5 Words Your Teen Needs To Hear If They Are Having A Mock Exam Meltdown

“I never thought I would sit my Leaving Cert.”

These are the words of Emma Ronan. But instead of letting negativity define her, she turned it into fuel.

She sat her exams. She smashed them. She earned a degree. Then a master’s. All while battling Lyme disease and chronic fatigue—debilitating conditions that meant she spent most of 6th year at home and not being able to attend school.

Brain fog. Exhaustion. Concentration issues. Falling asleep mid-study session. She even lost the use of her legs so she could not sit her mocks.

But she still found a way.

And today? Emma is one of the most in-demand science teachers in Ireland.

So, what’s her secret?

I spoke recently with Emma who is also the founder of LeavingCertBiology.ie and got the inside scoop on how students can study smarter, beat overwhelm, and walk into the exam knowing they’ve already banked big marks and can beat the exam.

Here’s a taster:
🧠Unit One is 4 chapters = 25% of the exam.
🧪Master the experiments = another 15%.
That’s 40% in the bag before you even look at any other topics.

And if you think that’s good, wait until you hear her top study secrets.

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Click and scroll to 7:49 for inspiration and motivation

But the biggest takeaway: Back yourself. Believe in yourself.

Lack of confidence is a massive problem among teens today. They doubt themselves before they even start. And that’s where the real battle is.

Emma gets it. And her positive psychology is infectious.

Right now, students are deep in mock exams. Stress levels can be through the roof. Parents are walking on eggshells.

So if your teen is struggling with self-belief or maybe they have just had a meltdown after a bad mock exam, send them this interview.

Whether they do biology or not, it might be exactly what they need.