can i fail maths?

gonnaplayrugby

can i fail maths and do arts?

rainbow kirby

UCD website wrote:

Leaving Certificate:
Passes in 6 subjects (including 2 at minimum HC3) including those shown below:

Irish
English
A third language
Three other recognised subjects

Yes, you can fail maths, but there are certain subjects within arts which require you to have a certain grade in maths so they would be closed to you if you failed.

dyl10

Although it's not the question you asked, surely you can do enough work to pass maths at some level before the leaving cert?

I can't imagine a fail in maths would do a whole lot for your CV in the long run.

dr gonzo

OP not to patronise you but i am jus about the worst person you can find at maths, my brain switches off when people start throwing figures around and i passed ordinary level maths, i didnt fly it but i passed it. My advice is to just put the head down (plenty of time still) and chip away at it because, yeh its a pain in the ass now and boring as **** but you'll be glad of it in the long run.

Nebit

gonnaplayrugby wrote: »

can i fail maths and do arts?

correct me if im wrong but if you fail math don't you also fail the entire leaving cert??

El Siglo

Nebit wrote: »

correct me if im wrong but if you fail math don't you also fail the entire leaving cert??

No that's english. Ya fail that, then you're really fucked.

Riamfada

El Siglo wrote: »

No that's english. Ya fail that, then you're really fucked.

Me fail English?! Thats unpossible!!

OP, not to be a complete asshole about it but can I ask. If you dont plan on passing maths at some level do you really think you will cut it in third level?

The points for arts are most certainly going to go up this year and without maths do you see yourself getting the points? Also even though UCD arts has a bit of a reputation for being a course designed for idiots the exams and assessment are certainly more difficult that the leaving certificate pass maths paper.

Perhaps reconsider your life goal?

dyl10

That being said, you could be a borderline honours student in maths and want to chance your arm. So maybe we are jumping the gun a bit.

delta_bravo

Nebit wrote: »

correct me if im wrong but if you fail math don't you also fail the entire leaving cert??

You cant fail the leaving cert really. You still get the cert but it will have all 'F's on it.

El Siglo

delta_bravo wrote: »

You cant fail the leaving cert really. You still get the cert toilet paper but it will have all 'F's on it.

Fixed that for you!;)

Mardy Bum

Grimes wrote: »

? Also even though UCD arts has a bit of a reputation for being a course designed for idiots the exams and assessment are certainly more difficult that the leaving certificate pass maths paper

Grimes take a look at any 3rd year Economics module and try and say its designed for idiots. That sort of **** spouting makes me sick.

Riamfada

Mardy Bum wrote: »

Grimes take a look at any 3rd year Economics module and try and say its designed for idiots. That sort of **** spouting makes me sick.

I said a "reputation for being a course" not "is" a course designed for idiots. Having done a Arts BA and Masters in UCD I guess I can comment on arts.

Perhaps you shouldactually read my post Mardy Bum and what I actually said rather than accusing me of"shit spouting?" :rolleyes:

Mardy Bum

I did read it carefully but a thing only has a reputation if people talk about it derogatorily and the way you phrased it made it sound like that and you didn't really clarify that its not a complete walk in the park and if this dude is going to fail maths he would really want to re-think his options.
I've guessed from your previous posts you did do arts but its just a thing that annoys me (which I'd say looks obvious from the above), no offense to you it was just that one phrase.

bnt

I suppose you "can" fail Maths; but just because you can, it doesn't mean you should. UCD is already bursting at the seams with students who can't do Maths (or just hate it) and only do "soft" subjects in the "Humanities". In this harsh job climate, anything you can do to differentiate yourself from the majority of students can only help your career. For example, journalists can benefit from having Maths-related subjects in their degree transcripts: I wish more did, then we might not see such rubbish reporting of e.g. reports that contain statistics.

Slippers 2

El Siglo wrote: »

No that's english. Ya fail that, then you're really fucked.

I failed English and got an offer from UCD and I was only doing six subjects. You're fine if you get an E in Higher Level English and either Cs in three Higher Level subjects and passes in two more subjects or a B in one Higher Level subject, a C in another Higher Level subject and passes in three more subjects.

See section 4.2 of the matriculation regulations: www.nui.ie/college/docs/matricRegsENG_2010_2011.pdf

I got it rechecked and went up 50 points which meant I got a second CAO offer (from TCD), but I decided to stick with the first one.