What are you doing at uni?

Tommy B

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I'm starting to give up on this process of choosing what I want to do at uni. I simply have no idea whatsoever. I'm doing maths, physics, art and economics atm. I was hoping some of you could share what you did just to give me an idea of what people with similar interests are doing?

Someone suggested Product Design but that never really interested me, hence why I'm not doing anything like DT. I'm probably not into computers as much as a lot of you, but I don't really fancy doing a computer-specific course. I'm probably more interested in things like Psychology.


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Im doing

Business, Literature, ICT, Psychology

I haven't a clue what subject i should look into for uni, seems we are in the same boat :)
 
did Maths, Physics, Biology and Chemistry A levels, and further maths AS level. took a gap year, will be off to bristol uni in october to study for a physics masters.
 
reflex said:
Im doing

Business, Literature, ICT, Psychology

I haven't a clue what subject i should look into for uni, seems we are in the same boat :)
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What exactly do you learn in Psychology. Would you recommend it as a subject?
 
I'm currently doing Business, Maths, ICT for A-Level. Might pickup an AS in Accounting next year if it's available. I'm looking to do some sort of Business course in University, no idea yet.
 
I did maths, human biology, chemistry, and general studies at A level, and physics too at As
I'm studying Radiotherapy/Oncology at uni - was 'meant' to be studying chemical engineering, but changed my mind at the last minute
(people are far more interesting than chemicals :p )
Finishing my second year at the moment, and looking to apply to study medicine post grad (hopefully!!!)
 
Just finished my first year of Computer Systems/Software Engineering.

The programming side of it is about the only real enjoyable part of it, as well as the random lectures about psychology in computing etc. Which can be quite interesting.

The worst part of it must be machine code programming and computer architecture. It sounded really interesting at first, learning about motherboards etc. But damn is it ******* dull as hell.

Problem is, they teach us off powerpoints based on information from the mid 90s. I remember one slide titled "State of the art hardware, how 2GB hard drives work".

I mean come on, update your slides. I know the way hard drives work are pretty much the same, but I'm sure the inside of a 120GB hard drive would be much more interesting.

I remember another slide showing a comparison between different types of memory modules, the biggest being 64Mb :(

Learning about dual channel highly overclockable corsair might keep me from falling asleep. Lecturer replies "What is corsair?"

Sigh.
 
Scott Salisbury said:
Just finished my first year of Computer Systems/Software Engineering.

The programming side of it is about the only real enjoyable part of it, as well as the random lectures about psychology in computing etc. Which can be quite interesting.

The worst part of it must be machine code programming and computer architecture. It sounded really interesting at first, learning about motherboards etc. But damn is it ******* dull as hell.

Problem is, they teach us off powerpoints based on information from the mid 90s. I remember one slide titled "State of the art hardware, how 2GB hard drives work".

I mean come on, update your slides. I know the way hard drives work are pretty much the same, but I'm sure the inside of a 120GB hard drive would be much more interesting.

I remember another slide showing a comparison between different types of memory modules, the biggest being 64Mb :(

Learning about dual channel highly overclockable corsair might keep me from falling asleep. Lecturer replies "What is corsair?"

Sigh.
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They would never do that. It's some rule that they have to try to make it as dull as possible.
 
I did one year of BSc Chemistry at Sheffield. Loved the city. Hated the course. I went from being top of my 'A'-level class to being near the bottom in the uni which did lots to my confidence (!) The course was so incredibly dry and boring so I quit.

Now, almost 15 years later, I'm about to have a second shot. Sep 2007 I will be starting a BA Chinese/Japanese degree back in Sheffield. I'm really looking forward to being a student again. No money, lots of beer and all that. :D
 
If you're not sure on what you want to take at University don't be pressured to go for the sake of it.

If you can't find something you 100% want to do, don't do it. University costs an awful lot of money and it'd be pointless to do something you're really not enthusiastic about.

Take a gap year and decide what you want to do over the course of the year if needed.
 
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