Know Your Maynoothians 13/14

Seren_

You know you're a lifer when you've posted in about five of these threads...

Anyways, LC results are out tomorrow and CAO offers next week, so I expect that there will be a few new usernames floating around here over the next while. Introduce yourself in here, whether you've been in NUIM ten years or ten minutes, or even ten years ago! We're a welcoming bunch.

Usual format is

Name:
Age:
From:
Course/Year:
Interests:

etc etc, but feel free to tell us as little or as much as you want, or in whatever way. Introductions in MS Paint form also accepted.

Seren_

Name: Shauna
Age: 23
Course: MA Community & Youth Work (Year 1)
Interests: Smashing the patriarchy and hot chocolate.

upinthesky

Name: lisa
Age: 29
From: meath
Course/Year: general science year 1
Interests looking forward to joining the games society and playing some poker.

PictureFrame

Name: Dave
Age: 19
From: Longford boyyyyyyy
Course/Year: Psychology - 2nd year
Interests: Getting shouted at for cursing in JH1, getting kicked out of JH1, BEING AN INCREDIBLE STUDENT.. (Clearly :rolleyes:) :pac:

TO_ARTHUR!

I was just about to start this thread, seeing as though there hadn't been one yet but fair play Seren, good to see that one of the moderators is on the ball. Looking forward to starting back in the next month and a bit but anyway...

Name: Matt
Age: 25
From: Louth
Course/Year: 3rd Year History & Spanish
Interests: Swimming, Bowling and Non-Conventional methods of opening beer bottles.

I hope everyone waiting on their points, get the courses they're hoping for:)

Boeing777

Name: Niall
Age: 19
From: Meath
Course/Year: Science Education 2nd year
Interests: Anything really... I'm easily pleased.

JellyBeans92

Name: Shauna
Age: 21
From: Wexford
Course/Year:3rd BSc CSSE.. again.
Interests: Reading, listening to tunes and blogging, though on campus this year I hope to get involved Disney Soc (Treasurer) and possibly a few others.


Welcome in advances to any of the newbies.. Seems like yesterday since my own LC results came out, now I'm heading into my 4th year here.. :pac:

banquo

Lifers for life!

Shaneen

Name: Shaneen

Age: 19

From: Donegal

Course/year: 2nd year English & Greek&Roman Civilization

Interests: music, cheap wine, aldi cookies, giggles and Craic. Anything but Greek and Roman.. and mushrooms, hate those things !

Paczini

Name: Paulina
Age: 20
From: Swords
Course/Year: Law and Arts (French) 3rd year
Interests: just chilling in the Arts Block between lectures I'd say

Doctor Strange

Name: Unforgettable Fire
Age: 20s
From: Meath
Course/Year: Science 4th Year (Hopefully)
Interests: Geeky ****.

Pudsy33

Name: James
Age: 21
From: Dublin
Course/Year: PPE 1st year, after 2 years of science
Interests: Rugby, music and american football!

XxMCRxBabyxX

Here we go yet again!

Name: Síomha
Age: 22 but 12 at heart!
From: Wickla
Course/Year: 3rd (what they call it) / 4th (what it officially is) / 5th (what it is for me) / final year of Law and History.
Interests: Cheesy music and particularly boybands and Eurovision, hyperness, cranberry juice, daytime naps, never leaving Maynooth and HOFSOC (the Hangover-Free Society for alcohol free events).

Diarmuid1995

Name: Diarmuid
Age: 18
From: Galway
Course/Year: Maths Ed, 2nd year
Interests: Snooker, cycling, f1, hanging around like a bad smell.

degausserxo

Name: Áine
Age: 22
From: Dublin
Course/Year: 1st year Primary Education
Interests: Books, coffee, thinking I'm absolutely hilarious!

BillyMitchel

Name: Billy
Age: 31 that looks 25 and acts about 12
Course: 1st year Law
Interests: Women and whiskey and my newest one is: looking for a house in Maynooth thats quickly becoming a pain.

JayEnnis

Name: Jason
Age: 21
From: Wexford unfortunately.
Course/Year: 2nd year Bus & Soc (hopefully!)
Interests: Photography, Longboarding, Mixology and of course partying.

Oscars Well.

Name: Brian
Age: 19
From: Louth
Course/Year: 3rd Year Arts. English and History
Interests: Horse racing, football, gaming

stacerz17

Name: stacy
Age: 22
From:kilkenny
Course/Year:going into first year social science
Interests..this year: meeting new people , in joining some societies, and finding somewhere to live lol

Fbjm

No point in me doing this since I'll be studying abroad this year, but I've posted in two of these so far and don't want to kill my streak now...

Name: John.
Age: 21.
From: Dublin.
Course/Year: BMus, 3rd year now. Wow, I'm getting on a bit...
Interests: Music (obviously).

That's that done for another year :pac:

banquo

Name's Rob. I studied music, did some time in the SU, and now I'm old. So old.

Thats, uh ... that's pretty much it.

karengrace93

Name: Karen
Age: 19
From: Kilkenny
Course/Year: 2nd year Arts (Spanish & Business)
Interests: Music, Spanish, Tamova vodka, Dunnes Stores sausage baguettes, Thursday nights in the Roost (The Maynooth withdrawal symptoms are baaaaaaaaad.)

brainiac

Name: Mark
Age: 19
From: Blanchardstown, Dublin
Course/Year: Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE) - 2nd year
Interests: Computing, Fencing, Gaming, DisneySoc, agreeing with everyone else about housing this year

mickstupp

Name: mick
Age: 23 (in base 16)
From: Drogheda
Course/Year: 1st year Phd... I think? I hope?
Interests: Giraffes. Cosmology.

WhiskeyGoblin

Name: Mark
Age: 20
From: Clonee(Near Blanchardstown), Dublin
Course/Year: Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE) - 2nd year (hopefully)
Interests: Computing, Reading, Rugby, Cycling, Gaming, Drink.

Thwip!

banquo wrote: »

Name's Rob. I studied music, did some time in the SU, and now I'm old. So old.

Thats, uh ... that's pretty much it.

We're not old, we're wisened....like Gandalf....or Abed

Right now that Shauna introduced herrself it's time enough that your second mod made himself known

Name: JP
Age: 22
From: Carlow but living in Dundrum
Course: Dont even go to Maynooth anymore...but I can still ban you....funny that
Interests: Comics (work in a comic store....**** YEAH), Books, Music, Guitar, Writing, Drawing....and some nice scotch

Toshi101

Name: Niall
Age:19
From: the big city
Course/Year: 2nd year Anthropology
Interests: MANCHESTER CITY seriously if theres any other fans out there make themselves known...its so lonely..so lonely..

Doctor Strange

Toshi101 wrote: »

Interests: MANCHESTER CITY seriously if theres any other fans out there make themselves known...its so lonely..so lonely..

Because people have better taste in who they support :P

jubella

Name: Louise
Age: 22, almost 23
From: Clane, Kildare
Course: 3rd year Business & Accounting, returning after a year of horrible work exp!
Interests: socialising, general tom foolery

Since I took a year out everyone I know has left college, so I'm in desperate need of some new friends!
All applications welcome...

PopePalpatine

Name: Ciaran
Age: 19
From: Meath
Course/Year: Computer Science and Software Engineering, 2nd Year
Interests: Gaming, computing, reading, motorsports, swimming, and trying to avoid obesity

XxMCRxBabyxX

jubella wrote: »

Since I took a year out everyone I know has left college, so I'm in desperate need of some new friends!
All applications welcome...

I took two years. Welcome to the loners club! :-)

Whillikers

Name: Kevin
Age: 21
From: Just down the road in Celbridge
Course: 3rd Year Biological and Biomedical Science
Interests: Tea, trampolining and tequila(Actually not tequila, that stuff is the devil, but drinking in general)

Haven't posted here much, but have lurked for as long as I've been in NUIM.

Deebond7

Name: Deirdre
Age: 32 years young!
From: Westmeath
Course: PDE
Interests: travelling, drama, going out!
Really looking forward to starting in Maynooth. I did my degree in NUIG in English and Spanish and lived in Spain for a few years. I would like to get involved in the drama, Spanish and mature student societies. Bring on the parties!

aoifemcg94

Name: Aoife
Age: 18
From: Leitrim (I know I know)
Course/Year: Going into first year science (Hopefully)
Interests: Enjoying alcoholic beverages and cheesy pop music...

BillyMitchel

Deebond7 wrote: »

Name: Deirdre
Age: 32 years young!
From: Westmeath
Course: PDE
Interests: travelling, drama, going out!
Really looking forward to starting in Maynooth. I did my degree in NUIG in English and Spanish and lived in Spain for a few years. I would like to get involved in the drama, Spanish and mature student societies. Bring on the parties!

Dee hope you mean them long study group parties in the library! :P

Barster

Name: Barry
Age: 19
From: Wexford
Course/Year: 1st year Product Design
Interests:The notebook , coupled with long romantic walks on the beach.

Deebond7

BillyMitchel wrote: »

Dee hope you mean them long study group parties in the library! :P

Of course Mark we mature students are super studious!

aaabbbb

Name: Jenna
Age: 20
From: Dublin
Course/Year: Biological and Biomedical Science
Interests: Seeing how many times one can repeat first year evidently....Hopefully third times the charm :pac:

BillyMitchel

Deebond7 wrote: »

Of course Mark we mature students are super studious!

Dee Billy is my real name here, who's Mark?! :eek: Yes we study the labels of bottles to see which has the highest alcohol content

decisions

Name: lets go with decisions for now
Age: 18
From: Dublin
Course/Year: 1st year Science
Interests: Ehhhhh, sport and emmm.... I'll come back to that later

andrew369

Name: Take a guess :P
Age: 19
From: Dublin
Course/Year: 1st year Arts (English and Philosophy)
Interests: Play a few instruments, music of all kinds, anything to do with reading, smoking and drinking disgusting amounts of pipe tobacco and absinthe, being mistaken for a mature student, dropping subtle hints on using peoples couches to sleep on, few games of pool and might take up fencing, scaring Theology students and just about anything fun while meeting some new people.

SeanyboyQPR

Name: Seán

Age: 18

From: Cork

Course: 1st Year Law (LLB)

Interests: Praying not to be in a twin room, Socialising, Music and making friends (making the trip to NUIM all on my lonesome).

PictureFrame

SeanyboyQPR wrote: »

Name: Seán

Age: 18

From: Cork

Course: 1st Year Law (LLB)

Interests: Praying not to be in a twin room, Socialising, Music and making friends (making the trip to NUIM all on my lonesome).

Your accent alone will be such a novelty that you will have 6,05043934930+ friends by the first day.

CORKODIANS ARE RARE AROUND HERE LAD

SeanyboyQPR

PictureFrame wrote: »

Your accent alone will be such a novelty that you will have 6,05043934930+ friends by the first day.

CORKODIANS ARE RARE AROUND HERE LAD

That's exciting to be honest, settles the nerves a bit! Haha

JellyBeans92

SeanyboyQPR wrote: »

That's exciting to be honest, settles the nerves a bit! Haha

You *might* need a translator depending on how strong you accent is ( :pac: )
..but outside of that you'll be grand!

SeanyboyQPR

JellyBeans92 wrote: »

You *might* need a translator depending on how strong you accent is ( :pac: )
..but outside of that you'll be grand!

Ah it's not that strong, ill talk slowly and please god everything will work out :P

TheGoldenAges

decisions wrote: »

Name: lets go with decisions for now
Age: 18
From: Dublin
Course/Year: 1st year Science
Interests: Ehhhhh, sport and emmm.... I'll come back to that later

Having a fellow Leinster thread poster in maynooth is awesome

EmzBoBo

karengrace93 wrote: »

Name: Karen
Age: 19
From: Kilkenny
Course/Year: 2nd year Arts (Spanish & Business)
Interests: Music, Spanish, Tamova vodka, Dunnes Stores sausage baguettes, Thursday nights in the Roost (The Maynooth withdrawal symptoms are baaaaaaaaad.)

Karen?!? Is that you?? :eek:

Thwip!

EmzBoBo wrote: »

Karen?!? Is that you?? :eek:

In the sense that she's a Karen then yes, whether she's your Karen remains to be seen

R_V_P 24

Many mayo people up around Maynooth!? Starting finance and am new to the place!! Anyone starting finance actually!? Luckily got on campus!!

thegreatgonzo

Hello everybody, I studied Arts in Maynooth 15 years ago. Feeling ancient now;-)