DIT Newbies - 2013/14

jaydoxx

Hey everyone, I know it's still early and the poor oul LCers haven't received their offers yet, but for all us mature/transfer/fetac/deferral applicants congratulations! You're going to DIT!

I guess you can go post your course title, what building you're in, your hopes and fears if you feel like it and most importantly, how chuffed you are to get an offer :D

I'm James, 22, I'll be studying Chinese & Business in Aungier St campus, it was my number 1 choice so I'm bloody ecstatic. The thing I'm most worried about is not getting to meet people from the different campuses. I really don't wanna be stuck with dry business students for 4 years :pac:

Also to all the people waiting on offers, good luck guys, hope to see you around

godtabh

I'm starting the MBA in Aungier St. I've done my undergrad and postgrad in Trinity so this will be all new to me.

Eoinzy123

I'll be doing my course in Kevin St, Computing. I'm delighted I can finally go to DIT was the first option as well. I think the best part about it will be interacting with people from different courses by joining societies. Gonna be a class 4 years there

NegativeCreep

Can't handle the fact I'm not a newbie anymore
Advice: Stay on top of your coursework! And also, do Pharmaceutical Healthcare:D

jaydoxx

godtabh wrote: »

I'm starting the MBA in Aungier St. I've done my undergrad and postgrad in Trinity so this will be all new to me.

Oh completely forgot about ye non CAO applicants :rolleyes:

@Eoinzy Yeah I hope there's loads of clubs & societies otherwise I might have to start me own, not sure I want to be committing to that in year 1. How many are in your course? There's only 15 in the Chinese stream but I think all the business and language courses are grouped together so it won't feel so small.

@Negativecreep there's not a girl in your class from tullamore by any chance? that is if you're in 2nd year of course

Eoinzy123

I hear they have some good ones so all is well, banter society last year went down the country I'd say that would be great getting together.

70 I think in my computing course

Nerdosaurus

Heya

In the real world, I'm known as Aly and I'm 21 going on 22 or 15 (depends on the situation :P ). I've been accepted into Year 2 of DT228 Computer Science in Kevin St after completing both a FETAC Level 5 & 6 in Crumlin College. When I got my offer I was absolutely fecking delighted .

My hopes for the coming year are:

Hopefully I'll get to meet new and interesting people , make new friends and just generally come out of my shell a bit more. Of course not forgetting about course work and wishing to do well .

My fears for the coming year are:

I fear that I may not get along with others and fit in and also becoming stressed over coursework and then falling behind .

But all I can do is my best and take everything in my stride .

NegativeCreep

jaydoxx wrote: »

Oh completely forgot about ye non CAO applicants :rolleyes:

@Eoinzy Yeah I hope there's loads of clubs & societies otherwise I might have to start me own, not sure I want to be committing to that in year 1. How many are in your course? There's only 15 in the Chinese stream but I think all the business and language courses are grouped together so it won't feel so small.

@Negativecreep there's not a girl in your class from tullamore by any chance? that is if you're in 2nd year of course

Nope, no one from Tullamore. I'm in first going into second :L

jaydoxx

Now that the CAO is out of the way, any ideas on when we get timetables and the like?

Jayla13

I will be in mountjoy square for design and visual communications yay!!!

Mee Mee 93

Culinary Entrepreneurship!!! Delighted!

Whatsernamex33

Visual And Critical Studies! Anyone else?

TheAlkaline

I would never think that I will get into Human Resource Management as it was my 9th option.
But this morning I have got an offer from DIT saying that I'm in! I was actually pretty excited, I think that it is a good course to do.
The only thing that I am worried about is that the course I wanted to do would give me an opportunity to study for 1 year in Spain in Uni of Valencia.. It was really important for me, as it would be a life time experience. But as long as my research is correct, there is an option of studying 1 year abroad with this course in DIT as well. Maybe not at the same University but It would do. So at the end of the day, if I try hard enough I will enjoy this erasmus program! Meeting people is not a problem for me, I am not usually shy person. Also one of my close friends is going into the same campus, so that's great as two of us can stick around together and be more confident meeting new people.

jessiblah

Course title: Film & Broadcasting with Irish
Building: the Aungier Street one.
Hopes and fears: I hope that I can keep up with the Irish but I fear that I will not.
How chuffed I am: very, very very chuffed.

LpPepper

DT321 Business and Law at Aungier Street!

TanyaTardis

DT220 Industrial Mathematics in Kevin Street!

Aoifums

DT425, Pharmacy Technician Studies, Cathal Brugha St.

The timetable is giving me a headache. It was hard enough to find it and now it's even harder to read it

jaydoxx

Aoifums wrote: »

DT425, Pharmacy Technician Studies, Cathal Brugha St.

The timetable is giving me a headache. It was hard enough to find it and now it's even harder to read it

I know I was like ok wow what a full monday I have...wait I'm supposed to be in two rooms at the same OOOH and then I gave up.

If anyone comes up with a solution I'll happily bake a single cookie for them?

Ebbs

Aoifums wrote: »

DT425, Pharmacy Technician Studies, Cathal Brugha St.

The timetable is giving me a headache. It was hard enough to find it and now it's even harder to read it

https://www.dit.ie/timetables/temp/26595B8A25C746C7D56094A999EE4F8A/Timetable.pdf

Apologies if link doesnt work for you. Should be easier enough to decipher if you can see it.

The two things on at once is actually how your time table will change after the first semester. down the end of every box it will show you when it is. Disregard semester 2 for the time being.

If you need help just PM or such

JohnG18

If any lucky souls got into Nutraceuticals DT420 and have any questions just let me know or PM me.

Likewise any folk going into final year for DT421 or 422 and have questions about Thesis and Final Year Projects just let me know.

Aoifums

jaydoxx wrote: »

I know I was like ok wow what a full monday I have...wait I'm supposed to be in two rooms at the same OOOH and then I gave up.

If anyone comes up with a solution I'll happily bake a single cookie for them?

Are some of them for different weeks? I know I have a lecture for most weeks in semester 1 but something different for two or three weeks. It looks really weird and it confused me for a bit.

Ebbs wrote: »

https://www.dit.ie/timetables/temp/26595B8A25C746C7D56094A999EE4F8A/Timetable.pdf

Apologies if link doesnt work for you. Should be easier enough to decipher if you can see it.

The two things on at once is actually how your time table will change after the first semester. down the end of every box it will show you when it is. Disregard semester 2 for the time being.

If you need help just PM or such

The link isn't working but I think it's the same one as the one I was looking at earlier. It's not my first time in college so I'm not a total noob when it comes to looking at timetables. I was only looking at the first semester. I don't want to think of next year until after the exams!

danish pasterys

DT080 networking technology - Kevin street

FEARS: that i just made the biggest mistake picking this course and there been no females to gaze upon

HOPES: That I've made the best decision i could to go to college as a mature student

Eoinzy123

What details do you use to log on to the timetable site ?

https://www.dit.ie/timetables/

squishykins

Eoinzy123 wrote: »

What details do you use to log on to the timetable site ?

https://www.dit.ie/timetables/

Username: students
Password: timetables

Any other info you need is here.

Whatsernamex33

According to this timetable I'm reading.. I've Thursdays and Fridays off. (assuming I've read it right, that is) :O :P

And also, there's a lecture scheduled for a Saturday morning.. Is that right?

F9Devil

DT228 Computer Science Can't wait!

jaydoxx

11 o'clock starts every day, not as good as a day off but sure at least I won't be in a panic getting to school every single morning :P

Journeyman_1

Nerdosaurus wrote: »

Heya

In the real world, I'm known as Aly and I'm 21 going on 22 or 15 (depends on the situation :P ). I've been accepted into Year 2 of DT228 Computer Science in Kevin St after completing both a FETAC Level 5 & 6 in Crumlin College. When I got my offer I was absolutely fecking delighted .

My hopes for the coming year are:

Hopefully I'll get to meet new and interesting people , make new friends and just generally come out of my shell a bit more. Of course not forgetting about course work and wishing to do well .

My fears for the coming year are:

I fear that I may not get along with others and fit in and also becoming stressed over coursework and then falling behind .

But all I can do is my best and take everything in my stride .

Hey Aly, Im going into year 2 of DT228! (not as a newb though) The people in the class are pretty cool/friendly so just talk to a lot of them and see who you like the most. I know it's going to be difficult going into a class that have mostly been together for a year already, but don't let that affect you, jump in and chat!

Journeyman_1

F9Devil wrote: »

DT228 Computer Science Can't wait!

Good course, concentrate on programming, it's very important. Try not to let some boring lectures put you off, its easier to pay attention in class than to learn some full modules in January and May.

NegativeCreep

How the hell are you people navigating the new timetable website? :L

Journeyman_1

It's pretty awful, but the main points are to search by class group, the course you want and weeks 4-16. This should get you a timetable for your class for semester 1. There will probably be groups within the class which will be confusing until the groups are decided, but it should give you a rough outline of the timetable. There is also a decent chance that it will be changed slightly before classes begin.

Brian_Zeluz

Advanced entry into 2nd year of Mechanical Engineering (DT022) in Bolton Street. Anyone know when we should be getting info on fees, registration and when the first day of the semester is?

Also some help with figuring out that timetable site would be appreciated. I see how to search by class group and choose the course but can't get any further.

Whatsernamex33

Is it normal to have a class scheduled on a Saturday? Or is it a mistake? It doesn't really bother me, just an extra bit of hassle and rearranging my Saturday's working etc.

Nerdosaurus

Journeyman_1 wrote: »

Hey Aly, Im going into year 2 of DT228! (not as a newb though) The people in the class are pretty cool/friendly so just talk to a lot of them and see who you like the most. I know it's going to be difficult going into a class that have mostly been together for a year already, but don't let that affect you, jump in and chat!

Cool. Thanks for the encouragement!
I'll look forward to meeting you so .

Nerdosaurus

Any other women (besides meself ) going into DT228 in either Year 1 or Year 2 ? Or am I going to be surrounded by good-looking men?

Both is fine with me .

danish pasterys

squishykins wrote: »

Username: students
Password: timetables

Any other info you need is here.

The timetable system is very awkward and frustrating, according to that im in monday 9 to 6 ? could this be true ? Why cant i just see a normal timetable view

iAppleFan

Hey anyone on 1st year Computer Science DT228

danish pasterys

Anyone want to do me a favour and check dt080 timetable mon-fri and tell me what its like

BonkeyDonker

danish pasterys wrote: »

Anyone want to do me a favour and check dt080 timetable mon-fri and tell me what its like

YOu can check them yourself using the following link - http://www.dit.ie/studentservices/registration/studentclasstimetables/

chopper666

Anyone doing DT006- Mechanical Engineering, Bolton ?

G_R

If you don't filter it correctly (bloody hard to do, 3 years later and I still haven't figured the bloody thing out) The timetable will include all optional classes, and if you're unlucky and your course has sub-groups, it will include all of those too.

In my first year, there was 6 groups AU, AV, BW, BX, CY, CZ the first letter corresponded to your lectures, and the second your tutorials, so AU and AV would have lectures together, but tutorials separately. If the timetable at the start was to be believed, I have about 70 lecture hours a week, and on more than one occasion, I was scheduled to be in three different rooms at once! Turns out I had 15 hours a week! :cool:

If you hang on till your orientation day, you'll get a nice clear timetable, with just your stuff on it, or if you're feeling really anxious about it, you can always go into your campus and the timetables from last year will be outside the school office's door on the wall. These won't change much apart from maybe the room number if there is more students than last year etc. (well, this is true for the business faculty, I'm assuming it's the same throughout).

Journeyman_1

Nerdosaurus wrote: »

Any other women (besides meself ) going into DT228 in either Year 1 or Year 2 ? Or am I going to be surrounded by good-looking men?

Both is fine with me .

Why not both?

Seriously though, there were a fair few girls in first year last year, maybe up to as much as a quarter of the class, I don't see why that would change this year.

Nerdosaurus

Journeyman_1 wrote: »

Why not both?

Seriously though, there were a fair few girls in first year last year, maybe up to as much as a quarter of the class, I don't see why that would change this year.

Good to know.

It's great that we're bucking the trend in choosing Science courses as opposed to those in Business or the Arts. Apparently, we're not afraid to embrace the inner geek anymore.

Whatsernamex33

So... Who's in the Mountjoy Sq. campus? I know no one.. :pac:

Jayla13

I really have no idea how to access this timetable...help ;(

Mee Mee 93

Timetables will be posted out by the course co-ordinator about a week before orientation along with some course information

Jayla13

I just can't follow how to see it online. I expected to recieve some information this week, but I only got my registration details

NegativeCreep

Jayla13 wrote: »

I just can't follow how to see it online. I expected to recieve some information this week, but I only got my registration details

What's your course code?

Jayla13

DT545 design and viz comm

jamesbondings

Mee Mee 93 wrote: »

Timetables will be posted out by the course co-ordinator about a week before orientation along with some course information

If your lucky.....last year for the first month I went to ALL the wrong lectures and tutorials.....it was only when I failed a ca miserably the lecturer noticed I shouldn't

Mee Mee 93

I guess it depends on how organised your course co-ordinator is. I you dont get it by the end of next week just email them.