Are the Institute Easter Revision Courses Worth It?

thisisadamh

Hi all,
I am looking at doing the Easter revision courses for English and Physics. Has anyone been before? Is it worth it? What makes them so good?

Thanks,
Adam

Stalin and rugby

Mods are going to go crazy when they see another post about the institute

I have the notes for both English and Physics and to be honest they're not worth it. The revise wise book for physics is much better than the physics notes you'll get. The diagrams are messy and hand drawn.

As for English, the notes are good if you're looking to learn stuff off. You won't do very well if everyone else has the same essay written down.

Conclusion : English maybe. Physics stay away from it! Not worth all that money

thisisadamh

Stalin and rugby wrote: »

Mods are going to go crazy when they see another post about the institute

I have the notes for both English and Physics and to be honest they're not worth it. The revise wise book for physics is much better than the physics notes you'll get. The diagrams are messy and hand drawn.

As for English, the notes are good if you're looking to learn stuff off. You won't do very well if everyone else has the same essay written down.

Conclusion : English maybe. Physics stay away from it! Not worth all that money

Probably should of done a search for a similar thread before hand lol

Thanks for the advice.

Wesc.

Well, I went to physics there, and this is what i thought of it.. It was ****ing brilliant. The teacher is absolutely excellent and very funny too :P Also, the whole point his diagrams are hand drawn is so the student draws it like that in the actual exam as in fairness it wouldn't be smart to draw a very detailed diagram with the time constraints! I'd definitely advise physics anyway

thisisadamh

Wesc. wrote: »

Well, I went to physics there, and this is what i thought of it.. It was ****ing brilliant. The teacher is absolutely excellent and very funny too :P Also, the whole point his diagrams are hand drawn is so the student draws it like that in the actual exam as in fairness it wouldn't be smart to draw a very detailed diagram with the time constraints! I'd definitely advise physics anyway

Thanks, I am leaning towards going at the moment but I am going to talk to my teachers tomorrow and see what they say.

snoreborewhore

Could anyone tell me what the Irish course is like? I've already booked mine, but would like to know in advance what I've signed myself up for :P

Wesc.

snoreborewhore wrote: »

Could anyone tell me what the Irish course is like? I've already booked mine, but would like to know in advance what I've signed myself up for :P

Yeah it's pretty good but god you'll be glad when that hour and a half is over :P One thing I'll say about it is that, according to my mock examiner, their essays are riddled with mistakes. So I'd think twice about learning them off!

snoreborewhore

Wesc. wrote: »

Yeah it's pretty good but god you'll be glad when that hour and a half is over :P One thing I'll say about it is that, according to my mock examiner, their essays are riddled with mistakes. So I'd think twice about learning them off!

Haha I'll be sure to take that into account! Thankfully I'm only doing the one subject so the hour and a half wont be too bad!

Mysteriouschic

I did 4 subjects there at christmas the english was okay but not as worth it as I thought, you get sample essays. Some of the notes are okay. Other subjects would be worth it more. I didn't do physics so I'm not sure about that. If you do business or economics I found these were the most useful.

Chuchoter

Personally I think at this stage of the year, there will be too many notes for you to handle. I got the best part of 400 pages for physics at christmas and the main notes I use now are the marking schemes and the notes I've been making myself since 5th year. The institute notes aren't notes, they're a whole new textbook.
I think if you have money to burn fire ahead, but if its a big expense they're not really worth it to be honest.