trinity geology matric exam

the explorer · 15-03-2009 09:33PM #1

im doing it at the end of april but they didnt really send a detailed curriculum,has any one done it, if u have is it hard? ( im doing LC geography in school)

goingnowhere · 16-03-2009 03:25PM

I'm at an absolute loss to understand why someone would need to do the matric exams but still

The college calender has all the answers http://www.tcd.ie/calendar/assets/pdf/admission_requirements.pdf last two pages gives you all the info

starn · 16-03-2009 07:50PM

Im sorry if im being nosey asking this. But why exactly are you sitting the matric exam. I didnt even know it still exsisted

the explorer · 10-04-2009 08:02PM

I'm doing it because it's counted as a higher subject for entry to trinity.

starn · 10-04-2009 08:31PM

Im sorry, Im still a bit confused. When you say it counts as a higher subject. Does that mean you get awarded points for it. Or is there a bursary conntected with it, or some other award.

the explorer · 10-04-2009 08:38PM

It's counted as a subject for cao purposes. So if you get say 73% in it trinity count it as 75 cao points. It'll be handy if I do well in it because I can count it instead of o level maths.

starn · 10-04-2009 08:43PM

Wow, I never knew that. Do you know if many people sit the exam ? I wonder why its just geology and divinity, are the past papers avaliable online.

the explorer · 10-04-2009 08:49PM

I don't think many people know about it, my career guidance teacher didn't anyway. I don't know of any past papers for it anywhere.

starn · 10-04-2009 08:51PM

Dont forget to post after you have sat it and let everyone know how you got on, and if there were many people there. Can I ask how did you find out about it ?

the explorer · 10-04-2009 08:56PM

I think it was in the prospectous. It's on Wednesday so I'll be able to let u know soon enough!

PurpleFistMixer · 10-04-2009 09:02PM

As far as I'm aware they do it in The High School. (See here).

Fringe · 12-04-2009 02:07AM

Would you know if it's doable after cramming? I wouldn't mind doing this since it sounds like there's nothing to lose. How do you apply?

starn · 25-04-2009 02:52PM

Hi, I was just wondering how you got on. Was there many people also siting the paper. Does anyone know why its just religion and geology and say not science and english

Scarinae · 25-04-2009 03:41PM

They also offer geology as a full subject in St. Columba's - my boyfriend went to school there, and he took the subject and sat the matriculation exam. Much to my amusement, his geology teacher was called Dr. Stone :pac:

There's a page about it on the school website, apparently they follow the Trinity exam syllabus - I know it is a bit late for this year's exam, but it might help people next year if they do a search on boards for it!

trinity geology matric exam

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