Do you have good memories of NUIM ??

Number 10 Shirt

I do have good memories of my time at NUIM.2007 was the last time I was out in the campus.It's hard to believe that almost a decade has passed since I first entered NUIM(September 2001).A few things stick out in the memory particularly from 1st year.We had registration in one of those ivy covered buildings near rhetoric house.Most of our classes took place in the aula maxima & callan hall.Jacinta Prunty,Conrad Brunstrom and Mary Corcoran were the first lecturers whose classes we had to take.

LeixlipRed

Prunty is still banging about. I had her in 2002 for some history module. I know Brunstrom is still about too as my housemate has mentioned him.

Number 10 Shirt

LeixlipRed wrote: »

Prunty is still banging about. I had her in 2002 for some history module. I know Brunstrom is still about too as my housemate has mentioned him.

I was in two of Jacinta Prunty's special topic classes.Excellent lecturer though more than a little fussy it must be said !:D When did you start at NUI Maynooth LeixlipRed ?

barleybooley

I've mixed feelings about the place after my four years, couldn't ever see myself going back tbh. Kind of just ended up starting there, I even switched courses technically so my degree isn't in something I thought it would be.

First year was wonderful up to a point when something very traumatic happened that I've never really gotten over properly. I wished I'd worked much harder and not wasted so much time on other things that were of no benefit. My final few weeks sucked for a variety of reasons. All that said, I've left with some fantastic friends and an actual degree and it was mostly good but I wouldn't do further study there.

LeixlipRed

Number 10 Shirt wrote: »

I was in two of Jacinta Prunty's special topic classes.Excellent lecturer though more than a little fussy it must be said !:D When did you start at NUI Maynooth LeixlipRed ?

2002.

joe316

I have a couple but they involved some people going in front of the disciplinary board so probably best not to mention them

funky penguin

Started in 2007, still here doing an MA. Planning on going abroad for a few years, then coming back for an MLitt, but I think I may have to go somewhere else if my thesis idea cannot be supervised/I change my mind in the interm.

I've loved my time here, and I'm loving my time in my MA.

John

Aside from the time spent living on campus, I really love it here. My wife did her degree here and I came here then to do my PhD in 2006 and now I'm back after a year's sitting on my arse to do a postdoc. Both departments I've worked in have been and are top notch, definitely think NUIM is a fantastic place to be.

allandanyways

Started in 2007, graduated in September and am going back next year or the year after to do an MA.

I have 95% brilliant memories of my time in NUIM. Made some fantastic friends, had a wonderful relationship with another NUIM-er and absolutely loved my course. If I look back on the three years, there's not much that I would change. The Spanish department are (in my opinion, anyway) fantastic and in final year, there were only about 100 of us, maybe less and we all gelled really well as a group, which I loved given the polar opposite situation in the English department.

The only negative things were things I've already ranted on here about, stupid little things that generally don't affect my memories of Maynooth.

I can understand how people get sick of the place, but I loved it, still love it and will love it for many years to come.

Michellenman

*Still a student..*

I first started in NUIM in 2007 - lasted about a month before I dropped out. Hated the course (Biotech) but absolutely loved the college; the atmosphere, the people, the buildings, the social life - everything except the course ha.

Came back in 2008 and went in to general arts - English, French and Geography. Dropped English after 1st year and I've had an absolute ball with French and Geography since then. I've commuted for the last 2 years (on an erasmus year at the moment) so my experience of the social life was limited to the odd night out during the week as I generally went out in Dublin at the weekends and couldn't afford the €30 taxi home from Maynooth too often and I didn't know many people who I could have stayed with.

I can honestly say I love Maynooth. I love everything about it, I love my classes, the people I've befriended, the university itself, the library when it's quiet, the reading room (when it's warm ha) the lecture halls, the assignments - everything. I know I'm going to miss it when I'm finished my undergrad next year, who knows though, I might stay on.

In saying that, my younger brother is also a student here and he's had nearly the opposite experience to me so each to their own

dory

I was there 2004 - 2007 and absolutely loved the place. Have great memories. I was back for a conference there a few weeks and ago, the place has really grown! I'm very glad I went to Maynooth.

ixus

Entered in 2000.
Local.
Revamped Roost - it was the place to be back then.
Student nights in the Glenroyal.
The LA (back then)
Met burd in first few months.
Rugby matches & sessions.
Free in to the Union nights knowing all the doormen. Getting away with murder.
I went to some lectures.
Our own computer labs.
Gym access.
Free general parking.

pakb1ue

Was there from 2006-2010
*The LA - Loved that place, I would even go as far to say it was better then Mantra. Anyone remember the downstairs in it? The 1st time I walked in there and I had walked straight back out within 10 seconds
*Drink promotions in The LA :cool:
*Even though it was before my time, the old student cards where each year you had a different coloured card.
*Representing the college at intervarsities in football.
*Only going into the reading room for the 1st time in 3rd year and got my first book out of the library that year too
*Trying to avoid looking at the 'young ones' while trying to study.
*Great nights out in The Roost, even when they had that stupid system of stamping people and couldnt get upstairs without it.
*Maths lectures, my only class that had a 1:1 ratio.
*Meeting my tutorial teacher out one night only for the two of us to arrive late for our tutorial the next day at the top of Logic House.
*Rag week first and second year
*The dive of a house I lived in 2nd year which I only got 2 days before college started. 20 people stayed in that house one night during rag week.
*Getting to know some of my lectures.
*Meeting people in Dunnes and talking for them for way longer then you expected.
*Hanging around town after the pubs had closed.
*The food fight in Supermax.
*Nearly killing myself taking that shortcut behind Logic.

Really enjoyed my time there even though I hated it at the start, must admit was a bit sad leaving the place but I wouldnt like to have stayed on as everyone I knew has left and felt old in 4th year compared to the rest of the student population.

Was there 01-07 as I did postgrad there as well
really loved it, the campus is beautiful and all those lectures in logic house etc
And going to the coffee mill for hot chocolate on winter days!

Scambuster

ixus wrote: »

Entered in 2000.
Local.
Revamped Roost - it was the place to be back then.
Student nights in the Glenroyal.
The LA (back then)
Met burd in first few months.
Rugby matches & sessions.
Free in to the Union nights knowing all the doormen. Getting away with murder.
I went to some lectures.
Our own computer labs.
Gym access.
Free general parking.

That is more or less my experience. I ****ing love the place. Can't think of a better way to spend four years of my life.

lemansky

allandanyways wrote: »

there were only about 100 of us, maybe less

Ha losers, my class is much bigg........oh..........wait :pac:

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4

did a post grad there from sept 08 - jan 10. To be honest, it was never going to be as much fun as my undergrad which I did in sligo from 04-08, mainly because I was 17 when I started it! and I was nearly 22 going to NUIM, and knew nobody there!

I did like NUIM though, I did a masters in software engineering, only had a problem with one lecturer! all the rest were very nice people. O'niels, Mantra and the roost were very nice too

and who can't remember the canteen burning down!!!

Kazuma

Good memories?


Leaving!

(lol, jk, I'm still stuck here )