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new to Vtos need advice

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  • 13-10-2015 11:16pm
    #1
    tonyheaney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,686 ✭✭✭


    I just started a leaving cert course with vTos http://www.vtoscarlow.ie/ and im doing

    English,
    Maths,
    Art,
    Business,
    Economics,
    Geography

    I never went to secondary and would like to finally do this, id love to go on to do something in computers afterwards, so this is my test bed to see if i am capable. if i pass pretty good ill go to the I.T if not ill go and do something different next year.

    The problem is im finding the course pretty intensive and i have been out of education for a very long time. I'm 39. i would like to maybe drop one subject so i can concentrate on the others better and im thinking art. The business/economics teacher is pretty hard on us but that's probably i guess and i feel if i did past those two they would benefit me more the art would in the long run.

    My question; Can i drop a subject now or is it too late?


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    #2
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,213 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Are you doing the Leaving in one or two years? If it's one year, it's going to be fairly hard going for everyone, so it's not just you.

    Talk to your tutor about how you're feeling about the work rate. It's understandable that if you've been out of education for a while you'd find it a bit of a shock.

    Will you be applying to college as a mature student or will you be applying through the CAO using your points? If it's the CAO, you're better off keeping all six subjects.


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    #3
    tonyheaney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,686 ✭✭✭tonyheaney


    Id more then likely be trying my mature status and my good looks lol

    also what about before i did some Fetac level 5. what happens to those points do they ever get used up? is there a way to find out what i have like checking your phone balance?

    I was told i could drop 1 subject so i have dropped Art, its a shame but i cant sere it helping me in the long run


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