Did everyone get their electives, they wanted?

LauraLuck

Hi, i just logged on to ucd connect and I was surprised to see that I actually got a place in both my electives - Exploring Archaeology, - Classical Art & Archaeology. I thought id have to fight for them but for once i have been lucky.
How has others turned out? I have heard a lot about over subscribed modules...I hope that people can find themselves getting a place in a module they really like.
Feel free to tell your stories, rant & rave, smile, cry........were all here for eachother.arent we??

ya-ba-da-ba-doo

Yep I got both of mine... somehow! They were both waay oversubscribed so i was thinking i'd be lucky to even get one!

Anyway i'm not complaining! I have a friend who didn't get one that she wanted which is a pain in the sack but what can ya do?

Anyway hope it went OK for most people

Conor108

Yep! I got the one that said provisional, the other one always said 'confirmed' so I assume I have that even though it didnt show up in that email. They're both on my timetable though

LauraLuck

Well done you two, onwards and upwards from here......eeek monday is gonna be a shock to the system but we'll survive it.Whoop De Dooo.

Sad Professor

Yep, got what I wanted.

Pigwidgeon

Got both of mine

SmashingPilot

Got one of my modules but it wasn't oversubscribed. The other one had 46 places available, 52 subscribed to it and I didn't get a place. When your luck is out its really out.

Mardy Bum

Nope so doing Film Sound instead, any ideas what it is like?

ya-ba-da-ba-doo

Anyone doin intro to massage??

smk89

Hate to be a c-c-c-c-combobreaker but I didn't get my elective . The Stem Cells in Medicine elective PATH30150. I think they made a mistake in it because from the email and description I assumed it was for lots (100+ students) but I've been getting this email all week saying it has only 1 place, unless I've been reading it wrong:
PATH30150 - Stem Cells in Medicine

Capacity: 1 general elective places.
Registered: 6 provisionally registered.

This module is currently oversubscribed and places will be randomly allocated.

You have provisionally registered to the following module components:
Lectures - Offering 1 - 55234.


Sooo, anyone got any easy electives in the 1st semester, and I mean walking into exam with a pickaxe in my head easy .

Ruski

I got rejected for French, and I had Introduction to Programming I as an option. So I moved programming to Elective, and picked Introduction to Programming II as well for second semester.

Yuugib

Ruski wrote: »

I got rejected for French, and I had Introduction to Programming I as an option. So I moved programming to Elective, and picked Introduction to Programming II as well for second semester.

If your Programming I on Tuesday at 10, looks like we going to be in the same hall

Conor108

Yuugib wrote: »

If your Programming I on Tuesday at 10, looks like we going to be in the same hall

+1

LauraLuck

I wonder what the easiest assessed module is......i dont think its any of the ones im doing

I believe that what is meant for you wont pass you by so maybe not getting places could turn out to be lucky for some??? Well thats what i like to think.:)

Sefirah

So glad they decided to make a second Arabic class! More than likely wouldn't have gotten in otherwise. Also got constitutional law- but didn't expect to fight off too many to get that one lol

Jello

Nope didn't get my provisional one, there were 50 places and 70 subscribed so I was one of the unlucky ones.

I picked Exploring Archaeology in the end. Looks grand, no final exam Doing Intro to Cognitive Science as my other one.

LauraLuck

Jello wrote: »

Nope didn't get my provisional one, there were 50 places and 70 subscribed so I was one of the unlucky ones.

I picked Exploring Archaeology in the end. Looks grand, no final exam Doing Intro to Cognitive Science as my other one.

Hi Jello, im also doing Exploring Archaeology!! Im glad that there is no exam at the end Wonder what this module is gonna be like.
Sorry to hear you didnt get your provisional one.

Crow92

I didn't get french level 4

My timetable is already prettyfull and I have to try and find something mildly interesting to fit in now

frser32

I'm delighted i got both my electives. Politics in S1 and Global Justice in S2!!!:D

Mycroft H

LauraLuck wrote: »

Hi Jello, im also doing Exploring Archaeology!! Im glad that there is no exam at the end Wonder what this module is gonna be like.
Sorry to hear you didnt get your provisional one.

Unless its changed since I did it, there is a final exam. There is a one hour, no negative marking mcq at the end of the semester.


There is also a quite extensive project too based on the field trip to tara and a trip to the museum by yourself :pac:

dr gonzo

I did exploring arch last year, there is a final exam and a project as landyman said, however the module is excellent so you'll enjoy the work which isnt really that extensive.

If anyone wants any info on it feel free to PM me.

Mycroft H

Well the project isn't that hard, its just quite long.

I seem to remember mine running towards the 30 A4 pages mark, though it was pretty easy stuff, and mine had many many many diagrams in it (as space filler :pac:)


The lecturer, Aiden O'Sullivan, is a fantastic lecturer and is good craic too

Lorrrrraine

German Converstation & Debate and A Hitchhikers Guide To Philosophy
Delighted but bricking it for the oral presentation in German.

Yuugib

Conor108 wrote: »

+1

We can have a lil rendezvous before lecture, huh? :pac:

Dave!

Dunno if it's too late or what, but here's my annual plug

Do Intro to Cognitive Science, it's quality If you like psychology, you'll love this

Lucet

Got both of my modules
International history 1914-1991 and European Union :rolleyes:

LauraLuck

landyman wrote: »

Unless its changed since I did it, there is a final exam. There is a one hour, no negative marking mcq at the end of the semester.


There is also a quite extensive project too based on the field trip to tara and a trip to the museum by yourself :pac:

I can handle a MCQ exam, hopefully.I meant that there is no 'Exam' exam if ya know what i mean.The project sounds like fun but im just hoping i can have enough time to do it because i am doing 4 subjects.:eek:

Mycroft H

LauraLuck wrote: »

I can handle a MCQ exam, hopefully.I meant that there is no 'Exam' exam if ya know what i mean.The project sounds like fun but im just hoping i can have enough time to do it because i am doing 4 subjects.:eek:

It really just takes a good weekends work is all. Not really too bad at all.

Just include a few decent sources and your grand

Implosiony

Conor108 wrote: »

+1

+1

Killer Pigeon

Foundation of Financial Mathematics.

Ruski

Yuugib wrote: »

If your Programming I on Tuesday at 10, looks like we going to be in the same hall

I got Tuesday and Thursday at 10am. Those are the only offerings for Programming I anyway.

MissRealist

Maybe I'm just odd but I'm using the term elective very loosely this year. Both my "electives" are "recommended" modules that show up in both my streams. Load of rubbish.

Got them both

Unfortunately....:(

Conor108

Guys my credit yoke thing on the registration page of SIS still says just 5 creidts for electives! Says 55 for core/options. Is this because one of my electives is also available as an option? The total registered credits says 60 anyway so I think its grand.

Also Im doing both electives in Semester 2. You can do that right? Or does it have to be one in each semester?

Fluorescence

Yep, got both - Beginner's Italian and Phonetics. Both semester 2 though. I have all course-related modules in Semester 1 and only core course modules in semester 2 along with electives. Should be an interesting year (and I'm loving my Mondays off before I even start back!)

Ruski

Conor108 wrote: »

Guys my credit yoke thing on the registration page of SIS still says just 5 creidts for electives! Says 55 for core/options. Is this because one of my electives is also available as an option? The total registered credits says 60 anyway so I think its grand.

Also Im doing both electives in Semester 2. You can do that right? Or does it have to be one in each semester?

It's because the spaces in that electives were filled. Both of my electives are also options. Electives can be any module you want.

BlandKitten

Didn't get into the provisional elective I signed up for, so just chose something else from my optional modules instead.

Even more maths! Not sure if I like that or not...

Jello

Woops yeah I see Exploring Archaeology does indeed have a final exam, I was told it didn't! No negative marking MCQ isn't too bad though.

Conor108

Ruski wrote: »

I got Tuesday and Thursday at 10am. Those are the only offerings for Programming I anyway.

Did you guys get that email today? Do we not have Intro to Programming at all this week so?

Yuugib

Conor108 wrote: »

Did you guys get that email today? Do we not have Intro to Programming at all this week so?

Yep yep.. cancelled until 21st of Sept...

Conor108

No rendezvous then:rolleyes: on the plus side - more free time!

Ruski

Conor108 wrote: »

No rendezvous then:rolleyes: on the plus side - more free time!

To the bar!