What to expect from Trinity College?

Denerick

true-or-false wrote: »

Ah sure down around the Science end of campus most people are friendly in my experience. My first day in first year, freshers week, I had to go and meet my tutor somewhere really hard to find. It was before the orientation meeting or anything so I was pretty lost. The very first guy I asked for directions walked me the whole way there because it was so hard to find!

He was probably going to lead you to the infamous Hamilton toilets but bottled it in the end.

Groinshot

TrollHammaren wrote: »

It's great to see fellow Trinity students being helpful and lending their advice, information, and support to other potential students. Another shining example of why we, as Trinity students, have such a great reputation for not being stuck up our own proverbial rectums.

It's great to see possible trinity students who haven't even managed to google the words "hamilton building" This is exactly why undergrads have a bad reputation-asking absolutely pointless questions when the answer is staring them blindly in the face.(The first page of googles results is what I would consider staring blindly in your face)

Larianne

Groinshot wrote: »

It's great to see possible trinity students who haven't even managed to google the words "hamilton building" This is exactly why undergrads have a bad reputation-asking absolutely pointless questions when the answer is staring them blindly in the face.(The first page of googles results is what I would consider staring blindly in your face)

Well I decided to test out your theory. Google doesn't tell you exactly what the Hamilton Building is on the first page. It's all maps, then something about the Mathematics dept (yawn). Also, this: http://www.gaire.com/e/f/view.asp?parent=390489

Groinshot

i mistyped what to put in (obviously he wouldnt be searching for hamilton building if he didn't know what it was) but if you type in "trinity college dublin ha" it autosuggests "milton building"
Doesn't get any more obvious than that..

Larianne

Well I put in Hamilton Building TCD and it gave the results above.

We're students there. We have the inside info. We know where to dry off if you get soaked in the rain (MAC computer rooms), where the nicer toilets are, who sells the nicest coffee etc.

Ya don't have to reply to these threads ya know!

Caireann

Hear hear Larianne!

EuropeanSon

Larianne wrote: »

Well I decided to test out your theory. Google doesn't tell you exactly what the Hamilton Building is on the first page. It's all maps, then something about the Mathematics dept (yawn). Also, this: http://www.gaire.com/e/f/view.asp?parent=390489

What else could anyone want to know about the Hamilton?

Edit:1000th post

Groinshot

Caireann wrote: »

Hear hear Larianne!

**** you Caireann

TrollHammaren

Groinshot wrote: »

**** you Caireann

wat

Caireann

Groinshot wrote: »

**** you Caireann

Grow up.

amacachi

Caireann wrote: »

Grow up.

Ah come on, that was a good burn. :pac:

Groinshot

Caireann wrote: »

Grow up.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=71547491&postcount=1

Says you?

TrollHammaren

Seriously, I'm fúckin' lost here.

tawnyowl

If you want details on societies, here's a list:
http://www.tcdlife.ie/clubs-societies/

TrollHammaren

If you're looking for an excellent sport you can start as a complete beginner there's:

http://www.judo.tcdlife.ie/

gearoidof

Trollhammaren: only here for 1 reason

TrollHammaren

gearoidof wrote: »

Trollhammaren: only here for 1 reason

Be nice, now - this is the first time I've plugged Judo!

And yet I can't help but think you may know me in real life... suspicious...

gearoidof

Ah now, I don't mind the plugging, I take part in it myself, I just laugh at how blunt your plugs are!

8 times:
http://www.boards.ie/search/?q=judo&sort=newest&f=468&u=325388

CoganKnowsBest

Hey,

Em ok I'm going to take the risk of sounding redundant and post this anyway. First time poster on boards, so be nice!! I am in my final year of Arts (English and French) in UCC and just got offered a place in an MA in English in TCD in September. Came across my fair share of pretentious **** in UCC and this thread suggests everyone doing english/arts in TCD is a total snob, so I'm a bit put-off! Is this really true or just exaggeration/bias on the parts of most of the science heads on here!? I'm delighted to be offered a place though!!

Denerick

Why would you care if others are snobs? Befriend the un-snobs and ignore the snobs. Everybody wins.

The problem is that most of those going straight on to a masters arts degree are living on their parents wealth and never had to work a day in their life, they live in a strange bubble really. Most normal people need to work for a few years before affording what is effectively an intellectual indulgance. With the exception of the exceptional, who mop up all the scholarships...

Sir Ophiuchus

CoganKnowsBest wrote: »

Hey,

Em ok I'm going to take the risk of sounding redundant and post this anyway. First time poster on boards, so be nice!! I am in my final year of Arts (English and French) in UCC and just got offered a place in an MA in English in TCD in September. Came across my fair share of pretentious **** in UCC and this thread suggests everyone doing english/arts in TCD is a total snob, so I'm a bit put-off! Is this really true or just exaggeration/bias on the parts of most of the science heads on here!? I'm delighted to be offered a place though!!

Congratulations! With luck, I'll be starting a postgrad in English in September as well. Which MA? Anyway, no. I've never seen any evidence of snobbery in the English department - they (postgrads and lecturers) seem to get along as a group really well, and they're certainly not snobbish as far as research areas go. Do you mean "snob" as in all wealthy obnoxious upper-middle-class people? Very much not the case, as far as I can tell.

Ignore Denerick, we all do. It's not that he's wrong exactly, it's just that the multiple layers of cynicism make it hard to tell what's a reasonable assessment and what's misanthropy.

TrollHammaren

CoganKnowsBest wrote: »

Hey,

Em ok I'm going to take the risk of sounding redundant and post this anyway. First time poster on boards, so be nice!! I am in my final year of Arts (English and French) in UCC and just got offered a place in an MA in English in TCD in September. Came across my fair share of pretentious **** in UCC and this thread suggests everyone doing english/arts in TCD is a total snob, so I'm a bit put-off! Is this really true or just exaggeration/bias on the parts of most of the science heads on here!? I'm delighted to be offered a place though!!

I think there are plenty of snobs studying English in TCD - it does tend to attract them, but I made a number of friends who are applying for an MA in English, and they're some of the nicest, most down-to-Earth people I've ever met.

Sir Ophiuchus is just an exception, as he continually berates for my inferior breeding and poor socio-economic background. Sometimes he strikes me with his cane

TrollHammaren

CoganKnowsBest wrote: »

I suppose I mean snob in the exaggerated Ross O Carroll-Kelly caricature sense!! :P

There seems to be less D4 types in English and more hipsters with a superiority complex, but they're a minority. I know of two people off hand who have definitely been accepted for an MA in English, and they're wonderful people.

I should mention that my previous post was in jest, as I know him in real life and we do poke fun at each other.

Denerick

Sir Ophiuchus wrote: »

Ignore Denerick, we all do. It's not that he's wrong exactly, it's just that the multiple layers of cynicism make it hard to tell what's a reasonable assessment and what's misanthropy.

Its mostly misanthropy. Didn't you know? None of us are really living, we're organic beings that are constantly, slowly dying.

gearoidof

No one I know in english thinks that other people are inferior to them, at any rate.

They're a posh bunch, it might be said, which some people mistake for snobbishness, but I don't think they're that much posher than other courses...

The real one to avoid is Ugrad BESS, aside from that, it's all fine.

Also yes, it's best to ignore Denerick. He's not always wrong, but he's always cynical.

edit: where the hell are you quoting him from, TrollHammaren?
I suppose I mean snob in the exaggerated Ross O Carroll-Kelly caricature sense!! isn't said anywhere >.>

Sir Ophiuchus

gearoidof wrote: »

edit: where the hell are you quoting him from, TrollHammaren?
I suppose I mean snob in the exaggerated Ross O Carroll-Kelly caricature sense!! isn't said anywhere >.>

CoganKnowsBest had another post then deleted it for some reason, I think.

TrollHammaren

gearoidof wrote: »

No one I know in english thinks that other people are inferior to them, at any rate.

I do know one or two in Fourth Year, but as I said, they're mostly grand.

gearoidof wrote: »

They're a posh bunch, it might be said, which some people mistake for snobbishness, but I don't think they're that much posher than other courses...

The real one to avoid is Ugrad BESS, aside from that, it's all fine.

Jesus, I used to shrug off the whole BESS stereotype until I was in the Pav with my Jujutsu instructor and one of the lads who studies BESS. Every 5 minutes one of his BESS friends came over and they were actually embodiments of Ross O'Carroll Kelly characters. Having said that, I know a few BESS graduates who are dead on.

gearoidof wrote: »

edit: where the hell are you quoting him from, TrollHammaren?
I suppose I mean snob in the exaggerated Ross O Carroll-Kelly caricature sense!! isn't said anywhere >.>

Sir Ophiuchus is right, I think yer man deleted his post.

gearoidof

I see!

Yeah, I don't know how it works, but all of the BESS graduates I know are also dead on!

Maybe they mellow out over the 4 year course?

TrollHammaren

gearoidof wrote: »

Maybe they mellow out over the 4 year course?

It's entirely possible. It could also be my exposure to them; naturally I'd want to avoid th "legends", so I meet more of the nice graduates, so it's probably just that when I'm in college the annoying ones are the most vocal, and the sound ones slip by undetected.

andrew

BESS has both dickheads and sound people. It's just that BESS dickheads are like caricatures, and they're all the same, so they're more easily noticable. There are plenty of sound people in BESS...especially the ones who do Politics and/or Econ

dublin34

hey...laughing here at your comments on BESS, i am going back as 34yo mature student in sept.....dont think I can count myself as a Ross O'Carroll Kelly type....are you saying its full of D4 rugby heads???? :-)

TrollHammaren

dublin34 wrote: »

hey...laughing here at your comments on BESS, i am going back as 34yo mature student in sept.....dont think I can count myself as a Ross O'Carroll Kelly type....are you saying its full of D4 rugby heads???? :-)

Private-school educated twats with the social skills of a gaseous dog. Be prepared to be irritated.

whydoibother?

dublin34 wrote: »

hey...laughing here at your comments on BESS, i am going back as 34yo mature student in sept.....dont think I can count myself as a Ross O'Carroll Kelly type....are you saying its full of D4 rugby heads???? :-)

You shouldn't be put off. OK, the stereotypes aren't completely unfounded. You'll find a few, but really there are all kinds of people in Trinity. It's a very diverse place. Even when you do encounter a character who on first inspection looks suspicious due to his unusually floppy hair and tight-fitting pink polo shirt with upturned collar and tiny little man on horse emblem, keep an open mind. A lot of "posh" people are still alright, it's just an accent and fashion style. You'll be fine.

Denerick

whydoibother? wrote: »

You shouldn't be put off. OK, the stereotypes aren't completely unfounded. You'll find a few, but really there are all kinds of people in Trinity. It's a very diverse place. Even when you do encounter a character who on first inspection looks suspicious due to his unusually floppy hair and tight-fitting pink polo shirt with upturned collar and tiny little man on horse emblem, keep an open mind. A lot of "posh" people are still alright, it's just an accent and fashion style. You'll be fine.

Its the fecking walking canes that really piss me off.

dublin34

Denerick wrote: »

Its the fecking walking canes that really piss me off.

worried? haha im looking forward to it even more now!

Larianne

Denerick wrote: »

Its the fecking walking canes that really piss me off.

I thought you were referring to mature students there for a second.

Denerick

Larianne wrote: »

I thought you were referring to mature students there for a second.

Yeah, I hate the infirm and the disabled with a fiery passion! Bloody freeloaders.

AND WELL

When I got into Trinity I never even thought of the fact that there were said "hippies and *****", I was just happy I got my course.


When I got there, I wasn't....there weren't hippies everywhere. Yaknow? It's not what people think it is. IT LOOKS like people think it looks, as in there's a lot of ALT dressed folk, and in the Arts block you can't always be certain if it's a boy or a girl. But I've yet to meet many people that I'd consider "*****" or...just "Trinity Fags".



If you want to join a good society, one with fun people, go for VDP. It's huge and genuinely the reason I've enjoyed my year so much

Sir Ophiuchus

AND WELL wrote: »

When I got into Trinity I never even thought of the fact that there were said "hippies and *****", I was just happy I got my course.


When I got there, I wasn't....there weren't hippies everywhere. Yaknow? It's not what people think it is. IT LOOKS like people think it looks, as in there's a lot of ALT dressed folk, and in the Arts block you can't always be certain if it's a boy or a girl. But I've yet to meet many people that I'd consider "*****" or...just "Trinity Fags".

...what? Are you trying to say that Trinity was represented to you as a vry alternative place, but you've found it's full of regular people like everywhere else? Was it so hard to just say that?

I'm not sure what word you were trying to use that was censored, but please stop trying. That goes for "fags" as well. Thanks.

Denerick

I want to know what the word 'vry' means. Typical Trinity elitist's and their cool neologisms.

Sir Ophiuchus

Denerick wrote: »

I want to know what the word 'vry' means. Typical Trinity elitist's and their cool neologisms.

Ino rite?

A_Border_Bandit

What to expect from Trinity College?


Expect a fair chance to play at a high level at whatever sport you are interested in. Trinity is less scholarship heavy than other colleges so the clubs generally do their recruiting in freshers week and everyone gets the same opportunity to impress.

The rugby, soccer and cricket teams are way worse than you'd imagine they should be. The GAA is currently in the second tier of Irish college leagues but are steadily improving. The Trinity American Football team are the best college team in Ireland, claiming this years intervarsity's. We punch above our weight (wait for it) in boxing (LOL!). Our rowing, ultimate frisbee, martial arts, hockey, tennis, athletics, rifle and water sports teams (to name a few) have all won events this year with newbies to the sport in the ranks.

The 3 clubs I'm most involved with (GAA, American Football, & boxing) are all at a decent level already but LOVE new faces. These clubs want people to join. Trinity sports clubs are big enough to be successful, but small enough to keep it personal. You join a club in Trinity and you will meet some of your best friends.

Choose Trinity, we'd love to have you

gearoidof

This Border Bandit fellow speaks the truth

Only 1 or 2 freshers who join the Ultimate Frisbee Club have played before, so they definitely love seeing fresh faces.
I think the same is true for a lot of other sports!

Larianne

Where's yer man who always harps on about Judo...

He'll be here any second now.... (if he hasn't already)

TrollHammaren

Larianne wrote: »

Where's yer man who always harps on about Judo...

He'll be here any second now.... (if he hasn't already)

Guilty.

aquaceri

with all the BESS insults? - you are making me really nervous! I will be starting in Sept as a mature and am far from a snob/ross o'c Kelly wannabe or a D4 head!

I chose the course because it sounds really interesting and as a 30 year old who STILL doesn't know what she wants to be when she grows up it sounded really appealing!:rolleyes::p

I believe Trinity will open a lot of doors for me career wise if I put in the work so to be honest I feel very lucky to have even been offered the opportunity -

Is BESS really as bad as you say?????

Denerick

aquaceri wrote: »

Is BESS really as bad as you say?????

No. BESS is even worse than we say. Imagine Saddam Hussein, Hitler and Pol Pot arriving uninvited to your dinner party. BESS is even worse than that.

TrollHammaren

aquaceri wrote: »

with all the BESS insults? - you are making me really nervous! I will be starting in Sept as a mature and am far from a snob/ross o'c Kelly wannabe or a D4 head!

I chose the course because it sounds really interesting and as a 30 year old who STILL doesn't know what she wants to be when she grows up it sounded really appealing!:rolleyes::p

I believe Trinity will open a lot of doors for me career wise if I put in the work so to be honest I feel very lucky to have even been offered the opportunity -

Is BESS really as bad as you say?????

Plenty of knobs in BESS, but don't let that put you off. There's a group of sound people in every course, even law.

RMD

There's 236 places in Bess. Even if the majority are knobs, you're bound to find a group you get along with.

aquaceri

Ahh I am not really that worried I've always managed to get on with all sorts of people...it's nice not to be judgemental and insulting - it tends to work for me :P:rolleyes: maybe Denerick should try it

Anyway with two kiddies at home there won't be much time for socialising just good old fashioned learning I'm afraid