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Schols Schols Schols, information and venting thread.

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    #1082
    Craguls
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,986 ✭✭✭Craguls


    Looks like I'm going to half to shelf these due to health problems.

    Oh well, always next year if I'm really set. Best of luck to everyone else.

    Now to salvage second year.


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    #1083
    rjt
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭rjt


    Fringe wrote: »
    Think I'll start studying this week... Any TPs/maths/physics people wanna give some advice? From what I've gathered so far, learn all the theorems for Geometry, do all the questions in Finn for thermodynamics and for Mechanics, go through every exam paper.

    For maths anyway, it's all about the past papers. Geometry, methods, linear etc. are all predictable enough.

    @Craguls: Sorry to hear that :( Hope you're ok.


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    #1084
    Larianne
    Registered Users Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    Craguls wrote: »
    Looks like I'm going to half to shelf these due to health problems.

    Oh well, always next year if I'm really set. Best of luck to everyone else.

    Now to salvage second year.

    Get well soon!!

    Always next year! ;)


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    #1085
    gaeilgeboy
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭gaeilgeboy


    rjt wrote: »
    @Craguls: Sorry to hear that :( Hope you're ok.

    Seconded!! :(:(


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    #1086
    HideAndSeek23
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭HideAndSeek23


    I missed that big talk on the business and economics papers, anyone attend and get any info on it? Or anyone got any advice for business and economics papers in general?? :D


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    #1087
    languagenerd
    Registered Users Posts: 3,201 ✭✭✭languagenerd


    Hey,

    Is anyone else doing Schols with languages? I've got two... Currently filling in the form but I can't find any exam code for the orals... I know from the department websites that there is an oral exam, but does anyone know how we apply for it? It is just part of Language Competence?

    Thanks :D


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    #1088
    gaeilgeboy
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭gaeilgeboy


    antiselfdual wrote: »
    I was going to berate you for not updating the wiki fast enough before I remembered I didn't do that for an entire year...

    I'm sure I'll get around to it. Hey, I'm documenting the entire website, I'm being a good Webmaster! (It's an official position now, btw)


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    #1089
    d93c2inhxfok4y
    Closed Accounts Posts: 360 ✭✭d93c2inhxfok4y


    HideAndSeek23 wrote: »
    I missed that big talk on the business and economics papers, anyone attend and get any info on it? Or anyone got any advice for business and economics papers in general?? :D

    If you wanna PM me your tcd email I can send you the slides, if you'd like? I have them saved on the laptop.


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    #1090
    ohthebaby
    Registered Users Posts: 1,808 ✭✭✭ohthebaby


    Craguls wrote: »
    Looks like I'm going to half to shelf these due to health problems.

    Oh well, always next year if I'm really set. Best of luck to everyone else.

    Now to salvage second year.

    :(

    Hope you get well soon. Like you said there's always next year. :)


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    #1091
    Larianne
    Registered Users Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    Anyone like to give me some motivation to study? Totally lost it. :(


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    #1092
    boblong
    Registered Users Posts: 255 ✭✭boblong


    Larianne wrote: »
    Anyone like to give me some motivation to study? Totally lost it. :(

    Fewd.

    I'm doing schols for the wrong reasons...


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    #1093
    Larianne
    Registered Users Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    boblong wrote: »
    Fewd.

    I'm doing schols for the wrong reasons...

    Ha! Apparently commons gets tiresome really quickly. That and the uber nerds you have to share it with.

    I just want it for the accommodation. Must keep telling myself that!


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    #1094
    Groinshot
    Registered Users Posts: 1,042 ✭✭✭Groinshot


    Larianne wrote: »
    Ha! Apparently commons gets tiresome really quickly. That and the uber nerds you have to share it with.

    I just want it for the accommodation. Must keep telling myself that!
    what are you talking about... free evening meals? worth more to me than accommodation!


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    #1095
    PurpleFistMixer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭PurpleFistMixer


    Reasons to study:

    Waking up and looking out at the virgin snow on New Square was pretty deadly this morning.

    Waking up 10 minutes before a lecture starts and not missing it.

    Free dinner every day. Free three course dinner, for that matter. "Sigh, black forest gateaux again? Life is so hard for us scholars..." Also, this free dinner thing is amazing when you're too busy to go shopping/cook for yourself. Regarding commons getting tiresome, there is a reasonable amount of repetition, and I don't like all of the dishes they serve, but the company is good and it's just so damn handy...

    Being able to pop home for lunch/to get things whenever.

    No commuting, and no taxis if you're going out at night in the city centre.


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    #1096
    Larianne
    Registered Users Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    PurpleFistMixer wrote: »
    Reasons to study:

    Waking up and looking out at the virgin snow on New Square was pretty deadly this morning.

    Waking up 10 minutes before a lecture starts and not missing it.

    Free dinner every day. Free three course dinner, for that matter. "Sigh, black forest gateaux again? Life is so hard for us scholars..." Also, this free dinner thing is amazing when you're too busy to go shopping/cook for yourself. Regarding commons getting tiresome, there is a reasonable amount of repetition, and I don't like all of the dishes they serve, but the company is good and it's just so damn handy...

    Being able to pop home for lunch/to get things whenever.

    No commuting, and no taxis if you're going out at night in the city centre.

    I think I may print this out and stick it all around the place!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D


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    #1097
    nicola09
    Closed Accounts Posts: 308 ✭✭nicola09


    any law scholars on boards?


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    #1098
    Jammyc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,979 ✭✭✭Jammyc


    Forgot to post when I saw them. Timetables are up. At least the one for Science was on Friday.


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    #1099
    Larianne
    Registered Users Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    10th and 12th for me. EEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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    #1100
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    Just saw the numbers, might give it a miss.


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    #1101
    Aoibheann
    Registered Users Posts: 6,383 ✭✭✭Aoibheann


    Monday, Wednesday (both mornings) and Thursday (afternoon) for me. Could be worse. Maths have Monday, Wednesday and Friday (mornings), so I'm a tad jealous... Oh well, I'll be happy to be finished a bit earlier I guess!


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    #1102
    PurpleFistMixer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭PurpleFistMixer


    Aoibheann wrote: »
    Monday, Wednesday (both mornings) and Thursday (afternoon) for me. Could be worse. Maths have Monday, Wednesday and Friday (mornings), so I'm a tad jealous... Oh well, I'll be happy to be finished a bit earlier I guess!
    Hm, exactly the same as it was last year/technically this year. Unsurprisingly, I guess. When the Monday exam was moved to the Friday, the maths people had a particularly unpleasant time of it...


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    #1103
    Aoibheann
    Registered Users Posts: 6,383 ✭✭✭Aoibheann


    PurpleFistMixer wrote: »
    Hm, exactly the same as it was last year/technically this year. Unsurprisingly, I guess. When the Monday exam was moved to the Friday, the maths people had a particularly unpleasant time of it...

    Yeah, two in a day would have been unpleasant.. Especially considering the amount of topics across the papers (I think paper 3 has linear algebra, groups, rings and metric spaces, then combined with paper 1's geometry and complex.. :/)!

    Let's hope that weather doesn't mess things up this year, having 3 days of exams in a row like you guys did wouldn't be fun anyway!


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    #1104
    Sir Ophiuchus
    Registered Users Posts: 1,035 ✭✭✭Sir Ophiuchus


    amacachi wrote: »
    Just saw the numbers, might give it a miss.

    Seriously?


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    #1105
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    Sir Ophiuchus wrote: »
    Seriously?

    Yeah, I've have **** all preparation and had fcuk all chance anyway, I somehow think having about a hundred in my course going for it is taking away the little hope I had. The college being useless and preventing me from using the library and no sign of that changing is also a factor.


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    #1106
    Feu
    Registered Users Posts: 710 ✭✭✭Feu


    amacachi wrote: »
    I somehow think having about a hundred in my course going for it is taking away the little hope I had..

    If a hundred people get the marks they'll give it to everyone, there's no limit.

    I'd have to say to people to go for it, even if you think you have a very slim chance - you lose nothing by doing it, and the work i put in for it in second year is still paying off in 4th year. Yes, it's a wee bit stressful doing extra work, but the chance of getting it is not that slim.


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    #1107
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    Feu wrote: »
    If a hundred people get the marks they'll give it to everyone, there's no limit.

    I'd have to say to people to go for it, even if you think you have a very slim chance - you lose nothing by doing it, and the work i put in for it in second year is still paying off in 4th year. Yes, it's a wee bit stressful doing extra work, but the chance of getting it is not that slim.

    Judging from others it'll take a miracle for me to get near what they're doing and like I said circumstances aren't exactly making it easy for me to get much work done. Also looking like I'll have another excuse before the week is over anyway. :pac:


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    #1108
    Feu
    Registered Users Posts: 710 ✭✭✭Feu


    amacachi wrote: »
    Judging from others it'll take a miracle for me to get near what they're doing and like I said circumstances aren't exactly making it easy for me to get much work done. Also looking like I'll have another excuse before the week is over anyway. :pac:

    I understand. That said, some people only need to do very little - different strokes for different folks


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    #1109
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    Feu wrote: »
    I understand. That said, some people only need to do very little - different strokes for different folks

    True, but I just scraped a pass in 1st year without opening a book and only hitting about half my lectures. Was planning to really get stuck in but College and Government ineptitude and obstructionism put paid to that. Ah well, there's always next year.


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    #1110
    Fringe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭Fringe


    You can do it. You just need to believe in yourself!!!


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    #1111
    Larianne
    Registered Users Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    I've been told before not to listen to what others are doing and try not to talk about Schols at all. I do find the more I talk about it the more I get stressed.

    Also, the scholar I know, who was also in Science said the people who everyone thought would get it didn't so don't give up. I'm feeling the exact same at the moment plus the weather last week totally fuked up my studying and I hardly got any done but I'm still gonna give it a go. Fuk it! I WANT CAMPUS ACCOMODATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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