I have so much homework to be done, notes to be organised, folders to be organised and tests to prepare for!!!

But i'm gonna put in all the hard work this year and get everything organised and done so when I go into my LC year I won't be sh*tting myself for stuff to be done and stuff to be organised. I plan on writing notes during the summer as well so next year shouldn't be that hard :D:D

Thats what we all say and nothing gets done lol.

Manutd_4life · 10-09-2015 9:08pm

hubluh wrote: »

Thats what we all say and nothing gets done lol.

Lol lets see how it goes.

ElmW13 · 10-09-2015 9:11pm

Everyone on here seems to be getting way more homework than we've been getting....

Manutd_4life · 10-09-2015 9:19pm

ElmW13 wrote: »

Everyone on here seems to be getting way more homework than we've been getting....

Enjoy it while it lasts bro.

teafanatic · 10-09-2015 9:40pm

Spent close to 7 hours on homework today despite leaving out a load of things I love 5th year so much

Sideshow Mel · 10-09-2015 10:00pm

teafanatic wrote: »

Spent close to 7 hours on homework today despite leaving out a load of things I love 5th year so much

7 hours! That's crazy most I've gotten is 4 and that was only one night! Am I not doing something important that everyone else is doing?

Bored_lad · 10-09-2015 10:37pm

Sideshow Mel wrote: »

7 hours! That's crazy most I've gotten is 4 and that was only one night! Am I not doing something important that everyone else is doing?

We usually get around four hours a night I can't imagine getting seven hours of homework.

ElmW13 · 10-09-2015 10:50pm

What kinda homework have you guys been getting that our teachers seem to have forgotten about?

Liordi · 12-09-2015 11:01am

ElmW13 wrote: »

What kinda homework have you guys been getting that our teachers seem to have forgotten about?

Unnecessary homework I guess :P

Mr Rhode Island Red · 12-09-2015 12:24pm

Only 1.5 hours homework for the weekend. This 5th Year craic is bloody tough lads :pac:

DublinArnie · 12-09-2015 3:50pm

Mr Rhode Island Red wrote: »

Only 1.5 hours homework for the weekend. This 5th Year craic is bloody tough lads :pac:

When I did fifth year, it was the easiest year ever.

Mad

QuiteHumerus · 12-09-2015 4:08pm

DublinArnie wrote:

When I did fifth year, it was the easiest year ever.

For me it's been almost the opposite. I found fifth year really stressful and I always had a mountain of work to get done. 6th year hasn't been as tough yet, although I'm sure that'll change in a couple of months!

teafanatic · 12-09-2015 4:58pm

ElmW13 wrote: »

What kinda homework have you guys been getting that our teachers seem to have forgotten about?

I agree with liordi, most of it is completely unnecessary, just homework for the sake of giving homework.

Liordi · 12-09-2015 5:36pm

teafanatic wrote: »

I agree with liordi, most of it is completely unnecessary, just homework for the sake of giving homework.

In a lot of subjects, it really is.
I don't need to do the same three variable simultaneous equations with different numbers 15 times to know how to do it. :rolleyes:

Significant399 · 13-09-2015 8:18am

This week has been really busy with homework and tests. I had four essays for the weekend. Getting so much maths every day. Next week could even be worse

I'm thinking of going to UCD, Trinity, DCU and possibly Maynooth for a look around.

Manutd_4life · 13-09-2015 7:22pm

Hey guys, this year i am planning on trying my very best in achieving As in the majority of my subjects. Just wondering what others who also want to achieve this are doing or will do this year in order to achieve high results.

Are you guys doing extra work and study at home or just really going over everything once you come home? Talk to me

X6.430macman · 13-09-2015 8:13pm

Manutd_4life wrote: »

Hey guys, this year i am planning on trying my very best in achieving As in the majority of my subjects. Just wondering what others who also want to achieve this are doing or will do this year in order to achieve high results.

Are you guys doing extra work and study at home or just really going over everything once you come home? Talk to me

I do study in school, learn off all the notes I get then its just a matter of revising.

Liordi · 13-09-2015 8:24pm

I (being optimistic) would like to get As in Accounting / Bio / Maths / German and Physics, a B in Applied Maths and Cs in English and Irish.
Best case scenario for me I reckon at Christmas / Summer.

smiles_1998 · 13-09-2015 8:30pm

Manutd_4life wrote: »

Hey guys, this year i am planning on trying my very best in achieving As in the majority of my subjects. Just wondering what others who also want to achieve this are doing or will do this year in order to achieve high results.

Are you guys doing extra work and study at home or just really going over everything once you come home? Talk to me

I do my homework- including any learning/reading etc. My study mainly consists of making notes on whatever we are doing in school in the hope that they will be good enough to use to revise next year

However I have two tests tomorrow

so I've been revising for them the past few days as well.

teafanatic · 13-09-2015 10:25pm

Manutd_4life wrote: »

Hey guys, this year i am planning on trying my very best in achieving As in the majority of my subjects. Just wondering what others who also want to achieve this are doing or will do this year in order to achieve high results.

Are you guys doing extra work and study at home or just really going over everything once you come home? Talk to me

I'm planning for As in most subjects too

Basically I'm going to keep up to date with my homework this year and try do everything like it was an exam question. I'm also doing my learning homework which is big progress for me because I never did it the past 4 years :rolleyes: I'll start studying when it gets a bit closer to Christmas, I'm kind of a "cram at the last minute" kind of person though.

Liordi · 14-09-2015 7:05pm

Three tests tomorrow. That should be fun. :rolleyes:

spurious · 14-09-2015 7:21pm

smiles_1998 wrote: »

I do my homework- including any learning/reading etc. My study mainly consists of making notes on whatever we are doing in school in the hope that they will be good enough to use to revise next year However I have two tests tomorrow so I've been revising for them the past few days as well.

Making your own notes is always a good approach. They are much much better for your revision than notes made by someone else.

ElmW13 · 17-09-2015 4:15pm

Anyone going to the higher options event tomorrow??

Liordi · 17-09-2015 4:18pm

Our school only took 6th years so I guess we'll get to go next year.

ElmW13 · 17-09-2015 5:04pm

Liordi wrote: »

Our school only took 6th years so I guess we'll get to go next year.

Our school never go but a few of us are heading up tomorrow. Leaving at about four in the morning

Liordi · 17-09-2015 5:17pm

ElmW13 wrote: »

Our school never go but a few of us are heading up tomorrow. Leaving at about four in the morning

If you have to leave that early that's probably why your school don't go :P

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