The Exam Squad: Meath students to share exam highs and lows

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Catherine Vance: MY SONG OF THE LEAVING CERT: For Good, from the musical Wicked; WHAT I’LL BE WATCHING WHEN I SHOULD BE STUDYING: Revenge; MY SUMMER PLANS: Finish my novel, Tears Backstage; WHAT I WANT TO STUDY: Primary school teaching at Marino College; MY DREAM JOB: Actor or author; MY LIFE ONLINE: Occasional Facebook user; MY WEAKNESS: Chocolate; MY STUDY SPACE: My highly organised bedroom, glowing with highlighter pens; FIRST THING I’LL DO WHEN IT’S OVER: Start rehearsals for A Chorus LineEXAM NOTES: eBay or green bin? Bonfire. Photographer: Dara Mac Dónaill

Sarah Keane: MY SONG OF THE LEAVING CERT: No Diggety, Ed Sheeran and Passenger; WHAT I’LL BE WATCHING WHEN I SHOULD BE STUDYING: Hannibal; MY SUMMER PLANS: Go to Arklow in a caravan; WHAT I WANT TO STUDY: Psychology at DCU; MY DREAM JOB: A job that combines art therapy and criminology. I might have to invent it; MY LIFE ONLINE: Twitter and Facebook but not compulsively. I get bored quicklyMY WEAKNESS: Extreme food like Crazy Sour Skittles; MY STUDY SPACE: A massive mess of a room by the kitchen. Excavation will begin shortly; FIRST THING I’LL DO WHEN IT’S OVER: Nothing; EXAM NOTES: eBay or green bin? Might be hard to find them under the rubble. Photographer: Dara Mac Dónaill

Linda McCormack: MY SONG OF THE LEAVING CERT: Keep Your Head Up by Ben Howard; WHAT I’LL BE WATCHING WHEN I SHOULD BE STUDYING: Sixteen and Pregnant, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo; MY SUMMER PLANS: Fundraise to cover two weeks of volunteering in India with the Girl Guides; WHAT I WANT TO STUDY: Home economics and economics at St Angela’s, Sligo; MY DREAM JOB: Film critic; MY STUDY SPACE: A desk covered in yellow Post-it notes; MY LIFE ONLINE: I’m a bit addicted to Twitter for rants and news; MY WEAKNESS: Doritos and Lucozade; FIRST THING I’LL DO WHEN IT’S ALL OVER: I’ve got to raise more money for India; EXAM NOTES: eBay or green bin? eBay, and then, when they don’t sell, green bin Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill

Aaron Gilmartin: MY SONG OF THE LEAVING CERT: Meow by Anamanguchi; WHAT I’LL BE WATCHING WHEN I SHOULD BE STUDYING: Animouse; MY SUMMER PLANS: Nottingham to meet my gaming friends. Get an internship with Riot Games; WHAT I WANT TO STUDY: Games development and design at Griffith College Dublin; MY DREAM JOB: Head scriptwriter for NintendoMY LIFE ONLINE: I get paid to play League of Legends at pro-player level so I communicate frequently with other players through Mumble; MY WEAKNESS: Coke Zero; MY STUDY SPACE: My four-zoned bedroom: clothes, instruments, study, clothes. FIRST THING I’LL DO WHEN IT’S OVER: Play bass, go to Navan; EXAM NOTES: eBay or green bin? Lock them in a safe and throw them into the ocean.Photographer: Dara Mac Dónaill

Albert Wilkinson: MY SONG OF THE LEAVING CERT: Dirty Paws, by Monsters and Men; WHAT I’LL BE WATCHING WHEN I SHOULD BE STUDYING: US murder mystery Castle; MY SUMMER PLANS: Get a job; WHAT I WANT TO STUDY: Engineering in UCD; MY DREAM JOB: War correspondent with ReutersMY LIFE ONLINE: Occasional Twitter and Facebook use; MY WEAKNESS: Pancakes. MY STUDY SPACE: Put on noise-isolating headphones to drown out my brother’s noise, and find a quiet spotFIRST THING I’LL DO WHEN IT’S ALL OVER: Relish the freedom to make my decisions and have some independenceEXAM NOTES: eBay or green bin? Put them in a box, they might come in handy for someone else. Photographer: Dara Mac Dónaill

Stuart Bridgett: MY SONG OF THE LEAVING CERT: Kernkraft 400 by Zombie Nation; WHAT I’LL BE WATCHING WHEN I SHOULD BE STUDYING: Whatever is on TV or Breaking Bad; MY SUMMER PLANS: Look for summer work, and go on a city break if I can get money together; WHAT I WANT TO STUDY: Politics, economics, and international relations at DCU; MY LIFE ONLINE: I check Facebook now and again and I use it for chat; MY DREAM JOB: UN diplomat; MY WEAKNESS: Oreos and bacon-flavoured crispsMY STUDY SPACE: I set up an “endurance studying” space. I’ll do an hour a day – or six hours a day if the mood takes me; FIRST THING I’LL DO WHEN IT’S ALL OVER: Sleep, eat and do nothing for a few days. EXAM NOTES: eBay or green bin? I’ll give the notes to my younger brother if they are of use Photographer: Dara Mac Donaill

Wed Jun 05 2013 - 01:00

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