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    #32
    goodgodholmes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 237 ✭✭goodgodholmes


    FuzzyLogic wrote: »
    No theres no way thats correct.

    From my experience last year, that seemed to be true in most cases. A good few of my friends were disappointed with their results and got rechecks, and I think only one of them didn't go up.


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    #33
    rgt320q
    Registered Users Posts: 573 ✭✭✭rgt320q


    C1 in the mocks and now a D3 in honours. I feel dirty...

    Ahwell, got the points in the end, plus how many others can boast to having a C2 in Japanese :p


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    #34
    blue-army
    Registered Users Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭blue-army


    I got a 69% in the mocks and we weren't given the extra 20 mins you're allowed in the real exam. So I basically had 40 mins more in the real exam and I only managed a C2.:(
    This was after hours of studying and I was expecting an A2.
    I'm definately gonna appeal that result...



    By the way, does anyone know how to go about appealing the results? How much does it cost per subject?
    And do you have to pay to view each of our scripts?


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    #35
    Michellenman
    Registered Users Posts: 11,195 ✭✭✭✭Michellenman


    blue-army wrote: »
    By the way, does anyone know how to go about appealing the results? How much does it cost per subject?
    And do you have to pay to view each of our scripts?

    It's free to view, you must apply by Tuesday the 19th of August though.

    Dunno how much it is to appeal them though..

    I got 57% in my mocks, only started the course in the middle of October cause I repeated and never actually watched ''My Left Foot'' or read ''How many Miles to Babylon'' and just found out I got an A2. Happy happy happy!


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    #36
    Roxy.Randrome
    Registered Users Posts: 60 ✭✭Roxy.Randrome


    Got an A2. delighted so i am... thought I messed up on the comparative. :D


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    #37
    Gambra
    Closed Accounts Posts: 195 ✭✭Gambra


    I got a c3 and was expecting higher!!! i dont think many got a's in my school....maybe 1 if even that....teachers were even shocked at the low results.... nearly the whole year are getting it re-checked!!!


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    #38
    Eegah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭Eegah


    :D


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    #39
    clickclick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 49 ✭clickclick


    C3:( got a B1 in mocks(which our teacher said was marked tough enough) so no clue where i went wrong!!
    Appealling asap


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    #40
    Aoibheann.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭Aoibheann.


    I got an A1... 10 out of 18 people in my class got A's....


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    #41
    rc28
    Registered Users Posts: 2,246 ✭✭✭rc28


    I got an A1 and am shocked/delighted. I got a B1 in the mocks and I can't wait to view my paper to see how the hell I got the A. Remember, English is completely subjective and up to the examiner's opinion so people who think they deserved more should certainly get them rechecked.


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    #42
    Mognet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭Mognet


    I got my A1 too, thank God! Was dreading it, as it's one of those subjects that can go either way.

    some people were very sad with theirs though today ='(


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    #43
    22diamonds
    Registered Users Posts: 96 ✭✭22diamonds


    I got a B1 but i expected an A2 cos i got 84% in my mock and felt the LC went better than that. I'm gonna view the paper though.


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    #44
    leomessi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭leomessi


    Got 55 in my pre and ended up with a A1, which i had expected from the start.


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    #45
    tasha1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 233 ✭✭tasha1


    I got an a1.

    So delighted!!

    I got the highest in my year in the mocks and that was a b3 and i would have been so upset if i'd gotten any lower in the real thing cause my teacher said the mock was an a paper!!

    Happy happy happy.


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    #46
    deleriumtremens
    Closed Accounts Posts: 491 ✭✭deleriumtremens


    I did the lc last year and from what i can rememeber the results some people got in english were completely not what either they or anybody else would hav expected!!
    Whereas in other subjects, like maths or german, one cud normally make a good prediction as to what one would get, with english, people who were expected to get a1's got c's and people who were not really brilliant at english during their time at school ended up with a's. :confused:
    Just looking at the results day supplement ting in the independent this mornin and saw a statistic that said more than twice as many get their english papers rechecked than other subjects... id probly give it a go if i felt i was cheated out of a result but id bear in mind that last year only 15% of the english rechecks resulted in upgrades..like geography and biology were nearly double that which id find suprising as it seems like it would b easier for an examiner to squeeze extra marks out of an english exam appeal!! maybe its to do with keeping points levels steady, seeing that more appeal english but i dont know.
    First post ever by the way!!:D:D:D


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    #47
    Konata
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,164 ✭✭✭Konata


    littlneutralone wrote: »
    A1...but I'm totally going to view that paper to find out how they could possibly equate an A1 to that illegible mess.


    Got an A1 aswell and only wrote 3 pages for my essay...>.<
    I'm quite curious to see how many marks I got for that incredibly rushed piece of writing...


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    #48
    WaldenByThoreua
    Closed Accounts Posts: 265 ✭✭WaldenByThoreua


    A1

    English is marked way too subjectively though for my liking. I'm sure there are people out there with b1's that deserved A1's and so on. Too much varies from one mark to the next.


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    #49
    daggy
    Registered Users Posts: 149 ✭✭daggy


    A2.. i thought i was terrible. Got C's and D's all year, even a C2 in the mocks. what the hell ! I'll take what i get!


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    #50
    pjtb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 141 ✭✭pjtb


    Got an A2!! Absolutely thrilled! would have been happy with a B or even a C. I got 7 A1s and the A2 in English, happier with the english grade more than the other seven put together!


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    #51
    tabouli
    Registered Users Posts: 163 ✭✭tabouli


    limerickmunster wrote: »
    English is marked way too subjectively though for my liking. I'm sure there are people out there with b1's that deserved A1's and so on. Too much varies from one mark to the next.

    Absolutely, unlike other subjects it can be very difficult to know how you did. I've been a C/B student for the past two years and I got an A1. :/


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    #52
    [Deleted User]
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    C1 for my favourite subject.. exceptionally pissed!


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    #53
    turgon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭turgon


    Talking about getting unexpected surprises. I opened the envelope and just looked down the right column at the first result and it said "B1". Having got an B2 in the pre, and having the goal of getting just a B the goal of my teacher I just assumed it was honours English result.

    Then I looks down at the next result - A1 - look over - its actually English - what a shock!! Like I geot a few other A1's, but like I kinda expected them a bit, so seeing this was just such a surprise.

    My foot was shaking driving home.:D


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    #54
    dragonfly!
    Registered Users Posts: 1,056 ✭✭✭dragonfly!


    C1 for my favourite subect.. exceptionally pissed!

    snap...:(


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    #55
    Livo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 47 ✭Livo


    a1, it was the one i seriously wanted, so i was delighted!


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    #56
    KeyLimePie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 861 ✭✭✭KeyLimePie


    B2, but I got an A2 in the pre so I was kinda annoyed

    But I think it was defently marked hard cause some people i know who are amazing at english only got C2s


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    #57
    IceICEbaby
    Closed Accounts Posts: 68 ✭✭IceICEbaby


    i agree!
    Got an A in the junior cert and an a2 in the pres....but ended upwith a C2 yesterday.....grrrr
    I was really bettin on an A1 or 2....so i was quite gutted....x(

    I'll have enough points for my course (score!!) but i think i'll get it re-checked, just for pride's sake....*sniff*

    But congrats everyone......:D


    And also!!! i think, at 18, ive hit the end of my "youth era"....ive nevvver had such an awful hangover:(


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    #58
    The_Tempest
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭The_Tempest


    lovechem wrote: »
    b2

    PHYSCED. Really thought I made a balls of my essay

    Haha thats the exact same as me mate


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    #59
    PrivateEye
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,283 ✭✭✭PrivateEye


    B1.

    Thought I did rubbish.
    Paper 1 is my favourite thing about the Leaving, love that paper. The essay in particular. Paper 2 is a nightmare for me, so if the God of the Leaving Cert said two months back "Yo Donal, will ya take a B1 maybe?" I'd go "Of course, cheers! Pint?"


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    #60
    muffinman
    Registered Users Posts: 494 ✭✭muffinman


    A1 and I was expecting a B.. Most people in my year were happy so we might have got a nice corrector.. Or we're all just super-talented :P


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    #61
    Mark200
    Registered Users Posts: 3,536 ✭✭✭Mark200


    B3


    I thought coming out of the exam that I did better, but oh well....B3 is quite good for me in any subject


    My friend who was one of the best in our English class, and got a B in the mocks, got a D in the LC. Weird.


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