The Leaving Cert -

Here’s a list of the latest and greatest tips and predictions from the people that matter the most. You! In our Leaving Cert 2010 predictions post we had a lot of useful comments.

Last year’s ordinary level english paper had a comprehension question based on Youtube. Candidates had to read an article and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of YouTube. The second question asked if the image accompanying the article was suitable. The public’s response to YouTube was the third part of the question. Obviously with comprehension you are presented with the article and you just need to show your understanding of it. However, if you had an idea of the sort of topic coming up you would have an advantage…

It’s time to ramp it up leaving certers! The only people that can help you out now are your friends, your teachers and of course yourself! Who has the liathroidi to predict what’s coming up in this years leaving cert. Time is ticking and you need to start working together to make the best predictions for the 2010 leaving cert. We’ve tried our best with this post this post and this one but you’re the people with the inside scoop! Do you want to go in blind or are we going to fire down some more ideas here on exactly what’s coming up next Wednesday and beyond?!?!

How’s that last minute leaving cert revision going? Good I hope! Hopefully you’ve got your revision plan sorted. If you’re really sweating it you could check out the latest leaving cert tips from the XLc Project. One thing you shouldn’t do when revising for the leaving cert is panic!

The other day i was roaming around on facebook looking for anything leaving cert related that may be of use to you guys. I stumbled upon something called the XLc project which is based in waterford. In a nutshell it helps ex-students (who have left school for whatever reasons) come back, study & sit exams. It’s not funded by the taxpayer, a lot of the teaching work is voluntary and what little funds they have are due to run out this year which means it’s curtains for this 12 year old project.

There you are… sweat rolling off you the night before the first leaving cert exam. It’s three million degrees outside, all your favourite films are just starting on TV and you happen to find loads of interesting stories and conversations online. You know that’s the way it’s gonna be, no matter how hard you work or how well prepared you are…

Earlier this year we ask you could predict whats coming up in the leaving cert exams. Recently some people have been offering predictions on what the thought might come up in the 2010 Leaving Certificate in some subjects. We didn’t get as much feedback as we’d like but maybe this time people might stand up and take a lot more notice as it’s time to hit the leaving cert panic button.

It’s panic mode for all you leaving cert students at the minute with the exams approaching like a freight train. One question. Not ‘what do you prefer – facebook or studying?’ that’s a bit obvious but rather ‘how much time are you spending on facebook when you should be studying?’ Is facebook wrecking your chances of passing your leaving cert?

Paddypower have some interesting novelty leaving cert bets such as a 6/1 shot of ‘blonde’ being the hair colour of the person with the highest points or 10/1 on the temperature to top 30 degrees at some stage during the leaving.

Just in case you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, we feel it’s our duty to remind you that there are now exactly 21 days until doomsday… what can you expect on day one? Here’s what…