June 6th Looms Ominously

cson

On the 8th day the Lord Of Education came down and said "We shall have a final test of mind of the young, it will be tortuous, stressful and nerve destroying. It will lead to much scratching out of eyeballs. We shall call this....The Leaving Certificate"

All that ****e aside, there are about 5 days left until the "biggest exam of your lives.....ever......ever.....ever" So what do y'all think of it? Storm in a teacup?

sunflowerz

storms in a teacup????


how bout storms in a big massive ass TEAPOT???

JC 2K3

pfft, what's the big deal?

No, really? It's just an exam. Just like any other summer test.

sunflowerz

well sometimes im compleately relaxed bout it

but then there are those other times when i just wish that i had started studying b4 now...............

cson

JC 2K3 wrote:

pfft, what's the big deal?

No, really? It's just an exam. Just like any other summer test.

Excellent. Welcome to my world.

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn7xtbXoBMg

JC 2K3

The way I see it is someone going for high points will have studied consistantly through the year and be grand, therefore no need to worry.

The others who possibly haven't done this only need lower points and therefore it's really not all that hard and not a reason to get stressed out.

Of course, if someone is going for a high points course and hasn't done enough work at this point then they might have reason to be worried, but in the long run they're probably too immature for college if that's the case.

blondie07

Tbh im not really that nervous. yet. iv only really put my head down in the last week and a half. Im set for english, french and biology, so that's making me feel a bit calm. leaving history till the weekend before tho. i duno, i dont think i realy understand how important it is, it sort of just seems like another exam, im not really thinking about the implications! nd sure, as i always say, worrying will do u absolutely no good!

Tomlowe

JC 2K3 wrote:

pfft, what's the big deal?

No, really? It's just an exam. Just like any other summer test.

in fairness, the direction of your future is rarely changed by getting an A2 instead of an A1 in a summer exam

cson

June 6th 1944: D-Day in Europe

63 years on....

June 6th 2007: Start of the leaving cert exams

Maybe I'm exaggerating slightly but they're both world shattering events.

óbriain1988

hahaha i think the lads had it a small bit harder than us...... to be fair though, nothing beats an aul bit of attention.... so like, oh it's sooooooooooo hard! :(

JC 2K3

Tomlowe wrote:

in fairness, the direction of your future is rarely changed by getting an A2 instead of an A1 in a summer exam

It's rarely the case in the LC either, unless it's a really high points course.

Sauron

cson wrote:

Maybe I'm exaggerating slightly

just maybe :P

Seriously though, I'm just trying to avoid all hype surrounding said quiz, particularly in the media... any sort of panic will completely offset the progress you make studying... I'd say we'll all be calmer once English is over...

Haven't a Clue

I was feeling grand until all the CAO forms and colleges wishing you luck stuff came in the post. Then I took a look outside, saw the barren wastelands that is Donegal and swore that I'd never EVER spend another year in this ****hole. I'm not exactly stressing out completely, but I haven't had a decent night's sleep in about a week.

SamHamilton

colleges wishing you luck stuff came in the post

No one sent me Good Luck stuff.:( Meanies! Hopefully it's a sign that I won't need luck!:D

Enemy Of Fate

Haven't a Clue wrote:

I was feeling grand until all the CAO forms and colleges wishing you luck stuff came in the post. Then I took a look outside, saw the barren wastelands that is Donegal and swore that I'd never EVER spend another year in this ****hole. I'm not exactly stressing out completely, but I haven't had a decent night's sleep in about a week.

Hahaha.I'm in exactly the same situation.Hell one of the main reasons I want to go to university is to get out of Ballybofey.....Stupid Ballybofey.

Haven't a Clue

Enemy Of Fate wrote:

Hahaha.I'm in exactly the same situation.Hell one of the main reasons I want to go to university is to get out of Ballybofey.....Stupid Ballybofey.

Pfft. Ballybofey's a feckin metropolis compared to my barren wastelands.

Enemy Of Fate

Haven't a Clue wrote:

Pfft. Ballybofey's a feckin metropolis compared to my barren wastelands.

Hahaha.Wheres that?Oh well.Pretty much every part of Donegal makes me sick........Especially Convoy and Drumkeen.Damn them both.

lemansky

cson wrote:

Maybe I'm exaggerating slightly

Not really!:D

BTW whats all this colleges sending you good luck wishes?I feel unwanted!

adamcp

Enemy Of Fate wrote:

Hahaha.Wheres that?Oh well.Pretty much every part of Donegal makes me sick........Especially Convoy and Drumkeen.Damn them both.

Not to mention the football Harps play. Me, I'm in letterkenny

cson

Quite the Donegal clique we have here. thats 3 of ye so far. Im surprised, I thought travelling to Sligo/Derry to use the interweb would be a bitch every day.

adamcp

cson wrote:

Quite the Donegal clique we have here. thats 3 of ye so far. Im surprised, I thought travelling to Sligo/Derry to use the interweb would be a bitch every day.

Sligo's worse if anything........................What size of an antenna do you need to pick up broadband in that caravan of yours??

cson

adamcp wrote:

Sligo's worse if anything........................What size of an antenna do you need to pick up broadband in that caravan of yours??

Well the locals in Sligo may not be that developed as a race but at least they have running water and electricity.

I park beside the local library where i've dug into their broadband system.

adamcp

cson wrote:

Well the locals in Sligo may not be that developed as a race but at least they have running water and electricity.

I park beside the local library where i've dug into their broadband system.

and does your caravan have piped water and is it connected to the grid i.e. not your generator that's annoying all the students in the library

of course you wouldn't have parked there b/c you like to read :rolleyes:

Meh. The Leaving Cert will come and go very quickly. Then you'll have a few months of forgetting what it's all about, and then the middle of August will hit with the CAO season. That's when the madness will hit...