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  • #32
    whosurpaddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,718 ✭✭✭whosurpaddy


    also remember one positive thing. it costs a hell of a lot less to repeat the Lc than repeat a year in college. thousands of people in college every year drop out of courses they dont like/ flunk out in first year. the extra year to mature/work out what you want can be a godsend


  • #33
    Giblet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,036 ✭✭✭✭Giblet


    Meh, people don't generally care about your Leaving Cert unless you constantly go on about how crap you did or something.

    If you are missing out on college, repeat or try apply for a PLC. It's that simple really.

    If you wanted a certain course and are determined to get it, just repeat and study this time, trust me, bad decisions have cost me a few years repeating at college and repeating the LC probably would have been a good choice if you get the first choice you want.

    I'd recommend getting the LC papers and an answer book if you're really serious about doing well next year. I know a few people who have gotten sub-100 points first time round only to really apply themselves for the repeats and get over 400. Just do the work.

    In the end, it doesn't matter anyway. You'll only get as far as you let yourself, good LC or not.


  • #34
    pyramid man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 398 ✭✭pyramid man


    Well what I would do is to find out where your weakness lied and try to abolish it. Repeat and Study this time. I can pretend to understand the situation you are in but I have failed college exams and that was bad.

    Repeating is the only advice I can give you. It is really worth it. It is really stupid but your leavin means alot to prospective employers.

    Also do not worry.


  • #35
    finnpark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,541 ✭✭✭finnpark


    First of all Im sure your feeling quite depressed right now. Don't worry time will heal this.

    2nd of all my friend failed 2 subjects, scraped 200 points went to an IT got 2nd highest in final year(3rd year diploma) and transferred into 3rd year of a degree course and topped the class ahead of 5 or 6 people who got 600 points in their leaving. Just to put the leaving into perspective, after you finish university an employer will not even look at your leaving results if you get a 1:1 degree.

    So what now you may ask. First of all do not get a full time job. If your really interested in something do a course in it-IT course. If it's too late consider repeating the leaving but do not repeat it unless you intend working hard from day 1 of 5th year. If you do repeat you will also make loads of new friends. If you do not repeat and go to college make sure to work hard to prove to yourself your not a waster. If you get a dead end job you will regret it for the rest of your life in my opinion.

    Good Luck. Let us know what decision you make but I think you should stay in education. :D


  • #36
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,005 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    i've desided to repeat maths @ night-time, and work during the day,

    and i will look into the PLC option


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  • #37
    Beruthiel
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,361 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    good luck with it! :)


  • #38
    finnpark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,541 ✭✭✭finnpark


    Failed the LC wrote:
    i've desided to repeat maths @ night-time, and work during the day,

    and i will look into the PLC option

    Dont rush intoany decision. Its a big decision but personally I feel that repeating the whole leaving would be the best. Sure there are people of all ages doing the leaving and your still very young so whats one more year?

    Anyway good luck with whatever decision you make and take your time :)


  • #39
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,005 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    To the original poster,

    I'd just like to echo what Beruthiel said.
    Everyone fails something at some point in there lives. Its just a part of life. (of course not a nice part)
    But its how we deal with failure and disappointment that can make us winners in the long run.
    We can sit down and ruminate over and over about the disappointment OR
    We CAN pick ourselves up and say I'm not letting this beat me, I'll Do it again and I'll F**kin Nail it this time.

    Nobody needs to know what you got, just say I didnt get what I wanted, no need to elaborate on that for anyone!! if you dont want to.
    Give it few days and the significance of the disappointment will fade and you can concentrate on overcoming and succeeding NEXT TIME. Its a set back but its not going to be able to stop you-- RIGHT?


  • #40
    Agent Smith
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,505 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    good luck with what you deside,
    i also failed maths, along with 20% of the country,

    chin up, cheer up and rememebr there's more to life then college


  • #41
    Tommy Vercetti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,105 ✭✭✭Tommy Vercetti


    keu wrote:
    there are so many succesful people who weren't great achievers in school, (richard branson of Virgin)

    For every one success story there are probably 1000 who get nowhere in life. If you put nothing into the LC then you will get nothing from it.


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