Christmas holidays too long?

HavingCrack · 08-01-2011 5:08pm #1

I know most people will think I'm crazy for saying this but I really think the amount of time we get off college at Christmas is crazy :pac:. It's nearly 3 1/2 weeks altogether. January is a fairly boring time to have off anyway unless you have a trip booked or something. I would prefer to come back on the 3rd and start off rather than waiting until the 17th to be honest.

Laisurg · 08-01-2011 5:10pm

You'd miss it if they took it away :P

Pandoras Twist · 08-01-2011 5:21pm

You are insane.

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Mardy Bum · 08-01-2011 5:51pm

It allows those with part time jobs to earn some money to get them through the semester which is a good enough one.

shadowqueen · 08-01-2011 6:11pm

You'll regret those words when you get to final year...:)

The academics need that time to get everyone's exams corrected and to get externs in to look at them. For anyone with a thesis to write up, it's invaluable time to get a lot of work done without distractions/other work to worry about. It's also a very limited window in which we can finish off any research that needs to be done.....most people that work very hard for their exams, as they should at uni, are glad of the break

And yeah, earning and even just saving a bit of money is another very good reason :cool:

El Siglo · 08-01-2011 6:56pm

I took two weeks off last Christmas, and that's a lot by QUB postgrad standards. Op, enjoy the five weeks off, read Bob Fisk book of you're really bored, because it's all down hill after the undergrad.

mikemac · 08-01-2011 6:59pm

Students with part time jobs in retail or maybe hotels and wherever can clock up some full shifts and get some cash together

happy_feet · 08-01-2011 8:36pm

well i'm in UCD and we start back to placement on the 10th :P

Fad · 08-01-2011 9:32pm

I'd nearly prefer a longer winter break and a shorter summer break, summer's far too long unless you're doing something fun (ie Working in a shít job for four months will make you want to die....).

Mardy Bum · 08-01-2011 9:35pm

Fad wrote: »

(ie Working in a shít job for four months will make you want to die....).

That's life for most people except they are not as dramatic.

Fad · 08-01-2011 9:41pm

Mardy Bum wrote: »

That's life for most people except they are not as dramatic.

Ever work in a petrol station that has at one point, quite literally made you want to die?

Not fun.....

happy_feet · 08-01-2011 9:57pm

ugh i feel your pain Fad, try the one of the poshest hotels in the country.....snobs giving you **** coz their €500 euro champagne isnt cold enough?

it makes me wana die. Gimme boring lectures anyday

Fad · 08-01-2011 10:14pm

happy_feet wrote: »

ugh i feel your pain Fad, try the one of the poshest hotels in the country.....snobs giving you **** coz their €500 euro champagne isnt cold enough?

it makes me wana die. Gimme boring lectures anyday

I think it's kinda justified if they're spending serious money on something that they get served it how they want :P

But yeah, summer did nothing but make me appreciate college!

happy_feet · 08-01-2011 10:45pm

Fad wrote: »

I think it's kinda justified if they're spending serious money on something that they get served it how they want :P

But yeah, summer did nothing but make me appreciate college!

your kind of right, except when they complain about everything :P I wont start my ''i hate my job rant'', we would be here for days tbh :P

mumtoe&e · 08-01-2011 10:59pm

back to placement on the 10th!! the hols are definitely not too long when you have children that you are dying to spend a bit of time with.
would love another week off - we are never happy are we?
the hols are generous though, happy days

parker kent · 08-01-2011 11:58pm

If you are bored you can always start preparing for next semester and get your reading started. I am sure you can find something related to some of the modules that you have enrolled in to keep you busy.

keepkeyyellow · 09-01-2011 2:46am

Agree. Want back in UCD now. It was all fine until my shop closed down now I'm just eating until I get back.

*Hank Scorpio* · 09-01-2011 2:48pm

started placements on the 4th of Jan.

TDOie · 10-01-2011 3:25am

Winter break = find internship.

Summer break = work internship.

Killer Pigeon · 10-01-2011 6:48am

NO!

Raphael · 10-01-2011 7:59am

Fad wrote: »

I'd nearly prefer a longer winter break and a shorter summer break, summer's far too long unless you're doing something fun (ie Working in a shít job for four months will make you want to die....).

The problem there is that for some people the summer holidays is semester 3.

davi78 · 11-01-2011 2:58pm

Although I am dying to get back to college (seriously!) I have appreciated the break. It has given me time to get caught up with a subject that I have been struggling with. I also had the joy of reading for pleasure without feeling like I should have been doing some work. I have also had the time to map out a proper course of action for this coming semester...less mucking about and a more structured study routine to be exact!

I wouldn't necessarily agree that the break is too long, I am sure that it feels longer for some than it does for others. It worked out just right for me though. I'm chomping at the bit to get back now though...I'm not a big fan of waiting around.

Good luck to all those going back next week...may this one be better than the last for everyone.

Davidius · 11-01-2011 6:44pm

I wish they were longer.

Xhristy · 11-01-2011 6:55pm

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WeeBushy · 11-01-2011 7:16pm

Xhristy wrote: »

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They?

Jack Bracken · 11-01-2011 7:25pm

You don't have two, WeeBushy? o_o

Xhristy · 11-01-2011 9:05pm

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parker kent · 11-01-2011 10:43pm

Xhristy wrote: »

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I'm sure she has two of "something" though

Xhristy · 11-01-2011 11:17pm

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Sefirah · 11-01-2011 11:24pm

El Siglo wrote: »

read Bob Fisk book of you're really bored

Really, really, REALLY bored...!

WeeBushy · 11-01-2011 11:36pm

Jack Bracken wrote: »

You don't have two, WeeBushy? o_o

I always knew there was something wrong with me. I thought those old men on french beaches had a gross growth beside their shlong.

Aaand now I have images of old naked men in my head. The holidays are definitely too long.

El Siglo · 11-01-2011 11:48pm

Sefirah wrote: »

Really, really, REALLY bored...!

You don't like Robert Fisk? The man's a legend; Northern Ireland, Lebanon, Yugoslavia, Iraq etc... Well, I suppose Noam Chomsky then, absolutely brilliant author as well.

the_syco · 12-01-2011 12:03am

HavingCrack wrote: »

It's nearly 3 1/2 weeks altogether.

You fúcking lucky bastard. You'll miss those 3.5 weeks off when you get a job. Unless you're an arts student :pac:

HavingCrack · 12-01-2011 1:58pm

the_syco wrote: »

You fúcking lucky bastard. You'll miss those 3.5 weeks off when you get a job. Unless you're an arts student :pac:

Meh, if I had a job I'd have money so wouldn't be the worst I suppose.

RandomName2 · 12-01-2011 4:15pm

El Siglo wrote: »

You don't like Robert Fisk? The man's a legend; Northern Ireland, Lebanon, Yugoslavia, Iraq etc... Well, I suppose Noam Chomsky then, absolutely brilliant author as well.

If you happen to like biased left-wing ideology :pac:

Sorry

P.S. Laughed when Fisk was beaten up by Taliban

RandomName2 · 12-01-2011 4:18pm

HavingCrack wrote: »

I know most people will think I'm crazy for saying this but I really think the amount of time we get off college at Christmas is crazy :pac:. It's nearly 3 1/2 weeks altogether. January is a fairly boring time to have off anyway unless you have a trip booked or something. I would prefer to come back on the 3rd and start off rather than waiting until the 17th to be honest.

French students were back on the 3rd.

Maybe a week less holls... but that is the case, I s'pose this year for people who have rolled over exams.

muffinz · 12-01-2011 4:46pm

Im afraid I wont be able to get back into the swing of things for ages coz I havnt gotten out of bed before 12 for a long time...
In one way, im excited to get back because I'm going to make an effort to make friends this semester and plus Ill finally be 18.
But on the other hand Im just so used to being a lazy sod, not worrying about money and the likes, that I dont want to go back. I dont want this semester to be like the last one (All day in the library on the internet coz Ive feck all friends in college).

I think it just feels so long because of the snow, it fecked up the last few weeks for me so I feel like ive been on holiday for years.

Sefirah · 12-01-2011 6:50pm

RandomName2 wrote: »

If you happen to like biased left-wing ideology :pac:

Sorry

P.S. Laughed when Fisk was beaten up by Taliban

XD Beautiful

El Siglo · 12-01-2011 8:54pm

RandomName2 wrote: »

If you happen to like biased left-wing ideology :pac:

Sorry

P.S. Laughed when Fisk was beaten up by Taliban

Sefirah wrote:

XD Beautiful

Yeh, Robert Fisk only talks a load of shite so he does. Books like; "The Age of the Warrior" or "The Great War for Civilisation" are only the ramblings of a leftist loon with a PhD in Politic Science from TCD and with 40 years of experience as a journalist. Sure, what would he know about the middle east after living in Beiruit since 1976.;)

OP, having the time off is great. If you're working it means you can get in a solid month of full time shifts, so that's a nice chunk of change. If you're on the grant, it means you're not on fumes for a very long time while the grant cheque is being sent. It's there for a reason, my suggestion of reading a long book by Fisk or Chomsky is only a suggestion, as the books from these authors are quite good. I could have also suggested something like "Guns, Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond or "Crime and Punishment" etc... Enjoy the time off, it gets worse as you get older.

Christmas holidays too long?

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