EKIMIKE Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 After 6 months+ of not playing, my AS level exams are finally over. Now i can get my priorities straight and get down to business with some FM . Just downloaded the patch (that's how out of sync i am) and im looking forward to getting started. Hope i haven't missed much. MiKE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomis07 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by EKIMIKE:Hope i haven't missed much. They were giving away free gold dubloons last week if you could prove you had won the FA Cup, but the offer ended last week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike7077 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 You spent SIX MONTHS revising for your AS Levels?! Gosh... Kids are committed these days! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper99 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by Mike7077:You spent SIX MONTHS revising for your AS Levels?! Gosh... Kids are committed these days! Or stupid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan,,, Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Study? Who needs it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomis07 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 In my days there was no such thing as an AS Level just A levels that took 2 years and the first year meant nothing. It was like a gap year in uniform. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper99 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by Ryan,,,:Study? Who needs it? Mostly people who want to make something of their life. Be it academic study or practical study we all need to learn how to do something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike7077 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by Nomis07:In my days there was no such thing as an AS Level just A levels that took 2 years and the first year meant nothing. It was like a gap year in uniform. I took AS Levels in the year they were introduced and made the mistake of treating them like the old A Level system. Ah well... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan,,, Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I'm at school and I don't study. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turn it upto 11 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by Ryan,,,:I'm at school and I don't study. well you are a very intelligent man, working this out while all us other mugs wasted our time at school. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomis07 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by Ryan,,,:I'm at school and I don't study. That explains the 2 unecessary commas after your name then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan,,, Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 There's three. And I only put down my name as "Ryan", for some reason it automatically put them there. And now I can't change it. And I live in Ireland, we finished school last week and have a whole twelve weeks off! Which explains why I wasn't in school. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper99 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by Ryan,,,:I'm at school and I don't study. Ahh, I rember the days when I actually thought it was cool to brag about the fact that I didn't bother doing anything at school. Only once I entered the real world did I regret not making more of an effort in my GCSE's/A-Levels. Sure I could get B's and C's at GCSE level without putting any effort in but my CV would look a lot better these days if I had A's listed (well I actually do have A's listed on my C.V but it's a complete lie and if anyone actually decided to check I'd be screwed ) Basically, buggering around at school is not big and it's not clever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomis07 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I don;t believe a word you say! One minute you live in a pineapple under the sea and next it's Ireland, pffft. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan,,, Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Well I have three years left until my leaving cert, and I get A's even when I don't study. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomis07 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by chopper99:Basically, buggering around at school is not big and it's not clever. It is at Eton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan,,, Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Well I live in a pineapple under the Irish sea, is that good enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stelly999 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by Nomis07:I don;t believe a word you say! One minute you live in a pineapple under the sea and next it's Ireland, pffft. Lmao! By the way, loving the way that this post has just turned into a debate about the flaws of the education system, great stuff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
santy001 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I actually used FM to revise, the notes system is immense, set the notes when to pop up and it'd just be like them revision cards, got a few things I couldn't remember into my head like the ratio analysis section for business. As for actually taking the time to study and study alone, I get bored after 5 minutes and canna do it, its why I use things like FM to aid me lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomis07 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by stelly999:By the way, loving the way that this post has just turned into a debate about the flaws of the education system, great stuff That's just the calibre of the FM gamer, we know how to kick back and relax but we are caring, model citizens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_G_32201 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by Nomis07:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by chopper99: Basically, buggering around at school is not big and it's not clever. It is at Eton. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> hahaha classic! nice one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turn it upto 11 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by Ryan,,,:Well I have three years left until my leaving cert, and I get A's even when I don't study. what year are you in :s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper99 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by Nomis07:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by chopper99: Basically, buggering around at school is not big and it's not clever. It is at Eton. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodzorr_avfc Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by turn it upto 11:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Ryan,,,: I'm at school and I don't study. well you are a very intelligent man, working this out while all us other mugs wasted our time at school. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Brilliant! Revising made me scrape the B at A level I needed for Uni. I hope I just scraped 40% in my first year exams at uni to carry on to the 2nd year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YesYesOhYay Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 RYAN,,,: please tell me you are in an younger year at school because i am half way through my GCSEs and if i did not study then i would be scr***d! i have used Fm as a treat after doing a certain amount of revision! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Law_Man Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by Nomis07:In my days there was no such thing as an AS Level just A levels that took 2 years and the first year meant nothing. It was like a gap year in uniform. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan,,, Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Well I am in my second year, out of five, at secondary school. Wait, this is getting too personal! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKIMIKE Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 Well well well, quite a debate. First things first i DID NOT spend 6 months 'revising' for exams. There's more to it than that. FM is a degenerative condition for the average school student, i find it creates a bad study culture for me (<<<<<<<bullshitting already LOL) I kinda figured that i CAN live without FM so why not if it gives me half a chance. Plus since November last year i work 12 hours a week part time which takes up a suspiciously long time period out your week seems more than 12 hours. Anyway, i probably should have spent 6 months revising because im certainly not going to 'fulfil my potantial' but hey, who cares im just not an exam person...............93% in geography coursework proves that im not stupid heheh. You Irishes getting 12 weeks Holiday!! ARGH i get just about 5. I have to start A2 on the 9th until the 25th of July Oh and just for good measure AS levels are the worst idea ever. They're worthless stressful unrepresentative badly written pieces of SHATE (scottish accent(no im not a jock)) if you ask me. MiKE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodzorr_avfc Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by EKIMIKE:I have to start A2 on the 9th until the 25th of July Wait until you finish A2, there's months and months of freedom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKIMIKE Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by goodzorr_avfc:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by EKIMIKE: I have to start A2 on the 9th until the 25th of July Wait until you finish A2, there's months and months of freedom </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Gap Year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neji Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by Ryan,,,:Well I have three years left until my leaving cert, and I get A's even when I don't study. That will come back to kick you in the ass, my friend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan,,, Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 It probably will. 56% in French. 4/30 in the grammar. Quite proud of that. I didn't want to fail, yet I would be disgracing myself as an Englishman to get too high. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomis07 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Originally posted by Ryan,,,:Quite proud of that. I didn't want to fail, yet I would be disgracing myself as an Englishman to get too high. Um, you're Irish. If ever there was an advert to concentrate in school you should be the face of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan,,, Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 That's not what my passport says. I just live here, until I finish school and move to Crete! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomis07 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Originally posted by Ryan,,,:That's not what my passport says. I just live here, until I finish school and move to Crete! Well I live in Northern Ireland yet my passport says British, i'm pro union but Northern Ireland isn't part of Britain it's part of the United Kingdom so technically i'm United Kingdomish. You're in your second year of 5 so you're about 14 and you're planning to move to Crete, trust me that will change as soon as you find a girl and she breaks your heart and you sit in a shed crying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan,,, Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 A greek girl like Elena Paparizou or Kalomira in a shed in Crete? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peljam Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Don't be a fool, stay in school! I'm at the point where my GCSE's and A Level's no longer really count. Well worth putting the effort in for though, not just to get a good grade but to actually learn about the world. Will soon be at the point where my undergraduate degree will matter little too The blood, sweat and tears shed for that will soon be superceded by the ones shed for my masters/phd. I think FM is a good motivator for work though. I use it in a reward system. If I get enough notes done/chapters read then I can kick back with some FM. If I'm just reading up on something then I can play it in the background and keep one eye on the books. Tempted to use the in game notes as mentioned above but seeing as tomorrow I have my last ever exam it may be too late! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
as260191 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Had my last AS Exam this morning, now in for 4 and a half days of pure FM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
backpackant Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Don't be a fool, stay in school! And when you go to Uni do a PROPER subject. Not some sciving one like Acting. If things don't work out in the movies, you may has well have printed your dimploma on chocolate. I did creative writing and I'm still not on the best-seller list. The only up-side is I can post on these forums while I'm supposed to be working. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKIMIKE Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 Originally posted by as260191:Had my last AS Exam this morning, now in for 4 and a half days of pure FM. Glad to be in the same boat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peljam Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 If things don't work out in the movies, you may has well have printed your dimploma on chocolate. That sounds a bit too useful for an Acting/Drama qualification Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonBlade Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Originally posted by backpackant:Not some sciving one like Acting. I did creative writing and I'm still not on the best-seller list. Possibly because it helps to be able to spell properly? Or were you just skiving? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peljam Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Originally posted by VonBlade:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by backpackant: Not some sciving one like Acting. I did creative writing and I'm still not on the best-seller list. Possibly because it helps to be able to spell properly? Or were you just skiving? </div></BLOCKQUOTE> See The Jabberwocky Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc747 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Today I completed the first half of my GCSEs. Meaning I have completed seven exams now and have seven left, but two of them are Welsh so I don't really need that. After that I'll be free as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
howdy-doody Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Dammit I shouldnt be playing this game either with my leaving cert started today..........But I think I'm addicted Sigh........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan,,, Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I have to do Irish But, strangely enough I'm one of the best despite every one else having years more experience than me And I was thinking of doing oceanography or sports coaching and development at Uni. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hullcitytigers Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Had my last AS exams on Monday, they do get surprisingly stressful, but now the rest of the week to relax Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegaffer91 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Originally posted by EKIMIKE:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by as260191: Had my last AS Exam this morning, now in for 4 and a half days of pure FM. Glad to be in the same boat </div></BLOCKQUOTE> You two are so lucky. i had my last AS exam this morning too (chemistry, passed How far how fast, didnt do as well in chains and rings). However, my ****** school has decided that we all need to come back tomorrow! which means missing my mates pub lunch and the extra fm playing time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB-forever Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Originally posted by santy001:I actually used FM to revise, the notes system is immense, set the notes when to pop up and it'd just be like them revision cards, got a few things I couldn't remember into my head like the ratio analysis section for business. As for actually taking the time to study and study alone, I get bored after 5 minutes and canna do it, its why I use things like FM to aid me lol. That is a great idea. I might just do that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reidy_FootieKing Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 amazing idea im just comeing up 2 my last 3 gcse still found time for fm tho nevr no time for fm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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