General Chit Chat Thread

Poxyshamrock · 15-06-2014 12:19am

Name and ID to pinreset@mic.ul.ie

Un Croissant · 15-06-2014 12:33am

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Name and ID to pinreset@mic.ul.ie

Thank you, wise one.

HaloThere · 15-06-2014 2:31pm

For anyone who needs books for the coming year unibooks.ie has a mary i section now!:)

131spanner · 22-06-2014 9:28pm

What time are results out in the morning guys? Am I right to assume 9am?

Best of luck by the way

CailinGaillimh · 22-06-2014 9:33pm

There's no time on the webpage so I'm assuming 9 is right

buyer95 · 22-06-2014 9:34pm

What are the odds the site will crash again tomorrow lads? Almost guaranteed I would guess.

131spanner · 22-06-2014 9:35pm

buyer95 wrote: »

What are the odds the site will crash again tomorrow lads? Almost guaranteed I would guess.

A safe bet that it will

For the Christmas exams I only got to log in at 5 that afternoon

CailinGaillimh · 22-06-2014 9:36pm

I resigned myself to the fact that I probably won't get them until after lunch after trying to get results after Christmas. ...

Ciderswigger · 22-06-2014 9:55pm

Yep, 9am... but assume to get onto the actual results page at 2pm

Un Croissant · 22-06-2014 10:00pm

The joy of finally getting online at christmas far outweighed the joy of the results

kittycati · 22-06-2014 10:03pm

Despite knowing that, bet most people will still try at 9! Best of luck to everyone tomorrow

Ciderswigger · 22-06-2014 10:03pm

I'm never too stressed about getting my results but I've had butterflies in my stomach all day...

CailinGaillimh · 22-06-2014 10:04pm

Ciderswigger wrote: »

Yep, 9am... but assume to get onto the actual results page at 2pm

Seeing they've been generated since at least Friday adds salt to the wound!

Poxyshamrock · 23-06-2014 12:11am

Good luck to everyone getting results!

I can't wait! It seems so long since I handed up the FYP that I just want to find out what I got!

CailinGaillimh · 23-06-2014 6:50am

For any eager beavers out there, I know a few people from UL who've managed to access their results since midnight. Mine are still hiding, but it may be worth a look for anyone who's up? Just in case?

HaloThere · 23-06-2014 10:41am

no results up yet...mary i are an absolute joke!

Un Croissant · 23-06-2014 10:52am

All of this 'omg #sosurprised I passed first year' is really irritating. If you are genuinely surprised you passed first year then you need to reassess your options.

kevin12345 · 23-06-2014 10:59am

It says I failed one module, which assessment was a reflective journal. I'm genuinely shocked I felt I did extremely well in that assignment. I'll get it rechecked but I'd say it's pointless is it? Genuinely feel I should have at least passed.

angeldaisy · 23-06-2014 11:34am

Woohoo I passed my degree - delighted!!!

Un Croissant · 23-06-2014 11:45am

I was lucky to get on straight away this morning but I've honestly taken dumps with more server capabilities than MaryI.

HaloThere · 23-06-2014 11:54am

any tips for speeding the process up?

Ciderswigger · 23-06-2014 12:34pm

Well hello there degree... you're looking well.

buyer95 · 23-06-2014 12:46pm

You know where it says username/id, is that your "micstudent\131..." or just "131...?"

Un Croissant · 23-06-2014 1:09pm

buyer95 wrote: »

You know where it says username/id, is that your "micstudent\131..." or just "131...?"

just the 131 for me.

buyer95 · 23-06-2014 1:13pm

Got in, passed all of them thank God. Second year come at me bruh.

Side note, I think I cost myself a few grades by poor attendance, not sure, but I think thats what this means?
Session To-Date
Att Hrs 30.00 60.00
Cred Hours 30.00 60.00
|Non-Q hours 6.00 15.00
QCS 60.60 121.80

CailinGaillimh · 23-06-2014 3:22pm

WOOHOO hello there degree, I've been waiting for you!

Knew my award by 10am...Didn't physically get my results until after 1 today.. Something needs to be sorted

Now to wait to hear about the PME...

kittycati · 23-06-2014 11:14pm

kevin12345 wrote: »

It says I failed one module, which assessment was a reflective journal. I'm genuinely shocked I felt I did extremely well in that assignment. I'll get it rechecked but I'd say it's pointless is it? Genuinely feel I should have at least passed.

Never pointless. Get a recheck. In the past I've heard of loads of people who have actually come up a few grades. You can view your scripts to see first, but definitely get recheck.

131spanner · 23-06-2014 11:58pm

No repeats and I managed to improve the QCA by 0.01, noice :cool:

kevin12345 · 24-06-2014 12:27am

kittycati wrote: »

Never pointless. Get a recheck. In the past I've heard of loads of people who have actually come up a few grades. You can view your scripts to see first, but definitely get recheck.

Thanks very much for the reply. I've shown a few people in second year my essay and they agreed it should definitely not have been a fail so hopefully it's brought up! Got on really great in everything else so it's just annoying!

kittycati · 24-06-2014 10:19am

kevin12345 wrote: »

Thanks very much for the reply. I've shown a few people in second year my essay and they agreed it should definitely not have been a fail so hopefully it's brought up! Got on really great in everything else so it's just annoying!

Chin up sure! Nothing to lose in getting a recheck. Mistakes can easily happen especially when you think of the amount of scripts they get in one go! !

Ciderswigger · 04-07-2014 4:58pm

I'm sure the answer is already in this thread, but can anyone tell me the library summer hours? I checked out the website but it only goes as far as May.

Another thing, maybe I missed it or something but I didn't know there would be after tickets only on sale. I bought a full one cos I thought a ticket was a ticket. Did everyone else know you could get just the afters one, am I slow to the party?

angeldaisy · 04-07-2014 5:50pm

Ciderswigger wrote: »

I'm sure the answer is already in this thread, but can anyone tell me the library summer hours? I checked out the website but it only goes as far as May.

Just had a look on the website and the hours are now up
http://www.mic.ul.ie/library/Pages/SummerOpeningHours.aspx

Library Summer Opening Hours from 19th May - 7 Sept. 2014

Mon - Thur 9am - 5pm
Fri. 9am - 4.45pm
Sat and Sun - Closed

Closed Mon. 2nd June and Mon. 4th August

No idea about the tickets though!

Un Croissant · 04-07-2014 5:53pm

Did anyone here to beginners French to degree? Did they throw you in with advanced in second year to save running an extra group?

Ciderswigger · 04-07-2014 6:39pm

angeldaisy wrote: »

Just had a look on the website and the hours are now up
http://www.mic.ul.ie/library/Pages/SummerOpeningHours.aspx

How the hell did I miss THAT?! How I got this degree is beyond me.

Thanks!

Un Croissant · 03-08-2014 12:01am

Is the start of term the second week in September?

angeldaisy · 04-08-2014 1:52pm

Yep, its the 8th September

http://www.mic.ul.ie/calendarstimetables/Documents/AcademicCalendar2014-2015.pdf

Un Croissant · 08-08-2014 9:16pm

Is there a later date for registration in 2nd year? I think last year was the end of the first week (which is so unbelievably stupid I don't know where to start..20e to change a subject???)

Anyway, me and the gf are both financial strapped and need to figure it all about before locking anything in subject wise.

angeldaisy · 10-08-2014 10:54am

Un Croissant wrote: »

Is there a later date for registration in 2nd year? I think last year was the end of the first week (which is so unbelievably stupid I don't know where to start..20e to change a subject???)

Its the same for all years.

What I would recommend is sitting in on all the lectures for all the subjects you are interested in for the first week. You should get some feel for which subjects and coursework you would be most interested in.

Un Croissant · 10-08-2014 12:20pm

angeldaisy wrote: »

Its the same for all years.

What I would recommend is sitting in on all the lectures for all the subjects you are interested in for the first week. You should get some feel for which subjects and coursework you would be most interested in.

I figured I might do French but one week isn't enough time to figure out all the Erasmus options.

Nidgeweasel · 13-08-2014 4:25pm

Any suggestions for accommodation for a first year (female)?

Talib Fiasco · 13-08-2014 8:56pm

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

Any suggestions for accommodation for a first year (female)?

City Campus....most first years go there and it's lethal craic.

Talib Fiasco · 14-08-2014 11:17am

Anyone had any success with paying the fees online? I filled in all the details and all that jazz and when I click to confirm everything and allow them take the money from me the site crashes ala exam results time :P

Edit: Now the "MIC Financial Registration" tab is gone and it appears I haven't paid my fees...oh wait

Please be advised that we are currently unable to process payments via the VIEW YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT screen due to technical difficulties. However you can still complete YOUR FINANCIAL REGISTRATION and return to make payments at a later date. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

I presume standard issues or some shiz

care_bear · 14-08-2014 9:00pm

Is there no days off for graduation this year? I just looked at the academic timetable and the days aren't marked as being off lectures. Is graduation at a different time this year, am I right in thinking it's usually before the bank holiday at the end of October? The campus would be crazy with students and visitors for the day :O

Poxyshamrock · 14-08-2014 9:45pm

I'd imagine there are no lectures on the Thursday and Friday. It wouldn't really be possible with parking, closure of the canteen, lectures not being present, etc.

131spanner · 17-08-2014 1:39am

Does anyone know when RAG week will be this year? Or Charity Week or whatever you want to call it

iirc it was week 3 of second semester last year, is it likely to be the same again?

Un Croissant · 18-08-2014 6:15pm

It seems like this year will be another quiet one for the Mary I forum here

Ciderswigger · 18-08-2014 9:45pm

I've been talking to my Arts friends recently and we commented how the SU is really helpful when it comes to putting up job opportunities for the B.Eds but rarely (if ever) is there anything for the Arts graduates. I was wondering if there was a reason for this or...? Like, is the thinking behind it 'Sure their course is so broad so let them use Monster.ie etc.'?

I've graduated (no job so far

) so I don't want to get into an Arts vs. B.eds debate because its pointless but at times it has been obvious that the college is hugely biased towards the teachers. I've heard the rumours for the past few years that they were trying to make it a strictly teaching college but surely while it is still teaching Arts then there should be some love (:p) thrown the Arts way?

CailinGaillimh · 18-08-2014 11:50pm

Ciderswigger wrote: »

I've been talking to my Arts friends recently and we commented how the SU is really helpful when it comes to putting up job opportunities for the B.Eds but rarely (if ever) is there anything for the Arts graduates. I was wondering if there was a reason for this or...? Like, is the thinking behind it 'Sure their course is so broad so let them use Monster.ie etc.'?

I've graduated (no job so far ) so I don't want to get into an Arts vs. B.eds debate because its pointless but at times it has been obvious that the college is hugely biased towards the teachers. I've heard the rumours for the past few years that they were trying to make it a strictly teaching college but surely while it is still teaching Arts then there should be some love (:p) thrown the Arts way?

I've noticed it too (as an ECCE). To be fair to Johanna & Elaine & the rest of the SU last year, the bridge between Arts/ECCE/B.Ed didn't seem *as* evident as it had been.. but the jobs thing is a definite gap!
A lecturer mentioned Eclipse to us but I'm not sure if it's a college wide thing. If you go to Moodle (I think) you can register for it as a graduate and job postings are put up there :-)

I'll clarify where to access it tomorrow, I know I've it written down somewhere!

131spanner · 19-08-2014 12:02am

As a BA I've seen that alright too, the majority of the focus seems to be on the B.Ed's with Arts or ECCE getting the odd mention.

Hard to believe Liberal Arts is down to 325 now, having been around 400 five or so years ago. Pretty steep drop, I wonder what the future holds?

CailinGaillimh · 19-08-2014 12:50am

131spanner wrote: »

Hard to believe Liberal Arts is down to 325 now, having been around 400 five or so years ago. Pretty steep drop, I wonder what the future holds?

Was thinking that earlier alright! Some drop, but that could be just the reflection of people putting BA down on the cao forms rather than some other ulterior motive!

On another note; do BA grads have the option to do the h.dip through mary i or do they have to go to UL or wherever?

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