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Thu 06 Jun 2007A wake-up call forced me to concentrate and start crammingI thought I was a steady worker but really I was daydreaming, writes Pauline McLynnI loved school, absolutely loved it. I was quite a good student although I ended up doing too many honours subjects for the Leaving Cert way back in 1979. I remember my biology teacher at the Mercy College in Galway asking me if I'd consider doing pass and I was horrified at the thought. The arrogance of youth.