Not hard. As posted earlier, I also established fairly quickly that I could be drunk most of the time and still end up with a 2:1, so that's what I did- though the last few weeks before finals, I had to step it up a bit, especially as I'd had a year working in a random pub job between my last lectures and the exams.
How hard did you work at University?
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1st year - barely turned up, even slepped through one exam.
2nd year - didn't do too much throughout the year then really turned in on 1 week before the start of exams.
3rd year - worked hard on the important pieces of course work, revised 10+ hours day 3 weeks before the exams through to the last.
Came out with a comfortable 1st, but then I did go to an ex-poly
Slepped.
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pretended it was a 9-5 job.
got 1st
got 1st
I'm only just moving onto my second year now but damn do I do a lot of work, I suppose it's natural for my degree (Computer Systems Engineering).
This year I managed to get a 1st in all but one module, the one I actually spent most of my year studying.
Anyway, truth is I hardly have enough time to do everything I need to in a day.
This year I managed to get a 1st in all but one module, the one I actually spent most of my year studying.
Anyway, truth is I hardly have enough time to do everything I need to in a day.
Not much. Went to about 70% lectures and didn't do an ounce of revision. I got a 2.1 with my highest subjects being maths what I got a 1st in. Ironically, I failed this at A level. However, this was my first year and I think I'll need to up my game.
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Just done my first year.
Every assignment was started and finished less than 5 days before deadline.
It's not as hard as you think if you know what to do, pay attention, and knuckle down.
Every assignment was started and finished less than 5 days before deadline.
It's not as hard as you think if you know what to do, pay attention, and knuckle down.
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First year doesn't count toward your final degree anyway.
I mean I got 69%
Definitely completing work way before deadline come October!
First year - didn't do much.
Second year - did slightly more than first year.
Third year - treated it as a full time job. Comprehensively and thoroughly researched, read all the textbooks, checked out third party sources etc, completed and handed in all my assignments in good time (apart from my dissertation which I left ridiculously late but I somehow got a 1st). I actually had a lot of fun, Law is very interesting. Learned a lot.
Got a 2.1 (LLB Law).
Second year - did slightly more than first year.
Third year - treated it as a full time job. Comprehensively and thoroughly researched, read all the textbooks, checked out third party sources etc, completed and handed in all my assignments in good time (apart from my dissertation which I left ridiculously late but I somehow got a 1st). I actually had a lot of fun, Law is very interesting. Learned a lot.
Got a 2.1 (LLB Law).
For my Economics course the 1st and 2nd years were setting you up for the final year. In the first two years for some exams you can revise the night before after skipping 90% of classes and get 80%+ but all those academic journals become invaluable for referencing in the final year. There was almost not enough time in the final year if you want a semi social life and read + do all the work required. I think they need to up the difficulty in the 2nd year.
As an eternal student:
1st physics degree - barely any work (easily distracted by the freedom) - 3rd
Fast forward through a boring short career as a data analyst followed by accounting, returned to do human biology. Worked hard throughout, made the course far more enjoyable and engaging, got a 1st. Now on to start a molecular biology PhD next month with a nice studentship.
Would really urge anyone at school leaving age to think long and hard before committing to a subject, wish I could go back and just work for a couple of years out of school. Gives you a perspective of what you want to achieve from uni.
1st physics degree - barely any work (easily distracted by the freedom) - 3rd
Fast forward through a boring short career as a data analyst followed by accounting, returned to do human biology. Worked hard throughout, made the course far more enjoyable and engaging, got a 1st. Now on to start a molecular biology PhD next month with a nice studentship.
Would really urge anyone at school leaving age to think long and hard before committing to a subject, wish I could go back and just work for a couple of years out of school. Gives you a perspective of what you want to achieve from uni.
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I only went to about 1 or 2 classes per week, mainly labs (Computer Science) as you couldn't really skip those, but the lecture notes and most if not all of the coursework notes were accessible from my computer at home....and 90% of the programming was doable from my computer at home too.
I mainly sat at home playing computer games until the week before exams, when I would memorise all the lecture notes. It worked out OK.
So, um, not very.
I mainly sat at home playing computer games until the week before exams, when I would memorise all the lecture notes. It worked out OK.
So, um, not very.
First year - nothing got 38%
Second year - nothing got 50%
Third year - learned entire modules 2 days before exam - 75%
I 'studied' at a top 10 uni, and did a 'technical' course. So yes, I'm smarter than you, and yes I have a good job (better than you will probably ever hope to achieve).
And guess what? I had the time of my life. Easy for some isnt it? lol
Second year - nothing got 50%
Third year - learned entire modules 2 days before exam - 75%
I 'studied' at a top 10 uni, and did a 'technical' course. So yes, I'm smarter than you, and yes I have a good job (better than you will probably ever hope to achieve).
And guess what? I had the time of my life. Easy for some isnt it? lol
Not sure if serious.
On another note i will be starting uni this year and by the look of this thread it may not be as hard as I feared.
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I actually cannot tell if he's being serious or not...
If he is in any way serious this man is obviously 100% anal.
If not then well done to you in confusing everybody into thinking you are still 100% anal.
I had 2 computer science modules last year and 2 this year. Computer science is ridiculously easy (no offence) but I just had to laugh at the modules and most of all the people in them.
There were a few nice girls in there though, a few more than what's on my course.
If not then well done to you in confusing everybody into thinking you are still 100% anal.
I had 2 computer science modules last year and 2 this year. Computer science is ridiculously easy (no offence) but I just had to laugh at the modules and most of all the people in them.
There were a few nice girls in there though, a few more than what's on my course.
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Haven't started university yet, but i worked my ass off in college for the best grades possible in every module.
Planing on doing the same when i start university next month! I like to finish projects long before a deadline so that i don't have to worry about it as much.
Planing on doing the same when i start university next month! I like to finish projects long before a deadline so that i don't have to worry about it as much.