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Repeating...

  • 18-04-2009 10:27PM
    #1
    flag123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 374 ✭✭


    is it actually worth it??..


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  • #2
    bythewoods
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,361 ✭✭✭bythewoods


    Aye, if you put the work in.

    (I'll let you know when i get my results ;))


  • #3
    ya-ba-da-ba-doo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 884 ✭✭✭ya-ba-da-ba-doo


    :(:(:(:(:(


    makes me sick at the thought!


  • #4
    p1akuw47h5r3it
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,001 ✭✭✭p1akuw47h5r3it


    flag123 wrote: »
    is it actually worth it??..

    Depends on how much you want the paticular course. Imo, NO
    ya-ba-da-ba-doo wrote: »
    :(:(:(:(:(


    makes me sick at the thought!

    +100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000


  • #5
    bythewoods
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,361 ✭✭✭bythewoods


    If you're really really set on doing a specific course, it's only one year.
    If you just do something else, you could end up regretting it for evz-er and evz-er.

    That's my opinion anyway.
    I'm repepating for medicine- If I'd just done something else I'm fairly sure I'd have just "What if?"-ed for ever...


  • #6
    ya-ba-da-ba-doo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 884 ✭✭✭ya-ba-da-ba-doo


    theres always some other route.


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  • #7
    bythewoods
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,361 ✭✭✭bythewoods


    True, but sometimes it's the easiest route.

    One year repeating versus a lengthly, expensive post-grad? Mnehhh


  • #8
    Brimmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,536 ✭✭✭Brimmy


    I did it and ended up missing my first choice by 5 points...

    I don't regret it for a second though. I was only 17 at the time and it was a fantastic year.


  • #9
    We
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 284 ✭✭We


    Repeating right now myself and for was definitely the right choice for me as I had no idea what I wanted to do, thus no motivation, thus no points :D:D I'm doing pretty great this year though so it has totally paid off..

    Be careful though, the majority of my class are probably going to do just as ****e as they did last year.. some will get <100 points again.. Its actually ridiculous how they are willing to just piss away another year, most of them coming in every day as well, just not going to classes...

    If your going to repeat, do it properly and you will enjoy it a lot... :) tbh, I got ****e results last year as a result of going out on the piss more often than I could afford to and simply taking the piss whenever I actually was in school. And despite these things being considered 'fun' by many, I am 100% happier this year without them.. If you do repeat, stick around people who are actually striving for a good result. You will quickly realise who will do ****e and who wont as in repeat years, the seperation line is pretty obvious. There aren't many in-betweeners so to speak , it's people who are trying really hard to make up for last year, and people who still dont care.

    Maybe I'm just waffling atm, can't really tell(tired) :D.. best advice I can give you is, if you are going to repeat; know what you want and start working towards your goal from the very beginning. If you stick to that, you won't regret the year at all..


  • #10
    room18
    Closed Accounts Posts: 38 ✭room18


    WE basically said it all. Stick to the people around you, who you know will get good results. I used it to push me when I repeated. And there are plenty who repeat and then only cop with 3 weeks to go that they are in the same situation as they were last year.


  • #11
    flag123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 374 ✭✭flag123


    Why not just get the work done now and save yourself a year.:D...its only a few weeks of your life to study and it will result on the rest of your life...
    thats the way i like to think...


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  • #12
    pandemonium
    Closed Accounts Posts: 228 ✭✭pandemonium


    Repeating myself this year too. I have no regrets (apart from redoing history, grr!) I'd no idea what i wanted to do last year,i was sick alot so it was unevitable i wouldn't do my best. This year though i'm more goal oriented, my heads in a way better place and I've found the perfect course for me. Having already done the mocks, orals,project deadlines and leaving cert last year took alot of pressure off and allowed me to focus on what had to be done as opposed to freaking out at the unknown. The downside is the majority of my year is 16/17 and i'm turning 19 this weekend so there is a huge maturity gap which has made some things awkward though. I'm glad i repeated,I've made some amazing friends, gotten my act together,i know what i want and i now know that life doesn't depend on how well you do in a exam. It wont determine who you are or will be, i feel prepared to do my exams in june


  • #13
    pathway33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,229 ✭✭✭pathway33


    flag123 wrote: »
    is it actually worth it??..

    If you have a specific career in mind that requires a certain course and you don't get this course you should repeat. If you are open enough about your future career then maybe accept course you get if it's close to what you want. If you don't have focus in your repeat year you may even do worse. If you know exactly what you want you can improve a lot


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