how long to study

uniquechic · 11-11-2007 11:54PM #1

To those who did their j.c last year: at this time last year how much study were you doing and what results did you get?
im being told to do three hourse per night...did anyone do this?

PurpleFistMixer · 12-11-2007 12:08AM

It depends entirely on your ability with your subjects. Some people might need to study that much to do well, others are lucky in that they don't have to.
Personally, I definitely didn't study that much (hell I don't study that much now and I'm in 6th year)... got 8 As 2 Bs (frickin CSPE like, how embarrassing).. but it depends entirely on the individual etcetera!

Davidius · 12-11-2007 12:41AM

Really depends on what kind of student you are and what you're aiming for.

Though, at this time of year even if you're an average student aiming for all As, three hours is a bit over the top in my opinion.

highlydebased · 12-11-2007 03:46PM

One hour is plenty, even coming up to exams.

timmywex · 12-11-2007 05:32PM

Neon-Circles wrote: »

One hour is plenty, even coming up to exams.

yeh, at most now, just be goin back over spme pf the "heavy" subjects like history or something where there is alot to go through, other than that, do your homework well and listen in class, you should be fine then, do a bit before the mocks and a bit after, then after easter up it, there is a really long gap between easter and summer this year so you should be well set up.

Trogdor · 13-11-2007 10:43PM

Davidius wrote: »

Really depends on what kind of student you are and what you're aiming for.

Though, at this time of year even if you're an average student aiming for all As, three hours is a bit over the top in my opinion.

Completely agree, really depends on the type of student, how much attention you pay in class and over the last 2 years. I didn't study until 3 days before the exams and got 4 A's, 5 B's and a C, but i wouldn't be recommending that for anyone. It's really down to you and how much you think you need to do.

Witcher · 13-11-2007 10:47PM

study??

what does that bloody word mean?

i didnt open 1 book for 3 years!!

i got 6a's 4b's

:cool::cool::cool:

pureirishsugar · 14-11-2007 08:17PM

listen! dont bother with any of that 3 hour bull.. do your homework, written and learning, do exam questions in any subjects where teachers arn't covering them..i found exam papers great for revision.. after that dont over stress yourself..

worked for mee, got 6 a's 3 b's..

~Candy~ · 15-11-2007 03:38PM

well i only got an A in higher maths and rest of dem are bs
TBH, i didn't really study much (it more like i did 3 yrs stuff in one year coz lyk loads of stuff we did n 1st n 2rd year were lyk just gone out of my head)

anyway i ' d say do some work during the year dun leave them all in the last min, listen to you teachers thry'd ususally tell you what to rewise n stuff but do some on your own too
as for subjects and how long too study it really up to you , dun get 2 stressed ,oh i d recommend you buy some revision books they help !! good luck

Jello · 15-11-2007 07:44PM

Three hours study for Junior Cert would be ridiculous, especially at this stage. An hour and a half would be plenty IMO.

experiMental · 16-11-2007 02:20PM

it's not the length of time that you should be worried about, it's the amount of study material.

JSK 252 · 16-11-2007 11:48PM

Homework in my opinion is study if done properly.

Buttons_sb · 19-11-2007 08:39PM

1 hour and a half at most
If your doing your homework and well in class tests you'll be fine.

tweety28 · 20-11-2007 10:30PM

uniquechic wrote: »

three hourse per night...

jesus thats what i did for my leaving cert!! to get 525

its way too much study!

Metallic_Sky** · 24-11-2007 05:21PM

Yeah I'm going to be doing my J.C this year and by what you all are saying, what my friends are saying and what I think personally the J.C is made hard by the teachers, not the papers themselves.

MaltEagle · 29-11-2007 11:48PM

The best thing to do is do all of your homework when required. This will be very beneficial. Also, get the exam papers for each subject, if you haven't already and become familiar with the types of questions you may be asked and the layout of the papers. Practise makes perfect! Also become familiar with the marking scheme, knowing what questions to spend more time on etc., also write up notes if you need to. All the best.

Seloth · 30-11-2007 07:27PM

In my school adn I'm sure it was the smae in most places most people didint study till a few weeks before the pre's and then for the actual JC people didint study til either the week before or the Night before.

In all fairness there no real pressure with the JC,I can rember feeling like this when I was doing it.Dont do anything over 40 mins everyday when your not near exams,only look over what you did for like 5min and try and retain.

andyman · 30-11-2007 11:50PM

Depends on the type of student you are. I'd say an hour tops. Having said that, I didn't do a tap for my Junior Cert and I went up at least 1 full grade in the Junior Cert compared to my Mocks.

-Els- · 29-12-2007 11:51PM

Its different for each person how long to study for. I think the best way is to work all the way throught the year- do an hour or 45 mins after you're homework. or say your teacher gives you homework on one chapter- well study that particular chapter.
People will tell you to do 3 hours or 2 hours a night form the 1st of September but realistically you're never going to do that. I ended up just putting it off and then cramming like crazy coming up to the mocks

Coming up to exams I would study for good few hours a night. Its best to study in blocks of 40/50 mins (thats what worked for me before i drifted off) I used to set the alarm pon my phone for 40 mins and I wouldn't stop until the alarm went off and then I would have a 10 minute break- it really stopped me form going crazy and burning out!

Jack Sheehan · 04-01-2008 10:21PM

I didn't do a jot and I got 6 As 2 Bs and 2 Cs.

All that bull they feed you about the JC being important, don't listen to a word of it. Two weeks after you get your results you won't give a toss about them.

Edit: also the mocks are not a reliable indicator of your final grade.

lilmissprincess · 25-01-2008 09:00PM

Don't recall studying much until midterm(feb), cos my mocks were the next week. Can remember staying in my aunts and sitting up in that bedroom doing 2 hours of study then break, another two hours, break...
After the mocks, i think i did like an hour, maybe more a night. But homework took up a lot of time, and a lot of the teachers gave "learn" homework rather than practical.
I ended up with 2 a's, 6 b's and 3 c's. All higher.

Jay P · 26-01-2008 08:25PM

I went to supervised study everyday for three hours a day and did abseloutely nothing all year and I got 3As 4Bs and 4Cs, Im sure if I had worked a bit I could have done better, but what's the point? Its only the JC

lolipops · 09-02-2008 12:10AM

3 hours? hahaha lol im doing my junior cert this year and i just finsihed my mocks and it is not that hard at all. i never study to be honest im a crammer and thats the only way i do well, even the smartest people in my year who get As like everyday only study for mabey 2 hours a week.. thats 2 hours more than i do lol
but for subjects like history id recoment reading over mabey a chapter a week or so just reading mabey a few pages a day and that little bit will make a difference and make sure you learn your french/german (or what ever language you do) vocab when you are given it but for the rest i wouldnt worry

animan · 13-02-2008 11:04AM

My parents say I should do like 8 hours a day because the teachers said I'm lazy in my pt meeting and have the mocks next week.

PurpleFistMixer · 13-02-2008 02:39PM

8 hours a day = massive, massive overkill.

animan · 14-02-2008 11:48PM

So should I say anything to my parents. I mean could this have any negative affects on me, and if I do say something how should i go about it.

blue-army · 15-02-2008 12:18AM

animan wrote: »

So should I say anything to my parents. I mean could this have any negative affects on me, and if I do say something how should i go about it.

just show them this thread!

annie19 · 15-02-2008 02:48AM

I dont beleive what im reading............i hope when many say 1 #HOUR im thinkin u all must mean 1 hour per important subjects. that wud amount to lets say at least 3 3half hrs a night. :eek:

ciano1 · 15-02-2008 03:03AM

annie19 wrote: »

I dont beleive what im reading............i hope when many say 1 #HOUR im thinkin u all must mean 1 hour per important subjects. that wud amount to lets say at least 3 3half hrs a night. :eek:

nope....just 1 hour:D:D

maybe 2 for the real thing

PurpleFistMixer · 16-02-2008 03:18PM

animan wrote: »

So should I say anything to my parents. I mean could this have any negative affects on me, and if I do say something how should i go about it.

This board isn't exactly a manual for how to deal with your parents, but I would advise if you're going to talk to them about it (which I certainly would, 8 hours is insane), do it calmly and reasonably. If you come across logical and mature, things tend to go well.

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