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Taking up one leaving cert subject Now??

  • 19-03-2021 11:00am
    #1
    Paddy223
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 145 ✭✭


    Had the mad idea to take up Chemistry last week. So hear me out and let me know if I’m off my head or being realistic..

    I completed my leaving cert in 2019 and was doing teaching last year but dropped out cause I knew I wasn’t anyway passionate about it and wanted to do something more Science related. Although upon looking at most courses through Ucas I have noticed that I meet the grade requirements but a large number of them require Chemistry at around H4 upwards.

    At the moment I’m not doing much apart from working part time so I took it upon myself to enrol for Chemistry and have already begun studying. I have previously done some chemistry in first year of college and I am quite good at Biology and memorising.

    From looking at my calendar I have 14 weeks to the day of the exam and I’m currently studying around 6 hours a day.

    So people what is your opinion, Am I crazy or is it possible?


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  • #2
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,345 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Anything is possible.
    It will be fairly expensive, with late fees etc..


  • #3
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,403 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    It's possible especially if you did some chemistry before. It really depends on your work rate.

    How did you do chemistry while studying teaching? PE with Biology or something?


  • #4
    YungJoshy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 160 ✭✭YungJoshy


    Paddy223 wrote: »
    Had the mad idea to take up Chemistry last week. So hear me out and let me know if I’m off my head or being realistic..

    I completed my leaving cert in 2019 and was doing teaching last year but dropped out cause I knew I wasn’t anyway passionate about it and wanted to do something more Science related. Although upon looking at most courses through Ucas I have noticed that I meet the grade requirements but a large number of them require Chemistry at around H4 upwards.

    At the moment I’m not doing much apart from working part time so I took it upon myself to enrol for Chemistry and have already begun studying. I have previously done some chemistry in first year of college and I am quite good at Biology and memorising.

    From looking at my calendar I have 14 weeks to the day of the exam and I’m currently studying around 6 hours a day.

    So people what is your opinion, Am I crazy or is it possible?

    I could be wrong, but the portal to sit the leaving cert this year closed in February.


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