LC Off Topic Thread (2015/16)

Bazinga_N

Just got back from a school trip to Lisbon One of the best trips I've ever been on! It's going to be a pain catching up on four days of work though!

DublinArnie

Anyone going to the DCU open day this weekend?

Beca19

Bazinga_N wrote: »

Just got back from a school trip to Lisbon One of the best trips I've ever been on! It's going to be a pain catching up on four days of work though!

We're meant to be going to India in March, can't wait

spurious

Beca19 wrote: »

We're meant to be going to India in March, can't wait

Jakers, I'd say that took some funding. Have a great time.

Beca19

spurious wrote: »

Jakers, I'd say that took some funding. Have a great time.

Yeah 3 grand each... But most of it goes to the charity. Thanks!

AlanS181824

Beca19 wrote: »

Yeah 3 grand each... But most of it goes to the charity. Thanks!

€3,000?!

I'd say that hurt!

Beca19

AlanS181824 wrote: »

€3,000?!

I'd say that hurt!

It's hurting... Haven't fundraised it all yet

AlanS181824

Beca19 wrote: »

It's hurting... Haven't fundraised it all yet

Oooh, it's fund raising!

I thought you meant it was €3,000 of your own money from parents or whoever.
Is this for Dev Ed or what?

Best of luck with the fund raising though!

Beca19

AlanS181824 wrote: »

Oooh, it's fund raising!

I thought you meant it was €3,000 of your own money from parents or whoever.
Is this for Dev Ed or what?

Best of luck with the fund raising though!

Hahah not a chance my parents would pay that! :P it's with the hope foundation thank you

Consonata

Bleh, I hate doing bad in tests. However it does help you figure out where your weaknesses are.

legocrazy505

AlanS181824 wrote: »

Oh I forgot we're all doing the same Shakespearean Drama.

King Lear is a load of bollox though, even the teachers in my school were all agreed in that it's the worst and most difficult to learn!

Luck of the draw I guess though!

English teacher I have says king Lear is her favourite since she did it for her LC.

DublinArnie

Consonata wrote: »

Bleh, I hate doing bad in tests. However it does help you figure out where your weaknesses are.

Well, just that uncertainty. It's like a punch to a face, you just realise that tiny mistake or the method of doing the question(even though ye did it all dozen times in class without any fail).

I know how you feeling, going through this period in maths even though the classes are so easy.

CookieCat97

Just registered for GAISCE last night! We've to do the bronze one this year (Wish I did it last year when I actually had the time in TY but our school wouldn't let us!) anyone do it last year?

Consonata

How is everybody getting on these days. I'm finding it hard to believe we're just 4 weeks to Christmas. These first few months really did fly.

CookieCat97

Consonata wrote: »

How is everybody getting on these days. I'm finding it hard to believe we're just 4 weeks to Christmas. These first few months really did fly.

Totally stressed this past week and I haven't even thought about the Chirstmas tests yet! Grade 8 piano exam tomorrow, won't be able to sleep tonight! :eek:

DublinArnie

CookieCat97 wrote: »

Totally stressed this past week and I haven't even thought about the Chirstmas tests yet! Grade 8 piano exam tomorrow, won't be able to sleep tonight! :eek:

Good luck!

blond45

how is everyone getting on with poetry high english, my lad thought it would be easy enough with the notes on each page explaining what that page ment, but it got to him and ask me to sign a form to go back down to O-level...

Bazinga_N

blond45 wrote: »

how is everyone getting on with poetry high english, my lad thought it would be easy enough with the notes on each page explaining what that page ment, but it got to him and ask me to sign a form to go back down to O-level...

In the beginning I found the poetry very overwhelming but the more essays and stuff he writes, the better acquainted he'll get with each poet. He'll start remembering quotes without ever learning them and he'll remember different techniques and what not to mention with each poem. Tell him to stick at it for another while! Ordinary English is apparently very easy so it would be of no disadvnatage to him if he waited a bit longer to see how he gets on!

Beca19

blond45 wrote: »

how is everyone getting on with poetry high english, my lad thought it would be easy enough with the notes on each page explaining what that page ment, but it got to him and ask me to sign a form to go back down to O-level...

We haven't done poetry yet but apparently this website is good: http://leavingcertenglish.net/ I've never used it but have heard good things, maybe he should have a look

DublinArnie

blond45 wrote: »

how is everyone getting on with poetry high english, my lad thought it would be easy enough with the notes on each page explaining what that page ment, but it got to him and ask me to sign a form to go back down to O-level...

Haven't done poetry yet.

Don't drop to Ordinary. What happens if he finds it easy and obtains a grasp in English later on? He won't be able to go back up, because the higher requires more material and work. Dropping is easy, but going back up is hard.

Get him to stick to it, or he has just wasted 40 points on the CAO.

Only drop when you have bulk of the stuff covered and are risk at failing higher.

coolerboy

Did anyone on here do the maths olympiad round one ?????

kb98

coolerboy wrote: »

Did anyone on here do the maths olympiad round one ?????

Yep

coolerboy

kb98 wrote: »

Yep

Haha thought i was the only one what u get for matchsticks question

kb98

coolerboy wrote: »

Haha thought i was the only one what u get for matchsticks question

49

coolerboy

kb98 wrote: »

49

Ahh I got 61 through the nth term then I drew it out and got 49

kb98

coolerboy wrote: »

Ahh I got 61 through the nth term then I drew it out and got 49

Yeah 49 was the answer

coolerboy

kb98 wrote: »

Yeah 49 was the answer

These are my answers
1) 5 rivers
2) 15°
3) 5 sheep
4) 28 area of hexagon
5) a+b=2
6) 49 matchsticks

Are any of these right?

kb98

coolerboy wrote: »

These are my answers
1) 5 rivers
2) 15°
3) 5 sheep
4) 28 area of hexagon
5) a+b=2
6) 49 matchsticks

Are any of these right?

1st and second are right
Can't remember the correct answer for third.
The answer to 4 is 21
Can't remember 5
6 is right.
You got at least three right, I have a feeling you might have got 3 and 5 right, i will check the answers in school tomorrow

Beca19

coolerboy wrote: »

These are my answers
1) 5 rivers
2) 15°
3) 5 sheep
4) 28 area of hexagon
5) a+b=2
6) 49 matchsticks

Are any of these right?

I'm positive they're alright except (4 could have been 21 I'm not sure... But 5/6 is impressive well done

Consonata

Anybody here for TCD Open day or RCSI Open Day? They'll be really good I think. RCSI's generally are really hands on.

DublinArnie

Consonata wrote: »

Anybody here for TCD Open day or RCSI Open Day? They'll be really good I think. RCSI's generally are really hands on.

Going to go TCD for sure! Gonna be a nice day do you have to register for it?

coolerboy

kb98 wrote: »

1st and second are right
Can't remember the correct answer for third.
The answer to 4 is 21
Can't remember 5
6 is right.
You got at least three right, I have a feeling you might have got 3 and 5 right, i will check the answers in school tomorrow

Ye I think 3 is right some of my friends got this as well

coolerboy

Beca19 wrote: »

I'm positive they're alright except (4 could have been 21 I'm not sure... But 5/6 is impressive well done

Thanks! Any idea when the next round is..

kb98

Beca19 wrote: »

I'm positive they're alright except (4 could have been 21 I'm not sure... But 5/6 is impressive well done

Yeah I think 5 are right but 4 is definately 21

Consonata

DublinArnie wrote: »

Going to go TCD for sure! Gonna be a nice day do you have to register for it?

I don't think so! I'm eagerly waiting for the event guide to come out for it.

DublinArnie

Consonata wrote: »

I don't think so! I'm eagerly waiting for the event guide to come out for it.

Engineering... Science... And psychology would be the main departments I'd head for, although I'd probably visit the Immunology aswell because I know a few people and hopefully they remember me .

How about you?

Consonata

Medicine, Psychology, Law and maybe pop in to the Computer Sci one too if its free. I want to do the general tours too. They should be fun!

DublinArnie

Consonata wrote: »

Medicine, Psychology, Law and maybe pop in to the Computer Sci one too if its free. I want to do the general tours too. They should be fun!

It's going to be CRAZY though. DCU was packed like crazy... Imagine trinity... Especially since it's smaller!

I'm going to go there early or whatever for sure.

You never visited the university before?

kb98

Consonata wrote: »

Medicine, Psychology, Law and maybe pop in to the Computer Sci one too if its free. I want to do the general tours too. They should be fun!

What date is it on?

Consonata

DublinArnie wrote: »

It's going to be CRAZY though. DCU was packed like crazy... Imagine trinity... Especially since it's smaller!

I'm going to go there early or whatever for sure.

You never visited the university before?

Defininetly! But that's part of the fun I think :P I've been before but it will be different as a prospective student I think.

kb98 wrote: »

What date is it on?

December 6th

kb98

Consonata wrote: »

December 6th

I'll go to that so! Want to look at the human genetics and medicine courses

Consonata

kb98 wrote: »

I'll go to that so! Want to look at the human genetics and medicine courses

I heard the hands on lectures are very good.

DublinArnie

kb98 wrote: »

I'll go to that so! Want to look at the human genetics and medicine courses

Human Genetics looks awesome aswell.

kb98

DublinArnie wrote: »

Human Genetics looks awesome aswell.

I'm stuck between that and biomedical health and life sciences in ucd unless I decide to go for medicine

DublinArnie

kb98 wrote: »

I'm stuck between that and biomedical health and life sciences in ucd unless I decide to go for medicine

What's good about the course in UCD? That place looks so bland to me.

kb98

DublinArnie wrote: »

What's good about the course in UCD? That place looks so bland to me.

The modules it covers just look so good. It looks like an amazing course, especially if your going into research science. The same could be said for human genetics but that is specialised to one area where as the ucd course is so open

DublinArnie

kb98 wrote: »

The modules it covers just look so good. It looks like an amazing course, especially if your going into research science. The same could be said for human genetics but that is specialised to one area where as the ucd course is so open

Wouldn't you just do general science in TCD instead? It covers practically everything and you can specialise in genetics which contain some human and plant modules.

kb98

DublinArnie wrote: »

Wouldn't you just do general science in TCD instead? It covers practically everything and you can specialise in genetics which contain some human and plant modules.

That's like my third choice right now

Consonata

I love Trinity. It seems like such a nice place, mind there can be a bit of a snobby aspect to it. But I think you just need to find your own clique

DublinArnie

Consonata wrote: »

I love Trinity. It seems like such a nice place, mind there can be a bit of a snobby aspect to it. But I think you just need to find your own clique

I don't see the snobby aspect. I don't understand when people say that. I've been there many times and talked to a lot of people, they don't seem snobby or posh.

I'm not a posh person, just someone getting by in life in an average school and area.

Science in TCD is my first choice... So is engineering