Leaving Cert 2012-13 *OFF-TOPIC* (hideaway) thread

bluejay14

Anyone have any plans for the weekend? The wildest mine goes is downloading a serious amount of music later!

decisions

My plans consist of sleep and homework.

David1994

Just back from viewing my scripts..Damn those examiners were out to get me! :pac:

iLikePiano99

decisions wrote: »

My plans consist of sleep and homework.

Mine are very similar to yours.

Cruel Sun

David1994 wrote: »

Just back from viewing my scripts..Damn those examiners were out to get me! :pac:

Haha same, getting business re-checked, was marked ridiculously. I reckon it'll go up at least one grade. Bit too late then though. :pac:

My weekend includes getting ready for school on Monday and lazin' about.

David1994

Cruel Sun wrote: »

Haha same, getting business re-checked, was marked ridiculously. I reckon it'll go up at least one grade. Bit too late then though. :pac:

1 mark off going up in Biology :P So much of my right answers were marked wrong Seriously though why would an examiner not look for at least one mark! :P
Getting English rechecked.Seriously I am still fuming over that grade I don't know how its possible for me to do that bad :pac:

Oh and btw I am starting on Monday

Cruel Sun

David1994 wrote: »

1 mark off going up in Biology :P So much of my right answers were marked wrong Seriously though why would an examiner not look for at least one mark! :P
Getting English rechecked.Seriously I am still fuming over that grade I don't know how its possible for me to do that bad :pac:

Oh and btw I am starting on Monday

You'll probably get marked up in Biology so if you were that close. I was going to get English rechecked but after looking over it I'm not going to bother.
It really is about getting lucky with the marker sometimes, especially with English because it's so subjective. You probably have a good chance of going up in that.

Starting back Monday myself, there's a good few people repeating and they're all pretty sound, except one guy I really don't like might be repeating. Hopefully he won't though. :P

David1994

Cruel Sun wrote: »

You'll probably get marked up in Biology so if you were that close. I was going to get English rechecked but after looking over it I'm not going to bother.
It really is about getting lucky with the marker sometimes, especially with English because it's so subjective. You probably have a good chance of going up in that.

Starting back Monday myself, there's a good few people repeating and they're all pretty sound, except one guy I really don't like might be repeating. Hopefully he won't though. :P

Yep English was just like..WTF!! :P
Yeah I know two guys who are repeating for definite They are sound out so thats class

decisions

Anyone watching the Gathering welcome yoke?

Poufsouffle

bluejaymraz wrote: »

Anyone have any plans for the weekend? The wildest mine goes is downloading a serious amount of music later!

I plan on doing a bit of study while I'm not swamped with work and watching the new Doctor Who episode. I might also try baking some granola-type bars for school.

TheStook

bluejaymraz wrote: »

Anyone have any plans for the weekend? The wildest mine goes is downloading a serious amount of music later!

This weekend absolutely nothing, will laze about and watch the prem tomorrow and Sunday,
Next weekend is the problem, there's two parties on and I've no idea how I'm gonna convince my Mam to let me go both, having to choose one isn't an option because knowing me, the party I don't go will turn into Project X or something but I may have to settle for it haha, any ideas folks?

Slow Show

@Colm: Exactly what iLikePiano99 said.

decisions wrote: »

My plans consist of sleep and homework.

This and work. Oh Leaving Cert...trying to squeeze in a few hours of socialising on Sunday but it's gonna be tough! Oh well, I have friends at work, does that count as a social event? :pac:

decisions

Slow Show wrote: »

This and work. Oh Leaving Cert...trying to squeeze in a few hours of socialising on Sunday but it's gonna be tough! Oh well, I have friends at work, does that count as a social event? :pac:

Well it's closer to a social event than I'm getting this weekend.

buyer95

How much study are you guys planning to do over the weekend? Im starting now,(I did my homework last night, and Im going to try and get atleast 4 hours done... Hopefully the same tomorrow

moriz

Poufsouffle wrote: »

I might also try baking some granola-type bars for school.

Have you got a recipe for that Poufsouffle ? would love to try making them!

iLikePiano99

buyer95 wrote: »

How much study are you guys planning to do over the weekend? Im starting now,(I did my homework last night, and Im going to try and get atleast 4 hours done... Hopefully the same tomorrow

Well, I have loads of homework still, even though I did a lot of it last night. But I'm aiming for 3 hours study today and tomorrow as well as homework.

decisions

Hoping to get 2 or 3 hours done today and tomorrow.

bluejay14

Ye're actually planning on studing already!? I was only goin to do homework and then relax for the rest of the weekend! Some of the teachers told their classes to take it easy this weekend because its the last weekend they'll have the chance to seeing as the 2 days we were in this week were only an "introduction"

daz801

So how many points is everyone looking for and what courses do ye want to do.
I'm looking to get about 450 and want to do either computer science and software engineering, culinary arts or engineering.

SleepAlone

The course I want to do would probably be around 450 but I'd love to get a scholarship of some sort, so as much as possible.

TheStook

daz801 wrote: »

So how many points is everyone looking for and what courses do ye want to do.
I'm looking to get about 450 and want to do either computer science and software engineering, culinary arts or engineering.

I want to do Computer Games Development or Business and Languages, about 450 should get them both I reckon.

iLikePiano99

I have a few options rolling around in my mind. I want to study music of some sorts... Maybe in the RIAM which was only 195 points but there is a pretty tough audition and exam in order to get in which really makes it as hard as getting 500+ points. Another course is the TCD music course which is 410 but if I decided to do it through TSM, I.e. with another subject, either Irish, French or Maths then I'm looking at 540-585 points. Those are the three courses I'm thinking of at the moment. Essentially if I put the RIAM as my first choice, I still have to aim high in case I don't get through the audition process, therefore having to choose TCD.

decisions

Also aiming for CS or engineering, looking for high 400's.

My day has been very productive so far, I watched some rugby, then F1 quali and I just made an apple pie. It's nearly 3 and I haven't started on HW yet. :P

HeaneyBabe

buyer95 wrote: »

How much study are you guys planning to do over the weekend? Im starting now,(I did my homework last night, and Im going to try and get atleast 4 hours done... Hopefully the same tomorrow

don't burn yourself out.. start off easy..

decisions

Apple pie is delicious.

Eurovisionmad

I'd love to do Radiography in UCD but it's 560 so it all depends on getting that really

MGMTea

I'd absolutely love to do Computer Science or something like that. Is it vital to do Higher Maths for computing ? 'cause I don't think I'll be doing that

decisions

MGMTea wrote: »

I'd absolutely love to do Computer Science or something like that. Is it vital to do Higher Maths for computing ? 'cause I don't think I'll be doing that

I don't think it's a requirement.

buyer95

HeaneyBabe wrote: »

don't burn yourself out.. start off easy..

What would you consider easy?

Colm!

MGMTea wrote: »

I'd absolutely love to do Computer Science or something like that. Is it vital to do Higher Maths for computing ? 'cause I don't think I'll be doing that

Not required but recommended. CS needs the same sort of logical thinking as maths, and when I learned some basic CS at MPT some of our assignments involved coding programs to solve simple maths problems.