Official bitch about daily life in UL

VanishingActs

I've had him before (as a tutor) and he was lovely! Can't comment on his grading.

I'm taking Post-Colonial lit, looks grand!

Precious flower

LilRedDorcha wrote: »

Ahhh, I miss Jack! We had him for travel lit and he was unreal Sorry I don't know about his grading, but I loved him so much.

I had him as a tutor and thought he was pretty cool but I've never actually had him grade anything I did.

onethreefive

I know its week 1 and everything but I wish people would stop being so loud outside every night, It's so annoying.

Reiver

onethreefive wrote: »

I know its week 1 and everything but I wish people would stop being so loud outside every night, It's so annoying.

Welcome to college.

Midkemia

Some seriously rough c*nts out tonight. Why do people lead with their elbows while dancing, absolutely hate it :P

Ave Sodalis

Midkemia wrote: »

Some seriously rough c*nts out tonight. Why do people lead with their elbows while dancing, absolutely hate it :P

As a sober person, I often do. Mainly because it helps stop drunken ejits from throwing themselves around the place and on top of you. You have no idea how many people seem to think there is no-one else around them and is therefore perfectly acceptable to stagger backwards/sidewards when dancing, completely ignoring one of the fundamental principles of physics; Pauli exclusion principle that two masses cannot occupy the same space at one time.

Midkemia

sup_dude wrote: »

As a sober person, I often do. Mainly because it helps stop drunken ejits from throwing themselves around the place and on top of you. You have no idea how many people seem to think there is no-one else around them and is therefore perfectly acceptable to stagger backwards/sidewards when dancing, completely ignoring one of the fundamental principles of physics; Pauli exclusion principle that two masses cannot occupy the same space at one time.

That's understandable once your not also jumping around as well as putting your elbows up. The amount of elbows to the face and head I took last night was mental.

Gumbi

Is anyone having trouble logging in to student portal to register modules/pay fees? My PC hangs when I input my DoB in the format DDMMYY.

OK I got in using Firefox, but it's now hanging when I click to reg modules. Im guessing the server is busy right now.

jamo2oo9

Is there a bus that goes from UL to the train station that I'm unaware of? Think I saw a bus pass by, 13 Train & Bus Stn

Ave Sodalis

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Is there a bus that goes from UL to the train station that I'm unaware of? Think I saw a bus pass by, 13 Train & Bus Stn

The usual bus goes past it eventually. It's easier getting off at the junction and walking over though

Aragneer

Precious flower wrote: »

Question: Having trouble deciding whether to back out of Irish Literature and go for Post colonial literature instead which, though it has a group project, it's only 10 minutes and a 1,000 word reflection worth 25% as opposed to 25 mins with a 1,500 word piece worth 30% for Irish literature. Has anyone ever had Jack Fennell as a grader? What's is he like. Yianna's gone on sabbatical so he's running the module. My FYP supervisor is doing the Irish lit module so I wonder would it just be better to stick with that even if the assessment is more complicated? Ugh, this is giving me a headache.

Jack Fennell is a wonderful grader! And also a very sound lecturer! I once asked him for material for my FYP and it was e-mailed to me within 10 mins after class!

I got two A1's with him and found him very easy to approach. A lot of people like his grading style

You wouldn't happen to have the syllabus for Irish Lit would you? It's not on sulis dammit..

Precious flower

Aragneer wrote: »

Jack Fennell is a wonderful grader! And also a very sound lecturer! I once asked him for material for my FYP and it was e-mailed to me within 10 mins after class!

I got two A1's with him and found him very easy to approach. A lot of people like his grading style

You wouldn't happen to have the syllabus for Irish Lit would you? It's not on sulis dammit..

Maybe your essay was just of a really high standard!:)
Ah! Now I'm thinking I should have switched to Post Colonial literature! I can't make up my mind and I don't have much time left to decide. I thought I had made up my mind to stick with Irish lit but now after what you said I'm reconsidering it again! I'm so confused! I kept thinking I've gut feelings to go one way or another.
What do you need to know? I'll write down the stuff for you but you could as easily email Tina O'Toole and have her send you an emailed copy, up to you!:)
Reading list is:
Ronan Bennett, The Catastrophist
Emma Donoghue, The Room
Anne Enright, The Gathering
Joseph O'Connor, Ghost light
Poetry
Paula Meehan, Painting Room
Short story collections
Colin Barrett, Young Skins
Claire Keegan, Walk the blue fields
Edna O'Brien, Saints and Sinners

Assessment is as follows:
Research project and seminar leadership - 30% (Consists of a group presentation 25 minutes long + 1,500 word piece to be written)
Seminar attendance and participation - 20%
Major Essay - 50% (word count not specified)
Anything else you want me to get from the sheet? Oh, Maggie O'Neil and Jack Fennell are the tutors.

IN COMPARSION Post-colonial literature is structured like this:
Presentation - 25% (10 minutes +1,000 word critical response)
Midterm paper - 25% (1,200)
Final paper - 40% (2,000)
Class attendance - 10%

Do you see my problem! One has my FYP supervisor running it but the other has a much simpler assessment

onethreefive

Anyone else not able to get onto sulis?

iLaura

onethreefive wrote: »

Anyone else not able to get onto sulis?

Yup Wouldn't mind except I actually have to submit something through it

onethreefive

iLaura wrote: »

Yup Wouldn't mind except I actually have to submit something through it

Mine just started working again there

jamo2oo9

Can anyone apply on campus life accom? I'm trying to book a place for next year and I can't make an application at all.

Is anyone the same?

onethreefive

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Can anyone apply on campus life accom? I'm trying to book a place for next year and I can't make an application at all.

Is anyone the same?

I know someone who lives on campus and is applying again for next year but it wont work for them either.

Midkemia

Getting real nervous about these exam results

Ave Sodalis

Stress!! So much to do, so little time to do it! I need a better phone in order to document everything I need to do

onethreefive

Do results usually come out at midnight of the day of results or during the day time?

iLaura

onethreefive wrote: »

Do results usually come out at midnight of the day of results or during the day time?

Usually come out at midnight at results.ul.ie

onethreefive

iLaura wrote: »

Usually come out at midnight at results.ul.ie

Thank you

MajesticDonkey

Installed Windows 10 Preview on my laptop...now can't open student webmail in any browser

Precious flower

Midkemia wrote: »

Getting real nervous about these exam results

The 5th is for the provisional exam results, right?

iLaura

Precious flower wrote: »

The 5th is for the provisional exam results, right?

Yup, which is really annoying since the closing date for applying for a scholarship to work in a lab during the summer closes on the 4th and I need my results/QCA when applying for it -.-

Peanut Butter Jelly

Can anyone tell me where GEMS0016 is?

Aragneer

Final Semester is stupid...Lecturers seem to forget that you have a lot on your plate already as a 4th year and give you the most homework ever! I've been up to my eyeballs in German and haven't even had a chance to start editing my FYP, due in Week 6

iLaura

Peanut Butter Jelly wrote: »

Can anyone tell me where GEMS0016 is?

As far as I can remember its the room just at the bottom of the stairs when you go into the med school

Peanut Butter Jelly

iLaura wrote: »

As far as I can remember its the room just at the bottom of the stairs when you go into the med school

Is that across the living bridge?

Aragneer

I'm not added to SULIS for two of my classes, anyone else having this problem?

Beargrylls01

Aragneer wrote: »

I'm not added to SULIS for two of my classes, anyone else having this problem?

Say it to the lecturer he will sort it out in about 5 seconds.

jamo2oo9

Didn't get Dromroe for accomm next year as I was too late due to that fúcking error when applying online :mad:

wnolan1992

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Didn't get Dromroe for accomm next year as I was too late due to that fúcking error when applying online :mad:

You might still get it in August once results (both LC and college) are out slots will start to open up.

Midkemia

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Didn't get Dromroe for accomm next year as I was too late due to that fúcking error when applying online :mad:

Dromroe is gone already?

jamo2oo9

Yeah, it's already booked up now. I applied yesterday at the reception but shít luck I guess.

Looks like I'm going to Plassey again next year

Beargrylls01

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Yeah, it's already booked up now. I applied yesterday at the reception but shít luck I guess.

Looks like I'm going to Plassey again next year

What an absolute whiner.

Ave Sodalis

Beargrylls01 wrote: »

What an absolute whiner.

Isn't that the point of this thread? :P

Beargrylls01

sup_dude wrote: »

Isn't that the point of this thread? :P

Fair enough actually.
I think the 'I'm only spending 5 grand on a house with heating and your own bathrooms. poor me', is pretty sad though!

Ave Sodalis

Beargrylls01 wrote: »

Fair enough actually.
I think the 'I'm only spending 5 grand on a house with heating and your own bathrooms. poor me', is pretty sad though!

Plassey is fairly ****e compared to Dromroe in fairness. And if I had set myself on a place, I'd be pretty annoyed if it was gone so quickly. I don't know why Plassey is the only alternative though.

Beargrylls01

sup_dude wrote: »

Plassey is fairly ****e compared to Dromroe in fairness. And if I had set myself on a place, I'd be pretty annoyed if it was gone so quickly. I don't know why Plassey is the only alternative though.

Sound like spoilt babies to the majority. There are thousands of students living in literal **** holes around UL in comparison.

Midkemia

Beargrylls01 wrote: »

Sound like spoilt babies to the majority. There are thousands of students living in literal **** holes around UL in comparison.

I've been in houses off campus and they seemed decent enough. Which are the worst villages off campus out of interest?

Midkemia

Also if anyone is interested in staying on-campus next year, thomond and cappavilla are nearly fully booked out.

onethreefive

Just wondering when the results come out if it tells you what your QCA is? I'm not really sure how to calculate it myself.

wnolan1992

onethreefive wrote: »

Just wondering when the results come out if it tells you what your QCA is? I'm not really sure how to calculate it myself.

It does. Session QCA is your QCA for the semester, Accumulated QCA (or something like that) is your overall.

onethreefive

wnolan1992 wrote: »

It does. Session QCA is your QCA for the semester, Accumulated QCA (or something like that) is your overall.

Thanks! If both of them are above 2.0 does that mean I don't have to repeat anything?

wnolan1992

onethreefive wrote: »

Thanks! If both of them are above 2.0 does that mean I don't have to repeat anything?

Not necessarily. If your QCA in June was <2.0 you might potentially have to repeat D's you get tomorrow. And you will have to repeat F's and NG's regardless of QCA.

shano_88

I'm guessing results won't be available at midnight. Got an email saying they will be live at 9am.

LilRedDorcha

Dammit! I decided to check the link to the results site to see if it had stopped redirecting to the student portal yet. I got super excited when I saw it brought you to the actual site so I logged in... Only for it to tell me the results will be there at 8am.

Aragneer

shano_88 wrote: »

I'm guessing results won't be available at midnight. Got an email saying they will be live at 9am.

Last time it said 9am we got them at midnight and the time before that or something we got them at 3am in the morning!

shano_88

Aragneer wrote: »

Last time it said 9am we got them at midnight and the time before that or something we got them at 3am in the morning!

Fair enough.

I'll have to have a look at midnight either way to see if their up in that case.