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What exam are/were you most worried about?

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  • #32
    AJC09
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭AJC09


    History!!! God I have a whole section of the book of irish politics that is impossible to remember! IM DEAD!! :eek: Even though Im not doing it nxt year I dont want to see a fail on my results cause I have wasted 2 and a half years going over this stupid course


  • #33
    Sighface
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51 ✭✭Sighface


    not looking forward to either history or business

    History i couldnt care less about as i dont plan to do it in leaving cert
    Business i like but i hate the accounting part of it so i hope i get through it

    asked one of my teachers if i could drop to pass history on the day he said it shouldn't be a problem


  • #34
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    After Business and French nothing else is worrying me, languages and working with maths means study and I hate studying.

    Science and History is just a memory game


  • #35
    soccymonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,553 ✭✭✭soccymonster


    Can't wait for the cspe test tommorrow, I need a good aul laugh!..


  • #36
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    Don't give bull answers though or whatever or you will not get an A no matter how easy it is.
    The results have to be in a bell curve so the best answers get an A


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  • #37
    elaine93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭elaine93


    I was most worried for maths and for irish because my teacher is an idiot and never taught us anything. Next thing I'm worried for is home ec and history because we never got the course anywhere near finished. Does anyone know how to write a good history or home ec answer? Or links?


  • #38
    Eoin MurMur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 105 ✭✭Eoin MurMur


    elaine93 wrote: »
    I was most worried for maths and for irish because my teacher is an idiot and never taught us anything. Next thing I'm worried for is home ec and history because we never got the course anywhere near finished. Does anyone know how to write a good history or home ec answer? Or links?

    I'm bricking it about home ec too so yes advice on that horrid yoke of a subject would be lovely.

    For history just start form the start and throw in all the information you know no matter how small but try and get the important stuff too ;) Think of it as a line per mark. if it's a 12 mark question do between 12 and 18 lines or something like that.You don't have to end it with a fancy line like "that is why blah blah" or "and that's what blah blah" you can end it with anything as long as it's relevant :) I got 90% in me history mock and that's mostly just what i did :pac:


  • #39
    elaine93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭elaine93


    cool thanks.:):D I can't tell if my bad mock history mark was me or an angry examiner.


  • #40
    Eoin MurMur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 105 ✭✭Eoin MurMur


    elaine93 wrote: »
    cool thanks.:):D I can't tell if my bad mock history mark was me or an angry examiner.

    For self confidence sake for wednesday go with the angry emaminer option :p


  • #41
    GirlsAloud
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭GirlsAloud


    History. Music. Science. TECH GRAPH major time.
    xxxxx


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  • #42
    GirlsAloud
    Closed Accounts Posts: 63 ✭✭GirlsAloud


    Oh and German.... So basically all the ones I have left. D=
    xxxxx


  • #43
    squishness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭squishness


    Spanish, Science and Business

    We stopped doing Spanish two months ago :pac: Teacher went on maternity leave and the subs didn't do much with us.


  • #44
    Namlub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,298 ✭✭✭Namlub


    Ahh I wish I could do Spanish, it's lovely...


  • #45
    squishness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭squishness


    It's an okay exam over-all. I'm just worried about the letter and the aural =/


  • #46
    soccymonster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,553 ✭✭✭soccymonster


    Eoin MurMur wrote: »
    I'm bricking it about home ec too so yes advice on that horrid yoke of a subject would be lovely.

    your'e scared of the home ec exam?
    i I think that will be easy enough.. remeber 50% of it is done so if you can rake up another 10/15% then you got yourself a C!..
    Not going to bother studying until night before..:D

    heres some things that you might not know though..

    Long Questions
    Q.1. Evaluation of nutritional value of foods
    Q.2. Usually something about food groups
    Q.3. Consumer Studies
    Q.4. Social && Health Studies
    Q.5. Efficiency In The Home (eg.)room planning, insulation, lighting etc.
    Q.6. Fibres && Fabrics


  • #47
    XjenniX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭XjenniX


    Worried about Business, History, German...couldn't really give a crap about Religion. I'd say I've got Music in the bag.:cool:


  • #48
    LoonyLovegood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,068 ✭✭✭LoonyLovegood


    I'm screwed for business, I'm half thinking about going for ordinary, but I dunno...


  • #49
    Bobalicious93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,552 ✭✭✭Bobalicious93


    ash.c wrote: »
    Oh im really dreadin it. Ill prob be okay since we're doin exam papers since January but im still ****tin myself! Only a few passed in me class too.

    Wat you dreadin?
    Well it wasn't nearly as bad as I was worrying beforehand :). Honour at least methinks. What'd you think?

    Other than Business the only other one I have been properly concerned about is History. 49% in the Mocks. They were the only two I didn't get an Honour in.

    I need to learn me some essays ;)


  • #50
    ash.c
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 99 ✭✭ash.c


    Bobalicious93 wrote: »
    Well it wasn't nearly as bad as I was worrying beforehand :). Honour at least methinks. What'd you think?

    Other than Business the only other one I have been properly concerned about is History. 49% in the Mocks. They were the only two I didn't get an Honour in.

    I need to learn me some essays ;)
    Was pleasantly suprised bout paper 1. Just came in and checked my layout from the Trading,Profit and loss Appropraition A/C and Balance sheet and from what i remember i filled most things in right so..
    Id be delighted with an honour, think i might have just got one.
    History im absolutly terrified abou I got 42% in the mocks.:o U do science? I got 21% in the mock so another disastrous (sp?) subject for me!


  • #51
    fkt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 411 ✭✭fkt


    After French tomorrow I'm totally done all I care about. History, Science and metalwork are as my metalwork teacher described as important as the "knob on the top of a walking stick". Yes he's a little strange :)


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  • #52
    Bobalicious93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,552 ✭✭✭Bobalicious93


    ash.c wrote: »
    Was pleasantly suprised bout paper 1. Just came in and checked my layout from the Trading,Profit and loss Appropraition A/C and Balance sheet and from what i remember i filled most things in right so..
    Id be delighted with an honour, think i might have just got one.
    History im absolutly terrified abou I got 42% in the mocks.:o U do science? I got 21% in the mock so another disastrous (sp?) subject for me!
    I haven't a clue when it comes to T,P+L A a/c's. I can get as far as the Net Profit then I'm stumped.

    I'm quite good at Science which is why I like it :D...that and our teacher is hot...

    I think I scraped a B on the Mocks, so I'm not too worried about it tbh.


  • #53
    ash.c
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 99 ✭✭ash.c


    Bobalicious93 wrote: »
    I haven't a clue when it comes to T,P+L A a/c's. I can get as far as the Net Profit then I'm stumped.

    I'm quite good at Science which is why I like it :D...that and our teacher is hot...

    I think I scraped a B on the Mocks, so I'm not too worried about it tbh.

    Oh god. Thats really good. I had 4 teachers over the 3 years. Teacher in fist year was good and i was gettin A's and B's.
    In second year i had a fat blob and couldnt control the class.
    Then this year i had an american who was pretty cool and could half teach and the teacher i had at the end of this year was good but i was gone past caring. She lost my mandotory book though with all my experiments she said she signed it off to say i had them done but i duno? so i duno hw many% im gona have goin in:(


  • #54
    Bobalicious93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,552 ✭✭✭Bobalicious93


    ash.c wrote: »
    Oh god. Thats really good. I had 4 teachers over the 3 years. Teacher in fist year was good and i was gettin A's and B's.
    In second year i had a fat blob and couldnt control the class.
    Then this year i had an american who was pretty cool and could half teach and the teacher i had at the end of this year was good but i was gone past caring. She lost my mandotory book though with all my experiments she said she signed it off to say i had them done but i duno? so i duno hw many% im gona have goin in:(

    Yeah, sometimes you get unlucky and get mixed around with different teachers all the time. I had 4 Maths teachers in First Year alone :eek:. Luckily we managed to stay with our current teacher for the last two years and she's quite good.

    AFAIK the experiment booklet is only worth 10% while the project booklet thing is 25% (I could be wrong) so it may not be too bad.

    I'm trying to decide which History essays to revise.


  • #55
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    Bobalicious93 wrote: »
    Yeah, sometimes you get unlucky and get mixed around with different teachers all the time. I had 4 Maths teachers in First Year alone :eek:. Luckily we managed to stay with our current teacher for the last two years and she's quite good.

    AFAIK the experiment booklet is only worth 10% while the project booklet thing is 25% (I could be wrong) so it may not be too bad.

    I'm trying to decide which History essays to revise.
    History does not need you to revise essays like irish etc

    Just summarise a topic i.e. martin luther with 10 points, short and concise.
    Revise them and then on the day write these points surrounded by introductions and closings to your sentences and develop the points with your own opinon of understanding.
    Works a charm I swear.


    Anybody any good at french? Im hopelessly trying to study now. Im horrible at it got 63% in my mocks ffs-


  • #56
    fkt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 411 ✭✭fkt


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    History does not need you to revise essays like irish etc

    Just summarise a topic i.e. martin luther with 10 points, short and concise.
    Revise them and then on the day write these points surrounded by introductions and closings to your sentences and develop the points with your own opinon of understanding.
    Works a charm I swear.


    Anybody any good at french? Im hopelessly trying to study now. Im horrible at it got 63% in my mocks ffs-

    I'm alright but the teacher is lazy/boring and there's no organisation to what we do. We all just take a snooze in what used to be a worthwhile class. Haven't studied in ages. The best thing about the JC is we'll all have a better idea about preperation for the leaving.


  • #57
    Bobalicious93
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,552 ✭✭✭Bobalicious93


    partyatmygaff wrote: »
    History does not need you to revise essays like irish etc

    Just summarise a topic i.e. martin luther with 10 points, short and concise.
    Revise them and then on the day write these points surrounded by introductions and closings to your sentences and develop the points with your own opinon of understanding.
    Works a charm I swear.


    Anybody any good at french? Im hopelessly trying to study now. Im horrible at it got 63% in my mocks ffs-
    Learning essays works for me. They have all the points contained in one handy supplement :D. Also, I've already got a good few learned already from previous exams, and only need a couple of mins with each to refresh my memory


  • #58
    ash.c
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 99 ✭✭ash.c


    Bobalicious93 wrote: »
    Yeah, sometimes you get unlucky and get mixed around with different teachers all the time. I had 4 Maths teachers in First Year alone :eek:. Luckily we managed to stay with our current teacher for the last two years and she's quite good.

    AFAIK the experiment booklet is only worth 10% while the project booklet thing is 25% (I could be wrong) so it may not be too bad.

    I'm trying to decide which History essays to revise.

    Yeah think ur right with %s there. I worked it out if i go in with 20% i only need somthin like 80marks to pass and if i pass ill be dlighted coz the past 2 years ive just been **** at it so...
    Im givin up on history :P i have shortcuts to success so a quick look over that tomorrow between 12-2 and i should be flyin...NOT

    Everyone say a prayer for me:D!!!!!!!!!!!


  • #59
    squishness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭squishness


    haha finally copped on that "Dail and Seanad meet in L_____ H_____"
    was NOT "Liberty Hall" like I wrote down :pac: Dumb moment.


  • #60
    Echo72
    Closed Accounts Posts: 44 ✭Echo72


    I was terrified for English, thank whoever that that's over! But French and History today are going to kill me.... I got 93% in the mocks for History, bu then I stopped studying for it altogether. Not smart. The rest of the exams I'm not worried at all for.


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  • #61
    Echo72
    Closed Accounts Posts: 44 ✭Echo72


    ash.c wrote: »
    Im givin up on history :P i have shortcuts to success so a quick look over that tomorrow between 12-2 and i should be flyin...NOT

    I love those revision books. Unfortunatley my history Revise Wise was taken a few days ago. Rage. :mad:


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