Good Lord, I massively fail at regular updates. I think it’s been since the Pres. Woeful.
Anyway! It’s the final countdown now, as the whiteboard on my fridge so proudly declares. 9 days left of school, and little over a month until the Leaving is well and truly behind me. Since we’ve last spoken, my beautiful CAO form has changed more or less completely about three times, Sixth Year pranks have been the talk of the town, Grads dresses have been bought, and studying has taken over my life. I died a little bit inside when I had to say over the phone last night, “No, I can’t.. I’ve got to study..”. Murderous, I hate all those who are finished college exams.
Speaking of college, anyone planning on going to Trinity next year..? After about a year of dithering I’ve finally settled on a TSM there. It was always the second choice to the front runner of Ed and Psych in Mary I, but it had a late surge and has pulled into pole position. The benefits include moving to a city I really only know two streets of, to a college where I know no students.. But I’m obsessed, I really want it now. Aaaand, the ridiculously high points requirement has been the best motivation ever. I studied on a Friday evening for the first time this week. Not sure how much that reflects on motivation over my lack of weekend revision over the last year, but it was a major event in my life. Which shows how boring the Leaving Cert can make a life. Sweet.
I’m really hoping I can do it. The points were 570 last year for the combination I want – Maths and Psychology. I got 500 in the Pres without any huge level of work, so I’m desperately hoping I’ve done enough between this and then to make it. I won’t repeat regardless – I’d be happy with any of my first 5 choices – so really it’s do or die on this one. Eeeek.
On the other side of things, I’m slightly in shock about how close the end is now. I’ve spent so many years just waiting to be done and go off to college (I started planning it all out before I had my Junior Cert results..) that now that it’s a reality, only a few months down the line, it’s slightly unbelievable. That really cool mixture of terrifying and exciting. Aaaaaaaaaaaah, I cannot wait..
It’s time to finish off this hugely pointless blog, seeing as I actually don’t have anything to say other than that I apologise for not updating at all in the last while! I claim Leaving Cert brain – a condition where you become utterly mentally deficient regarding anything not Leaving Cert related..
Slán 🙂