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Yeah but not in a socially awkward sense if you get me. Hard to explain. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Inseriousity.
No way, I literally loathe student politics... so I stay a million miles away from it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Inseriousity.
I wouldn't want to be a lecturer, although I have always wanted to be a high school teacher tbh. Still my aim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shar
A ring? I'd probably have to pay for mine!Quote:
Originally Posted by Metric1
That's all the more reason to get involved lol. I'm not sure why I need to explain how a debate works to the debates leader but if you feel so strongly against something that means you go on the opposite side. It'll be like therapy, letting out all your frustration at students and their politics. :P
Rather than hate university, I was pretty much just disinterested. I barely went in in my second and third years. In fact, I moved up North with my girlfriend in my second year (I went to uni in London) and disappeared for weeks on end. When I moved to London in my final year, although I was closer, I went in maybe two or three weeks max. Every group project, I got to do by myself. I don't know whether it was because I kept up with my work and did consistently well, but I was never warned about my attendance.
University was just boring. I could learn more in the time it took to get there than I would in my lectures or workshops, and I hated the reliance on seminars. They were a complete waste of time, and I couldn't stand doing those childish exercises with other students. My lecturers - for the most part - were completely dry, too.
All of my lecturers uploaded the lecture slides to the internet, along with any reading and work we had to do, so it was easy to keep up and just solidified my belief that there really wasn't any point in going in anyway. I graduated a few marks shy of a first, but managed to achieve firsts in my core modules. Also, because I barely went in and lived in a place with dirt cheap rent in my second year, by the time I graduated I had managed to save around £6000 of my student loan. Sure, eventually I have to pay it all back, but finishing up with a nice hefty sum for the time being didn't hurt.
So, yeah... I didn't hate university, but despite going, it just wasn't really a major part of my life. College was the best, in my opinion. The years I spent there and the friends I made, I couldn't really ask for more - probably why I didn't care about uni. I tried to engage in my first year, but lost steam fairly early on. I happily decided not to take part; no societies, I didn't really go out of my way to talk to anyone, I met up with classmates maybe two or three times over three years, and now it's over. In a way, I did my own thing and had university on the side. Do I regret anything? Nope.
If you hate uni, don't worry too much. A lot of people do. There's more to life, and there's more to youth, than university. I'd recommend using your spare time to the best of your ability. I was pretty depressed in my first year; I didn't really see the point in anything... but I got together with my girlfriend in my second year, I used my spare time to read and write, I watched a lot of movies and talked to old friends often. I went out, went to new places, did new things. A lot of people will tell you to get involved, but if you don't like uni, don't. Try and do your own thing as much as possible. Don't let university encompass your life, if that isn't what you want.
Class rings are generally an American thing (often associated with Military Academy's), and I believe they have to pay for them there as well. Very few universities in the UK offer such a service, and they also don't look as cool.Quote:
Originally Posted by -:Undertaker:-
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Originally Posted by -:Undertaker:-
Academic gowns aren't an American tradition, they have existed in the UK for centuries. Fool. :rolleyes:
Comes across as very American to me, with throwing the hats up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Okeanos
It's not for me anyway.
I hated uni.
The only reason I went was to clear the screening process used by companies. "Essential - You must possess a degree in X" ...... Totally pointless, my job requires nothing I learnt at university. I've learnt more working at my job than at university and university landed me in over 20k debt.
But I cleared the screening process.. which actually got me the job I have now. Plus it makes it easier for me to climb the ladder.
I hate those restricted uni kids though that had never had freedom before uni then it's like constant parties lmao... biggest kids of all ;)
i loved uni this year, gutted i was only there for a month :(
cant wait for next year!
Only been back a few days and my mood has already collapsed by two thirds. Worst day today in literally months.
Yes, mainly because of the annoying timetable this year where all lectures take place in the evenings -_- but at least it's only a year and then I'll be doing a placement, plus I'll be working between terms :).
First bit has been alright. Some decent nights, some lectures are incredibly boring though (others are better!).
People always talk about how different it is to school etc... is it really? Just like a bigger class with shorter lessons.