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[Sahara]

^^ That's the trouble, isn't it? School is the only time of your life when you get to see your friends all day every day ... and I didn't quite appreciate that until this year! Fortunately that's made it the best year ever, in spite of all the pressure.

In Ireland the system for getting into college is really high-pressure. The grades you get in your final exams are translated into points and whether or not you get your place depends on how many points you have. I've applied for a psychology degree at Trinity College Dublin and I need to get at least 550 out of 600 points for it. So I'm scared!