Schols Schols Schols, information and venting thread.

Anita Blow · 08-04-2013 4:10pm

Can't function properly today. Genuinely did not think I'd get it so didn't know what to do when he called my name. Record amount of people from my course got it

Xevkin · 08-04-2013 5:29pm

Science was really odd. 5 Scholars (6 if you include PCAM), 3 (4 if PCAM) of which were third years. That's a fair bit less than last year.

But yeah, completely surreal hearing your name being read out. My mind hasn't really processed it yet. Congratulations to everyone else who sat it, Schols is a mission one way or another, just finishing them is an achievement.

Sparticle · 08-04-2013 5:46pm

Hurray!

It wasn't a waste of time.

snicket · 08-04-2013 6:03pm

Extrasupervery wrote: »

https://www.tcd.ie/vpcao/administration/examinations/assets/pdf/schol-results.pdf

What does "ABF" mean?

bscm · 08-04-2013 6:15pm

snicket wrote: »

What does "ABF" mean?

Absent I assume. It's beside my number and I didn't sit any exams

stealinhorses · 08-04-2013 7:25pm

Could also mean Absolute Failure?

Michael Collins · 08-04-2013 7:31pm

stealinhorses wrote: »

Could also mean Absolute Failure?

How negative. It obviously means Absolutely Fantastic. Or Absolutely Fabulous if you really want.

Leopold. · 08-04-2013 7:32pm

and because ****off

nommm · 08-04-2013 10:23pm

Looking at the grades for my course, I'm really glad I didn't bother doing the exams in the end, noone got anywhere close to a first.

Bottleopener · 08-04-2013 10:34pm

blubloblu wrote: »

82% in history, wow.

Friend of mine got that, really really fantastic guy - fully deserved. Congrats to everyone who got it ^^

Anita Blow · 09-04-2013 3:21pm

Don't think I will ever have as lavish a dinner as I did last night.

partyatmygaff · 09-04-2013 5:01pm

Anita Blow wrote: »

Don't think I will ever have as lavish a dinner as I did last night.

Apparently commons isn't any lower of a standard. Well that's what all the former Scholars who were next to me were saying anyway.

Anita Blow · 09-04-2013 5:48pm

Don't think they'll crack the wine open again for commons though!

Xevkin · 09-04-2013 8:15pm

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Apparently commons isn't any lower of a standard. Well that's what all the former Scholars who were next to me were saying anyway.

Having just come from my first commons, I'm gonna have to tell you that the people you were sitting beside were trolling you. Hard.

partyatmygaff · 09-04-2013 8:38pm

Xevkin wrote: »

Having just come from my first commons, I'm gonna have to tell you that the people you were sitting beside were trolling you. Hard.

Well considering I can't stand Salmon or Lamb, I can't say i'll be complaining.

(Out of interest... what was it like compared to yesterday?)

Anita Blow · 09-04-2013 8:46pm

Blasphemy they were both delish yesterday.
Only downside was the port which was like drinking pure varnish with a bit of cough syrup.

Going for first commons tomorrow woooo

ride-the-spiral · 09-04-2013 10:37pm

Well thanks to the school of physics today was my third commons. It's not as good as the scholars meal but that's because of the big deal that they need to make of it.

The food at commons is still good, I was quite impressed the first time I went last year, but compared to yesterday anything would look ordinary. The whole standing up thing will be strange to me for a while though...

Xevkin · 09-04-2013 10:43pm

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Well considering I can't stand Salmon or Lamb, I can't say i'll be complaining.

(Out of interest... what was it like compared to yesterday?)

If yesterday was a fine dining experience, today was calvery. Not that I'm complaining really - I dislike beef (which was the meat main), but I think I can stomach it if it's for free :P

Yeah the standing up thing is a bit unsettling, particularly at the end...and we're never going to get used to the ear-splitting screeches the chairs make when they move. Schol problems I guess.

ride-the-spiral · 10-04-2013 9:19pm

So if you're taking the money in lieu of accommodation you don't have to do anything until september right? Also, it's possible to not take accommodation in 3rd year but take it in 4th year yeah?

PurpleFistMixer · 11-04-2013 4:39pm

Xevkin wrote: »

Yeah the standing up thing is a bit unsettling, particularly at the end...and we're never going to get used to the ear-splitting screeches the chairs make when they move. Schol problems I guess.

You'll stop noticing the noise surprisingly quickly. You might find yourself becoming conditioned to stand up suddenly when doors are slammed shut, though.

partyatmygaff · 12-04-2013 10:25pm

Out of interest... who can buy a ticket to commons?

Is it just students and staff or can you buy a ticket for a guest who isn't from Trinity?

ride-the-spiral · 13-04-2013 12:58am

Fairly sure I was talking to somebody who said they brought their parents.

Kwekubo · 13-04-2013 12:04pm

Anyone in College is allowed to attend Commons, and to buy extra tickets for external guests. You can buy tickets in the Catering Office behind the Dining Hall.

user1 · 13-04-2013 3:41pm

I was elected to schols on Monday and I heard that you can just do a 2 years masters with schols. I did schols in my final year and I was under the impression that if you had it for 5 years, you could continue your education for that length of time. Since you can do another degree this would amount to the same fees, I don't see what difference it makes. Anyone know anything about this because there really isn't any information about this on the TCD site.

blubloblu · 13-04-2013 3:48pm

user1 wrote: »

I was elected to schols on Monday and I heard that you can just do a 2 years masters with schols. I did schols in my final year and I was under the impression that if you had it for 5 years, you could continue your education for that length of time. Since you can do another degree this would amount to the same fees, I don't see what difference it makes. Anyone know anything about this because there really isn't any information about this on the TCD site.

Not exactly sure what your question is.
You hold your scholarship for five years. As long as you are in TCD, you get your fees paid. I don't think it matters whether it's undergraduate or postgraduate if that's what you're asking.
Also, congratulations!

user1 · 13-04-2013 5:56pm

Could you then in theory do 2 masters.

Anita Blow · 13-04-2013 8:00pm

It normally lasts 5 years, however if you did it in your SS year, then you're only entitled to do 1 Masters course of 1 or 2 years duration. After that your entitlements end.

Interferon Gamma · 13-04-2013 9:32pm

Anita Blow wrote: »

It normally lasts 5 years, however if you did it in your SS year, then you're only entitled to do 1 Masters course of 1 or 2 years duration. After that your entitlements end.

While I'm ignorant of the regulations I'm not sure if that's true. A friend got schols when in JS back in 2009 and is currently finishing his second masters.

Anita Blow · 13-04-2013 9:40pm

Interferon Gamma wrote: »

While I'm ignorant of the regulations I'm not sure if that's true. A friend got schols when in JS back in 2009 and is currently finishing his second masters.

I was replying to someone who was talking about getting Schols in SS.

bscm · 13-04-2013 9:45pm

Interferon Gamma wrote: »

While I'm ignorant of the regulations I'm not sure if that's true. A friend got schols when in JS back in 2009 and is currently finishing his second masters.

"Foundation scholars hold their scholarships normally either until the end of the June quarter following the date at which they become or might have become masters in arts, or until the end of the June quarter of the fifth year following their election, whichever of these two dates is the earlier, except when permission has been given for a scholar to intermit the tenure"

Tis in the Calender

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