Official bitch about daily life in UL

onethreefive

Chris Martin wrote: »

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

Nope it was just out of interest :pac:

wnolan1992

onethreefive wrote: »

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

Ask to view your script.

jamo2oo9

How do I cancel my application for on-campus accommodation? Can I do it online or do I have to ring them up?

onethreefive

Anyone know of anywhere that hire students during the semester?

Ave Sodalis

It's incredible how you can finish and your supervisor can still screw you over. Emailed her last week after viewing scripts since she made a complete mess of it and she's only after emailing back to say she'll meet me all the way in Limerick about them. Just two weeks after I can do anything about it... I'm actually not sure I can get through graduation without hitting her. I'm even less sure I can get through graduation without losing my temper at her. It's really incredible. Right up until last year, in 20 years, I lost my temper a grand total of 2 times. That's twice in my entire life. And yet that woman has caused me to lose my temper on a fortnightly basis for the last year....

Daniel S

sup_dude wrote: »

It's incredible how you can finish and your supervisor can still screw you over. Emailed her last week after viewing scripts since she made a complete mess of it and she's only after emailing back to say she'll meet me all the way in Limerick about them. Just two weeks after I can do anything about it... I'm actually not sure I can get through graduation without hitting her. I'm even less sure I can get through graduation without losing my temper at her. It's really incredible. Right up until last year, in 20 years, I lost my temper a grand total of 2 times. That's twice in my entire life. And yet that woman has caused me to lose my temper on a fortnightly basis for the last year....

Really looking forward to 4th year now... :eek:

oseia

I still have to get an FYP idea and a supervisor. Meanwhile everyone in my course has both since a couple of months ago.

Ave Sodalis

Daniel S wrote:

Really looking forward to 4th year now...

It's not that bad. I just had a very pleasant (ie absolute cow) of a supervisor who spent the whole year screwing me over

jamo2oo9

Would on-campus accommodation give out a reference for me? Need a landlord reference for a house to rent in Dublin.

Daniel S

Yup, should do. Did for me.

Owen_S

Anybody know the SU opening hours for the summer?

wnolan1992

Owen_S wrote: »

Anybody know the SU opening hours for the summer?

9:00 to around 4:30.

sibby

This might be a stupid question but if you get a D in an exam and decide to repeat it and then get an F in the repeat do they take your highest grade or most recent?

iLaura

sibby wrote: »

This might be a stupid question but if you get a D in an exam and decide to repeat it and then get an F in the repeat do they take your highest grade or most recent?

Not 100% sure but I think they take your highest.

LilRedDorcha

I was told two years ago that they took your highest, and I looked it up in the student handbook. So, I'd say check the handbook just to be sure they didn't change it.

North of 32

I've said this before, but are they actually serious charging €42 for compulsory graduation robes? And that's advance booking. It's €45 to hire them on the day.

€42 for compulsory robes.

jamo2oo9

North of 32 wrote: »

I've said this before, but are they actually serious charging €42 for compulsory graduation robes? And that's advance booking. It's €45 to hire them on the day.

€42 for compulsory robes.

It's 95 for a set in DIT so UL is cheaper really...

North of 32

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

It's 95 for a set in DIT so UL is cheaper really...

I saw that coming

I still think they're miserable fucks.

Precious flower

Damn, I've forgotten to reset my password and I'm now locked out of my emails!:pac: Even though I've finished my four years I still want to be able to access my student emails. Have to get on to SAA!

Precious flower

North of 32 wrote: »

I've said this before, but are they actually serious charging €42 for compulsory graduation robes? And that's advance booking. It's €45 to hire them on the day.

€42 for compulsory robes.

We shouldn't have to pay for them at all. If they get them handed back and constantly reuse them, I refuse to pay! If I pay 42 euro, I want to do like Mark Twain and keep my robe and wear it everywhere :pac:

wnolan1992

Precious flower wrote: »

We shouldn't have to pay for them at all. If they get them handed back and constantly reuse them, I refuse to pay! If I pay 42 euro, I want to do like Mark Twain and keep my robe and wear it everywhere :pac:

What happens if you keep it?

Ave Sodalis

They're taking away all the emails and accounts from finished fourth years in November I think

Chris Martin

Lost my email account a few days ago..
Only deferring as well, a bit odd.

Masala

How did any if the on-campus people get on with getting back their accommodation deposits???

wnolan1992

Masala wrote: »

How did any if the on-campus people get on with getting back their accommodation deposits???

I got 95 extra on top of what I paid. So I was rather chuffed.

Copper_pipe

Studying for this repeat is awful. Even worse when the lecturer wont give you solutions to past papers

jamo2oo9

Masala wrote: »

How did any if the on-campus people get on with getting back their accommodation deposits???

Lost 50 quid thanks to my beloved housemates taking great care of the toilet, TV and all of the glasses :rolleyes:

Ave Sodalis

Masala wrote:

How did any if the on-campus people get on with getting back their accommodation deposits???

****e. I've a feeling one of my housemates had an electric blanket or something that sapped a lot of energy. We were also charged for painting though I failed to notice what needed painting... but knowing my housemates, it's probably reasonable.

wnolan1992

sup_dude wrote: »

****e. I've a feeling one of my housemates had an electric blanket or something that sapped a lot of energy. We were also charged for painting though I failed to notice what needed painting... but knowing my housemates, it's probably reasonable.

I think they just charge everyone for painting...

TBH, I was extremely surprised to get so much back this time. Last year I lost 70 quid, mostly due to overuse of electricity. This year I got 101 surplus on electricity, and on more than one occasion I fell asleep with my heater on. So what in the hell were my housemates last year doing?

Ave Sodalis

wnolan1992 wrote: »

I think they just charge everyone for painting...

TBH, I was extremely surprised to get so much back this time. Last year I lost 70 quid, mostly due to overuse of electricity. This year I got 101 surplus on electricity, and on more than one occasion I fell asleep with my heater on. So what in the hell were my housemates last year doing?

Are they even allowed to do that?

We lost over 100 on electricity but I was rarely in the house so I haven't a notion where it's gone.

wnolan1992

sup_dude wrote: »

Are they even allowed to do that?

We lost over 100 on electricity but I was rarely in the house so I haven't a notion where it's gone.

They're a law unto themselves tbh. What normal landlords would consider "reasonable wear", CLS will charge for.

Like, last year I got charged for "painting under desk". I mean, come on like. Those walls need painting every year or two anyway, so I reckon they just tack it on and hope no one questions it.


One of my housemates this year was a genius though. At the start of the year on the inventory form we said we had no glasses and were missing a few plates and stuff. So they gave us new ones. We hid these at the back of a press, and at the end of they year just put them in with the regular ones to replace any we'd broken. :P

iLaura

UL Sport are getting as bad as Gabriella Hanrahan with all these stupid emails. I've gotten three of the exact same emails so far today about having a birthday party in the Arena -.-

onethreefive

I did something that puts them straight into the junk folder so I don't get notifications. I think its mark as junk or something like that

iLaura

onethreefive wrote: »

I did something that puts them straight into the junk folder so I don't get notifications. I think its mark as junk or something like that

I have Gabriella and the Writing Centre marked as spam but had to get a reply from UL sport once or twice so marking them as spam wouldn't have helped :P

gruffler91

Have the library's opening hours always been so bad in the run up to repeat exams?

I was sure they would be open weekends, at least for August but looks like it's only Monday to Friday and I work weekdays

Does anyone know if Red Raisins is open weekends during the summer months?

wnolan1992

gruffler91 wrote: »

Have the library's opening hours always been so bad in the run up to repeat exams?

I was sure they would be open weekends, at least for August but looks like it's only Monday to Friday and I work weekdays

Does anyone know if Red Raisins is open weekends during the summer months?

As far as I'm aware, it is.

shano_88

Any idea when timetables will be out?

iLaura

shano_88 wrote: »

Any idea when timetables will be out?

Sometime the week of the 17th I'd assume. Its usually out a day or two after the CAO offers

Midkemia

Are you allowed to drink alcohol in the library ?

Pete123456

I don't think they'd take kindly to a can of beer in the library... Then again if you were drinking it out of a flask or a travel mug they may not notice until you let a burp slip

wnolan1992

Midkemia wrote: »

Are you allowed to drink alcohol in the library ?

Alcohol Policy states alcohol consumption is to be confined to designated areas on campus, of which I highly doubt the library is one.

deaddonkey15

Midkemia wrote: »

Are you allowed to drink alcohol in the library ?

Why would you want to drink alcohol in the library?

RianF2

How hard is it to rent a place from September until December? Every landlord I ring gives me the same s***e (eg "sorry, only looking for full year" or "no co-op students, bye"). Even if I say I can get someone for the other semester they say no. Its annoying and I'm running put of time. Any ideas on what to do?

FlyingIrishMan

RianF2 wrote: »

How hard is it to rent a place from September until December? Every landlord I ring gives me the same s***e (eg "sorry, only looking for full year" or "no co-op students, bye"). Even if I say I can get someone for the other semester they say no. Its annoying and I'm running put of time. Any ideas on what to do?

Have you tried the single semester Facebook group?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1581592872107196/?fref=nf

Otherwise try Groody (which I think may be full), or Brookfield, they both will do single semester without hassle.

Ave Sodalis

What's meant to be your username for the password reset?

iLaura

sup_dude wrote: »

What's meant to be your username for the password reset?

I'd assume your student number

kaiserdave

sup_dude wrote: »

They're taking away all the emails and accounts from finished fourth years in November I think

Lost mine after three years, gutted. Didn't want to let go of the memories. No doubt Holland and Barrett will be delighted, always did get an awkward stare when I used it for my points. Really miss uni though, make the most of it while you still can.

Ave Sodalis

iLaura wrote: »

I'd assume your student number

Nope, it keeps telling me it's wrong, even when I base it off the examples

iLaura

sup_dude wrote: »

Nope, it keeps telling me it's wrong, even when I base it off the examples

Did you do it the way that the email said, or just use one of those quick links? It wouldn't work when I used the Reset Password quicklink, but would when I did it the way the email told me to.

Only other guess I'd have is that its because you're a 4th year and graduating?

TheGunns

Is the Coop report a strict 10 pages? I have 10 content pages in there but there's 2 company logos within to take up space