With more than 66,000 Leaving Cert and Leaving Cert Applied students waiting to get their results on Friday, it's important to remember the points race is not the only path to your chosen career.
A Post Leaving Certificate course changed Carl Hickey's life.
Carl never knew what he wanted to do after school, but his passion for street art led him to a portfolio course at Ballyfermot College of Further Education.
After earning eight distinctions, he was accepted to the National College of Art and Design, graduating with a first class honours degree in 2022.
He is currently working on his second exhibition 'Double Swan' which will open in The Horse gallery in Dublin in October.
Carl, who is from Clondalkin, wants students who are nervous about getting their Leaving Cert results to know that there are many ways to get to where you want to be.
"I got 105 points in the Leaving Cert and then I got a first class honours degree in a third-level that I can take anywhere across the world. No one is going to ask me about those 105 points now," he said.
Watch our video to hear more from Carl.
