WTF are you supposed to do if you have a 3hr gap in between lectures?

pseudo_23

I dont live on campus, so what do you do?.......my timetable kinda sux, too many big gaps.

Mardy Bum

Library if not, the gym. If not sit down and chat to people.

Raphael

Hang out with your friends

GO to the library and get some work done

Go to the library and get some sleep

Get a Gym membership and go get some exercise

If you have a laptop, play games

If you have no laptop, but a healthy disdain for your fellow man, play games in the computer labs

Find a quiet corner and read one of the free student papers

Find a quiet corner and read one of the not-free real papers

Find a quiet corner and read a book

Go to the Bar and get hammered

Play pool in the trap

...that's all I got for now.

IrishKnight

What ever you want...

Coffee, tea, chat with friends, surf the net or maybe, just maybe study?

33% God

pseudo_23 wrote: »

I dont live on campus, so what do you do?.......my timetable kinda sux, too many big gaps.

You're supposed to go to the library and study.
However you'll probably spend your time in the student bar, in the trap, doing stuff with societies or just general dicking about

aequinoctium

in the last semester i was free from 09.50 until 15.00

i had tea, did some study, some internet searches, a chat with a friend. the usual.

Mushy

Drink the **** out of it! Show up hammered at next lecture.

K4t

Mushy wrote: »

Drink the **** out of it! Show up hammered at next lecture.

Does that happen often? What do the lecturers say?

bnt

I like to potter around a bit: some time in the library, a slow amble up to Newstead with a cappuccino and a muffin, a bit of computer time - that sort of thing.

Mardy Bum

K4t wrote: »

Does that happen often? What do the lecturers say?

He jests. it happens rarely if ever.

Sad Professor

Post on boards, of course.

K4t

Mardy Bum wrote: »

He jests. it happens rarely if ever.

I gathered that but any stories?:pac:

GerardKeating

pseudo_23 wrote: »

I dont live on campus, so what do you do?.......my timetable kinda sux, too many big gaps.

Study in the Library ???

Mr. Presentable

pseudo_23 wrote: »

I dont live on campus, so what do you do?.......my timetable kinda sux, too many big gaps.

Are you trying to qualify as something other than vague? Study!

FluffyCat

Try 6 hour gaps! Lecture at 9 and another at 5!! But yeah I think your mean to study with your time off!

MultiUmm

pseudo_23 wrote: »

I dont live on campus, so what do you do?.......my timetable kinda sux, too many big gaps.

Geez, you're giving out about having a ridiculously long peroid of free time during your day?

Use your imagination. Go to the libary, chat with people, go for coffee etc.

Mushy

K4t wrote: »

Does that happen often? What do the lecturers say?

Yeah sorry, forgot to put a siley after it. And Mardy Bum then answered it, its not too common an occurence.

Jev/N

Write a book

Ah no, basically do anything you have on a 'to do' list but never get round to doing because you're too busy. I started messing round with music production on my laptop last year

aequinoctium

Mushy wrote: »

Yeah sorry, forgot to put a siley after it. And Mardy Bum then answered it, its not too common an occurence.

tutors claim that it happens every now and then.
tutorials generally being later in the day and probable after a gap of a few hours i think it would be expected.

K4t

Mushy wrote: »

Yeah sorry, forgot to put a siley after it. And Mardy Bum then answered it, its not too common an occurence.

What about get hammered, have a power nap, and then head in with a hangover. Plan.

Mushy

K4t wrote: »

What about get hammered, have a power nap, and then head in with a hangover. Plan.

Do what ya want:D But by god never expect to learn ANYTHING when hungover, so ya may power nap in the lecture(if its big), then catch the end of it.

I really don't condone showing up to lectures/tutorials drunk either, but am sure some people would try it a bit.

finisklin

Remember a lecturer saying once that for every hour of lecture time a student should study for 3 hours to prepare/follow up on the material......this guy was actually serious!!!!!:rolleyes:

r3nu4l

MultiUmm wrote: »

Geez, you're giving out about having a ridiculously long peroid of free time during your day?

This!

When you get out into the working world and realise you have the best part of 35+ years of work with only 5 weeks holidays (if you're lucky) a year, you'll look back at all those days with 3 hour gaps and think 'Why the fcuk, didn't I make better use of that time and really enjoy myself?'

Trust me, I did use that time to really enjoy myself and also study when necessary but even still I really miss that time kicking back with my mates not really having a care in the world other than a vague uneasiness about approaching exams

Mushy

finisklin wrote: »

Remember a lecturer saying once that for every hour of lecture time a student should study for 3 hours to prepare/follow up on the material......this guy was actually serious!!!!!:rolleyes:

If you were to do all the assigned background reading to a lecture, especially for my course anyway, cant speak of others obviously, you would be doing 3 hours work per lecture easily. Not that it has ever been done:pac:

Tom65

I think two hours is the optimum time to have between lectures. Enough for some study and some pottering about. Three hours is grand. There is quite a bit to do on campus.

errlloyd

I have a 10am to 5pm gap...

Tom65

errlloyd wrote: »

I have a 10am to 5pm gap...

I had that in first year. I used to go into town for a bit. So, I'd recommend doing that.

tommym037

Thats an easy one.... Pints. 3 hour gap = 5 Pints.