TheGreenElves Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 My college mucked up sending my results to the uni, which in turn resulted in me not getting enrolled into the course until 2 weeks after it had started (the module I picked was computer programming which i'm finding ok as I did similar stuff at school) . I didn't have a clue what I was meant to sign up for, but eventually got it sorted -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMjag Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Readings are brutal for me this year. I've got about 20 books assigned as essential reading and that's just for my first semester alone. I picked comparative literature as my third subject purely because I thought it would be just like an easy version of English Lit which I'm also doing, and because it gave me a handy timetable, but completely underestimated the reading I'd have to do. A good few of my mates from first year have fucked off, and all three of my tutorials are packed with the usual GU hipster bores. On the plus side I've got a big fuckoff loan and I can buy lots of booze. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal McGuire Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Can you still apply for travel expenses? Think its supposed to be included in the loan now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 You what my course needs? More fucking tutorials. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeeperDee Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 My laptop has packed in, so I'm going to claim some of the money back from my uni that I spend on a tablet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForzaDundee Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Finding uni a bit daunting so far, if truth be told. I'm studying maths (which isn't too bad so far). However, the main problem is in one of my 2 secondary subjects. I (stupidly, probably) chose computer programming despite having no previous experience at school of it, although the course entry did no ask for any prerequisites and said it was open to those with no prior experience. Its like a completely different language to me already and its only a few weeks in, f*** Also, I'm at edinburgh Just try scrape through it and next time make sure you pick an easy course like something from the business school or since your doing maths go for something like physics or astronomy. The programming courses are supposed to be really hard because Edinburgh is apparently number one in the UK for it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Finding uni a bit daunting so far, if truth be told. I'm studying maths (which isn't too bad so far). However, the main problem is in one of my 2 secondary subjects. I (stupidly, probably) chose computer programming despite having no previous experience at school of it, although the course entry did no ask for any prerequisites and said it was open to those with no prior experience. Its like a completely different language to me already and its only a few weeks in, f*** Also, I'm at edinburgh I had a very similar thing with a f****** programme called MatLab. All you need to do is these secondary subjects is scrape a pass for the credits though. My other one was geography which probably involved more work than everything else combined due to essays on topics which scramble for relevance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Just try scrape through it and next time make sure you pick an easy course... go for something like physics or astronomy. Exactly what I did later on. Far more interesting so you don't mind doing the work for it so much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forehead7 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 One of the guys I hang about with at uni was talking to someone in the year above about an assignment (one we're doing just now and one that they did last year), I don't know who brought it up because I wasn't there but apparently the lecturer didn't hand back their assignments and even refused to when someone asked for their's back (said he could only give feedback but not return the report). There was also a suggestion that he was selling them (the assignment is that we're designing a car parking structure) now I don't believe that but surely he can't refuse to hand back the assignments? I think it'll be mostly calculations and drawings too so it's not like I'm typing up a report that I can just print off another copy of. Was just wondering since I know there's some people on the teaching side of things in this thread. As an aside, got my dissertation subject and pretty happy with it. Second choice but it's in a subject where it was only going to be one lecturer and he's a good one (whereas my first choice topic is in a subject where there's a really bad lecturer, an alright one and a good one so it may have been a lottery on getting a good supervisor). Only need to submit the proposal this semester (end of November) but pleased that it's off to a good start. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Dissertation is a taboo word for me at the minute. I've got to have a synopsis of it done by next week and I've not even got a question. Still snowed under with a project evaluation which I essentially design, cost and maintain a brand new development. Shit loads of work to be doing, fortunately not so much for me as others. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyarabnuts Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Do i get to comment in this thread if i only go to college Yeah , why not what course are you on? Im doing Health and social care ,but struggling like f**k with higher communications 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimateDAFC Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Just try scrape through it and next time make sure you pick an easy course like something from the business school or since your doing maths go for something like physics or astronomy. The programming courses are supposed to be really hard because Edinburgh is apparently number one in the UK for it. I had a very similar thing with a f****** programme called MatLab. All you need to do is these secondary subjects is scrape a pass for the credits though. My other one was geography which probably involved more work than everything else combined due to essays on topics which scramble for relevance. Cheers for the replies. It just seems impossible to keep up and because I've never done anything like it before the terms 'head' and 'brick wall' come to mind. It's been affecting my other subjects because I'm worrying like f*** because I don't have a clue about it. Meeting my personal tutor today to see if theres anything he can do, but really don't see a way out. Fucking hell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbl Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Cheers for the replies. It just seems impossible to keep up and because I've never done anything like it before the terms 'head' and 'brick wall' come to mind. It's been affecting my other subjects because I'm worrying like f*** because I don't have a clue about it. Meeting my personal tutor today to see if theres anything he can do, but really don't see a way out. Fucking hell. What programming language are you using? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimateDAFC Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 What programming language are you using? C 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbl Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 C Just C? As in not C++, C# or Objective C? I'm not familiar with those languages I'm afraid, otherwise I was going to point you to some resources. Sorry I couldn't help! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltimateDAFC Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Just C? As in not C++, C# or Objective C? I'm not familiar with those languages I'm afraid, otherwise I was going to point you to some resources. Sorry I couldn't help! Yeah, just C mate. And thanks anyway 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 I'm doing 2nd year Chem Eng part time at Edinburgh this year, due to me being the laziest fucktard in the world in 1st year, carrying credits onto 2nd year and it all emploding. One thing I will say though, with regards to struggling with computer programming stuff, I've found (and heard from Edinburgh uni dropouts that have then went on to Herriot Watt) that basically EU is terrible at helping struggling students. Apparently Herriot Watt has far more communication between lecturers/tutors and students. I remember basically just not going to tutorials or handing in assignments in 1st year and I never heard a word back. Obviously we're all adults and need to take control of that stuff ourselves but the Uni couldn't give a sh*t! Thankfully I've got my head screwed on this year. Good luck with the computing stuff, and if I can say one thing to help, it would be to confront your problems NOW. Don't wait till week 10/11 when theres no time for the information to sink in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFC_GJS Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Finding uni a bit daunting so far, if truth be told. I'm studying maths (which isn't too bad so far). However, the main problem is in one of my 2 secondary subjects. I (stupidly, probably) chose computer programming despite having no previous experience at school of it, although the course entry did no ask for any prerequisites and said it was open to those with no prior experience. Its like a completely different language to me already and its only a few weeks in, f*** Also, I'm at edinburgh C Is the course Computer Programming Skills and Concepts? I'm at Edinburgh and did that course when I was in first year 4 years ago. I'm studying Civil Engineering and it was a suggested outside subject so I chose it. Like you I found it very difficult to begin with. I found it got better as it went on and I ended up passing it fairly comfortably. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/universities_bastions_of_conformism/14121#.UlcQCRAya8A Are Universities now bastions of conformism? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeeperDee Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/universities_bastions_of_conformism/14121#.UlcQCRAya8A Are Universities now bastions of conformism? Absolutely. Contributing to the alienation and individual desensitisation that inherently comes with a capitalist society. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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