Book excerpt: Where Rory Crean's How to Exceed Your Expectations in the Leaving Cert is different from other study guides is that its ideas have been tested and refined through the eyes of someone who sat his exams just one year ago. Rory got straight As. In How to Exceed Your Expectations in the Leaving Cert Rory shares his detailed, structured and fail-safe blueprint to help students at every level get through that final crucial year of school. He does not come up with a rigid formula but instead a detailed set of guidelines that will allow each student to develop his or her customized approach. There is no getting away from it: the leaving cert is a challenge. But by adopting Rory Crean's strategies, students will be rewarded with peace of mind, exam results that will exceed their current expectations, and self-management techniques that will be invaluable for the rest of their lives.