Official bitch about daily life in UL

Chris Martin

If it's any consolation, I got placed about this time last year for Coop..

LilRedDorcha

Anyone know what the story is with all the teddy bears downstairs in CSIS?

iLaura

Chris Martin wrote: »

If it's any consolation, I got placed about this time last year for Coop..

The thing about TP is that its so much easier to organise (IMO) as there's no interviews involved. You ring up a school, ask do they want a science/pe/engineering/woodwork teacher, they say yes, you're sorted. They've had my list of towns since October It's all just a heap of unnecessary stress.

Chris Martin

To be honest what you described to us there before seems like protocol madness. You have found a place for yourself and still they're reluctant to let you go until they've tried their way first.
It seems like they haven't even contacted the school yet? Surely it's easier for them as well to say 'you've found a school? Great! Just pass on details and we'll make it official.'
Actually I tried to go through the Coop office to try and find me a job in vicinity of where I lived as my teaching jig was only half a semester really.
I tried for 3 weeks before I told them not to bother any more and that I'd find somewhere myself. In the end they let me do online journalism as half my Coop which was top as I didn't have to leave home and since it was a sports website, watching World Cup matches were mandatory

Subutai

I have a friend who graduated from one of the Teaching Courses (Metalwork) a couple of years ago and he wasn't placed until feckin' late August. This was despite having found himself a school willing to take him, which the TP office wouldn't let him go to, but wouldn't tell him why (other students were placed there for a different course).

jamo2oo9

Is the SAA open on Saturday? Have to get a form and I can't really be bothered to go to college to get it until Saturday when I have an exam in the morning.

iLaura

From what I've been told, they need to exhaust the list of towns I put down, and then any additional towns, before going with the school I have contacted. They need to get approval from the EPS department for it as well, so that's probably why they're reluctant to let me just go to that school.
I can't imagine how horrible it would be to only find out my school in August. I'd be ringing them everyday if they didn't find placement for me until that late.

wnolan1992

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Is the SAA open on Saturday? Have to get a form and I can't really be bothered to go to college to get it until Saturday when I have an exam in the morning.

They'll be open to print student cards for those that have lost them anyway.

onethreefive

Study week feels like centuries ago :P

Chris Martin

Think it's a study month kinda thing here, similar to UCC.
Hate to have to do exams UCC style though.
All exams from both semesters at end of year.
I struggle with 4/5 I have.. :P

iLaura

Chris Martin wrote: »

Think it's a study month kinda thing here, similar to UCC.
Hate to have to do exams UCC style though.
All exams from both semesters at end of year.
I struggle with 4/5 I have.. :P

They've moved over to the UL way of things with both Christmas and Summer exams now, as far as I can remember, and no study month. I'm open to correction though

Chris Martin

Was a couple of years ago I was told that.
Just thought it was a crazy set up.
Added difficulty for the sake and I bet end of year was hectic.
Shocked it went going for so long if it has been changed. One of top universities in Ireland to be using such a flawed procedure was a little worrying.

TheGunns

Is the students union open on Saturday?

wnolan1992

TheGunns wrote: »

Is the students union open on Saturday?

Nope.

ScummyMan

I detest everyone currently done. By this time tomorrow hopefully I can't even remember my own name :P

Aceandstuff

LilRedDorcha wrote: »

Anyone know what the story is with all the teddy bears downstairs in CSIS?

There are teddybears in CSIS? Great, something to set fire to tomorrow.

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

I have to leave my house by the end of the week, just got told about that today. A few packages need to be delivered to the house though, and I have no idea when they'll come.

Got an (overdue) email from a lecturer yesterday, showing inexplicably low grades for group projects....

I had a seriously good job offer, which I was scouted out for, and had given my details to the company well in advance to arrange an interview. I emailed a few times to ask why they hadn't contacted me, supplying my info multiple times. I finally got an email back today telling me that the interviews were yesterday, and that the post had been filled.

Certain departments in UL seem to be refusing to email me back about things as well.

And last week, I had to go and get an I-grade referral after s#i++ing myself for five days, in a subject I was headed for an A1 in!


But let's put this aaaalllllll in perspective......

(I may be revealing my identity IRL to some people by saying this.)

There are fourteen days left until my glorious reign of terror officially begins, and I can abuse the massive amounts of imaginary power granted to me by UL. There is no turning back now, my candidacy was "uncontested" because I got the other guy to "quit."

*sigh* It might just be another hassle I've signed up for.....

onethreefive

The library wont be busy tomorrow will it?

Pete123456

Nah it won't... Seems to be much quieter than last year in general... Shouldn't be a problem getting a spot

onethreefive

I've a couple of exams left and my writing hand can't hold a pen properly anymore! :eek:

onethreefive

Study is not going well at all today! Seeing everyone outside leaving for home is making it worse.

Daniel S

onethreefive wrote: »

Study is not going well at all today! Seeing everyone outside leaving for home is making it worse.

I stayed at home (usually never ever works for me as I get nothing done), but have had a small bit of work completed.

I've an exam at 4pm tomorrow. Am I better off staying up later and getting up later, relaxed, for the exam. Or bed early, get up and start studying again?

I don't know what to do. I'm leaning towards staying up and just keeping at it as I've a bit of momentum built up today.

onethreefive

Daniel S wrote: »

I stayed at home (usually never ever works for me as I get nothing done), but have had a small bit of work completed.

I've an exam at 4pm tomorrow. Am I better off staying up later and getting up later, relaxed, for the exam. Or bed early, get up and start studying again?

I don't know what to do. I'm leaning towards staying up and just keeping at it as I've a bit of momentum built up today.

Id go to bed early and get up early. I'm going to sleep in a few minutes and getting up at 11 tonight and studying until the exam because I didn't get as much as I wanted to done

iLaura

Daniel S wrote: »

I stayed at home (usually never ever works for me as I get nothing done), but have had a small bit of work completed.

I've an exam at 4pm tomorrow. Am I better off staying up later and getting up later, relaxed, for the exam. Or bed early, get up and start studying again?

I don't know what to do. I'm leaning towards staying up and just keeping at it as I've a bit of momentum built up today.

Personally I find that if I just take the night off and relax, and then get up at maybe 9, in the library for 10 and then study till your exam it'll work better than studying tonight (when your head is fried from looking at the stuff all day), or getting up too early to study. Remember, if you start studying at 8am, you'll be doing the same stuff for 10 hours, assuming you'd stay in the exam for 2 hours. You'll just get sick of it and won't put in enough effort.

onethreefive

My plan of sleeping isn't working. I feel so sick and I've still so much to learn.

Chris Martin

Behind myself...
Do this every time.
I think I can read a lot faster than I actually can.
I assume I can read and understand technical writing the same as I can a novel and it must take 10 times longer.
Can read novels hours at a time without break.
This stuff it takes me about 40 mins to get through 2/3 a4 pages and I'd have to have a break after because anything read beyond that I just don't process.
Tested it today after reading same sentence for the third time I still didn't understand it.
Got my water and went for a walk or to smoking area. Just for some fresh(ish) air...
Have a lot of reading to do and first exam is on 21st

Always knew exam was on 20 something th of May. Nothing worse than finding out its the first. Realise how little time you have.
AND on top of that, I haven't slept right for last 3 weeks.
Been awake til 6/7 80% of last 3 weeks. Just cannot sleep. Think it's the heat and pollen ruins me as well.
Doesn't happen to me often but not feeling great at all.
That said hopefully just a few more weeks of graft and exams should be over.

FlyingIrishMan

So the key broke in my bike lock today, anything I can do about that? Where is the security office? I'll need to get the lock cut off, but don't have anything to cut it and I don't want to look like I'm stealing it. Already felt awkward spending 15mins trying to open it with the key before it broke.

onethreefive

If it's a really bad bike it should be grand because that happened to someone I know and she was like if I was going to steal a bike I wouldn't pick this one and then they cut it free for her.

Do you've any pictures with you and the bike?

I'm sure it shouldn't be a big problem

FlyingIrishMan

onethreefive wrote: »

If it's a really bad bike it should be grand because that happened to someone I know and she was like if I was going to steal a bike I wouldn't pick this one and then they cut it free for her.

Do you've any pictures with you and the bike?

I'm sure it shouldn't be a big problem

It's not the best bike, only bought it second hand for 80euro to get me through the year. I'd almost consider leaving it there, but I'll at least attempt to get it back before I do that.

Don't have any pictures nope, was hoping they'd be able to look at the cameras and see me putting it there. I have half the the key still, and part of it is still stuck in the lock so that might be a bit of proof.

onethreefive

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

It's not the best bike, only bought it second hand for 80euro to get me through the year. I'd almost consider leaving it there, but I'll at least attempt to get it back before I do that.

Don't have any pictures nope, was hoping they'd be able to look at the cameras and see me putting it there. I have half the the key still, and part of it is still stuck in the lock so that might be a bit of proof.

Yeah that should definitely be enough

I suppose taking pictures of you and your bike isn't exactly a common hobby haha I don't have any of mine :P

onethreefive

When do exams finish altogether?

iLaura

onethreefive wrote: »

When do exams finish altogether?

'Normal' exams finish today after the last 4pm exam. The GEMS exams haven't started yet

Ave Sodalis

Fees office emailed me again today, having not replied to my last email so I rang them. Apparently, they've misplaced the grant confirmation letter than I gave them at the start of the year (as I do every year). However, do you think they're accepting blame? Not one bit, they've put everything on me, as I've "obviously never gave them anything". I've seldom talked to such rude, condescending people who decide to just talk over you the whole time. So now I've to somehow get a confirmation letter to them from Donegal before the 30th and I do believe it has to be stamped by the SAA... I'm still fuming with them...

iLaura

sup_dude wrote: »

Fees office emailed me again today, having not replied to my last email so I rang them. Apparently, they've misplaced the grant confirmation letter than I gave them at the start of the year (as I do every year). However, do you think they're accepting blame? Not one bit, they've put everything on me, as I've "obviously never gave them anything". I've seldom talked to such rude, condescending people who decide to just talk over you the whole time. So now I've to somehow get a confirmation letter to them from Donegal before the 30th and I do believe it has to be stamped by the SAA... I'm still fuming with them...

And the fees office's inability to properly deal with anything like this (eg the people last year who got emails about not paying fees when they had, and people who didnt pay fees graduating) is the reason why I always photocopy any SUSI correspondance and proof of being registered from the SAA

Ave Sodalis

iLaura wrote: »

And the fees office's inability to properly deal with anything like this (eg the people last year who got emails about not paying fees when they had, and people who didnt pay fees graduating) is the reason why I always photocopy any SUSI correspondance and proof of being registered from the SAA

Mine is from the CoCo so I usually don't have to deal much with it except sending the confirmation letter in so I usually don't bother. I've no idea what I'm supposed to do now though, so I'm ringing the CoCo tomorrow too see if they can send one directly to UL. Otherwise, I'm going to have to drive to the other side of the county to get it, then drive the whole way to Limerick and back in the one day just to hand them a stupid letter that they shouldn't have lost in the first place... Oh wait, no, sorry, my mistake, a letter they couldn't possibly have ever lost as organised as they are, and one I clear never handed in in the first place.

North of 32

sup_dude wrote: »

Mine is from the CoCo so I usually don't have to deal much with it except sending the confirmation letter in so I usually don't bother. I've no idea what I'm supposed to do now though, so I'm ringing the CoCo tomorrow too see if they can send one directly to UL. Otherwise, I'm going to have to drive to the other side of the county to get it, then drive the whole way to Limerick and back in the one day just to hand them a stupid letter that they shouldn't have lost in the first place... Oh wait, no, sorry, my mistake, a letter they couldn't possibly have ever lost as organised as they are, and one I clear never handed in in the first place.

I don't give the fees office a letter from the CoCo, I just forward the email the CoCo send that confirms they're paying my fees.

No stamp, no letter, no visit to the fees office necessary. That has worked for me the past 2 years. I'm surprised (but then again I'm not surprised) that the fees office never suggested this option.

onethreefive

Is it true that you know in advance if you failed an exam because they send out a letter about repeats before the results?

LilRedDorcha

No, they stopped that a few years ago. Now you either get that letter on the day results are out, or a few days after it.

Aragneer

Not the right place to put this but anyone looking into going to the grad ball:

Are there just Afters tickets? I don't fancy paying a full 50 for everything.. Just want to go for a last laugh with friends.
I've e-mailed Tommy but got nothing back and my friend e-mailed the hotel but nothing either.

Owen_S

I find it hard to believe that there isnt a proper scanner available in UL -_-

iLaura

Owen_S wrote: »

I find it hard to believe that there isnt a proper scanner available in UL -_-

I assume you tried use the ones in the library?

Owen_S

iLaura wrote: »

I assume you tried use the ones in the library?

Seems to only be two, which are both in use. Plus they can only handle 1 page at a time, cheap machines

Aceandstuff

There was a stuffed baby in the CSIS building. I don't know why. It was weird. Not everyday you see a stuffed baby...

wnolan1992

As in, a taxidermy-ed human child corpse? That's a bit... grim.

Aceandstuff

wnolan1992 wrote: »

As in, a taxidermy-ed human child corpse? That's a bit... grim.

(So predictable...)

A doll. I hate those things. Not going in today if I can help it!
I haven't been a CSIS student for too long, but every single conversation I've had in that place has been about murder. Is that normal?:rolleyes:

wnolan1992

Aceandstuff wrote: »

(So predictable...)

A doll. I hate those things. Not going in today if I can help it!
I haven't been a CSIS student for too long, but every single conversation I've had in that place has been about murder. Is that normal?:rolleyes:

Pretty normal yeah.

Most of your conversations will revolve around:
- Murdering group project partners who refuse to work
- Murdering TAs who are unintelligible
- Murdering lecturers from other departments who teach modules to CSIS students who really just don't give a toss
- Murdering CSIS lecturers who "teach" utter crap
- Murdering yourself due to ever increasing levels of stress and lack of sleep


It's a happy building! :P

Aceandstuff

We had one TA who had to look up binary numbers on Google during a tutorial. Literally, "how to count in binary." She told us she was only teaching us for her PHD!

I'll start collecting the tokens from the porridge packets and see if I can get one. I can do science, me!

Most of the convos were about hypothetical situations where students or lecturers would be involved in ridiculous deathmatches. Except the one where I kill An Post...

jamo2oo9

Dropping out of my course so I have to go down to SAA to get my forms signed and stamped for CAO and I did that last week but it was closed because of the Party on the Plaza. Anyone know if it'll be open on Monday? Check the website and it seems to be open during normal hours. Can I expect this on Monday or is there an event that the SAA will finish up early and attend said event?

YFlyer

Aceandstuff wrote: »

We had one TA who had to look up binary numbers on Google during a tutorial. Literally, "how to count in binary." She told us she was only teaching us for her PHD!

I'll start collecting the tokens from the porridge packets and see if I can get one. I can do science, me!

Most of the convos were about hypothetical situations where students or lecturers would be involved in ridiculous deathmatches. Except the one where I kill An Post...

There are 10 types of people in this world.............

onethreefive

Does anyone know if it is possible to find out the % you get in exams?

Chris Martin

Know range within 5% :P
Why are you thinking of appealing?