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Aleatorio's study log

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  • 04-09-2013 10:24pm
    #1
    aleatorio
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    So... the time has come.. I've spent 5 years dreading 6th year, and it's finally upon me.. oh goody.. :pac:

    Making this log to keep track of the study I'll be doing, but as it stands, my current plan is to not over-do myself this early in the year, so I dont plan on spending hours a night on study, just my homework and maybe 1 or 2 bits of revision :)

    So my goals for next June are:

    English - B1
    Irish - B3
    Maths - B1
    Spanish - A2
    Business - A2
    Physics - A2
    Biology - A1
    (565)

    And these are the grades I got in the summer exams:

    English - A2
    Irish - B2
    Maths - A1
    Spanish - A1
    Business - A1
    Physics - A1
    Biology - A1
    (615)

    And the course Im aiming for is DN200 - General Science in UCD which is currently at 505 points :)

    Im starting after school study every week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so hopefully that will get me kicked into gear for my pre-mocks in November :)

    'Shoot for the stars, and even if you miss you'll land among the stars' :)


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    #2
    aleatorio
    Registered Users Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭aleatorio


    Forgot Id made this :o
    Off to a great start so I am... :pac:

    As of this week Im doing an extra 1 hour class in Spanish on Monday and Irish on Wednesday, plus 2 hours of in-house study on Tuesday and Thursday, so hopefully that'll all get me working nice and hard :)

    Today:

    English |Began revision of W.B Yeats and made general notes on contrast and thematic aspects
    Physics |Briefly revised Light and Waves and did questions for 2012
    Irish |4 essays on Dís (Theme, relationships, characters and humour) and notes on An Gnathrud (Main characters and relationships)
    Maths |Integration and Differentiation revision questions


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    aleatorio
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    This is my study timetable for the time being - Im not one for making timetables with times and whatnot - I just end up not sticking to them :L
    I have english down twice because it was my worst point-counting subject in the summer exams, and business is in twice simply because of the sheer volume of information :P

    Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday/Weekend
    Irish| Physics English |Maths Biology|Business Spanish|English Business


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    aleatorio
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    Just home from study now, and I did:

    Maths |Complex Numbers
    Physics |Waves & Light exam questions and semiconductor revision
    Irish |Hurlamaboc summary
    Business |Notes on People in Business, Business Start up and Management

    Now I plan on:

    Biology |DNA Structure exam questions
    Spanish |Revise verb conjugations
    Business |Notes on Consumer Conflict


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    aleatorio
    Registered Users Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭aleatorio


    Forgot to post what I did yesterday, so here's a quick update :)

    Maths |Complex numbers
    Irish |Notes on Gnathrud and an exam question on Geibheann
    Biology |Made notes on Monera and revised all of microbiology
    Physics |Studied mechanics experiments
    Business |2 questions on Marketing


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    aleatorio
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    Have this list made out for what I want to get done between today and tomorrow, as Im going to Higher Options tomorrow so wont be getting any homework :D

    Maths | Revise Trig (W) and do exams questions (T) |
    Biology| Make notes on Ecology (T)|
    English |Makes notes for HMMTB (W)|
    |Revise Yeats (W) |
    Irish |2 Hurlamaboc qs (T) |
    Business|3 exam questions on Marketing (W)|
    |Make notes on Ch.2&3 (T) |
    Spanish|Make flashcards on all verb tenses and important irregular verbs (T)|

    (W) means to do today (Wednesday :P) and (T) is for Thursday :)


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    aleatorio
    Registered Users Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭aleatorio


    So today:

    Spanish - Did work on the novel, and learned Roleplays 1 & 2
    Irish - Started notes on Oisin in Tir na nOg, practised reading the poems
    English - Made notes on Cultural Context for HMMTB on political background, family, religion, social class and setting
    Maths - Homework on Complex numbers and revised differentiation
    Physics - Did an exam question on light and waves


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    aleatorio
    Registered Users Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭aleatorio


    Just back from study, feelin all productive :D

    English - Finished notes on HMMTB cultural context, Revised essay on Sympathy & Macbeth
    Spanish - Made vocab flashcards for all 5 roleplays, practiced 1&2
    Irish - Revised Caibidil 1 of A Thig na tit orm

    And now I plan on:
    Physics - Finish flashcards on all completed experiments
    Biology - Write up DNA isolation exp.


    will report back soon :')


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    aleatorio
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    Having a bit of a slump day.. Very unmotivated and distracted so Ive decided to call it a day:

    After school (Half day) I had an hour of extra Irish class - Revised An tEarrach Thiar and did some oral work

    Biology - Wrote up DNA isolation exp.
    Physics - Wrote up Verification of Joules law exp.
    Maths - Complex numbers revision

    I have an English essay plan and Irish essay plan to do between today and tomorrow too..


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    aleatorio
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    Havent been here in a while :o

    Heres what Im hoping to get done today:

    Maths homework (Complex numbers)
    English essay plan & intro
    Business Break-even chart
    Physics - Write up the 2 experiments we did in class and make notes

    Maths - Revise probability
    Biology - Begin notes on Ecology


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    aleatorio
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    Have my school awards night tonight at 7, so I wont be getting much done today :L I will however be picking up a student of the year award ;) :rolleyes:

    Spanish - Translate passage
    Business - 7 short questions
    English - Begin GV&V essay


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    The only homework I got today was an English essay, so I got a tonne of study done considering Im feeling a bit unwell :(

    English - Made notes on GV&V, T&I and revised CC. Revised Bishop and made flashcards.

    Physics - Made notes and flashcards on Waves, Refraction, Reflection and the Wave nature of light.


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    Physics - Made notes on Linear Motion & Force and Momentum and did exam questions
    Irish - Reading comprehension
    Maths - Statistics revision
    Business - Business Expansion


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    aleatorio
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    Biology - Photosynthesis and Respiration revision and exam questions, Began making notes on the Nervous System (Not covering human biology in class..-_-)
    Maths - Quick revision of Probability
    Business - Full exam question on Marketing and Business Expansion
    Irish - Leamhthuiscint
    Physics - Wrote up all 3 heat experiments


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    Peregrine
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    aleatorio wrote: »
    (Not covering human biology in class..-_-)

    What do you mean not covering human biology? :eek:


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    aleatorio
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    Nimrod 7 wrote: »
    What do you mean not covering human biology? :eek:

    Yeah...my teacher is..how do I put this gently...frustrating... :o

    Shes not covering any of the 11(!!) chapters, because she feels it 'isnt necessary' to have them covered unless youre aiming for an A (um, some of us are Ms...), so instead shes going to do revision once we've everything else finished, and let people looking for an A work on it themselves in class -_-
    Whats even more frustrating is that shes giving us a full paper, with Human Biology and all, for our premocks, so we 'know what its like to not have a choice in the paper'

    Annoys me greatly considering I dont have much spare time to cover all this, and I plan on doing Biology in college so... :'(


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    Peregrine
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    I'd be complaining to the principal if I were you..

    11 chapters out of what? Like 40 wasn't it?

    I haven't got my book right now but it's something like 25% of the book :eek:


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    aleatorio
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    Nimrod 7 wrote: »
    I'd be complaining to the principal if I were you..

    11 chapters out of what? Like 40 wasn't it?

    I haven't got my book right now but it's something like 25% of the book :eek:

    She does it every year, people have complained before :(

    Yeah, 45 or something :L
    I think shes going to do a quick run through the 'important bits' but like ffs.. :L

    She's prioritizing the weaker students (a majority of whom are just the messers who wont make an effort) and trying to revise to get them up to passes, rather than letting them suffer the consequences themselves for not working, and in turn sacrificing everyone elses grades :mad:


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    aleatorio
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    Had a really productive day today :D

    Business - Made notes on Management skills (Leadership & Motivation)
    Physics - Did all heat experiment questions (Latent heat/heat of vaporization/fusion)
    Spanish - Learned role play 3 for mock oral next week
    Biology - Did all exam questions on Genetic engineering and finished the Nervous System
    Maths - Statistics homework


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    aleatorio
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    Spanish - Translations and Role Play 3
    Business - Exam question on Business Expansion
    Physics - Studied all 5 electricity experiments
    Irish - Learned vocab
    Maths - Statistics questions


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    aleatorio
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    Yesterday:

    English - Made notes on Sive for all 3 modes of the comparative
    Biology - Exam questions on the Nervous System
    Maths - Statistics
    Business - Questions on Business Expansion

    Today:

    Biology - Finished Nervous System exam questions, Covered Blood and did all exam questions
    Business - Exam questions on Industry
    Physics - Did 3 Electricity exam questions
    Irish - Had hour extra class on An Gnathrud and the oral

    Had my Spanish oral yesterday and got 100% for my roleplay and 95% for my conversation :D
    Have an Irish aural tomorrow and an Irish oral after the midterm :)


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    aleatorio
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    Physics - Did all the Electricity experiment questions (2013 - 2002)
    Business - Began notes on Business expansion


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    aleatorio
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    Ok midterm work list-making time.. #dyingnoise :L

    English - 3 comparative essays (Sive & HMMTB), Revise Macbeth
    Irish - 2013 papers 1 and 2
    Maths - Do 3 exam questions
    Spanish - 2013 paper
    Business - Revise unit 2
    Biology - Cover the endocrine system & human breathing, Revise Cells & Enzymes
    Physics - Revise Mechanics and Electricity

    Today I plan to do:
    the Spanish paper, The cultural context comparative essay, and finish the Endocrine system and do the OL and HL exam questions.


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    aleatorio
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    English - 3 comparative essays (Sive & HMMTB)
    Irish - 2013 paper 1, paper 2
    Spanish - 2013 paper
    Business - Revise unit 3
    Biology - The endocrine system, Heart & Blood vessels, Cells, Enzymes, Osmosis
    Physics - Do a tonne of exam questions on Mechanics

    So far today Ive done:

    Physics: 6 full exam questions
    Spanish: 2013 essay
    Irish: 2013 paper 2
    Biology: Blood vessels, Cell structure, Osmosis


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    aleatorio
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    English - 3 comparative essays (Sive & HMMTB)
    Irish - 2013 paper 1, paper 2
    Spanish - 2013 paper
    Business - Revise unit 3
    Biology - The endocrine system, Heart & Blood vessels, Cells, Enzymes, Osmosis
    Physics - Do a tonne of exam questions on Mechanics

    Today I have to work from 12-5, but I got up nice and early to get some work done before I go :)

    Todays little list:

    Biology: Finish the Heart notes, Do exam questions on the heart&blood vessels
    English: Do General Vision & Viewpoint essay

    Ive been procrastinating these 3 english essays so much :(


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    aleatorio
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    I hate the comparative.
    :(

    Im currently about half way though my GV&V essay, and then after that I want to do all the Blood & Heart exam questions..
    And then if its before 9, Ill make some GV&V notes..

    Tis been a long day..


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    aleatorio
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    English - Essays: GV&V, CC, T&I
    Irish - 2013 paper 1, paper 2
    Spanish - 2013 paper
    Business - Revise unit 3
    Biology - The endocrine system, Heart & Blood vessels, Cells, Enzymes, Osmosis
    Physics - Do a tonne of exam questions on Mechanics

    Productive day :D

    Planning on getting up early tomorrow before work and doing:

    Biology: Finish HL Q's on Heart
    Business: Make notes for a chapter from Unit 3


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    Peregrine
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    How do you do it..

    I finally sat down to get some work done today, gave up and watched a movie..

    And that's homework..but here you are revising :eek:


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    aleatorio
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    Nimrod 7 wrote: »
    How do you do it..

    I finally sat down to get some work done today, gave up and watched a movie..

    And that's homework..but here you are revising :eek:

    Well not exactly, a lot of this is homework :P
    All my english, spanish and irish work is homework :(

    The only thing motivating me is that a few of my friend's schools are doing midterm study, and they're in there 9-4 every day studying, hence making me feel **** and under productive xD


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    Peregrine
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    You got a lot of homework then..

    Did you only do 2 items for comparative so far?


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    aleatorio
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    Nimrod 7 wrote: »
    You got a lot of homework then..

    Did you only do 2 items for comparative so far?

    Ah sure only 3 subjects :P

    Yeah, Sive and HMMTB :P


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