Procrastination: Discuss. (Exams Thread >_<)

Seren_

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Presenting YTH's thread for all your procrastination needs during this exam season.

This will be me for the next while:


interspersed with this when I remember how much I've to do

rcaz

Me, Quantum Mechanics 2:



It's not even funny, I'm dreading these so ****ing much.

Norrdeth

Procrastination can be traced back to a fear of failure, just pretend to be
awesome and you'll do the exam like a baws!

I started doing my exam paper questions today, some craic!
Although I hope I'm allowed to bring a calculator to the exam...

CaoimH_in

me.

rcaz

Norrdeth wrote: »

Procrastination can be traced back to a fear of failure, just pretend to be
awesome and you'll do the exam like a baws!

I started doing my exam paper questions today, some craic!
Although I hope I'm allowed to bring a calculator to the exam...

What's the exam?

Norrdeth

Software Sound Synthesis, some craic!

rcaz

Norrdeth wrote: »

Software Sound Synthesis, some craic!

****in' jealous. Sick of learning these Dvorak essay questions.

Norrdeth

Flippin' love Dvořák! Although Janáček and Martinů are cooler IMO.

rcaz

Norrdeth wrote: »

Flippin' love Dvořák! Although Janáček and Martinů are cooler IMO.

I'd agree with you on Janacek, don't know much about Martinu. I should probably fix that... :pac:

I'm not complaining about the music btw, I'm complaining about having to memorise all this stuff about the music. Surely there are better ways to approach studying a country's musical identity.

Norrdeth

El Pr0n wrote: »

I'd agree with you on Janacek, don't know much about Martinu. I should probably fix that... :pac:

I'm not complaining about the music btw, I'm complaining about having to memorise all this stuff about the music. Surely there are better ways to approach studying a country's musical identity.

Was he not on the course this year? I wrote a paper on him a year ago on Erasmus. Some lad.
Yeah it's a bit of a haphazard crash course at times.

rcaz

Norrdeth wrote: »

Was he not on the course this year?

He is, just very briefly. I'm gonna cram him in tomorrow. Pretty underprepared for this exam

Duddy

I have no exams.



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mickstupp

^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYPsoxpt0BU

Seren_

I thought postgrads weren't meant to have exams. I was apparently wrong ;___;

Duddy, are you invigilating?

Duddy

Yupyup, everyone look out for me and my squeaky shoes^_^

How so Joe

Duddy wrote: »

I have no exams.



</smug>

I did all mine before Christmas. Now I'm just flat-out bored. And I'm still in the college. Whyyyyyyy?

mickstupp

Your Text Here wrote: »

I thought postgrads weren't meant to have exams. I was apparently wrong ;___;

It's probably not common. Besides the normal dissertation business, I've exams for the whole two years. Some of them are for language modules, so it's understandable, but some are for MA modules too. I actually don't really mind. Find writing essays far more stressful and difficult than exams.

All I really want to do is play Skyrim. But I know if I buy that I'll fail the entire year, not just this semester. :rolleyes:

rcaz

Anyone else using those Bach Rescue Remedy pastilles? Really good for calming you down if you're getting stressed.

Jonah42

mickstupp wrote: »

All I really want to do is play Skyrim. But I know if I buy that I'll fail the entire year, not just this semester. :rolleyes:

I used to play Skyrim but then I took an arrow to the knee.

Seren_

Duddy wrote: »

Yupyup, everyone look out for me and my squeaky shoes^_^

If you're invigilating in either of my exams I'm going to make sure and ask for paper every two minutes :pac:

El Pr0n wrote: »

Anyone else using those Bach Rescue Remedy pastilles? Really good for calming you down if you're getting stressed.

Used the spray last year, it is really good actually. Think I might have to invest in a new one before Friday.

Xqzciara

El Pr0n wrote: »

Anyone else using those Bach Rescue Remedy pastilles? Really good for calming you down if you're getting stressed.

I used them in first year and found them pretty good, also the chewing gums. I found them even better because they lasted longer. Don't use them anymore though, I think I've learned to calmly accept my impending doom.

Unless a question on DSM comes up in my PS302 exam. Then I'll probably snort a couple of packets of the stuff. Currently attempting dances to the gods in hope itl make schizophrenia and anxiety come up!

Seren_

So, study is going well :rolleyes:

sadie06

This year's preferred method of procrastination has been youtube.

Pinned down one definition? It must be time to watch Manflu again!

Written 150 words for most difficult exam? Great....you should watch The Guy Who Slipped on the Ice once more!


Found all your notes for one subject? You are a genius.....Rubberbandits Gay Racist time!

Seren_

Youtube for me too, as well as here Although I've mainly been watching beauty tutorials, not funny videos.

I tried working out how many hours are left until my exam tomorrow at 9:30, but I got confused. Thank god it's not a maths exam anyway!!

Daemos

Does it count as procrastination if you haven't actually started studying yet?

rcaz

If anyone's spent the last two days at a desk oscillating between "I got this!" and "I'll repeat this!" like I did, go out for a cycle or something! Just got back from one and I feel way better about everything. We'll get through this together :pac:

CaoimH_in

DITTO THAT!

No cycling for me but running for sure!

Planemo

apologies for my newbness but how/when do we get the results?

rcaz

hawaiichair wrote: »

apologies for my newbness but how/when do we get the results?

For these exams your departments give them out, for next semester exams they're posted on the internet (in Student Web Services) some time during the summer. Forget exactly when.

I know the music department posts a big list of all the results on a noticeboard, and the maths physics department gets a lecture to tell you after class.

Seren_

Okay, thanks to the joys of chrome extensions, boards is getting blocked until 12pm tomorrow. Bye guize ;______________;

ALL NIGHTER WOO!

Edit: Right, this time I'm really going to block it. I CAN'T STOP POSTING ಠ_ಠ

rcaz

Your Text Here wrote: »

Okay, thanks to the joys of chrome extensions, boards is getting blocked until 12pm tomorrow. Bye guize ;______________;

ALL NIGHTER WOO!

Edit: Right, this time I'm really going to block it. I CAN'T STOP POSTING ಠ_ಠ

Will an all-nighter really be worth it? You need your rest!

CaoimH_in

Doubling up on that; it's really not worth it.

Seren_

As you can see, I still haven't left

I'll see about the all-nighter... I usually get wrecked by about 2am and end up going to bed anyway. I might just take the two of yous' advice and do two good hours of reading/looking over notes and head to bed at 12...

Really freaking out now I need to calm down before I end up having a panic attack or something.

rcaz

Your Text Here wrote: »

As you can see, I still haven't left

I'll see about the all-nighter... I usually get wrecked by about 2am and end up going to bed anyway. I might just do two good hours of reading/looking over notes and head to bed at 12...

Really freaking out now I need to calm down before I end up having a panic attack or something.

Cup of tea, straight to bed, and The Flaming Lips!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN9zMTAAwqQ

rcaz

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Seren_

Well that was sh1te. August here I come! On to study for the next one now, the lovely HY311.

Good luck everyone x

mickstupp

Three hour All exams are wrong and and bad for you.

CaoimH_in

Poor divil's.

Exam layout today for Film. Should be OK. Jazz is my next worry.

Edit: Little bit of inadvertent sexism in that song. Speaks about the gender-neutral 'scientists' then, "they're just humans, with wives and children". Tutut, expect better from the greatest rock band ever.

Seren_

Aww Film! Memories. I got 18 in it the first time I did it it's handy enough really though.

CaoimH_in

It's really good is what it is! :P

Baile an Locha

Walking around Aldi getting my exam snacks, mmmn bacon fries, and I picked up the imitation Red Bull.
DON'T GET IT

Drank two cans while studying last night and felt incredibly sick all day.

CaoimH_in

That post looks like it was structured by me. No cents what zo eva! You must have been wrecked indeed!

Seren_

CaoimH_in wrote: »

It's really good is what it is! :P

CaoimH_in

Futurama.

Yes, yes I am being serious. It's a module where you watch Peckinpah films. . . AMAZING!

Seren_

You do get to watch some awesome films alright. Actually, all of the ones we watched were pretty good.

DB21

I FIFA 12. Ultimate procrastination tool.

squishykins

Don't think you can procrastinate much more than deferring the year...Good luck guys

rcaz

Anyone else feel like the exam you're least prepared for is the one you're worried about least as well?

I'll probably be repeating Quantum Mechanics 2, no point worrying about it now :pac:

The ones I'm alright-ish prepared for, however, have me feeling sick

mickstupp

I don't do a film module, but I love The Wild Bunch.

CaoimH_in

Peckinpah is the man.

Jazz & Pop has me sick.

Edit: @Yourtexthere We watched Wall-e this year too; as our pick your own film from the noughties. But yeah, class module.

tootyflutty

CaoimH_in wrote: »

Jazz & Pop has me sick.

Same! Had my essay done weeks ago and then thought I would be set to study.. sadly not