My hand is ready to fall off… Dear SEC, please consider us poor people who do Home Ec and Geography & don’t give us FOUR writing-heavy exams in a row. It’s a bitch to do. My index finger is flat at the top from writing. I’m tired. I’m cranky. But I’ll give my verdict on [...]

Have to love having a countdown to the Leaving as your homepage.. Well, it makes a difference from having Facebook there, I’m trying to minimize distractions! Clearly it doesn’t work, since I have a CSI marathon on, with Skype, MSN & FB chat open. Yeah, I really don’t want to study. After a night of cramming for [...]

Oh the absolute joy of receiving a text from your Maths teacher at ten past eight on a Tuesday evening to tell you that you’re going to spend three hours the next day correcting Circle, Vectors & Trigonometry exam questions. Then you check your Applied Maths teacher’s websites and -how exciting!- she’s going to have [...]

I find it quite strange that two of the words in my title are apparently not spelled wrong in English. I don’t know what “muss” and “gut” mean in English, but I know the German: I must be well-organised. Because if I was well organised, I wouldn’t find out about things too late. I have [...]

But I have a feeling next week won’t be quite as fun, when it’s revealed that I have approximately NO work done. Actually that’s a lie. So far, I’ve done one exam question for maths. And I really don’t know WHERE the time went. it all just disappeared.. I decided to listen to my Biology [...]

Sorry, had an urge to speak in my best Wexford tone there.. That’s the effect of spending a day anywhere else! I was in UCD today, for Leaving Cert grinds.. It was part of the HEAR / New Era scheme for disadvantaged areas, so my school gets offered places. (I’m pretty sure it’s majority Dublin schools, then [...]

My enthusiasm for sixth year is all but gone. My attitude to school has gone back to how I felt in TY – Ah sure, it’ll all be graaaaaaaaand! Being sick in bed + Season 1 of Gossip Girl – study and homework = FAILURE. This also shockingly happened in third year, right before my [...]

Stressed, tired, indecisive Leaving Cert student seeks a tall, dark handsome stranger to make all important decisions for her in the coming twelve months. Actually, let’s face it, I can’t really afford to be picky at this stage: I’ll accept anyone’s opinion! Decision number 1: Pass Irish? Irish is the one subject which stresses me out [...]

So this is something I’ve been planning on blogging about for a while but I really haven’t had time! I haven’t even got the chance to read the other blogs until tonight.. This is the effect of the Leaving Cert. Sound. Basically what I’m talking about are subject choices and how people don’t get what [...]

Well this has been a STRESSFUL week! And it seems the more stressed I feel, the more chance there is of me bursting into tears (again). And therefore, the more chance there is of me overdosing on chocolate.. I think my mother is tempted to put a padlock on the kitchen door! It’s not actually [...]

That my social life will be in shreds by next June. Seriously, who’s idea was it to put any kind of decent event on during sixth year?! It just leads to way too much guilt.. I was out last night (Funclody ftw ) & then went back to a house party and it was [...]

Well seeing as quite a few people have mentioned Religion as a non-exam subject and think it’s a waste of time etc, I decided to get my two cents in! Honestly, before today I disagreed with the opinion that this was a waste of time in which we could study. I only have two classes [...]

I am in utter shock. Tipperary beating slaughtering the cats? Damn.. Just to point out, I am from Wexford, and yes, as a rule, I fiercely hate Kilkenny in GAA. But after spending the money that should have paid my school insurance last night, I decided to make a bet against my sister : €10 [...]

So seventeen years after I entered the world, it finally rolled around. Just as I switched on my laptop I made a decision.. I’m going to embrace the Leaving Cert! Bring it on. Well my name’s Chloe, and believe it or not, I’m a sixth year. I’m from Wexford and I’m a pure culchie, while [...]