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We help Leaving Cert students achieve excellent results without having to re-invent the wheel. Our notes are super relevant because we have just victoriously come out of these battles ourselves. With first-hand experience of getting 625 points, we’ve been sharing what we’ve learnt about top-notch Leaving Cert performance. We share much of our content for free. With thousands of users, we are confident that our paid content is of unbeatable quality and relevance, setting you up for 625 points.
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Hey! My name is Martina.
Thanks for coming by. I am happy that you’re here because you and I must have a lot in common: we both aim to realise our potential and do great things with our future.
You probably know that grades are often a big part of this climb. It’s a relentless marathon that often has you feeling like the obstacles are insurmountable.
Now you’re no longer alone. Together with my team, I’ve created this project to give you the best study materials and advice that stood the test of the real exams.
I will be here to answer your questions and bring you through the process. I really love helping people make the most of their education.
How did I come to be here? I first started this as a blog when I was a third year medical student. Third year is the year when you learn list, after list, after list of causes and symptoms of every disease known to man before you have any real interaction with patients. Needless to say, I felt the need for something a little more lyrical! I picked up a tome of T.S. Eliot’s poems and re-read my favourites. I wanted to write down my thoughts about the poems. Then the penny dropped…
“I have so many notes that I would have killed for back in school!” It felt ridiculous not to share them.
At the time of my Leaving Cert, I fell into the STEM-head stereotype with my Physics and Chemistry Olympiad medals. I always thought that you can’t realistically count English for points because it’s so unpredictable and subjective. However, my experience taught me that it’s definitely doable. And I wanted to make it doable for more people.
Looking back on the Leaving Cert, the odds weren’t really in my favour. My parents were finalising their (very messy) divorce. I was relied upon for a lot of baby sitting. I wasn’t even sure if my family were going to stay in Ireland. I just moved to a new school and didn’t know a soul…. and that’s before you even consider the actual studying part!
I was educated in two different systems, but to cut a long story short, for Leaving Cert, I went to a local school. Two of my teachers were amazing: they went above and beyond the call of duty. Another one was excellent. Two were helpful. What about the other two? Being brutally honest, I knew I wouldn’t get very far relying on their guidance. It really scared me because all I wanted was to be a doctor. I needed the A1s. I couldn’t let anything get in the way of that, even if I had to do the heavy lifting myself somehow.
And it worked for me. I want everyone to know that it’s possible.
So, back in 2010 I uploaded some of my notes here and forgot about it.
Five years later… An 80 hours-a-week medical job had me seriously behind on my emails. Sorting through them, searching for forgotten passwords, I found an inbox relating to that blog full of emails expressing gratitude and requests for more notes.
At this point, I knew this was a big deal, and so I involved more people and dedicated a lot more time to the project. We’ve developed the best notes on a variety of subjects. The response continues to be exponentially positive, so it’s clear that we are providing something that you simply can’t find elsewhere. By definition, our work is student-centred, proven and practical as it comes in from the students who have just kicked it out of the park.
As for me, my passion for the lyrical – and for helping students out of seemingly impossible situations – remains, and I balance my commitment to medicine with a healthy dose of Shakespeare, Sylvia Plath and Insta Q&A! With formal experience as the senior editor of a medical publication, I sharpened my skills in writing and English, created our best-selling English notes and I teach LC students on our revision days.
So this is what the 625points is about: finding the strength to build bridges from reality to your dreams despite all obstacles.
Best wishes,
Martina
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