Where are the Arts repeats?

Blondie86Star

Are they in the same place every year, my cousin had his in Blackrock last year? Anyone know?
(In first year by the way!)
Thanks!!

rainbow kirby

They're probably gonna be the middle 2 weeks in August. And I can practically guarantee that they're gonna be in Blackrock. Fun to get to early in the morning

kasintahan

It's almost a pity I have none.

It would be much easier for me to get there than the RDS, could even stop off on the way home for tea at my grannys:)

arbeitsscheuer

Ah yeah Caerysfort Avenue is lovely.

God knows, that's probably why I keep going back!

Töpher

Christ on a bicycle, its insanity! Last year I moved onto Careysfort Avenue the day after my last repeat. This year I'm moving to Bray at the start of the second week of August. So will still have to travel like a madman to get there! :mad:

Blondie86Star

wat buses go near there? is the dart close?

uberwolf

Blondie86Star wrote:

wat buses go near there? is the dart close?

Carysfort Avenue, being in Blackrock, is remarkably near the dart.

From town the no.7 goes nearby, the 46a is a 15min walk away and the 17 goes close enough as well.

It's a reasonably sized campus (nothing on belfield) so leave good time on your first day to find which exam hall you're in.

Blut

The 46a is a good 25minute/30minute walk. Its doable but its not the most pleasant really.

The 17, 45, 7 & DART all stop in the village so are about a 5 minute walk from it.

Blondie86Star

Great thanks! Hopefully its not as intimidating as the RDS! that place is scary!!

kasintahan

Yeah the 46A is really too far away to be useful unless (20-25 mins).

(a) you were really stuck.
(b) you fancy the walk (taking the right route it could be quite pleasant)
(b) you wanted to stop in my grannys for a cup of tea and a slice of cake (it would be on your way to/from the bus).

kasintahan

Map for cake.

blondie83

mmm, that cake looks tempting! I almost wish we had repeats in 4th year now...

Blondie86Star

Great thanks! are the repeats harder in economics anyone know!! did a lot of people fail??

theCzar

Blondie86Star wrote:

wat buses go near there? is the dart close?

Just remember there's no darts on saturdays, if you have exams on saturday you'll have to bus.

depending on where you're coming from, the 7, 7A, 45, 114, 115 and 17 all go through blackrock village.

Jonny Arson

theCzar wrote:

Just remember there's no darts on saturdays, if you have exams on saturday you'll have to bus.

Oh feck! :mad:

Blondie86Star

What did u fail?
Did a lot fail economics? I don't wanna be the only one repeating!!

Jonny Arson

Blondie86Star wrote:

What did u fail?
Did a lot fail economics? I don't wanna be the only one repeating!!

I'm actually a Sociology dork but I share your anguish in the fact that we have to repeat and study during the summer. 1st exam for me on Saturday August 13th and that = getting DART as far as town and then bus...... grrrrrrrrr :mad:

kasintahan

You could camp on the island in the lake.

I've spoken to the swans, they said that seen as how the cygnets have grown up and left they wouldn't mind you staying the summer. They're not looking for money either, just a few information studies tutorials 'cos they've their repeats in a few weeks.

Jonny Arson

kasintahan wrote:

You could camp on the island in the lake.

I've spoken to the swans, they said that seen as how the cygnets have grown up and left they wouldn't mind you staying the summer. They're not looking for money either, just a few information studies tutorials 'cos they've their repeats in a few weeks.

Thanks for that info Kas!

kasintahan

No problemo.

Mr.Nice Guy

kasintahan wrote:

You could camp on the island in the lake.

I've spoken to the swans, they said that seen as how the cygnets have grown up and left they wouldn't mind you staying the summer.

You spoke to the swans eh? I always had my doubts about you. Behold! Kasintahan is really this guy!

Blondie86Star

Imagine if you were the only one in the whole year to fail and they had 2 set repeats just for you!

Blut

I heard nobody failed economics, that it was a pisseasy exam. You probably WILL be the only one sitting the exam. Just you and a few invigilators in a massive hall.

kasintahan

Mr.Nice Guy wrote:

You spoke to the swans eh? I always had my doubts about you. Behold! Kasintahan is really this guy!

Nah, I just had a quiet word with them.

Blondie86Star

Blut wrote:

I heard nobody failed economics, that it was a pisseasy exam. You probably WILL be the only one sitting the exam. Just you and a few invigilators in a massive hall.

WHAT!!! you are NOT serious, I know two other people who failed!! :eek:

blondie83

Don't mind him blondie86 - he's a bit of an eejit, just likes making ppl feel bad! Anyway there will definitely be a good few ppl there (this came from a friend of mine who failed it last year), and it is not a piss-easy subject In 2nd year I failed a fairly easy subject in eng, probably the easiest out of the 12 we had to do (had given up on studying by that stage ) Anyway I was sure I'd be the only one there to repeat it, but about 20% of my class did! Interestingly in electronic engineering there's never been an unsubscribed repeat exam - well not for 2nd or 3rd year anyway (no repeats in 4th!)

P.S. Kas I'm loving your new ninja look!

kasintahan

blondie83 wrote:

P.S. Kas I'm loving your new ninja look!

Thanks I put at least 5 minutes work into it, that glint off the antique Gurkha took a while to perfect!

Blondie86Star

blondie83 wrote:

Don't mind him blondie86 - he's a bit of an eejit, just likes making ppl feel bad! Anyway there will definitely be a good few ppl there (this came from a friend of mine who failed it last year), and it is not a piss-easy subject In 2nd year I failed a fairly easy subject in eng, probably the easiest out of the 12 we had to do (had given up on studying by that stage ) Anyway I was sure I'd be the only one there to repeat it, but about 20% of my class did! Interestingly in electronic engineering there's never been an unsubscribed repeat exam - well not for 2nd or 3rd year anyway (no repeats in 4th!)

P.S. Kas I'm loving your new ninja look!

Thanks! I was worried there for a while, itd jus be the three of us. How embarrassing would that be!

Jonny Arson

I'd probably guesstimate that about 20-25% failed 1st year Economics because anyone who I knew doing Economics said that for alot of the 9am lectures there would only be 100 people or so there and that = dosserdom = failure...... most of the time. :rolleyes:

Jonny Arson

kasintahan wrote:

Nah, I just had a quiet word with them.

Holy sh!t! Even just looking at the eyes you can tell that it is actually Kas behinD the balaclava.

Go easy on those swans Kas! :eek:

kasintahan

I'm nice to the swans.
I feed them, they're particularly partial to the Chillie Cheeze sandwiches from the SU shop.
Next time I see them I'll check if they like mustard, I got some new mild German wholegrain stuff that tastes fantastic - none of that Colmans muck for our swans (besides, it would burn the throat off them - might try if out on the ducks first to be sure to be sure ).

blondie83

Kas I've just noticed that in that picture you appear to have a tape measure around your head...!

kasintahan

blondie83 wrote:

Kas I've just noticed that in that picture you appear to have a tape measure around your head...!

that's quite correct. it was the first thing that came to hand, besides I think it adds to the Monty Pythonesq theme

Blush_01

Most subjects have about a 20% fail rate in first arts. Nobody failed my course this year as far as I know, which is pretty cool. If I passed I should hope everyone else did, otherwise destination : shizzle creek sans paddle, one way ticket.

Jonny Arson

Out of 5 people from my school who did 1st year Arts this year not even one of us passed all of our subjects and from what I know (providing I pass my repeat exam) I'll be the only one sticking with the course.

I wonder how many other stories there are like that?

tribulus

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

Out of 5 people from my school who did 1st year Arts this year not even one of us passed all of our subjects and from what I know (providing I pass my repeat exam) I'll be the only one sticking with the course.

I wonder how many other stories there are like that?

ah well blame Ms O' R for convincing everyone arts was the best thing since sliced bread

Misticles

blondie, is it just economics ur repeating? i left that after a week

Blondie86Star

Yeah, I heard it was easy peasy! how wrong i was....damn 9 oclock lectures!

Jonny Arson

tribulus wrote:

ah well blame Ms O' R for convincing everyone arts was the best thing since sliced bread

No way trib she was fantastic. She hinted to me not to choose CA in DCU as my no.1 subject and boy was she spot on. A certain apparent computer whizz who sat next to me last year only passed 1 out of 5 subjects in it. If he failed jaysus what would I have been like! :eek:

arbeitsscheuer

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

No way trib she was fantastic.

Oh she was "fantastic", was she?
Oh do go on

Jonny Arson

SebtheBum wrote:

Oh she was "fantastic", was she?
Oh do go on

You've got such a dirty mind Sebastian!

And yeah she was ''fantastic''............... in preventing me from doing CA.

Blush_01

Career Guidance teachers... has anyone else ever noticed that they all seem to have had at least four proper, full-time, life-y jobs each before falling into career guidance? I had four in secondary school - the first was crap, had had 6 jobs before teaching religion and careers and left to have babies. The second was crap, had had 5 different jobs, taught cspe, religion and careers, and left to jump in a lake/off a bridge/ go back to america... The third was like the first one, but came back after having the babies. Unfortunately. Just no religion, and german instead. Finally, the fourth was a failed priest amongst other things, and couldn't guide his way out of a wet paper bag with a map.

You're better off figuring out your own path.