1st year boards meet up anyone?

Hybrid_Theory

Any of the incoming 1st years fancy a meet up in stables/scholars during orientation week? Just for a pint and to get to know some others who are starting in our year?

ynwa14

Always up for a pint myself!

Hybrid_Theory

ynwa14 wrote: »

Always up for a pint myself!

I'm liking your attitude :cool: :pac:

Ave Sodalis

I might possibly be going to Stables one or two evenings/nights/days, maybe. Not exactly a first year but if I am there, and if I do happen to realize it's ye, I'll pop over and say hello!

Luize

Definitely would be up for that!

Bumblefoot

I'll be up for it

Pai Mei

Count me in anyway

phish

I'll be down as a guide for orientation week so while I'm not a first year I'd definitely be up for a meet up.

ray2012

I'd be up for it, if I knew where Stables was...! :P I hope UL is sign-posted fairly well, I've never been there before.

Hybrid_Theory

ray2012 wrote: »

I'd be up for it, if I knew where Stables was...! :P I hope UL is sign-posted fairly well, I've never been there before.

It's in the SU courtyard. Can't miss it, it's right across from Spar

ynwa14

Only place I recognised when i went open day last year was The Stables, you def cant miss it :P

Luize

So when is this meet up happening?

ynwa14

Any days grand for me anyway, my orientation is Wednesday but I'm moving down on Monday so I'll be around all week looking for friends to help me acquaint myself around the place :P (Even if they dont know themselves. Twice the fun sure.)

Stereomaniac

You guys should meet up on Monday and drink solidly until the Wednesday when you have to register, that way you will be able to get a good night's sleep for class the next day then.

ynwa14

It'll break the ice and make the registration process a more giggly occasion if nothing else! Let's drink lads.

BTW is there like a first year thread around like the other forums have where we introduce ourselves and have the chats about how much we're brickin it or something (or is that just me)

Luize

ynwa14 wrote: »

Any days grand for me anyway, my orientation is Wednesday but I'm moving down on Monday so I'll be around all week looking for friends to help me acquaint myself around the place :P (Even if they dont know themselves. Twice the fun sure.)

My orientation is Wednesday too! What course you doing? I can't decide when to move up though :P

Hybrid_Theory

Meet up on the monday so?? hahaha Should be good craic

Pai Mei

My orientation is on Wednesday too so Monday works for me

Hybrid_Theory

Anyone else got orientation on the tuesday?

ray2012

Most people here have orientation Wednesday? Me too :P

ynwa14

Luize wrote: »

My orientation is Wednesday too! What course you doing? I can't decide when to move up though :P

Politics and Public Admin, you? I just cant wait to move tbh, going mad sitting around home doing nothing :P

Monday sounds gooood lads

Luize

ynwa14 wrote: »

Politics and Public Admin, you? I just cant wait to move tbh, going mad sitting around home doing nothing :P

Monday sounds gooood lads

Yeah I suppose haha. Where you living?

ynwa14

Brookfield!

Luize

ray2012 wrote: »

Most people here have orientation Wednesday? Me too :P

What course are you doing?

ray2012

Luize wrote: »

What course are you doing?

Applied languages! and yourself?

navosa

Hybrid_Theory wrote: »

Anyone else got orientation on the tuesday?

Yeah I'm there for the Tuesday what course are you doing?

Hybrid_Theory

navosa wrote: »

Yeah I'm there for the Tuesday what course are you doing?

YAY Maths science you??

dwantoo3

ynwa14 wrote: »

It'll break the ice and make the registration process a more giggly occasion if nothing else! Let's drink lads.

BTW is there like a first year thread around like the other forums have where we introduce ourselves and have the chats about how much we're brickin it or something (or is that just me)

Your not the only one brickin it anyway man, no idea what to expect

Luize

Fellow first years, PM me a link to your Facebook and I'll add ye to our First Year Boardsies group

navosa

Hybrid_Theory wrote: »

YAY Maths science you??

Computer systems

Hybrid_Theory

navosa wrote: »

Computer systems

You got a programming module in that yeah? If so I'll be in with you for that prob

Ave Sodalis

dwantoo3 wrote: »

Your not the only one brickin it anyway man, no idea what to expect

No need to be bricking it
Orientation is just you going to a speech (yawn) before getting assigned a guide. In groups of your own class, you get shown about the place, brought for food and brought to get your student card. Student card process is simple enough, you just have to queue for ages!
As equine science (dunno about any other course), we were then brought to the equestrian centre where we spent the rest of the day.
It's expected for you to be confused and lost for most of the day (that's what the day is for). If anything, it's the guides that should be nervous as they have most of the responsibility. Just be sure to take a pen, a coat, some money and a form of ID maybe someone else has something to add to this, mine was two years ago and I've the memory of a goldfish...

phish

As a guide this year and last year I agree with everything sup_dude says orientation is grand.

You go to the speech from the president of the college and the students union. Then your courses will be called out in order and you'll be assigned a guide. Groups are normally up to about 14/15 people all from your own course. This is really good to get to know people on your course so there will be some faces you might recognise in your lectures.

Then the guide brings the group outside and will normally get everyone to introduce themselves, say your name and where your from that type of thing. Then the guide brings you around to the different parts of the college they have a list of 8/9 places they have to bring you to including library, doctors office, student councilling, chaplaincy, the students union and the arena.

Sometimes your guide will be on your course and if they are ask them all the questions you can think of. If they aren't still ask the questions and if they can't answer they will either tell you someone else to ask or get your student number and email on a reply later on.

The other things he do on the tour is a meeting with the head of the department your studying in and your course director who will go over your timetable and answer and questions he might have, also depending on the course you might be brought to do Garda vetting just handing in the form ye have been given and the only other thing is enrollment and student cards.

At some point during the day ye will also be brought to one of the restaurants on campus Stables/ Scholars/ Paddocks or Eden for lunch.

I'd advise to bring some money, maybe a bag to carry your documents and any freebies you might get, there wasn't much on offer last year but you never know. Most importantly make sure to bring all your documentation! Tis is the most awkward thing to forget because it could mean you wont be able to register on that day and have to queue for ages again to do it. So make sure to have I.D., proof of online enrolment, proof of paying fees and anything else that the letters you got say that you need.

Sorry for the long post but ive tried to cover as much as I can think of. If there are any questions just ask away and who knows I might see some of ye next week at orientation or in the stables some evening.

Mikel91

Hey lads just some advice as well (Similar to another thread). While your going to make probably the vast majority of your friends outside your course, do talk to people during orientation!

Don't be quite or awkward (Hard I know but trust me!) as everyone else is in the same boat as yourself! Just make the effort as you'll be with these people hopefully for the next four years.