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Was the Leaving Cert a lot harder this year?
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Thought twas alright...
Eng HL : loved it....
Irish HL : same part from the An Trial q ....didn't understand the q:( hated the essay titles too..
Maths OL ::):):)good enough
Accounting HL: Couldn't do section 3 or half of sec 2 thanks to our teacher defo failed it :mad::mad::mad:
Bio HL: Okish I think
could have done better
French : Fine apart from the reading comp's
Home ec: Hated the short q's and Sec B part 1 ..more time needed...:mad:0 -
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- English HL - OK, was disappointed Longley wasn't there but other than that I thought it was grand tbh
- Maths HL - Paper one: :mad: I'd say I only barely passed this paper Paper 2:
I think I did really well in this one, so they should balance out to an average result - Business HL - I think Business went pretty well, not many surprises that I can remember and I think I was able to answer everything pretty well, Have to waitg and see though
- French HL - Didnt think it went brilliantly, but I was able to get through it so hopefully should be OK
- Construction HL - I find it hard to remember this exam exactly, but I cant remember too disappointed with it
- Irish OL - Ugh, I hate Irish with a passion cos I didnt get along with my Irish teacher, so I kinda avoided doing stuff just to annoy her (yes I know, stupid and counterproductive, but what ya gonna do)
- Biology OL - I think that went OK, I was doing Higher up untill the mocks and they didnt go well, so I dropped down, so should be fine
- LCVP - So long ago now, but I remember being absolutely delighted bar one of the one or two mark questions which just bugged the hell outta me, then the second someone told me I was like /facepalm
Overall, I think the exams went fine if you studied your stuff, if you just learned model answers, then you were kinda screwed cos of the way they mixed things up0 -
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May as well post my own thoughts, before I forget them!
HL English - I was very happy with my English Paper I. I'm a big sci-fi buff so I actually squeaked in delight when I saw the theme, and got a look from the invigilator. Kept to the speech and the radio talks that I've always done well in, and I was pretty happy. Paper II, I'm more unsure. I didn't like the Literary Genre questions - did a full answer, but I don't feel as though I interacted with the question enough, as it was unlike anything I had done previously. I was happy with Lear and very happy with Yeats, though - hated Rich and Boland, so I managed to avoid the controversy! So...potentially an A. If I'm going to get an A in anything, I hope it's English.
HL Geography - This was the only exam where timing killed me. I had to leave a full 30 marker unattempted, and had to hurrily finish another one. Thankfully, I followed my Geography teacher's advice and did the Option first, so at least it was only 30 marks I missed out on! The reason I ran out of time was because of my detailed answers, though, so I'm hopefully still looking at a B.
OL Maths - I though Paper I was horrible. I was going through the questions, thinking "Can do (a), (b)...not (c). Can do (a)...not (b), but (c)'s good. Can do (b), (c)...but I can't do (a)!?" Managed to cop on to a couple at the end, but it was a very fractured exam for me. Paper II on the other hand, was comparatively laughable. I just tore through that paper. Didn't get any extra questions done, like I managed in Paper I due to my skippings, but they were pretty complete. I think I had to do four graphs? The most I've ever had to do in one sitting, anyway.
HL History - I didn't like how these questions were phrased. While I knew a lot about the areas of history, the particular parts I was asked to focus on threw me off quite a bit. I think I had a good stab at most, used as many dates as I could remember, and did at least four pages for each, had a masterpiece of an RSR if I do say so myself, but I'm plagued with doubt over it regardless. I hope to the Nine Divines that I got a B, but that'll have to be seen.
HL Economics - Like many, my teacher focused on Oligopoly and I was disappointed by it's absence! Thankfully, I didn't have to do that question, and instead did 1, 3, 5, and 7. I hoped to do an extra one, but there simply wasn't time. I did all but one of the short questions, too. I've only managed B3s and B2s in tests all year, so I'm confident it was at least in that area, but I wouldn't say no to an A, though I doubt it'll happen.
HL Classical Studies - I was wrecked after Economics, but thankfully perked up before I got to Classics (amazing what a nice walk can do, eh?) I was really worried for this one, though my teacher was very confident in me. Last minute cramming illustrated that her faith was misplaced, and I got very anxious by how little of Alexander I really knew well, i.e. everything after the Battle of Gaugamela! I felt like sacrificing a bull when I saw the question on Gaugamela, the battle I knew best, and a nice question about the impact of Aristotle's teaching, I think. The Greek plays were perfectly fine (I had a week break to re-read them both Medea and Oedipus the King completely - good thing I did too, or I don't think I could have answered the Medea one). The Epics were also little sweat, but I wasn't too pleased about Roman Art and Architecture. I decided to avoid Public Buildings and instead focus on Town Plans and Sculpture. Thing is, we never did Trajan's Pillar in class, so I got quite alarmed. Thankfully, I remembered loads about the Pantheon and the picture inspired more, and I had...vague memories of the plan. Overall, I think I scraped by in that section. As are almost impossible in Classics, but I hope a nice B is in order for that.
HL Music - Half of it relies on the practical, where I played my trumpet. Even though my performance was great, I didn't feel they were very impressed with me. If I could have brought an orchestra with me, I would've, since that's where the trumpet shines, but all I could bring was an accompaniment recording. I thought I did well, and I've been told I'm quite good by fellow musicians, so maybe I'm just being neurotic. Hopefully. As for the written part, I found it hard to concentrate on cramming the night before, after the previous two exams, but I don't think it would've made any difference. I wouldn't have studied what came up. Like last year, the Listening seems so much like a guessing game. Learn the pieces as well as you can, and then give answers to their obscure and strange questions. Don't think it went too well. Composition, on the other hand, was fine. I took my time and filled out the G minor melody, taking the time to triple-check everything I did, with the same of the chord progressions. I've always done well here, so hopefully it won't be any different this time.
Doing this as a repeat student, I felt the exams were easier this year. That said, I did subjects such as Chemistry, French and Irish last year, all of which I hated, and I've worked harder this year by a factor of three, and I had a few drops of luck. I didn't rely on predictions, either, other than the ones forced by the teachings of my grindmaster teachers. I generally just tried to learn everything, and that worked well enough. I suppose the perspective of how the exams were depends on what you had studied and what you could regurgitate on the day.
We'll finally know our results soon enough! 12 days!
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English HL - P1, I liked the Heaney comprehension, putting images to the text and such. The letter on the world in 2050 was good, wrote about environment, poverty, recession. I did the essay on personal freedom talked about aung san suu kyi, other groups in the world who aren't free then related it back to our freedom in Irish society. P2 King Lear - had loyalty and honor qs done before GVVP -worded differently but fine nonetheless, I liked Rich and the unseen poem.
Irish P1 was ok, did polateoiri for daoine i mbeal an pobail, hope this was ok. The comprehensions were sticky in parts, listening was straight forward. All my predictions came true in P2 thank god, teicnici An triail, An chead drama etc.
Maths OL, Some of the c parts in p1 made me feel demoralized. However, p2 was straight forward in comparison.
Spanish Hl, I though it was very doable, everything was ok
Business HL, short qs and abq were fine, found the a's of q1 and q3 quite specific, however everything else was fine
Art HL, biggest shock i received was not seeing newgrange on the paper, however the other essay i learned was on book of kells...:) Banksy was interesting.
Music HL, it was a great listening paper, the set works were easy, composition paper was good, i wanted a minor melody, and backing chords was very straight forward.
Overall, i was pleased with how my exams went. But...you never know what examiners think especially with subjective subjects such as Art, Music, English 0 -
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