If you can keep up with everything I say give it a try but I'm not sure how your 13 children will feel about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
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If you can keep up with everything I say give it a try but I'm not sure how your 13 children will feel about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
14 you mean... Forgotten the last one?Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
My school year starts on Monday. Yikes! :eek2:
The :rage: part is that this year we have to sign up for our courses online. I tried to sign in to the website the university uses for this five minutes after the sign-up time started, and it just wouldn't let me in. I kept trying for an hour, but then I had to give up and prepare for work. At work I managed to get in, but at that point one compulsory course I can't graduate without was full and I'll only get in if half of the people will cancel. Thank you so much, university!
It's ridiculous that there are thousands of people waiting for the exact second the sign-up time begins to be able to click themselves on the courses, and then they are full in 30 seconds and the whole system collapses when everyone's trying to sign up at the same time and those who weren't there at the exact second the sign-up time started won't even get to the whole site. Yippee.
At this rate I guess I'm never going to graduate...
Surely if it was compulsory for you to pass to graduate they would have automatically registered you for the course! Thats stupid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Annamariah
No, they won't. That's how stupid this system is. Also they've put some compulsory courses so that the schedules clash and unless I learn to be at two places at the same time I won't be able to take them all :rage: I really do hope they will do something about it, I can't be the only one whose graduation depends on certain courses that are at the same time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
What a problem Anna! So because of this you may lose a year or a semester? Do you have anything like a students' union to have them ask authorities for a change in class schedules? ... or maybe you can do a demonstration... if you have the habit in Finland :brow: (there are places where malcontent students' demonstrations and uprisings are quite frequent :p )Quote:
Originally Posted by Annamariah
I guess I'll just have to go and cry :bawling: and cry :bawling: to the teachers long enough that they'll either let me take the course after all, change the schedule or let me pass the course by writing some papers and taking some sort of an exam. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Maximilianus
Though at the moment it seems that the translation courses I'm supposed to take this year aren't necessarily even going to be taught, which is an even bigger problem... :eek2: But surely they must come up with some solution, as they've accepted my individual study plan two years ago :p
I just don't understand how come they're complaining that people take too much time to graduate (on average seven years when the recommended time is five years) and then they do their best to make that five-year-graduation impossible. I'm supposed to get the lower degree ready after this year and the upper one in two years after that (so that I'd get the whole thing together in five years), but it seems a bit difficult at the moment. :rage:
But as the semester starts tomorrow and I'll be able to see the teachers face-to-face, I'm hoping things will clear up :) Last year there was a major case of clashing courses when the semester begun, but after some persuasion I managed to get one course completely rescheduled and managed to get into one group that didn't really have a place for me :D
Then go execute that persuading skill of yours :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Annamariah
Good luck on Monday.... go teacher-head hunting, Valkyrie :nod: :D
Fingers crossed my letters arrive today so i can get them in the registered post and hopefully back to belfast by friday!!! :( I really dont want to have to start in feb. I cant imagine trying to do my assignments in the summer when i'm working 45-50 hour weeks. :(
I'M GOING BACK TO COLLEGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :banana:
I got over to my mams and there were no forms, so i called them up and explained i hadnt recieved them. they checked system by confirming my name, first line of home address and DOB and discovered i'd been sent the forms twice. the ones from 2nd hadnt arrived, and the sent more today? :confused: so they passed me on to the Milton Keynes office who were equally surprised and i mentioned they were being sent from belfast. so she checked it out and there were deffo two different sets sent out but wasnt sure why. She decided she was going to email them to me which i thought was great. then she asked how i was going to pay and when i mentioned via card, she was like " oh! i can do that for you over the phone!" so did it over the phone and she said " all done! will take about 24hrs to process but you are now registered for your course and went through everything about logging into the site etc. she told me she'd get the confirmation sent via email! :banana: I'm a student again! And its a scary thought! :goof:
Excellent news, Niamh! :)
((((((hug))))))) Thanks for everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Aww, thanks for the hug but I haven't done anything. It is so nice to see you so excited about going back to your studies :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
Just try not to remember too "fondly" when the deadlines approach and you don't feel like doing your assignments! ;)
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Originally Posted by Niamh
Alllllllllll Riiiiiiiiiggghhhhtttt:banana:
So the classes begun today. I arrived at the university rather early, which turned out to be a great idea, as it took me 20 minutes just to find the correct classroom which was in the first floor, but which you couldn't reach unless you went via the third floor (now just how stupid is that? But I guess that will not be the case forever, as the remodelling of the building is still a work in progress). Well, I finally found the correct place, but when the teacher arrived, he said that we can't really do anything because a) there were no headphones and b) the computers weren't connected to the network, so we couldn't do the Russian listening comprehension exercises the course is all about or even get the study material...
After such an encouraging start to the new semester the next class was a bit easier to find, though it took quite a long time to get there, as it was in another building. The teacher spoke all too quietly in a huge classroom (she refused to use the microphone), and as Swedish grammar is not very interesting at any rate, it wasn't always that easy to follow the lection.
After my second class I was already very hungry, but didn't have the time to have lunch, as half-an-hour break between the classes just isn't long enough to even get past the queue in the cafeteria.
My third class, which is the reason I cannot attend a compulsory literature class (which has a HUGE amount of reading I now had to study on my own and just hope to pass the exam) was frankly a disappointment. Because they changed all the courses now I have to take this course which is obviously meant for first-year-students, and as a third-year-student there's hardly anything I don't already know. It's so very frustrating to sit there just to be able to write about the lection later, especially when I know I'm missing another class that would probably be much more useful.
I didn't find any of the teachers I need to talk to about the courses I'm not able or allowed to attend, I didn't have time to have lunch in the cafeteria at all, as I was called to work straight from school and basically my whole day pretty much sucked.
I just hope it will get better! :p
Anna, look!! The teacher at the computer lab says all machines are connected now!! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-greet013.gif
.... better luck tomorrow http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-greet009.gif
yipes!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Annamariah
Today I found two of the teachers I was looking for, and I just MIGHT be able to take some courses (I'd probably mostly have to do them independently, but that doesn't matter) that were problematic. Now there's only a few more teachers to hunt down :banana:
I still can hardly wait for the weekend, though, I really need some sleep (starting a new school year, all the schedule problems and going to work at the same time is really quite exhausting...)
I got my registration email today and started looking around the student area of OU.
We have an online library!!!!!!!
Niamh is that an Open University? Cool! I attend one, too. :)
Yes it is!
Do you really??? what are you studying? whats it like?
Look, the two teachers taken down: http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons...n-misc-005.gif http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons...n-misc-005.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by Annamariah
... and Anna the teacher hunter, hunting down more teachers: http://www.freesmileys.org/emoticons...n-misc-027.gif
I'm glad you're solving your problems, but go get some sleep as soon as you can :nod:
Some random thoughts about being back in school:
- so many expensive books and readers to buy
- so many assignments will be due at around the same time
- I hate cross-campus treks
- U of T is so stingy; it needs to offer more scholarships
- the ES lecture hall chairs are really comfy
- JBI, I went looking for the reading room that you told me about, but I couldn't find it
:lol: As you can see, those teachers were still alive and kicking after I'd dealt with them :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Maximilianus
I've only got one class tomorrow, and it's not until 3 pm, so I'll be able to sleep a nice and long night, and then it's weekend and I can rest some more :) (Though I guess I should get started with my homework as long as the amount of it is still manageable... But hey, there's plenty of time for that on the weekend.)
Yes I do! :D It's an option for students like me who have a full-time job and still want to finish college. Right now I'm taking an undergraduate 2-year Arts course, which is roughly the same as Liberal Arts. In OU, most of our lessons are done online, we have a forum where we upload our homework (usually essays/criticisms) and discuss lectures - we call it our virtual classroom. A face to face class is done around 3 times a month, where you actually have to go to the University to meet your professor and submit hard copies of your homeworks or take your exams.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
After completing all the requirements of the 2-year course, you may continue to study and earn a degree in whatever field you wish- (I plan to take up Education).
Hope I made sense! :lol: What are you taking up, Niamh?
Well, giving this matter a conscientious analysis, if we kill teachers we can never get them to reschedule our courses, and if such a terrible event takes place, then we'll never graduate, so I thought it would be wiser to shoot sedative darts at them, nail them against a wall while they sleep (in our case it would be Lit Net's wall :D) and have them do our bidding.... well more like YOUR bidding, since YOU are the one needing a reschedule of courses. Of course if you need ideas for torturing methods, just let me know, I am at your service and can suggest many wonderful procedures, a few of my own devise :p :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Annamariah
Have a great weekend and rest a lot :nod: .... and kill no teacher.... while you need them :cold: .... :lol:
I'm doing AA100 Arts past and Present. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by toni
Hey JBI, found out what it roughly costs for an overseas student to do a course in Ireland. For mainstream Uni's you are looking at about €10,000 a year. For lesser ones it can be anywhere between €3000 and €8000.
I'm starting that course as well. I'm just waiting for my confirmation e-mail/letter. It'll be good to have someone to chat about the course with :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
I'm sorry then - I don't think I can point it out any clearer without taking a picture - it really is right near the doors.Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
As for books being expensive - I've bought most of the books for 4 classes and already have hit 550$ - with two more full year courses to go, and a scholarly addition of Spenser that will probably set me back 40$ or something - luckily OSAP is generous.
^ Which doors? There are so many of them.
U of T needs to be more generous with scholarships, or at least offer renewable entrance scholarships. I received a non-renewable $2000 scholarship from my college for my first year, and despite getting good grades in my first and second years, I haven't received anything else from them since.
I got 750$ for good grades last year, and I get decent amounts from the government (they pay nicely, since my parents are semi-retired, so I qualify for pretty much maximum OSAP) - as for the doors - the ones lead to directly by the Steps, the main entrance, as seen in the diagram I drew for you :().Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
^ The St. George street entrance?
That's great that you got $750 :)
York offered me a renewable $2000 scholarship, and Ryerson offered me a renewable $2500 scholarship. I turned them down to go to U of T; I guess I wanted the prestige.
Well, I'm not too sad about the York and Ryerson scholarships. I was able to maintain an annual GPA of 3.5+ in both my first and second years, which means that I got my Queen Elizabeth II scholarship renewed.
U of T for some reason didn't give me any entrance, even though I had a 91% in high school. Though, York offered me a 4000$ a year, so I perhaps made a slightly poor choice, perhaps - though, given the strike last year, I am glad I didn't go there.Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
^ $4000? Is that an automatic entrance scholarship?
I had a 93.7% average in high school, and I only received the $2000 scholarship from my college; I didn't get the $5000 U of T Scholars Program.
No way! Cool! there are some groups for the course on FB and one of the students set up a forum for all us oct 09 starters too. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Veho
http://aa100oct09.forumotion.net/
I managed to get an answer from one of the teachers I've been looking for via e-mail, and he was very co-operative. I guess it's a good thing I hadn't managed to nail him on the wall before this, or things might not have gone this smoothly :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Maximilianus
Now I should start doing homework, or at least tomorrow. I've already got an essay to write, a possible translation assignment to look for and I should also start the Russian listening comprehension exercises and write something about one lecture we had last week. And I'm pretty sure there were some Swedish homework to do also...
Great News!!!! .... now you can use the nails for other teachers, so you won't need to spend on more nails. Very cheap results :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Annamariah
Good luck!! ... and remember to take it easy... and get some rest from homework to homework :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Annamariah
U of T didn't give me anything - not that I expected them to, but York offered me 4 000$/year for getting over 90% in high school - the government though has been nice to me, and they put the majority of my osap as a check rather than a loan, so I've been doing alright even without the scholarships (plus I live at home, so I don't need to front cash for rent).Quote:
Originally Posted by AmericanEagle
And by the way, 93.7 in high school is pretty damn good - who the hell beat you? Must be some sort of inflation going on in some institutions for anyone to get that high an average (95+) and get the big money.
I've just had a look on that forum, it looks really useful - I'll have to join!Quote:
Originally Posted by Niamh
cool! let me know who you are... you'll know me right away!