RDS exams

edgal

Are there places to study in the RDS?
Some exams have 6 hour gaps in between them so I'm wondering if there will be places to study.

Also are the main hall and industries hall far apart ?

Some shuttle buses arrive 10 mins before my exams and others 1 hr and 10, would it be better to go for the latter ?

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Chet T16

There used to be a place on the left as you walked towards the halls, no idea if it's open again.

The halls are beside each other, it's the same holding area for the 2 of them

ironclaw

The usually have a space above the cafe there. I've never been in it so I can't say how big it is, compared to the larger space in Simmonscourt.. Might be tight on bigger days.

Fergus_Nash

Don't use the shuttle bus, or at least don't rely on it. Get the earlier bus if you can but for peace of mind, just get a Dublin Bus. You can either get one into Donnybrook and walk down Herbert Park and you'll get to the RDS. Or you can get it to the Dublin Bus depot I think and walk down that road. There will be hundreds of students going down there so you can just follow them.

ironclaw

Fergus_Nash wrote: »

Don't use the shuttle bus, or at least don't rely on it. Get the earlier bus if you can but for peace of mind, just get a Dublin Bus. You can either get one into Donnybrook and walk down Herbert Park and you'll get to the RDS. Or you can get it to the Dublin Bus depot I think and walk down that road. There will be hundreds of students going down there so you can just follow them.

Its far closer to walk from the church / depot in Donnybrook.

Link: http://goo.gl/maps/B0tBf

Its actually not too bad a walk from UCD if it isn't raining and you have / want to pass the time. At most 30 mins at a decent pace, if even.

Maldesu

ironclaw wrote: »

Its far closer to walk from the church / depot in Donnybrook.

Link: http://goo.gl/maps/B0tBf

Its actually not too bad a walk from UCD if it isn't raining and you have / want to pass the time. At most 30 mins at a decent pace, if even.

Took me about 15 mins walk when it was in Simmonscourt so it'd not be much more than that to the main buildings.

[Jackass]

There's a study room in the "main" building and both buildings are right beside each other (just go in two seperate doors). I don't know what the study area is like, as I never used it, but if your exams are 6 hours apart, you could always go to the local library in Ballsbridge (just before the bridge if you're coming from RDS - less than 5 minute walk from exam area) or go home if you don't live too far!!

Personally, I do my study at home and always like to arrive at exam centre very early, like with an hour + to spare, then I pace around very quickly outside in circles, chain smoking cigarettes, with uncontrollable shakes, reading over some pre-prepared "summary notes", then basically go into the toilets and sh*t myself 10 - 15 minutes before the exam (as do most people if you ever go in there just prior to an exam) and then come out and realise I remember nothing and go into the exam and blank and sit there sweating for 2 hours....if you want to try that.