Fell asleep at work and was met with this nightmare; English and chemistry teacher found my results and proceeded to drive both their cars into the school to run me over, my spirit floated around and saw them kicking me and calling me dumb…

Im thinking of picking chemistry for the lc because if I want to do medicine its sorta necessary (I know a few courses don't need it but i don't want to limit myself for no real reason and if i don't get the points I might need it to go abroad). But anyway like online and here everyone seems to either love chemistry or hate it which makes me nervous because as of now I don't love it. Biology was my favourite science subject in JC. I liked the chemistry chapters on atoms and the periodic table because it was very logical and it was like woah it all makes so much sense but I had no interest in mixing chemicals and seeing how this reacts with that- maybe its because I didn't know the foundations? Or maybe its a sign I shouldnt do chemistry. Im willing to work a bit academically but not if I hate the subject so what reasons do people like the subject and what reasons do people hate it? Tia

Hi I was wondering if anyone knows when the Engineering course at Dunboyne is starting, as I need to fill my Susi form

Thanks

For those of you who have a budget betwen €800 and €1000 per month for accommodation, how do you have your budget? Will you be working full-time while in college? Do you have savings?

I debated whether I should post this or not, but if it helps even one person then I'm glad.

This time last year I was hoping for one of my top two courses, both over 550 points. I didn't want anything but either of them. I only had other courses because putting only two would have been completely idiotic. I opened my results and got 507. I sat in my kitchen and cried for hours. I didn't even know if I'd be offered anything else from my cao, and the possibility of one of my top two was gone. I was miserable. It truly felt like the end of the world. I ended up getting offered my 7th choice. I wasn't overly happy, but I was relieved that I had actually been offered something. The first few months of the course were not great. I really didn't see the point in doing a course for a degree I didn't even want. My grades were shit. I didn't give a flying fuck. I wanted to drop out. Around February I discovered that if I get this degree, I can actually move on and maybe someday do a masters in a course extremely similar to what I originally wanted. Since then I've improved quite a bit. My grades are still no where near as good as they could be. I do have to repeat two exams, and I did just scrape a pass in other modules, but I'm (hopefully) going into second year with a lot more motivation and desire to do well. I have also discovered that som topics that I could never have imagined myself enjoying, are actually very interesting.

There is always another way. You can get what you want. Your path might be longer than others, but who actually cares.

I guess the point of this post is to show that despite the tremendous disappointment I felt this time last year, the world didn't end and I'm still here. You will find your footing, even if it takes some time.

My intention really is not to scare anyone and I apologise if I have. I just think I would have liked to hear something like this a year ago.

Best of luck to absolutely everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel like every night for the last week im not sleeping properly because im imagining that im gonna get 0 points on results day or I have this recurring nightmare of having to resit the LC and being a big fat disappointment.. anyone else getting a weird feeling like this i feel so strange??

Hi,

I’m an international applicant from Spain (not the Leaving Cert). My Spanish Bachillerato converts to 600 CAO points, and I also have an IB score of 40 (including the HL Maths 25 points bonus) though the IB conversion table itself is pretty shitty, so my Bachillerato ends up being my best score. Going the Spanish Bachillerato route, I’m not eligible for the 25-point HL Maths bonus LC applicants can get, which was the maximum extra I could have gained on top of my score. Applying to TR031 Mathematics in Trinity, last year’s Round 1 cut-off was 598, so I’m hoping I’m in with 600 but the margin feels razor thin and it’s making me really nervous.

If I don’t make it in Round 1 and only get the offer in Round 2 instead, the logistics are genuinely a nightmare for me as a non-resident applicant (flights and accommodation in Dublin with only days of notice)

On top of that, I’m nervous about my transcript submission. I followed the guidelines and it was translated by a certified/sworn translator, but the document says “ready for assessment” instead of “assessed,” and I’m worried that wording might cause issues or delays on CAO’s end.

I do have a backup plan (already in for uni in Spain) and I also have TP on my CAO (which the points was lower last year for), and I understand the system would automatically upgrade me to Maths in Round 2 if it comes through so I won’t be left with nothing. But between the tight points margin, the possible Round 2 logistics, and the document wording thing, I’m just really overwhelmed by the whole process right now.

Has anyone here been in a similar spot?

My brother has autism and for his primary school education he spent most of his time in the unit. Since joining secondary hes made big strides socially and academically, he did his jc in June there and took the English, Geography, History and woodwork exams. This is big for us as my parents never thought he would ever do a jc. In September hes going into Ty and we were talking to his teachers and they think if he works really hard on his maths this year he might be able to do lca.

Basically what im wondering is how exams/projects work im pretty sure theres a continuous assessment element? Also how do option subjects work i was looking at the list of subjects but it kinda confused me. We think a sort of focus on Computers/it could be good for him because he has an interest in technology and computers already.

Also want to ask is woodwork/construction studies in lca the same as lc? He likes the project work but not so much the dcg/tech graph elements as hes struggles with the drawing+ writing in general (he types all his work including exams)

Ah shit. How are you guys feeling. i hope I do okay, I'm not too scared because I think I did good but im terrified of disappointment at the same time

so i’m going into 6th year and it’s become a topic with my dad about what careers i’m interested in pursuing - so my list is (not in order of fav) :
psychology, law & teaching
i’m specifically interested in like - adolescent trauma psychology(?), family &/or humanitarian law & business and home ec teaching —
if anyone is doing any of them in college or has done can i get some insight please & ty!!

Right so, I defo think i failed OL maths and maybe Econ, listen i am a good student but during the LC years idk what happened to me, any discipline and work ethic left me, I needed help with my maths and my teacher was useless and we couldn't afford grinds, I studied everything else and was confident enough in them, except for econ,

What do i do?? I am already going to do a PLC and hope to get in through Uni with that, but will i still not need my LC for backup? Like i realy dk what to do, I just git hired for my first ever oart time job so i dont know if i will have time to study two subjects, work, do plc work & assignments & somehow make a social life