Exam Timetables

abelard

Just in case anyone didn't know, timetables for Christmas exams are supposed to be up as of today on http://www.ucd.ie/exams/index.html, though surprise surprise, there's nothing yet.

On the plus side, I did find out I only have 3 exams this Christmas, yay!

humbert

the first appearance of these threads always fill me with a sense of doom:(

ferdi

yarg! i need to know when my exams are, and i need to know today for work purposes, hurry up you fiends!

Ballerina

i need to know my timetable too,for the same reasons
argh!
are the timetables usually late being put up and if so how late?

it says in the diary thingymajig that the timetables go up 2 months before the exams

stupid liars

Miss GAAfia

Ok. This college. I've lost all hope. The law school are CONSISTENTLY changing their tune about the exam formats, the coursework, the lectures.....everything. Then we had a meeting today to discuss the examination process under the new s&m system and they have suddenly decided that we can defer our Christmas exams if we want....! Out of nowhere. The direct quote was "the rest of the university don't like this but I couldn't give a f*ck". This talk out of a Professor?! I have NEVER seen or heard such unprofessionalism, it's outrageous. And our timetable was put up by mistake on Saturday as "some eejit down below in computers put it on" and then taken down and we have yet to see the actual timetable.....not up yet.....This is godot esque this is....boo. I'm not happy.:mad:

Sangre

Its Roebuck, what did you expect? They're the biggest joke of a faculty.

BKtje

the first appearance of these threads always fill me with a sense of doom

"O **** no.." were the exact words used when i saw this thread

hullaballoo

Ok, say you have 5 exams, like me. Should you not have started studying for them last month? I mean, by this stage, you don't even have a week per subject. The appearence of this thread should hardly be the first warning sign of imminent exams. (I would have thought my sig would have given you ample notice!)

humbert

hullaballoo wrote:

Ok, say you have 5 exams, like me. Should you not have started studying for them last month? I mean, by this stage, you don't even have a week per subject. The appearence of this thread should hardly be the first warning sign of imminent exams. (I would have thought my sig would have given you ample notice!)

ok, say I don't have 5 exams...

Scraggs

hullaballoo wrote:

I would have thought my sig would have given you ample notice!

Not fond of the oul' sig, I don't like to be reminded of impending doom:(

Vainglory

hullaballoo wrote:

Ok, say you have 5 exams, like me. Should you not have started studying for them last month? I mean, by this stage, you don't even have a week per subject. The appearence of this thread should hardly be the first warning sign of imminent exams. (I would have thought my sig would have given you ample notice!)

Didn't you know about the exams before the timetable went up (and what they were going to be on)?

Note - not trying to be smart here, just genuinely wondering.

Kingkong

Yea it sucks bring back student riots even the proffessors wud get involved! SU not wont Sh*t being screwed over and over again. Still havent bein told whether there is repeats or not for us. How crazy is that

The_Minister

The great thing about Horizons is that you can take an elective in Grammer:rolleyes:

Blowfish

hullaballoo wrote:

Ok, say you have 5 exams, like me. Should you not have started studying for them last month? I mean, by this stage, you don't even have a week per subject. The appearence of this thread should hardly be the first warning sign of imminent exams. (I would have thought my sig would have given you ample notice!)

I would absolutely love to have the time to start thinking of exams that early. Unfortunately, with so many assignments, there is absolutely no chance that I will have the time to start studying until the study week.

fish-head

The_Minister wrote:

The great thing about Horizons is that you can take an elective in Grammer:rolleyes:

Unfortunately they don't offer spelling.

abelard

fish-head wrote:

Unfortunately they don't offer spelling.

The ironing is delicious.

Waltons

hullaballoo wrote:

(I would have thought my sig would have given you ample notice!)

I blame Cloud! I'm using his theme and the text on those tickers never shows up
*peer panic*

humbert

Waltons wrote:

I blame Cloud! I'm using his theme and the text on those tickers never shows up
*peer panic*

is the text not part of the picture??

Waltons

Indeed it is, but the text is as black as my background.
Echo what Blowfish said about assignments too

panda100

Scraggs wrote:

Not fond of the oul' sig, I don't like to be reminded of impending doom:(

Me either!
Though I do find that in general tis easier to study for crimbo exmas cos the weather crap and you feel like being inside. Worst is when its summer and the weathers gorge and you cant study cos you just want to be out frolicking by the lake.

Paul Tergat

This is ridiculous, it's leaving it late as it is but to not put them up on the date they said they would is a joke!!

Umaro

The_Minister wrote:

The great thing about Horizons is that you can take an elective in Grammer:rolleyes:

And when you get an A in the waste of space course it bumps up your GPA quite nicely. I gotta thank Intro to Info Skills for giving me enough GPA to spend my next semester in Sydney

rainbow kirby

Blowfish wrote:

I would absolutely love to have the time to start thinking of exams that early. Unfortunately, with so many assignments, there is absolutely no chance that I will have the time to start studying until the study week.

QFT, a degree in Computer Science is truly a mark of one's ability to code like a maniac, then cram like a maniac for exams. Filling one's head with 12 weeks of notes in a week.
*dies*

ferdi

i cant believe its not up yet, this is actually really bad, i could loose my job:(

fish-head

ferdi wrote:

i cant believe its not up yet, this is actually really bad, i could loose my job:(

That's a pretty big issue, you should go cause a fuss and give them a kick up the arse.

Sangre

ferdi wrote:

i cant believe its not up yet, this is actually really bad, i could loose my job:(

Can you just not take about 2 weeks off up until the 22nd of Decemeber? Do you actually need to know the exact exam dates i.e. will you only be taking a handful of days off? If so then tell your employer now you'll be taking a few days off up until xmas but are awaiting confirmation of dates from UCD.

ferdi

Sangre wrote:

Can you just not take about 2 weeks off up until the 22nd of Decemeber? Do you actually need to know the exact exam dates i.e. will you only be taking a handful of days off? If so then tell your employer now you'll be taking a few days off up until xmas but are awaiting confirmation of dates from UCD.

i've taken an extra christmas job (have to pay the bills) so i cant take any time off at christmas - i need to know the specific days of exams in order to tell emplpyer - i'm contracted for this period so if i keep stringing them along "eh...the college havnt put up the exam timetable yet, i swear!" they 'wont be able to keep me on'.

singingstranger

This is daft. One of my Erasmus buddies has to get home to do a re-sit and can't book flights until he knows when the exam is. Every day that passes, the cost of the flights go up. Absolute farce.

Miss GAAfia

Ridiculous. Still no timetable. Submissions on SIS are at 12pm and 3pm (apparently). We better know by this evening.

rainbow kirby

WTB: 3rd CS exam timetable. PST.

Jonny Arson

Blowfish wrote:

I would absolutely love to have the time to start thinking of exams that early. Unfortunately, with so many assignments, there is absolutely no chance that I will have the time to start studying until the study week.

Ditto but i only have 2 exams for 2 modules because my other 4 modules will be done and dusted by then so i can possibly cram during study week

i'm scared by how fast this year going

abelard

Do they actually hate us?
*cries*

Jonny Arson

It now says

''It is proposed that from 16th November 2006 a provisional examination schedule will be available on the timetable section of the Assessment & Logistics main menu.''

what a pile of wanky bollix. gotta love thier get out of jail card with the use of the word ''proposed'' :rolleyes:

so probably make that next week then

abelard

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

It now says

''It is proposed that from 16th November 2006 a provisional examination schedule will be available on the timetable section of the Assessment & Logistics main menu.''

what a pile of wanky bollix. gotta love thier get out of jail card with the use of the word ''proposed'' :rolleyes:

so probably make that next week then

Miss GAAfia

Hate is such a strong word young padwan. Careful you must be. Annoying this is*

*on a major Yoda buzz. Anything to distract.

I predict a riooooooooote if they aren't up soon.....

rainbow kirby

UCD admin up to their usual *high* standards then.
I'm convinced they're getting worse every year.

ferdi

all work and no exam timetable make ferdi something something...

Le Rack

I heard last week that it would be up on the 17th...I've only five which is good considering science...

emeraldstar

fuppin ridiculous..... i also have to try organise work and other stuff around my exam days....aaah why does ucd have to be so..blah!! don't think there's an exact word for what i'm trying to express

Brimmy

Miss GAAfia wrote:

*on a major Yoda buzz. Anything to distract.

I predict a riooooooooote if they aren't up soon.....

*grabs lead pipe*

Any minute now...

Miss GAAfia

Right, I'll meet you at the lake in 5. I'll be the one with the lightsaber.

singingstranger

Brimmy wrote:

*grabs lead pipe*

Any minute now...

It was Brimmy, with the lead piping, in the... LGs? Ably assisted by the loverly Miss GAAfia?

I don't remember there being a lightsaber in Cluedo though...

elmyra

I've given up caring. Probably not good three weeks before finals but hey, I've dealt with this crap for three years, apathy had to kick in sometime. Next time I'm asked why I missed a tutorial..

'Oh...I'm sorry, I had intented on going today, but then I wasn't quite ready so I figured I might just go in about a week's time, sorry I didn't tell you about it, I figured you wouldn't mind'

gubbie

The time tables are being sent around to some of the professors at the moment. They're being checked so that really tough subjects and multiple subjects aren't on the same day

Blush_01

[rant]And as soon as the undergraduate timetables are sorted, they'll think about sorting our ones out. YAY! :mad: Why the hell do undergrads continually take precedence? Our timetable for the semester didn't get sorted until mid-October, because lecturers hadn't been told what their undergratuate obligations were, so basically flip the rest of us. Lovely. Really.[/rant]

humbert

hehe, I was told today when my exams are and I didn't even ask. Being in a small department has it's perks!

dajaffa

Blush_01 wrote:

[rant]And as soon as the undergraduate timetables are sorted, they'll think about sorting our ones out. YAY! :mad: Why the hell do undergrads continually take precedence? Our timetable for the semester didn't get sorted until mid-October, because lecturers hadn't been told what their undergratuate obligations were, so basically flip the rest of us. Lovely. Really.[/rant]

If it's any consolation I won't get the dates for any of my practical exams unitl the regular ones are done + dusted, stupid horizons...

besty

Well the 16th is upon us and still no sign of them. Well done admin!

rainbow kirby

*shakes fist*

breadmonkey

I wish these disorganised fcuks would get their act together.

abelard

UCD in "screwing students over" shocker, or something to that effect. :rolleyes: