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  • #332
    SleetAndSnow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,676 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    sryanbruen wrote: »
    Found Geography (HL) and Maths paper 1 (OL) grand.

    OL maths was like a dream compared to the pres! Found one or two questions hard and forgot how to do one but other then that a lot better then mocks thank god


  • #333
    sryanbruen
    Registered Users Posts: 13,498 ✭✭✭✭sryanbruen


    SleetAndSnow wrote: »
    OL maths was like a dream compared to the pres! Found one or two questions hard and forgot how to do one but other then that a lot better then mocks thank god

    Did you have Examcraft or DEB for the mocks?

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  • #334
    SleetAndSnow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,676 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    sryanbruen wrote: »
    Did you have Examcraft or DEB for the mocks?

    DEB, was very hard


  • #335
    jeonahr
    Registered Users Posts: 249 ✭✭jeonahr


    HL Maths Paper 1 was unreal. A simple mean and median was put on. I was absolutely shocked. I’d say the marking scheme will be quite harsh though.

    I found the English papers had a lot to do with having to think and deciding on what to write rather than being told what to write. Even just making the decision on what to write about was hard, especially under time constraints. I would have preferred a traditional Macbeth question rather than the open-ended one we were given.


  • #336
    sryanbruen
    Registered Users Posts: 13,498 ✭✭✭✭sryanbruen


    I didn’t find Maths paper 2 (OL) that bad but I forgot a lot of the stuff that did come up like margin of error and the circle so it was more difficult for me than it should have been.

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  • #337
    Annag369
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Annag369


    Ordinary Level Maths Paper 2 was awful today. I loved Question 1 with the probability, Question 3 with probability aswell and Question 7 with the mean modian etc stuff.

    I was shocked when I saw Question 6, The construction question. Every year it has ALWAYS been a triangle but the parallelogram question this year I’d say threw people. It definitely put me off a bit.

    Overall though, those were the only three questions I was happy with. Should have dropped to foundation- definitely failed ol maths- gosh I feel so stupid


  • #338
    neil123
    Registered Users Posts: 47 ✭neil123


    Irish was grand overall, listening was hard but everything else was perf :)


  • #339
    SleetAndSnow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,676 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    Irish wasn't too bad, listening was hard but the essays on paper 1 were alright even if I had to improvise a lot which isn't great. Paper 2 was alright too but the comprehensions took very long I found in comparison to other times so I had to rush all my pros answers! Oh well.

    Bio was a mix really, some parts were grand others were very hard. Not sure how I feel, usually one of my best ones too :(

    At least tomorrow is a day off though!


  • #340
    neil123
    Registered Users Posts: 47 ✭neil123


    SleetAndSnow wrote: »
    Irish wasn't too bad, listening was hard but the essays on paper 1 were alright even if I had to improvise a lot which isn't great. Paper 2 was alright too but the comprehensions took very long I found in comparison to other times so I had to rush all my pros answers! Oh well.

    Bio was a mix really, some parts were grand others were very hard. Not sure how I feel, usually one of my best ones too :(

    At least tomorrow is a day off though!

    Oh we found that as well because I nearly spent two hours on the comps and rushed the rest which wasn’t ideal


  • #341
    thereisacar
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭thereisacar


    Hey, has anyone applied for HEAR or DARE here and gotten any correspondence? I've applied for both and have gotten nothing but I read someone on reddit saying their friend had gotten an offer for HEAR. The website says they'll get back to us by the end of July, but sure has anyone received anything yet?


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  • #342
    Thatlcgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Thatlcgirl


    thereisacar wrote: »
    Hey, has anyone applied for HEAR or DARE here and gotten any correspondence? I've applied for both and have gotten nothing but I read someone on reddit saying their friend had gotten an offer for HEAR. The website says they'll get back to us by the end of July, but sure has anyone received anything yet?

    Haha what a coincidence, I just sent them (CAO) a query about HEAR yesterday and was wondering the same thing too. Maybe it is when you finish your exams (I still have chemistry left to do). Please update us if you get more info.


  • #343
    sryanbruen
    Registered Users Posts: 13,498 ✭✭✭✭sryanbruen


    I have not received anything for my HEAR or DARE applications yet though I mean to defer them as I’ll be doing a PLC next year.

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  • #344
    Thatlcgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Thatlcgirl


    Thatlcgirl wrote: »
    Haha what a coincidence, I just sent them (CAO) a query about HEAR yesterday and was wondering the same thing too. Maybe it is when you finish your exams (I still have chemistry left to do). Please update us if you get more info.

    I got the email back from the CAO. They said that I will be notified through email on the 25th of June (about HEAR) and through the My Application facility on their website.:)


  • #345
    thereisacar
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭thereisacar


    Thatlcgirl wrote: »
    I got the email back from the CAO. They said that I will be notified through email on the 25th of June (about HEAR) and through the My Application facility on their website.:)

    Thank you so much! Was so stressed lol


  • #346
    SleetAndSnow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,676 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    1 exam left! Next friday with Economics. Going to take a few days off though before I study for that. Cant wait!


  • #347
    Thatlcgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Thatlcgirl


    Finally finished my leaving!!!! now a month a relaxation!:):):)


  • #348
    SleetAndSnow
    Registered Users Posts: 4,676 ✭✭✭SleetAndSnow


    Finally finished today with economics! Woo!


  • #349
    An tUasal C
    Registered Users Posts: 14,586 ✭✭✭✭An tUasal C


    Feels good to be done. :pac:


  • #350
    Thatlcgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Thatlcgirl


    What do you guys wanna do in college?


  • #351
    evolving_doors
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭evolving_doors


    Thatlcgirl wrote: »
    What do you guys wanna do in college?

    Loads of exams:pac:
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    Too soon?


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  • #352
    An tUasal C
    Registered Users Posts: 14,586 ✭✭✭✭An tUasal C


    Thatlcgirl wrote: »
    What do you guys wanna do in college?

    Teaching, you? :)


  • #353
    Thatlcgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Thatlcgirl


    An tUasal C wrote: »
    Teaching, you? :)

    Dentistry in trinity, hopefully I get it , it's all a waiting game now:o


  • #354
    randylonghorn
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 29,509 Mod ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    Thatlcgirl wrote: »
    Dentistry in trinity, hopefully I get it , it's all a waiting game now:o
    Just remember this period of painful waiting, half longing for it to be time, half hoping the time never comes ... that's what your patients will feel like in the waiting room when you're qualified! :D


  • #355
    leimmxvii
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭leimmxvii


    Good luck to everyone getting their HPAT results tommorow! :)


  • #356
    thereisacar
    Registered Users Posts: 31 ✭thereisacar


    So relieved with my hpat result, I actually can't believe it. Was convinced I got less than the 20th percentile lol. Still waiting on DARE & HEAR tho.


  • #357
    Osakioya
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭Osakioya


    thereisacar wrote: »
    So relieved with my hpat result, I actually can't believe it. Was convinced I got less than the 20th percentile lol. Still waiting on DARE & HEAR tho.
    How did you do? I'm too scared to open mine. I might not open it until offers day


  • #358
    Thatlcgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Thatlcgirl


    I got the HEAR email, I got in!


  • #359
    leimmxvii
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭leimmxvii


    Med applicant here. I'm on 724 points and Galway was 725 points last year. Is there any chance I could get in on second round offers? :confused:


  • #360
    daretodream
    Registered Users Posts: 149 ✭✭daretodream


    leimmxvii wrote: »
    Med applicant here. I'm on 724 points and Galway was 725 points last year. Is there any chance I could get in on second round offers? :confused:

    Best of luck to you if medicine is what you really want. Final cao breakdown for 2019 applications for med is down - 1 so everything crossed for you. My course is down - 1 also so hopefully...


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  • #361
    randylonghorn
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 29,509 Mod ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    Useful reading! ;)


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