Can't stand sports like football, tennis et al and my uni doesn't have any stables or riding facilities I'm afraid, the sports facilities aren't exactly stellar here anyway.
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Can't stand sports like football, tennis et al and my uni doesn't have any stables or riding facilities I'm afraid, the sports facilities aren't exactly stellar here anyway.
Final year (3rd) Economics & Politics student here. Exam on Wednesday and the 31st, already handed in 2 dissertations.
Cannot wait to get out of here tbh, got a job offer in the industry I've been dead cert on getting into since I started studying economics at college (and, incidentally, saw Wall Street for the first time
).
Good luck all, worst bloody period of the year by far!!
Cannot wait to get out of here tbh, got a job offer in the industry I've been dead cert on getting into since I started studying economics at college (and, incidentally, saw Wall Street for the first time
).Good luck all, worst bloody period of the year by far!!
Finished my 3rd year of Computer and Network Technology at Northumbria Uni this week thank god. Been wanting it to be over for a long time now.
Haven't really had a very enjoyable experience at Uni as its been mostly all work and no play, at least socially anyway. Most of the people on my course aren't very socially active surprise surprise.
Haven't really had a very enjoyable experience at Uni as its been mostly all work and no play, at least socially anyway. Most of the people on my course aren't very socially active surprise surprise.
I'm approaching the end of my 6th year of post-school education... nooo don't make it end!
Me too! Maybe will string it out for another few years...
Me too! Maybe will string it out for another few years...
I haven't seen you posting on here for awhile, good to see you *tips hat*
The plan is medicine, then vet science, then architecture personally
Why do I, as a law student, get charged the same as my chemistry studying friend? He gets to play with loads of expensive equipment/use chemicals/gets loads of contact hours... I get to buy all my own books/a relatively small number of contact hours/a general feeling that I'm cross-subsidising other courses.
I imagine that staff in the legal profession are paid a lot more? Besides don't chemistry students get concessions/scholarships because of the low numbers of students studying it?
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4th year Geophysics here and thankfully most of my exams are done. Just my final synopsis paper to do next week and my project to complete for the 3rd of June.
Bit gutted with my situation atm, doing well on the course, achieving well above 1st in the second year but failing to get a placement. I just suck at interviews, can never sell myself and basically produce the BS thats expected. It's so strange, the top 3 performing in my class are of course the 3 that haven't got placements...
Just coming to the end of 1st year of History at University of Kent, Canterbury. Really enjoying the course, and glad I went with History rather than Economics or Business. Have written 16 essays over two terms though... :/
However, in terms of enjoyment of the Uni life, that was hindered when the GF ended it 4 weeks into Uni, citing "Couldn't handle the long distance", and thus I've been unable to enjoy Uni life fully, as I've been too busy trying to get over her and move on etc etc. However recently have begun to enjoy it, and really like the Uni and where I live as well as the people around
I'm sure the 2nd and 3rd years will be much better than the 1st!
However, in terms of enjoyment of the Uni life, that was hindered when the GF ended it 4 weeks into Uni, citing "Couldn't handle the long distance", and thus I've been unable to enjoy Uni life fully, as I've been too busy trying to get over her and move on etc etc. However recently have begun to enjoy it, and really like the Uni and where I live as well as the people around
I'm sure the 2nd and 3rd years will be much better than the 1st!
Being good at studying doesn't automatically mean you will be good at everything else.
I am probably the opposite to you, I'm better at working than I am studying.
For example, I lived with people who could get top marks in exams yet couldn't work out how to use barbecue!
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I know what you mean, I've encountered people like that myself (Exceptional memory is what it boils down to really, which incidentally I seem to lack
can't even to take the bins out every week ) but I'd say its more to do with character traits, as we're all kind of the quite type that just gets on with it, rather than the typical out going more spoken character. I can't speak for anyone else but I'm very much a practical guy that prefers doing rather studying.I've said this before, but I reckon it's a good analysis so I'll say it again
Being a good student requires a good level of 'intelligence'. I believe you can break down intelligence in this sense into 3 categories:
'Raw' intelligence - your mental ability to process and remember things.
Common sense - your ability to pick up important points, techniques on how to do well, the ability to 'work smart' and cut corners when appropriate
Effort - the ability to dedicate lengthy amounts of time to a task when it is not due soon or does not immediately require your attention.
To succeed, you need to have an appropriate balance in all three. For example, I know some first class students who have unprecedented raw intelligence and effort that balances out their complete lack of common sense. Personally, I believe I score higher on raw intelligence and common sense than effort, I simply cannot make myself do work unless I have pressure to do it.
Of course, this has no impact on your ability to do well in a job, which largely has to do with your communication and people skills,