High hopes: the ups and downs of Leaving Cert 2014
Project Maths beds down, language students are laughing, and science students struggle to find the right chemistry
More is more as number of students taking Irish and science increase
Leaving Cert results show more students going for higher level subjects
Grounded: The stay at home student
Nearly a third of students live at home. How do parents and their students adapt to this new phase in their relationship? Are tensions inevitable and what’s the best approach?
So, how did Jack (or Sophie) get on in the Leaving?
You might have been blathering all year about how tough the exams are, but do you know how to deflect the nosiest question?
Don’t get lost in the freshers’ crowd
The transition to college life can be tough but once you remember everyone’s in the same boat, you’ll be able to make the first move and find your place
Grades are in, now for the tricky bit
CAO offers will be made on Monday. What can you expect to happen next, and how do you handle it?
Going back: taking the repeat option
Doing the Leaving once is hard enough, so those disappointed with their results should take advice and think about their goals and commitment before opting to repeat
Life after the Leaving: “I can always go back to college.”
Dylan Varian is a 19 year-old entrepreneur and blogger from Midleton in Cork. He is currently on his second year out from a course in software development in CIT.
Life after the Leaving: ‘I realised I had made a massive mistake’
Galway native Rebecca Donnellan wanted to do nursing, but then, at the last minute, she changed her mind and put biotechnology and French down on her CAO application instead.
Unhappy with your Leaving Cert grades?
If you feel you should have done better on a particular paper, you can view your exam script, to decide if it’s worthwhile having it re-corrected
Life after the Leaving: “You have to be a bit of a chancer.”
19-year-old Laura Gaynor is going into her second year of cinema and TV production in IADT Dun Laoghaire. A native of Strandhill, Co Sligo, she is a filmmaker, vlogger and radio presenter.
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