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what qualifications did you leave school with?

Discussion in 'TalkCeltic Pub' started by Xavier Woods, May 12, 2011.

Discuss what qualifications did you leave school with? in the TalkCeltic Pub area at TalkCeltic.net.

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  1. JamesConnolly

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    enough to get me a job :fear:
     
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  2. Tommybhoy1994

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    fixed that for you. :bbpd:
     
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  3. JamesConnolly

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    I actually sent in for McDonalds ..........
     
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  4. Tommybhoy1994

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    made it awkward now.
     
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  5. Zander Gold Member Gold Member

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    :56:
     
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  6. The Prof Administrator Administrator

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  7. JamesConnolly

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    :56:
     
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  8. TESLA Gold Member Gold Member

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    Havent a clue what all these mean.

    Irish system is obviously completely diff.
     
    TESLA, May 13, 2011
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  9. djw1967

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    Can't remember off the top of my head what subjects i did at school but let's just say i was the guy that didn't study and tried to avoid exams. Wasn't a failure by any means but i'm sure my report cards always said something along the lines of "must try harder".

    Having said that having crap school qualifications did me no harm at all.I grew up, wised up and did my best to turn it around and am happy with how things have turned out.

    I went to college and uni.Got qualified in environmental conservation/habitat management at college then went on to do a psychology degree. Both totally unrelated subjects but i'm honest in the fact i had no idea what i wanted to do with myself at the time.

    Too much pressure is put on young people in regards to exams these days.In my experience bits of paper don't always get you the jobs you want. I had to put myself through college and uni and none of the qualifications are relevant to what i do now so it really depends on what you want to achieve in life.You don't always need fancy qualifications to achieve your goals.
     
    djw1967, May 13, 2011
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  10. KhingLarsson

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    Irish system is way easier and more fair I think.
    A1 in Higher History = 100 points
    B1 in Higher Engineering = 85 points
    B2 in Higher English = 80 points
    B2 in Higher Design Communication & Graphics = 80 points
    B3 in Higher Construction studies = 75 points
    A2 in Lower Maths = 50 points and altogether I got 470/600.
    I also got a C3 in Lower level Irish :56: but you pick your best six so I left that out was always shockingly bad at languages :56:
     
    KhingLarsson, May 13, 2011
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    what the * does all this mean? I live in the US and there are no 1s 2s 3s etc. What is a higher? Totally confused.
     
    ztdbhoy, May 13, 2011
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    I got 7 "O" Grades (6 A's and a B) and 6 Highers (A, B and 4 C's)

    If i had stuied though I could have done a lot better but I was a lazy wee *.
     
    CheGuevara, May 13, 2011
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    1s are the equivalent to A plus. 2s are A's 3s are B's etc
     
    mls1, May 13, 2011
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  14. ourdaywillcome! Gold Member Gold Member

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    Highers are the grades you need to get into uni.

    PE,Craft & Design - 1

    History, English, Computing - 2

    Maths, Chem - 3

    French - 4

    1,1,2,2,2,3,3,4
     
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  15. dannynye1888

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    I just done standard grades, got fed up in 5th year nd only went to pe and woodwork classes and sometimes english for a good laugh

    standard grades i got where

    maths int 2 - B
    english - 3
    history - 3
    music - 3
    pe - 3
    french - 3
    physics - 5
    computing - 4

    No bad for not doing one bit of studying and gettin chucked out all my classes on a regular basis :84:
     
    dannynye1888, May 13, 2011
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    S4- 1,1,1,1,1,1,2,3 and an int 1 A
    S5- Highers A,B,C,C,C
    S6- Highers A,A,A
    - Advanced Higher C

    went to Uni but left mid way through second semester cos it was bollocks
     
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    I'm graduating American uni with a major in Sociology and a minor in Spanish...will be working at an advertising agency in NYC come summer time.
     
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  18. Ronanman

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    4 A*'s and 6 A's at GCSE
    2 A*'a and an A at A Level, taking a gap year atm, doing Economics at uni next year!
     
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    O level Arithmetic...B
    O level Geography..C
     
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  20. pokerbhoy74

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    6 'O' Grades which was incredible considering I rarely went to school in 3rd and 4th year.
     
    pokerbhoy74, May 14, 2011
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