4th Dec 2007 at 4:07 pm
4th Dec 2007 at 4:35 pm
4th Dec 2007 at 8:17 pm
It's that time of year and all i want to say is RAGHHHH!
If only we could come to uni and just go out and have fun...
Also, is it true that getting a 1st makes you look a little bit odd and geeky in your degree? I keep hearing this...
It's a bit weird because there is a slight chance i could get one if i put some serious work in. That would make a change to my previous 'work' during the last three years which tends to come in the last two weeks of each semester.
4th Dec 2007 at 9:24 pm
Because cake is happiness
4th Dec 2007 at 9:27 pm
Dismantling a person is sometimes necessary...
I'd swap a first for my 2:2 anyday. Who cares about being popular?
Also i'd like to point out i have an Honours degree even though I didn't do a dissertation!
4th Dec 2007 at 9:32 pm
Outside-left
It's that time of year and all i want to say is RAGHHHH!
If only we could come to uni and just go out and have fun...
Also, is it true that getting a 1st makes you look a little bit odd and geeky in your degree? I keep hearing this...
It's a bit weird because there is a slight chance i could get one if i put some serious work in. That would make a change to my previous 'work' during the last three years which tends to come in the last two weeks of each semester.
4th Dec 2007 at 9:40 pm
4th Dec 2007 at 9:41 pm
4th Dec 2007 at 9:42 pm
Outside-left
It's not so much geeky, but i keep hearing about employers thinking you haven't had a life at uni if you get a first and not employing you because of that.
What's even more annoying is that, in my case, this could not be further from the truth. I'm in a pretty good situation considering i've only really worked hard during essay and exam time.
To be honest, i'll probably get a 2,1, so it doesn't matter. I'm more annoyed about these essays in general
4th Dec 2007 at 9:46 pm
4th Dec 2007 at 10:02 pm
Outside-left
I am trying Dan. Give me 3000 words on why George Bush Snr was a one-term President
5th Dec 2007 at 12:15 am
5th Dec 2007 at 1:44 am
apparently the big pink bastard is me
Quote: JMI am trying Dan. Give me 3000 words on why George Bush Snr was a one-term President
well, given the simplicity of the average american voter, you can explain it one word - "tax". That question can be summarised with the following paragraph, saving you 2900 words;
"Said George Bush Snr in his 1988 election campaign, "Read my lips - no new taxes", yet he implemented new taxes midway through his first and only term because [insert reasons given here], an issue which the Democrats, and consequently Bill Clinton, capitalized (Z replacing S for extra USA! power) on this with some clever initiatives [explain counter measures here] which crucially for the ailing US economy at the time, didn't actually repeal Mr Bush Snr's tax increases".
5th Dec 2007 at 3:41 am
Outside-left
Quote: JMI am trying Dan. Give me 3000 words on why George Bush Snr was a one-term President
well, given the simplicity of the average american voter, you can explain it one word - "tax". That question can be summarised with the following paragraph, saving you 2900 words;
"Said George Bush Snr in his 1988 election campaign, "Read my lips - no new taxes", yet he implemented new taxes midway through his first and only term because [insert reasons given here], an issue which the Democrats, and consequently Bill Clinton, capitalized (Z replacing S for extra USA! power) on this with some clever initiatives [explain counter measures here] which crucially for the ailing US economy at the time, didn't actually repeal Mr Bush Snr's tax increases".
5th Dec 2007 at 1:34 pm
5th Dec 2007 at 1:56 pm
snarf!
5th Dec 2007 at 7:32 pm
5th Dec 2007 at 10:21 pm
apparently the big pink bastard is me
I have to do a 1200 word essay over Christmas, poor me!
5th Dec 2007 at 10:34 pm
Get your Antlers on
5th Dec 2007 at 10:42 pm
5th Dec 2007 at 10:43 pm
Outside-left
I have to do a 1200 word essay over Christmas, poor me!
5th Dec 2007 at 10:48 pm
5th Dec 2007 at 10:53 pm
5th Dec 2007 at 10:58 pm
5th Dec 2007 at 11:40 pm
Darren is most certainly not my god!
Basically, I'm just mangling and regurgitating what everyone's already said.
6th Dec 2007 at 12:34 am
WOO-HAH!
6th Dec 2007 at 1:01 am
Technically sexy.
6th Dec 2007 at 1:02 am
Get your Antlers on
3000 words in about 6 hours is generally no problem. I knew the degree inside out, and I knew all the subjects I had to write about. I'm a fast typer and I just got on with it. Fire up iTunes for some sounds, can of beer by my side, and before i know it it's all done. Then it's just a case of spending ten minutes tarting it up with the right line-spacing, typefaces and bolding, and then two print outs and jobs-a-good 'un.
I worked out after my degree finished that 12 of the 20 assignments had all been started and finished the night before. The other 8 were all project based and a lot more complicated than just a report, so it would have been impossible to do those as well.
6th Dec 2007 at 2:47 pm
snarf!
6th Dec 2007 at 3:45 pm
Hope is important.
It's not so much geeky, but i keep hearing about employers who think you haven't had a life at uni if you get a first and not employing you because of that.
I actually quite like doing big reports. Back on my degree I had to do a lot of 2 or 3 thousand word reports. I'd usually get one done in a night and I tended to enjoy it. It was rewarding to finish each one and know you've given it a damn good go. I miss doing them, in a way. I could never be arsed getting started, that was the only problem.
6th Dec 2007 at 3:47 pm
Lord Sebastian Flyte.The one in white.
6th Dec 2007 at 3:48 pm
Quote: JMIt's not so much geeky, but i keep hearing about employers who think you haven't had a life at uni if you get a first and not employing you because of that.
I got a 1st in natural science and english literature. I was so proud!
6th Dec 2007 at 3:56 pm
Outside-left
It's not so much geeky, but i keep hearing about employers who think you haven't had a life at uni if you get a first and not employing you because of that.
6th Dec 2007 at 4:13 pm
Dismantling a person is sometimes necessary...
7th Dec 2007 at 3:30 pm
Get your Antlers on
8th Dec 2007 at 12:33 am
9th Dec 2007 at 12:34 am
9th Dec 2007 at 10:56 am
WOO-HAH!
9th Dec 2007 at 3:54 pm
10th Dec 2007 at 1:27 am
10th Dec 2007 at 11:22 am
apparently the big pink bastard is me
14th Dec 2007 at 11:29 am
Hope is important.
Quote: JMIt's not so much geeky, but i keep hearing about employers who think you haven't had a life at uni if you get a first and not employing you because of that.
It is really silly. I went to university because I really wanted to study.
I got a 1st in natural science and english literature. I was so proud! :-[
That's a top notch achievement there, David James. You'll know what i mean when i say, "Il Carborundum Illegitimi".
14th Dec 2007 at 11:33 am
Outside-left
Quote: Little_Blue_FoxQuote: JMIt's not so much geeky, but i keep hearing about employers who think you haven't had a life at uni if you get a first and not employing you because of that.
It is really silly. I went to university because I really wanted to study.
I got a 1st in natural science and english literature. I was so proud! :-[
That's a top notch achievement there, David James. You'll know what i mean when i say, "Il Carborundum Illegitimi".
Oh my goodness - I have never studied Latin at-all. :-[
It is "diamond", maybe? - It is like, "fake carbon/illegitimate carbon"?
I am not sure! :-[
14th Dec 2007 at 11:37 am
Hope is important.
Quote: Valentino_RossiQuote: Little_Blue_FoxQuote: JMIt's not so much geeky, but i keep hearing about employers who think you haven't had a life at uni if you get a first and not employing you because of that.
It is really silly. I went to university because I really wanted to study.
I got a 1st in natural science and english literature. I was so proud! :-[
That's a top notch achievement there, David James. You'll know what i mean when i say, "Il Carborundum Illegitimi".
Oh my goodness - I have never studied Latin at-all. :-[
It is "diamond", maybe? - It is like, "fake carbon/illegitimate carbon"?
I am not sure! :-[
"Nil Carborundum Illegitimi" translates to "Don't let the b*st*rds grind you down". Aimed at all those who would think that gaining a 1st isn't worthy of employment. I'd sooner take a 1st student with drive over some 'zany and outgoing' (pain in the a*se, basically) 2:2 student without direction.
Good on you, chap.
I'm doing Applied and Forensic Sciences at the moment myself, so i might be asking for some help if i'm ever stuck
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