It’s February. Oh God. Bit of a panic alright, seeing as the pres or the mocks as some of you might know them as are the last “practice run” shall we say. I would be lying if I said that didn’t frighten me. Even though my pres are probably much later than a lot of other schools, four weeks away, there is still an enormous amount of work to get done before then. AND REVISION!!! That’s the difficult thing about the pres. You are literally thrown straight into the deep end with weights tied tightly around your ankles. Meh, I suppose I could be slightly pessimistic.

So while you are trying to learn all the new material that your teachers are telling you is “NB”, you are also trying to revise the stuff you have not looked at properly since September. Or is that just me? I thought so!

Once they are finally over you breathe a sigh of relief and take a well deserved break. Of one weekend. Then it’s full steam ahead when you will be bombarded with orals, construction projects, ag projects, art practicals, music and the rest. Now that is stress. On top of all that you’re tired. All the time. You won’t believe me now but trust me, you will.

I suppose what I’m trying to get is that once the pres are over, it doesn’t matter when yours are, that is it. It is one short stretch to the finish line and it will fly. Every hour counts and every hour you miss counts even more. Wow I really am a pessimist. I prefer the term realist! Doesn’t sound as harsh

My geography teacher told us last week that these next few weeks coming up to the mock exams are the most important. It’s a scary thought but in a way it scared me into being motivated. If that even makes sense. I’m tired okay! This ag science project isn’t typing itself either you know!

I feel bad now so I better get back to it. Which also means closing tabs on bookface (yes, bookface) , youtube, itunes and the likes. Sigh..

Also, hi to Anna and Eoghan and good luck in your pres

Bye bye!

Heya everybody, long time no see…hear…read…thing. >_>
Apologies for my scattered appearence on this nice little corner of the internet, but with the looming mocks and the previous pre-mocks…creativity gets sapped :/

I had my first exam last friday, Art. Which involved me creating a linoprint under the theme of “Plague of insects”. I managed to finish about an hour before most people, partially because of my general awesomeness…and partially because of my minor panic attack halfway through the exam when I accidently cut away about half of my locust’s face…turns out that can really speed up your progress ><

I have another art exam tomorrow, doing a still life and the ol’ imaginative composition…then I’m off until Thursday for a history exam, then Friday for English paper one.  I’m starting to accept the fact that this won’t be the fun, action-packed few weeks that I had in mind. But I digress….

Hello to Miss Anna, who is still keeping this wonderful project alive, and Miss Stacy, a fellow late person, and now I guess it’s up to four…wooo

Not a very long post today… But there is talk of getting a pizza in the other room so I find myself utterly distrac….mmmm pizza…
Must go, run, dance, eat and study(lol) I’ll see ya’ll later

So there was one thing I swore to myself I wouldn’t do this year that I most certainly did last year. One tiny detail that may have encouraged my “there’s plenty of time left, sure the course is practically finished” approach. Hamlet would be proud. Procrastination. Oh the joys.

I think that was one of my biggest problems. That and laziness of course. Don’t judge me! So in August when it was decided that I would be repeating that was it. No more delaying. No more putting off essays until 4am the morning before. The funny thing is I’ve been pretty good with it.. until now.

French oral tomorrow. 25% of my Christmas exam which are in the process of being returned to us as of today. Now bearing in mind french is one of my better subjects, my highest grade from last year and what I want to do at third level you would imagine I would be somewhat prepared. WRONG. It seems I have misplaced my document. Yes, I have left it to the night before to look for it. Not the brightest idea.

I sit here at the kitchen table , back to my procrastinating ways of LC2k11. I thought I’d drop a bebo stunnah joke in. Kind of regretting it now. Any way yeah, I should be finding a decent picture from French Exchange (what an experience btw) but I’m typing this up instead. If anyone reads this, you shall be receiving the blame.

Also, I’m loving being back to the exciting 12hour days. Thoroughly enjoying the constant reminder that the Pre’s are only seven weeks away. Ah how I missed the leaving cert life. Now stop distracting me!

K Bye.. or night. That too.

Hello there ^^;

I feel quite guilty and have been nagging myself constantly to do another blog and to study. Neither have worked, sadly.

But I shall fill you in on what has been happening!! Well, 2011’s christmas term ended with me practically dying from sleep deprivation, it took some amount of will power to get myself up, NEVER a problem for me before! But I did it, and I admit, I haven’t gotten rid of that feeling yet!! I have a sense of foreboding that this will last until the 14th of june of this year, but who knows?! Its an intense timetable, that strikes some fear into my heart, but whatever, right? In saying all that, today, I finally started to pull myself together. I made myself open my bag, and told myself “Right, I’m not going to dive into work now, all I’m gonna do today is, make a plan for the questions set out.” And having done that, I feel soooo much better about starting, because knowing what I’m doing helps right?

I’ve also made a New Years resolution to use my studies FOR study, not doing homework. I’ll let you know how that works out hehehehe ;D. I haven’t made any to lose weight, or quit smoking (i don’t smoke anyway), just that. I cant ask myself TOO much this year

So, as for CAO, its in the same state I left it in in November, with 8 spaces filled in, and two to go. As for Level 6/7, i have no desire to fill them in, even though i know I should. But within the next two to three days I want to have the final spaces filled in.

Now, next year, or whenever any one who reads this is doing their leaving cert, I want you to remember, as I have been reminding myself and my friends, this isnt the end of the world. Just a neccessary step to where I want to be. We’re doing yearbooks in my school, and while it made things a lot more final in my mind, it also made me realize that instead of going nuts with all this stress and study, I’m going to try take it in my stride and enjoy my friends and school. I sound sentimental, but I believe this hits every sixth year at some point so don’t judge me xD hehehe
Now to bring it back to light-hearted wholesomeness, “soft kitty warm kitty little ball of fur…” no, I shan’t finish, but is it weird that I have developed a crush on Sheldon in “The Big Bang Theory”??

I shall leave now, as I am rambling and a sentimental old fool since turning 18 a couple of months ago. Hope you’re all enjoying your holidays ^^;.

I shall be back with more of the “exciting and invigorating” events that 6th year brings, Bye xD

Anna

I know, I know. I’m slightly late on the whole blogging thing, but I’m here now! That must count for something right??

Well I’m Stacy, I’m 18 and repeating the fabulous experience that we know as the Leaving Cert. Madness. Utter madness but here I am yet again. I will get it this time!!!

So I’m only doing six subjects this year:

French (H)

Geography (H)

Home Ec (H)

English (H)

Business (H) – taking up for the first time

Ag Science (H) – taking up for the first time

Yeah, that’s me now! So I’m hoping to do languages next year. I’m not exactly sure where I’ll go with languages but at the moment I’m thinking of law. Law with french in UCC is looking probable for CAO number one but we’ll see

I don’t mind school to be honest. Last year was a totally different story. Talk about a DISASTOR! I spent waaaay too much time in the bathroom with my best friends and not enough time in Art and Maths. We won’t get into those two just yet!

First blog completed, I really hope I didn’t bore you all too much, just yet any way.. You’ll be sick of me by the time we get to June. Which we will!

Stacy

Anybody else getting the feeling that time is moving faster then it has a right to these days?

I mean it certainly hasn’t been two weeks since my first post..

Sorry if anybody missed it, it was partially because I find myself putting things like blogs and writing until the end, mainly because of how intimidating I find a blank screen to be O.o
All water under the bridge now hopefully, I’ll try to get some kind of schedule in my head now, fit some blogs in with my study time, and maybe things will start running a lot smoother!

I recieved my ever so wonderful pre-mock (I’m convinced our school is the only establishment sadistic enough to tag it with such an unfortunite, but horrifically true name) and…ugh.

Japanese: C1
English: C2
Irish: D1
Maths: No result, probably is a fail ><
History: C2
Art: B3
Biology: C1

and these results are…pretty frightening. I really can’t complain, I barely studied for these tests and for someone who is hoping to score high for his leaving cert lets just eschew words and summarise my current hope for the future by making a very loud choking sound O.o

Ok, getting out of my personal drama…. *takes a deep breath*

I managed to wander down to the D.C.U open day this morning, a mash up of mature and younger students, free red-bull and ice-cream made from oreos and liquid nitrogen being given out… to be honest it was sometimes easy to forgot why we were even there. I got in rather late, the old 109A which usually brought me up to those parts was jammed with my fellow sixth years so I ended up waiting at the stop at 9 am, but not actually leaving my hometown until 11, on the bright side I got about half-way through a book that I’ve been meaning to start for a while so I suppose it wasn’t all that bad

In an uncharacteristically hipster turn of events, I popped into Starbucks, grabbed a coffee and went into the psychology lecture, it was fairly full, but you couldn’t help but get the feeling that a lot of them were just passing time in what appeared to be a free day, one of the girls beside me  began doodling a horse about halfway through the lecture, another began putting a little line on her pamphlet everytime the lecturer said “Uhmm..” ( according to the girl it was about 114 so…yeah, fun) I’m kinda breaking away form the point by now I think, (if I even had one in the first place. ) but overall I thought it was pretty interesting, who knows I might just start working to get a doctorate in the subject…if only just to have the word Doctor in front of my name…vain I know, but what have you

Congrats on the results Miss Anna! Feel free to post up your study guide if you find the time, I’m sure there are people out there who really would appreciate the direction.

That’s pretty much all that is on my mind at the moment alas, but I’m sure you’ll hear from me again soon…maybe…hopefully…will be interesting to see if anyone reads this xD

back for my second blog, as promised!!

got my “Xmas” report, so here’s what i got:
English: B1
Irish:C2
French:B1
Art:B3
Home Ec:B2
Geography:B3
Maths:B1

was pretty happy, but i know that those are nothing to go by, i didnt think it was realistic at all!

but its given me some motivation for the mocks so i guess thats a plus!
anyway, not much else has been happening, except for the year photos (scary photographer “look at me…no NO LOOK AT ME!! CHIN UP” etc)

i’m pretty sure i’m flinching in my picture, but what can I do?

Then i got to the all important social side of the leaving cert, went to an 18th, then a halloween party, got it all outta my system!

I’m adding to my draft from this point onwards:)

had the old parent teacher meeting yesterday, and, my father said the teachers had very minor criticisms!!
great expectations of me apparently, and I’m really happy that they have some confidence in me, gives you that little bit more confidence in yourself dont you think?

anyway, it has just made me decide that if I keep what I’m doing up, there may be hope for me!!

yay!

anyway, thats all for now people!!

and as for Mr. Eóghan, the latest to join us bloggers, its better late than never!! was beginning to think we were almost alone here!! XD

-Anna

I’ve never been a very punctual person, sorry for the late post people who uh…don’t know who I am…
Might try this again

Heya, my name is Eóghan, a young man who has gone a little over 18 times around the sun, a young man who is going to sit his Leaving Cert in a little over 200 days time…yay…
The picture is one that I just snagged off Facebook, shall have to do until I get a better one, I’m the guy on the left, with the bad haircut and the blurry smile.

My hobbies include, reading, drawing, playing the mandolin and making study schedules that I can never seem to keep to…huh, funny that xD

I’ma doing all honors, (I’m sure there’s a pun in there somewhere)

->English
->Irish
->Maths
->History
->Art
->Japanese
->Biology

To be honest I’m still in that terrifying stage where I have no idea what I want to do with my life, hopefully I’m not the only one on this blog with such notions, and maybe over the next few months, we’ll figure it out together ^_^
I’d like to say hello to Miss Anna and Miss Caoimhe, the fellow ramblers. and any other bloggers who (god forbid) are a little bit later then me.

And that seems to be it, First post done (Huzzah!)
It’s a pleasure to be writing here, I hope that we have a helluva time.
~Eóghan

The LC will not kill you. It’s not the “beginning of the end” the “worst year of your life” or any other of the sweeping statements that are thrown around so often between worrying 6th Year students nowadays.

I foolishly listened, worried and stressed for months of the school year. MOCKS, HPAT, CAO IT’S ALL SO OVERWHELMING. Take a step back, flick on the kettle and calm yourself.

I’ve been there and done that. I’m a repeat student for Medicine in the Institute of Education and I’m hell-bent on not making the same mistakes I did last year. I did a good LC in most people’s eyes, unfortunately not in my own. It’s that feeling I had on results day that has motivated me to give it my all for one more year. It’s the prospect of that feeling that should make you give it your all for 6th Year. The promised land of college awaits (and judging from the daily stories I hear from my friends, it’s everything you want it to be and more).

Take each day as it comes, work and study hard and find time for yourself everyday (for me it’s running, watching Criminal Minds etc, whatever takes the LC off your mind!)

For all you Med hopefuls, the HPAT is more important than ever, you MUST give it a large portion of your time. Believe me, forget the Mocks in February, they mean absolutely nothing. HPAT takes priority!

I hope my ramblings help in some way, if they don’t they are just an ideal way for me to rant and vent. Put the effort in and it’ll all come together!

PEACE!
LC Veteran

Hey Everyone!!

First of all, thanks to Patrick Barry for giving me this opportunity!
makes sixth year that little bit more worthwhile
and hey to all the other bloggers

well, i guess i better introduce myself:
My name is Anna, and i’m 17 and I, am a leaving certer of 2012!! bit foreboding isn’t it?! In any case, Bring it on!
Yes, I am scared stiff, the idea of Orals and Practicals make me want to curl up under a rock and die, but I’m trying to look past that…waaaaaay past that!

My final year, in a school i have both loved and hated (mostly loved tbh) is hopefully, not going to kill me!! Its flown by so far i think, well- most of the time

the subjects I’m doing are:
Art (H)
Home Ec (H)
Geography (H)
Irish (H)
French (H)
English (H)
and of course, maths (O)!!

cant say I hate any of them yet thank god, and I’m hoping to do well in them!
Anyway, I’m doing Christmas exams (I know- eaaarly) at the moment, so will let anyone who reads these know how THAT goes O.o

Ok, my first blog- done. That was easier than i expected!!

Oh, I suppose i should say what I’m aiming for, I’ve known for a few years thankfully!

French and Business!! Now all i have to do is get it!!

ok people, that’s me for now! will get back to blog with my results of the auld xmas exams this week

Anna.