School Bells

[Niamh]

I find it strange how you do a degree and then go on to law school or vet school or med school. Here if you want to be a doctor, you go to straight into studying Medicine after Secondary school. You wanna be a vet you gather enough points in your leaving cert to go straight into veterinary School. You want to study law? you go straight to study law, depending on whether you get enough points. Same with nursing and nearly every other profession. You want to do an arts degree, you can just do an arts degree!

[Revolte]

Sometimes I wish I didn't drop out of college. Last time I even had a work it was still hot, last year. Though I don't think I would ever be able to deal with my loud trap when the teachers tick me off. I had a speech teacher who had her idea of feminism all wrong and was more anti-men then pro women, that resulted in conflict. At the same time, I would love to go back to the English class, the teacher there was just wonderful. Though even if I could get over my bad feelings towards most of the teachers, which would be the mature thing to do, I haven't been able to finish or even be willing to attempt doing homework in, well, ever ( no joke on that one, I talked my way out of that, got kicked out of some schools, and districts for it though. ). But I always passed my tests and in class work .

[Annamariah]

I find it strange how you do a degree and then go on to law school or vet school or med school. Here if you want to be a doctor, you go to straight into studying Medicine after Secondary school. You wanna be a vet you gather enough points in your leaving cert to go straight into veterinary School. You want to study law? you go straight to study law, depending on whether you get enough points. Same with nursing and nearly every other profession. You want to do an arts degree, you can just do an arts degree!

Yeah, here too. First comprehensive school, then secondary school and then to university to study whichever profession you want a degree on. Usually three years for Bachelor's Degree and two more for Maste'rs Degree, if you keep on schedule.

[Niamh]

yeah same here. BA's can take up to four years here depending on the subject. We also offer Dipolmas and Certificates at Uni level. Two years masters and up to five years PHD. My cousin did a PHd in Physics and ended up spending the best part of 10 years in Uni.

[Annamariah]

For a normal degree five years is the recommended time, 3 years for Bachelor's Degree and then two more for Master's Degree, but in reality most people take longer than that. Partly because most students work part time (some even full time) during their studies to be able to pay for their living and full-time studies don't go well with that. I will probably graduate on time, because I'm lucky enough to have such low rent (I live in a student apartment with one flatmate) that I can survive with the student allowance + housing allowance which makes 469 euros each month. Apart from that I earn some money for working shifts in libraries every now and then when I am needed and have the time (this year for the first time I didn't have to go to the university every day, less classes, more homework). Also this year I got a summer job so I can save some money and get a mortgage for buying my own apartment once I graduate

[*Classic*Charm*]

Well technically you only need a certain number of credits to apply to vet school (sorry, it's the only one I know the requirements for), so in actuality, you can apply after doing two years of an undergraduate degree. You end up with your Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, but not a degree. I'm choosing to finish my undergrad because most people don't get in after only two years of post-secondary. Usually their grades aren't high enough, they don't have sufficient extra-curriculars, and they don't do a good interview. By the time they get rejected, though, they're no longer registered for/ they've lost time on their undergrad. Most people here don't get into vet school on the first try, if at all, so I want to make sure I have something to fall back on, should I not get in.

[motherhubbard]

Tomorrow is my last day as a student teacher. My house is a mess. My kids are fussy. My husband is grumpy. I'm tired. I have countless loads of laundry to do. I should be so happy, but I feel like I'm falling off of a tall building.

[Scheherazade]

Tomorrow is my last day as a student teacher. My house is a mess. My kids are fussy. My husband is grumpy. I'm tired. I have countless loads of laundry to do. I should be so happy, but I feel like I'm falling off of a tall building.

You are at the end of another phase in this journey; enjoy!

It is never easy but the fact that it is not easy makes it even a greater achievement! Take a deep breath and say, "Well done, me!"

(And pay your eldest to do the laundry for you! )

[motherhubbard]

Graduation is in four days and grades are not posted yet. Is that normal?

[Niamh]

I have no idea! But i remember singing at the college grads when i was in DKIT and they were after the results... although in saying that i know a few people who had there graduations before the results... I always that that was odd.

[Shalot]

I find it strange how you do a degree and then go on to law school or vet school or med school. Here if you want to be a doctor, you go to straight into studying Medicine after Secondary school. You wanna be a vet you gather enough points in your leaving cert to go straight into veterinary School. You want to study law? you go straight to study law, depending on whether you get enough points. Same with nursing and nearly every other profession. You want to do an arts degree, you can just do an arts degree!

The system you describe sounds much more practical.

[papayahed]

Whoooo Hooooooo!!!! I took my last test tonight. I'm slightly worried because I didn't have as much time as I like to study.

[motherhubbard]

Last test party!

[papayahed]

Last test party!

Alllllllllllllll RRiiiiiigggghhtttttt!

[Niamh]

give me about 17 days and i'll join in! YTime to get really stuck into my ECA!