Daily bitch about life in Maynooth! (read post #1)

aaabbbb

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Happy ranting!!

Really was sure this had been done before , but can't seem to find it

Anyways every other college seems to have one so why not the 'nooth !

What are your daily rants/bitchings about life in Maynooth ?!

Like for me the lack of a gate on bond bridge into the old college ! :mad:

Or that UPC isn't avaliable in all the houses grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !! (this one I'm really fuming about atm ! :P )

Or the shortage of places to go out esp on really busy nights , such as the last day of term!!

Turtyturd

There is still no sign of the timetable.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::pac:

aaabbbb

+1 for that too grrrr trying to apply for jobs with no timetable is impossible!! Went into one place today and was asked when I'd be available to work , only answer I could give was I honestly didn't know ?!

PictureFrame

Turtyturd wrote: »

There is still no sign of the timetable.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::pac:

^ Yeah this is especially annoying. I'm going into first year Business & Law but it'd be nice to know what hours and days i'm looking at so I can organise my job and travel etc around the hours! Surely it'll be up by the 26th? End of this week like?

aaabbbb

PictureFrame wrote: »

^ Yeah this is especially annoying. I'm going into first year Business & Law but it'd be nice to know what hours and days i'm looking at so I can organise my job and travel etc around the hours! Surely it'll be up by the 26th? End of this week like?

It better!!!! Or they will hear me.... ROAR!!!!

Actually if someone was to bother write a strongly worded letter re: timetables what office would it be addressed to ? It wouldn't be the presidents office would it , since he's wholly responsible for the overall running of the University ?

Seren_

I think the registrar is the person in charge of timetables?

Rant: internet is being an ass.

aaabbbb

Seren_ wrote: »

I think the registrar is the person in charge of timetables?

Rant: internet is being an ass.

Really? I always wondered what that office did :P

Well whoever it is seriously needs to get their ass into gear!! Or else they're going to have a 1000+ people at their door with bayonets and flaming torches(and perhaps the odd fertilizer bomb for the farming folk among us ! ) demanding to know what the f#*k they have been doing these past 12 months !!!!

I WANT MY TIMETABLE AND I WANT IT NOW!!!!

Please and thank you! :P

and as of today I officially hate ISP'S been trying to get internet set up for when I move in in Sept so I'm not stuck with that bloody dongle again !! But they're all either:

1. Not available in my area (Beaufield)
2.Waaayyy to expensive
3. Only available for at least a 24/12 mnth contract!!!!


Grrrrrrrr defiantly not a happy bunny today!!

PictureFrame

Seren_ wrote: »

I think the registrar is the person in charge of timetables?

Rant: internet is being an ass.

I don't know who the registrar is.. Does anyone wanna email them? :P

PictureFrame

I went onto the Graduates centers page under timetables and they don't even have half of their timetables up yet either.. Kinda disgraceful..

aaabbbb

PictureFrame wrote: »

I went onto the Graduates centers page under timetables and they don't even have half of their timetables up yet either.. Kinda disgraceful..

It really is!!

Job description of the register....The Office of the University Registrar supports the academic and research missions of the university and serves as a central administrative office for students, faculty and alumni. We provide data to internal and external constituencies, enabling these offices to make informed enrollment management and policy decisions. This office ensures adherence to academic policy, preserving academic integrity and safeguarding academic records.

So basically they keep a big list and make timetables SERIOUSLY !! They've been given one job to do and they can't even get that right....:mad:

Jonah42

THE RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH!

Something tells me I'll be posting on this thread a lot in the coming year.

PictureFrame

aaabbbb wrote: »

It really is!!

Job description of the register....The Office of the University Registrar supports the academic and research missions of the university and serves as a central administrative office for students, faculty and alumni. We provide data to internal and external constituencies, enabling these offices to make informed enrollment management and policy decisions. This office ensures adherence to academic policy, preserving academic integrity and safeguarding academic records.

So basically they keep a big list and make timetables SERIOUSLY !! They've been given one job to do and they can't even get that right....:mad:

That's it. Im'ma email this registrar person and find out when they are going to publish those timetables.

God, they're going to love me up in NUI Maynooth, haven't even done 1 day up there yet and i'm already demanding stuff.. :pac:

Daemos

I love it when I'm in Maynooth. But right now, as with this time last year, I just want to f-cking stay home and do absolutely nothing for a year. I'm sick of studying and I haven't even started yet and moving is so stressful :mad:

DylanII

Is there nt some software where they can just put the info in and they get a timetable for it?

It cant be that difficult and it's not like they have been overflowing with work for the past 12 months. It was up this week last year

aaabbbb

PictureFrame wrote: »

That's it. Im'ma email this registrar person and find out when they are going to publish those timetables.

God, they're going to love me up in NUI Maynooth, haven't even done 1 day up there yet and i'm already demanding stuff.. :pac:

Make sure it's strongly worded and let them know they also have a few petrol bombs with their names inscribed on them coming their way if they don't hurry up! :P

and tbh demanding things/being diplomatic is really the only way you'll get any where properly in life imo !

aaabbbb

DylanII wrote: »

Is there nt some software where they can just put the info in and they get a timetable for it?

Like Google calender on a mass scale ?

DylanII wrote: »

It cant be that difficult and it's not like they have been overflowing with work for the past 12 months. It was up this week last year

That's exactly my thought , I mean if it is the registrars job then that pretty much is their only job so there really is no excuse!

Damm public sector workers :mad:

DB21

Hope they've reopened the gate between the campuses by September. I am in my arse walking all the way around to go to Logic House/Callan Hall

aaabbbb

DB21 wrote: »

Hope they've reopened the gate between the campuses by September. I am in my arse walking all the way around to go to Logic House/Callan Hall

They better , that's how I walk to college and having to walk the back of the library way reallly is a right pain!!

DylanII

aaabbbb wrote: »

Like Google calender on a mass scale ?

Like they put into some software the name of each module, the number of students, the type (eg computer room) and how many times per week it needs to be on and then the software allocates each module to a lecture hall making sure none of them clash.


The walkway between the two campuses better be open, otherwise the south campus will be completely out of the question.

aaabbbb

DylanII wrote: »

Like they put into some software the name of each module, the number of students, the type (eg computer room) and how many times per week it needs to be on and then the software allocates each module to a lecture hall making sure none of them clash.


The walkway between the two campuses better be open, otherwise the south campus will be completely out of the question.

Think students would have had to have already registered for them to do something like that though

dr.quirky

Not specifically college based but...

Drove an hour to The Nooth this evening to meet a letting agent to give him a deposit to secure new house and finish moving my stuff out of house I'm in now. no sign of guy where I'm meeting him, his phone not ringing, wait half hour, nothing, go to house to move my stuff and discover as i went to put key in the door that I had a loan of a car, mines ****ed, that key to house is on MY car keys, which i left an hour away, with other occupants moved out. Drove back having done nothing outside of shouting at the sky alot.

Least.productive.evening.ever.

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Turtyturd wrote: »

There is still no sign of the timetable.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::pac:

aaabbbb wrote: »

So basically they keep a big list and make timetables SERIOUSLY !! They've been given one job to do and they can't even get that right....:mad:

I would imaine they would have to wait until the first round of the CAO applications are over, and they get the results of all repeat exams so they will know the sizes of all lecturers and can assign an appropiate class room/lecturer hall/lab. in IT Sligo, we didnt get ours until a few days before lecturers started!

DylanII wrote: »

Like they put into some software the name of each module, the number of students, the type (eg computer room) and how many times per week it needs to be on and then the software allocates each module to a lecture hall making sure none of them clash.

exactly, but the software is only as good as the data thats inputed, i.e. student numbers

aaabbbb

Celine Kind Wastebasket wrote: »

I would imaine they would have to wait until the first round of the CAO applications are over, and they get the results of all repeat exams so they will know the sizes of all lecturers and can assign an appropiate class room/lecturer hall/lab. in IT Sligo, we didnt get ours until a few days before lecturers started!

The timetable was out this time last year , so they clearly dont use the student number thing. I have proof also, because in first year for the first semester of chemistry (before some ppl dropped for this very reason , among others) about 40 people had to stand per lecture if not more 'cos there wasn't enough seats for everyone in the lecture hall that was enrolled in the class!!!!:eek:

aaabbbb

I swear If I have to see this one more time , I'm not sure we will have a university to return to and I won't be held accountable for my actions either !!!! :pac:

Turtyturd

aaabbbb wrote: »

I swear If I have to see this one more time , I'm not sure we will have a university to return to and I won't be held accountable for my actions either !!!! :pac:

Tomorrow will be the tenth day since I received my email from admission saying the timetable will be up in the next ten days....wonder what time it will be up at?:rolleyes:

plumpote

Timetable's up !!!!!!

aaabbbb

Turtyturd wrote: »

Tomorrow will be the tenth day since I received my email from admission saying the timetable will be up in the next ten days....wonder what time it will be up at?:rolleyes:

:rolleyes: It better be up !! Lost myself out on a job today because I had no real idea when I'd be available ! :mad: Usually when they release things it's around 9AM so heres hoping....

aaabbbb

plumpote wrote: »

Timetable's up !!!!!!

WWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THANK THE LORD !!!! This has just made my day :P

Boeing777

I'm slightly lost with my timetable... The labs aren't included on the timetable right?

plumpote

No, probably not. You'll find out those when you go back

aaabbbb

Boeing777 wrote: »

I'm slightly lost with my timetable... The labs aren't included on the timetable right?

Nope unfortunately nor are tutorials but at least it still gives you some indication

Does anyone actually remember from last year when second year chem and bio labs were on ?

aaabbbb

Boeing777 wrote: »

I'm slightly lost with my timetable... The labs aren't included on the timetable right?

If your first year bio labs were on last year on Thursdays and Fridays depending on your course you'll be told which one to go to (theres no option)

and chemistry were Thursdays & Fridays also with 4 time slots to pick from

Bit of a pain they don't include them !!!!

I don't do physics or CS so I've no idea about those !

Boeing777

aaabbbb wrote: »

If your first year bio labs were on last year on Thursdays and Fridays depending on your course you'll be told which one to go to (theres no option)

and chemistry were Thursdays & Fridays also with 4 time slots to pick from

Bit of a pain they don't include them !!!!

I don't do physics or CS so I've no idea about those !

Sorry I never specified, I'm only going in to first year. I notice that my timetable has no lectures on Thursday and Friday so should I assume that labs/tutorials will be on those days? Thanks for the help btw!

aaabbbb

Boeing777 wrote: »

Sorry I never specified, I'm only going in to first year. I notice that my timetable has no lectures on Thursday and Friday so should I assume that labs/tutorials will be on those days? Thanks for the help btw!

Yep that's exactly when they'll be , if your doing chem & bio anyway

Chemistry times were afair 10-12 or 2-4 thurs or friday (you pick one)

Biology was 10-12/1 and 2-4/5 Thurs or Friday (depending on your course you'll be told which to go to)

Physics I think one of my friends had hers on a weds ? but I really don't know tbh same with CS but both those are defo only on mon-weds

Chemistry tutorials are mon-weds at pretty much every hour ( you pick one)

math tutorials runs all week I think theres loads of times (theyre an hour long) and you pick one and go to that.

Ugh why couldn't maynooth really be hogwarts and our stuff would be waiting for us upon arrival all this moving , putting crap into boxes is so stressful!!!! Did find some absolute charms from my childhood though that'd I'd long forgotten about !!!! :P

Boeing777

aaabbbb wrote: »

Yep that's exactly when they'll be , if your doing chem & bio anyway

Chemistry times were afair 10-12 or 2-4 thurs or friday (you pick one)

Biology was 10-12/1 and 2-4/5 Thurs or Friday (depending on your course you'll be told which to go to)

Physics I think one of my friend had hers on a weds ? but I really don't know tbh same with CS but both those are defo only on mon-weds

Chemistry tutorials are mon-weds at pretty much every hour ( you pick one)

math tutorials runs all week I think theres loads of times (theyre an hour long) and you pick one and go to that.

Ugh why couldn't maynooth really be hogwarts and our stuff would be waiting for us upon arrival all this moving , putting crap into boxes is so stressful!!!! Did find some absolute charms from my childhood though that'd I'd long forgotten about !!!! :P

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that!

XxMCRxBabyxX

Goddamn timetable won't work for me!

Paczini

My timetable isn't too bad. I have Mondays off and only 1 lecture on Thursday and Friday but I hate the idea of running from one lecture to another trying not to be late more than 15mins

PictureFrame

Anyone know about the amount of tutorials a 1st year BBL would have? I'm studying Law, Business & Economics in the Law & Business course!

Turtyturd

XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »

Goddamn timetable won't work for me!

It's back working now.

For your thesis you have the choice of 3 research modules...it cannot be that hard not to schedule one of them with another compulsory module.....aaarrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhh.:mad:

XxMCRxBabyxX

Turtyturd wrote: »

It's back working now.

For your thesis you have the choice of 3 research modules...it cannot be that hard not to schedule one of them with another compulsory module.....aaarrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhh.:mad:

Thanks! I finally got it!

Two days with only one module! Gah!

Paczini

PictureFrame wrote: »

Anyone know about the amount of tutorials a 1st year BBL would have? I'm studying Law, Business & Economics in the Law & Business course!

I'm not quire sure there even is one. There isn't one for business or law in first semester for sure but I think my friend had 1 tutorial in second semester but the time was given to her, there was no choice.

aaabbbb

There's no where on campus to get real food after 4pm, such a pain !

DB21

aaabbbb wrote: »

There's no where on campus to get real food after 4pm, such a pain !

I have no idea why Phoenix doesn't open until (I think it was) 6 anymore.

Jonah42

Just found out that I have only have one lecture (English) all day on Friday afternoon that's supposedly compulsory meaning I won't get back to Donegal that day for work or training. Running the risk of losing my job here and having to put extra training hours in on an already exhausting Saturday. This is not on at all.

Thwip!

Jonah42 wrote: »

Just found out that I have only have one lecture (English) all day on Friday afternoon that's supposedly compulsory meaning I won't get back to Donegal that day for work or training. Running the risk of losing my job here and having to put extra training hours in on an already exhausting Saturday. This is not on at all.

same sort of thing happened to me in first year. only had law at midday on a friday...annoying to say the least, ended up staying up most weekends

K4t

Jonah42 wrote: »

Just found out that I have only have one lecture (English) all day on Friday afternoon that's supposedly compulsory meaning I won't get back to Donegal that day for work or training. Running the risk of losing my job here and having to put extra training hours in on an already exhausting Saturday. This is not on at all.

The only English lectures that are compulsory with regards attendance are seminar groups, of which you are given a choice of times to choose from. Work hard and train longer.

Paczini

Jonah42 wrote: »

Just found out that I have only have one lecture (English) all day on Friday afternoon that's supposedly compulsory meaning I won't get back to Donegal that day for work or training. Running the risk of losing my job here and having to put extra training hours in on an already exhausting Saturday. This is not on at all.

Well I don't do English but I do French and apparently all of the lectures are compulsory (They even took attendance). Although I was in for maybe 2/12 lectures I still got over 60% in those modules so as long as in the course outline there is nothing about getting marks for attendance (like as for almost all tutorials) and you will try to catch up (even right before the exams) you should be fine if you skip few.

aaabbbb

Not entirely maynooth specific but I just woke up with the sorest spot ever on my chin it's TINY but its soooo sore >:(>:(

DB21

aaabbbb wrote: »

Not entirely maynooth specific but I just woke up with the sorest spot ever on my chin it's TINY but its soooo sore >:(>:(

I feel your pain.....except I shouldn't still get spots at 22 :mad:

Boeing777

aaabbbb wrote: »

Not entirely maynooth specific but I just woke up with the sorest spot ever on my chin it's TINY but its soooo sore >:(>:(

Savlon cream! It's absolutely class for spots. Seriously, if you put loads on it will be gone by the next day!

Ms. Koi

Bit of tea tree oil, will do you wonders!