Work & Education The School/Uni Thread

[vonn]

So I'm rebranding 2XU at the moment (currently page 2 out of 30 done, how GLORIOUS) and I just realised that they're actually founded in Hawthorn, Victoria.

Maybe I should recommend the company move to a less shit location? Perhaps Tasmania?

 

[RUNVS]

1.5 hour public transport. Manly to Uni. Military Road

Is there a closer university you could go to?

 

[sataris]

1.5 hour public transport. Manly to Uni. Military Road

Hovercraft

 

[vonn]

Is there a closer university you could go to?

Not one as good IMO.

 

[RUNVS]

Not one as good IMO.

No university is better than mine

 

[Millky95]

RW you'll be happy to know that I'm pretty much up to date with my current paper work assignment

How much time would you guys spend with people outside of your degrees and majors?

 

[sataris]

RW you'll be happy to know that I'm pretty much up to date with my current paper work assignment

How much time would you guys spend with people outside of your degrees and majors?

Absolutely none, then again I didn't spend time with anyone doing my degree and majors either.

 

[RW]

RW you'll be happy to know that I'm pretty much up to date with my current paper work assignment

How much time would you guys spend with people outside of your degrees and majors?

I tended to keep to myself at the start of my degree but I forced myself to socialise more as I got settled in, I joined a Toastmasters club (2 hours per week) and worked part-time in the last two years I was studying.

 

[RUNVS]

RW you'll be happy to know that I'm pretty much up to date with my current paper work assignment

How much time would you guys spend with people outside of your degrees and majors?

I guess I am a hermit as I don't really spend a lot of time with people from uni. I do have a lot of former assignment group members on facebook and of course it is great to know what a person I saw 1 hour a week outside of tutorials with for 2 months back in 2012 is doing now

 

[Mister B]

If I had breaks I would grab a meal with a small group from my course. After uni finished, I kept in touch with 4 or 5 people from the course that I catch up with. Issue I found with uni was that people came from all parts. It's not like high school where everyone lives within a 10 minute walk from you.

 

[The King!]

RW you'll be happy to know that I'm pretty much up to date with my current paper work assignment

How much time would you guys spend with people outside of your degrees and majors?

Changed over the years i was there personally

More social early on, then i just had other things going on in the last year

 

[RUNVS]

If I had breaks I would grab a meal with a small group from my course. After uni finished, I kept in touch with 4 or 5 people from the course that I catch up with. Issue I found with uni was that people came from all parts. It's not like high school where everyone lives within a 10 minute walk from you.

Plus another problem is a new semester brings new units and new tutorials so the odds of you seeing a person or persons you made friends with last semester is quite remote.

 

[Number37]

Do any of you students take the end (or mid) semester unit evaluations seriously?
If so, what kind of comments do you provide?

 

[vonn]

Do any of you students take the end (or mid) semester unit evaluations seriously?
If so, what kind of comments do you provide?

Lol no.
Think I once wrote 'give me higher marks.'

 

[RW]

Lol no.
Think I once wrote 'give me higher marks.'

I can tell you for a fact that that line never works on tutors

 

[sataris]

I can tell you for a fact that that line never works on tutors

What does work, is sitting near the front and centre of the lecture, especially if you can get into the same tutorial as the lecturer.

They see you, remember you and they'll be more than willing to upgrade marks if you're close down the line

many P's have turned to C's for me.

 

[vonn]

What does work, is sitting near the front and centre of the lecture, especially if you can get into the same tutorial as the lecturer.

They see you, remember you and they'll be more than willing to upgrade marks if you're close down the line

many P's have turned to C's for me.

Alternatively your studious best friend writes down your name and SID on the lecture role that gets passed around. Combine that with weekly emails to the lecturer (little effort, but big results) and submitting assignment questions/queries about a fortnight in advance - watch that C go to a D. Oh, also drop into a few consultations. Has worked for me.

 

[The King!]

Can always seduce the lecturer

 

[RUNVS]

What does work, is sitting near the front and centre of the lecture, especially if you can get into the same tutorial as the lecturer.

They see you, remember you and they'll be more than willing to upgrade marks if you're close down the line

many P's have turned to C's for me.

What I find works well is speaking up a lot in tutorials as well. I do it all the time and it makes me more memorable to the tutors which is usually a good thing though one time I got the impression I was having the opposite effect on one of my tutors who did not seem to like my loveable/irriating/talkative/awkward personality one bit

 

[Number37]

Lol no.
Think I once wrote 'give me higher marks.'

You & at least half the student group write 'give me more marks" or words to that effect.

Can I ask why you don't provide constructive criticism?

 

[sataris]

Can always seduce the lecturer

Mixed results, generally works better if you're a female.

What I find works well is speaking up a lot in tutorials as well. I do it all the time and it makes me more memorable to the tutors which is usually a good thing though one time I got the impression I was having the opposite effect on one of my tutors who did not seem to like my loveable/irriating/talkative/awkward personality one bit

Tutorials are just a time void that exists between the lecture and the chicken shop.

 

[vonn]

I have so much due next week I've taken to procrasti-learning-Beethoven. After procrasti-gymming, procrasti-eating and procrasti-cleaning. Also have had 2 procrasti-showers and one procrasti-bath today. Top that guys.

 

[Millky95]

I have so much due next week I've taken to procrasti-learning-Beethoven. After procrasti-gymming, procrasti-eating and procrasti-cleaning. Also have had 2 procrasti-showers and one procrasti-bath today. Top that guys.

You need a procrasti-nap and a procrasti-holy-balls-i-have-so-much-work (this counts) to do still. Oh, a procrasti-i-haven't-seen-this-movie-in-ages could be helpful

 

[vonn]

The introduction of the paper is always the hardest to write. 250 words in an hour. **** sake.
Did anyone do any political economy? Would love an opinion on whether or not it makes sense. I feel a little confused writing it and I think that's translating on to this.

 

[RUNVS]

The introduction of the paper is always the hardest to write. 250 words in an hour. **** sake.
Did anyone do any political economy? Would love an opinion on whether or not it makes sense. I feel a little confused writing it and I think that's translating on to this.

I did the Politics of Power and Resistance. Basically about the methods those in power use to maintain that power and the methods those who do not have power use to gain power. Not sure if that is applicable though.