Anyone else revising over christmas?

Moses99p said:
I can read through that without having a breakdown. Must be a good sign!

I'm bitter about how my exams are in a condensed period, whereas other people have a week between each exam/at least a few days.

Wednesday, 19th January - International Law I
Thursday, 20th January - European Union Law
Saturday, 22th January - Property Law I

All are three hour exams, at 9am, I think. Gayyyyyyyyyyyyy.

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I most certainly needed it explaining to me, couldn't make heads or tails of it.

Three hour exam on property law 1? Try a three hour exam on the entirity of the undergraduate AND masters units for trusts and equity, before I had learnt any property law, noob :eek: :p

I hasten to add, that was the most frightening exam I have ever taken. Whose bright idea was it to teach equity and trusts BEFORE property and land law?!
 
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Moses99p said:
I can read through that without having a breakdown. Must be a good sign!

I'm bitter about how my exams are in a condensed period, whereas other people have a week between each exam/at least a few days.

Wednesday, 19th January - International Law I
Thursday, 20th January - European Union Law
Saturday, 22th January - Property Law I

All are three hour exams, at 9am, I think. Gayyyyyyyyyyyyy.

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That sucks :S, mine is a 16 Question 2 hour exam. Their is too much information for me to learn so we're allowed to take our books into our exam with us :D.
 
I have some exams in late Jan to early Feb, which are:

Manufacturing for the environment
Project Management (Masters module)
Rapid Prototyping
Organisational Structure

First time I have had Jan exams but as this is my final year of my degree I will go back to study right after the new year. Right now though I am having time off and enjoying Christmas with the family.
Technically I will be revising over the Christmas break as I get 4 weeks off, until around 2nd Jan I won't be studying.
 
- Chemistry Modules 4-6
- Biology Modules 4-6
- Physics Modules 4-6
- Geography: Geographical Skills
- History re-take (Not sure if I can be bothered for this)
- Personal statement for sixth form
- English coursework to do as well!

Granted it may just be GCSE but it doesn't make it any less annoying!
 
Got a few assignments on over Xmas, nothing too major though. I imagine I'll start cracking on after Boxing day.

Come to think of it, I've only got one IIRC. Win!
 
flibbage0 said:
I don't understand how you people can start revising so late!

I mean for my AS exams I started April.

For my retakes I started revising since October, take ages for anything to sink in for me.
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I spent a lot of time working during term time to give myself this break over christmas and new year to see family and friends back home.

Work hard, play hard!
 
Amp34 said:
First time for me, only ever had summer exams!

I used to love exams fare more than coursework/essays/reports but as I get older I hate exams more and more, guess it's because it takes progressively longer to revise the higher up the system you get.:(:p

So anyone else suffering ATM?:D
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Not revising but writing a conference paper, a journal appear and a thesis + otherwork. 14 hour days over xmas, yay.

If you ever have a notion of doing a PhD - don't!:(
 
Luckily my CIMA exams were at the end of November so won't have to be revising over Christmas. I do have to wait till January for my results though at will be starting new courses in Jan as well.
 
-Chemical Thermodynamics and kinetics (yes, this is horrible)
-Physical Chemistry of Solutions
-Inorganic Chemistry of Co-Ordination Compounds

FML
 
For the first time in 6 years I am not revising at Christmas! Woop!

Do miss being a student though sometimes!
 
D.P. said:
Not revising but writing a conference paper, a journal appear and a thesis + otherwork. 14 hour days over xmas, yay.

If you ever have a notion of doing a PhD - don't!:(
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Ouch. Having said that most of the PhDs I know seem to do less work than me so... :p
 
Not revising but I too am writing my PhD Thesis, continuing to research, two articles to write for journals, and my supervisor wants me to put together two reports for when I get back.

I echo the notion about PhD's - don't do them!!
 
You have to be insane to do a PhD. All of the hours and hard work, none of the benefits or job prospects. That's why I bailed science after my graduate degree.
 
I'm going to dive in quickly to gloat by saying that thankfully all those days of revising over holidays are firmly behind me!

I thoroughly hated revising over Christmas, in all my days of A Levels, 3 years of undergrad and 1 year postgrad! It was a thoroughly bleak and gloomy period of constant work while watching everybody else I knew having a thoroughly good time watching TV and general activities of gluttony. I hated it.

One word of comfort to all those that are revising now, all the agony and despair are 100% worth it in the end.


Nitefly said:
You have to be insane to do a PhD. All of the hours and hard work, none of the benefits or job prospects. That's why I bailed science after my graduate degree.
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100% agree with this! To do a PhD you have to be of a certain character to stick with it, all my mates I know who did PhD's moaned and grumbled for a long time and the general feeling was that "if you enjoy being thoroughly bored for long periods of time, DO A PhD!".

Some however were born to live a life in academia and therefore probably don't understand what all the fuss was about. I bailed out of education after completing my MSc, that was enough, in the words of Kurt Cobain, it was better to burn out than fade away. I definately burnt out after 4 years.
 
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8000 words to write before January, should really stop putting it off :o

Further to that, one module of coursework to do, begin to sort out a portfolio for final submission and do some CV's (of the artistic/creative slant). Great fun!

On the plus side I have no exams till June, then I only have 1 :D
 
physichull said:
I'm going to dive in quickly to gloat by saying that thankfully all those days of revising over holidays are firmly behind me!

I thoroughly hated revising over Christmas, in all my days of A Levels, 3 years of undergrad and 1 year postgrad! It was a thoroughly bleak and gloomy period of constant work while watching everybody else I knew having a thoroughly good time watching TV and general activities of gluttony. I hated it.

One word of comfort to all those that are revising now, all the agony and despair are 100% worth it in the end.




100% agree with this! To do a PhD you have to be of a certain character to stick with it, all my mates I know who did PhD's moaned and grumbled for a long time and the general feeling was that "if you enjoy being thoroughly bored for long periods of time, DO A PhD!".

Some however were born to live a life in academia and therefore probably don't understand what all the fuss was about. I bailed out of education after completing my MSc, that was enough, in the words of Kurt Cobain, it was better to burn out than fade away. I definately burnt out after 4 years.
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I can see where you're coming from. After my BSc I did wonder about a PhD but now doing my MSc I just want to go out and get a job, no more revising and working all your days, just a standard 9-5 (or specific period of work) where you can go home and just relax afterwards without having to worry about all the work that needs doing.

The idea of finally having money is good too...
 
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