What did you do in college?

PHB

I'm trying to decide on a second choice if I dont get History and politics and I was wondering what everybody did/does in college and if they have any suggestions?

Im thinking of BESS for my second choice, anyone done it?

Stephen

I'm currently in second year of a BSc degree in computer networking at Carlow IT. I'm finding the course very difficult - especially the maths, which I think i may fail this year, but the college is decent enough. Modern facilities, most of the lecturers are good, and the canteen serves rotten slop at inflated prices. Mm mm mm.

What the fup is BESS?

Amz

I know three people doing BESS they seem to enjoy it...
I had BESS down as it seems like a really interesting course so I reckon go for it or something similar if possible!

don't seem to have as much work as me though which is crappy!!

I'm studying (studying being a totally inaccurate word) a BSc in Sports Science and Health in DCU.

I hated it at first even considered changing, but now I love it and am hoping this whole time wasting on the computers will in fact benefit me somehow in my exams in two weeks!!

DeadBankClerk

Business, Economics and Social Studies.

It's what the stupid pretty girls do in Trinity.

BESS girl to me during freshers week last october: "When a guy likes me, i would like him to buy me champagne".
Me: "LOL? OMG ROFFLE TBH IMO GG PLD IAF BRB GTG."

The Sweeper

Mate of mine did BESS in Trinity. Got a high 2:1 out of it, got a job with Merrill Lynch, moved to London to work for Merrill Lynch, at the time I was on a healthy wage working in PR and she wiped the floor with my salary to be honest, not even counting the Christmas bonus she used to pay for her wedding...

Then again, she didn't last in it - gobsh1te intolerence was tested sorely and she quit about a year and a half after she started. Sorted her bloody finances out in the meantime though I tell you...

Anyway - I did Journalism - don't go there.

PHB

The reason BESS looks interesting is because I could do economics and politics, which would be really cool.
The problem is that theres only 3 politics courses in trinity, ones with history [550 points ] ones with philosophy, and one in BESS.
I figure the philosophy one would be kinda useless.

I figure if I cant get it with history I figure economics is the next best bet in the job searching prospects.
Also I figure if I dont like economics I can always do business and social studies or a bit of law in first year.

ballooba

As far as I remember the best course for politics is not in Trinity. Can't remember if it's UL or UCG or what. There are only two credible courses anyway AFAIK.

Monkey

"The problem is that theres only 3 politics courses in trinity"

then go somewhere else.

PHB

I would except I was warned by a couple of people that the politics department isn't that good in UCD.
Also Trinity has a very very good name for politics and also its well well recognised in the US meaning I can go work there with a recognised college.

p.s. I really couldnt go outside Dublin for college

Amz

UCG have a far better politics course as far as I'm aware! Don't go to a college based solely on where it's recognised!!!

Do the best course for you!!!

The amount of people I know who went to trinity or where ever because of the name and who are now deeply unhappy or have dropped out is staggering.

Consider seriously your motives for wanting to go to tinners before you make any final decision!

PHB

I really can't go outside Dublin for college so...

monument

Originally posted by Minesajackdaniels
I did Journalism - don't go there.

Don't do journalism if you want to get rich, its FUNNY that some people don't know this . Only few get rich in any way from it.

Like any other course you should really find out what job(s) you can do after and what work you will be doing in the said job.

ballooba

Originally posted by PHB
p.s. I really couldnt go outside Dublin for college

Why not? If its for personal reasons then don't answer. if its because all your mates are in Dublin or something like that then feck it. You most likely won't hang around with the same mates next year anyway.

Pepe LeFrits

Originally posted by Minesajackdaniels
Anyway - I did Journalism - don't go there.

Where did you do journalism? What were the details of the course, years, diploma/degree etc ?

bug

Physics, many moons ago

Dun

French and Spanish (Applied Languages). Good if you actually do like the language(s) otherwise don't go there.

Seraphina

he's prolly not going outside dublin for college coz that means he'll havta move out, and he might not be able to afford that.

Ro

Structural Engineering, not for the faint hearted

PHB

Yeah it would mean I'd have to move out and I just couldnt afford it.

CuLT

How many 18 year olds actually CAN afford to do that? It surprised me to hear Fio[smiles] was moving to Galway for college.
Oh how perplexed I was...

ballooba

Thats a reasonable reason. A lot of ppl don't go outside Dublin because the culture shock might kill them.

DeadBankClerk

Dublin >= *

monument

Originally posted by ballooba
Thats a reasonable reason. A lot of ppl don't go outside Dublin because the culture shock might kill them.

Or they might find out there is a place such as out side Dublin.

Mercury_Tilt

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Amz

Pfft!

Dublin!

Spunog UIE

Originally posted by DeadBankClerk
Dublin >= *

gideon > *.* + 1

sleep must now.

hells angels

got drunk wasted my time..but sure **** happens what can ya do like

mooman_00

computer systems in ul........no idea whats goin on with my course but college life is good and ul is a cool college.......out on work placement at the mo, excelling at all the temp like jobs(faxing, printing etc.) and avoiding all work related to my course.........ive had to repeat 6/12 exams so far and im sure that figure will rise as i scrape my way through college.......

daveg

Marine Electronics in Limerick RTC to become a qualified R.O.

I'm now working in training and development :rolleyes:

Stephen

What's an R.O?

patch

Professional Cookery in Galway RTC, -too much of a waster to achieve points for computing back then!!! 10 years later i run a net cafe. :rolleyes:

bobsmith833

Did Maths & Computing at Oxford university.

It's quite a good course, and I'd probably recommend it to anyone considering it, but the computing aspect is very theoretical (i.e. you prove your program is correct before you run it etc.) and there are no exams in the second year which can lead to bouts of laziness - punting out on the river seems somewhat better than holing oneself away from the sunlight to study for hypothetical exams more than a year away...

daveg

Originally posted by Stephen
What's an R.O?

Radio Officer.

Irish_Ranger_IR

I went to the college of life...

John2002

Computer Systems in UL, hated it.

aodh_rua

Engineering at the College of the Holy Most High and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth (near Dublin) - hmm that's a mouthful - how about plain old Trinity.

Not a bad course but not terribly practical.

Woden

Doing a BSc in U.C.D (hey that rhymes) chemistry and experimental physics, finishing off third year now, one left, and exams start next week so i probably shouldn't be typing this.
The course is o.k i'd recommend u.c.d for science, trinity's courses aren't meant to be that good.

With regards to moving out of dublin, i couldn't have afforded to do it either, specifically meaning my parents would not have been able to afford a diggs for me at roughly €70 a week for 24 weeks of the year.

GuanYin

Originally posted by PHB
I was wondering what everybody did/does in college and if they have any suggestions?

I got drunk alot!

If you know the general area you want to go into, I don't think the specific course is as big a deal as people think.

woodyg

IM just finished 2nd year of a Cert in Computer Networking and Optical Communications in Carlow IT. Realy good course Practical stuff was class wasn`t a fan of programing but still got 50%. I recommend movin out of Dublin much better Fun especialy when you get your own house.

Man U babe

First year mathematical science in UCD, like it so far, and I really should be studying cos I got me algebra exam tomorrow!

I couldnt have afforded to leave dublin, don't think I would have wanted to even if I could. I dont think I would have liked it down the boglands...

Now back to the wonderland of matrices I go!

daveg

Originally posted by patch69
Professional Cookery in Galway RTC, -too much of a waster to achieve points for computing back then!!! 10 years later i run a net cafe. :rolleyes:

And a damn good chef he is too

Doodee

I couldnt quite decide what i wanted to do
put BSc in Computer Science in UL, deferred the course for a year, did LUDO in BCFE, now i want to continue the same, but alas, if i dont get into Abertay in August, then its off to DIT to do that BSc in Computer Science.

(wanna stay in dublin cause im now settled)

Nemici

three years of commercial photography..........

why ?.......... so I could sit in a dark office listening to 92.6 and talking to the boardies.

Repli

1st year computer science DIT.. there must be something good about Dublin cos the place is full of boggers :P

Sposs

Mechanical Enginerring - long hours hard work no thanks

Don1

Well I'm still there, for the next fwew weels anyway!!!


So what did I do in college today......................nada!!
In fact same goes for the last two years!!


Let's hope the beer hasn't totally anialated my photographic memory come exam time!! It worked for first year!





Oh what course? Silly me. Mechanical Engineering.

patch

Originally posted by daveg
And a damn good chef he is too

AW... shucks dave, does this mean I'm forgiven for breaking the seat in your A4??:D

super_canard

In college... Well i dropped of school at 19, I was 4 years late (from the normal school evolution..etc..), I moved in ireland...
5 years later, I'm on 30.000/year, paid to sit at my desk, and try to support the pc problem that some people can have...
Looks nice huh?
Well... I can't move out from tech support...(I'll be stuck here for the rest of my life... making it shorter by smoking a lot though...).

so I would say go for the lazzy option, sleeping in school... pay is pretty kewl really in that field... although, if you ain't graduating first of the class, you'll be a bum.. like the friends who did the same than me.. (except that they stayed in france)...

Does that mean that technically a french bum can earn 30.000 in ireland? :-D

Never realised I was a BUM :-D

Typedef

To be honest.

The ability to do your job (experience or a proven talent) is what matters to employers.

Example : One of the owners of my company doesn't have a Leaving Cert, yet he has written COBOL systems for the Bank of Ireland and SQL relational databases for the likes of FFF and BOSI.

I myself have what you might call a 'jaded'* educational past, but, I have honestly found that employers prefare a proven ability to do your job then a string of letters after your name.

Recruitment agents are a different story, recruitment agents will vet you for jobs that said agent hasn't a breeze about.
Example : A recruitment ad on a reputable site advertised.
"Kernal developer required. Must be familiar with Object Orientation".

On Topic :
When I was 14 I did the CTYI thang in DCU.

I studied Psychology and then Creative Writing.

*Don't ask.

super_canard

On Topic :

When I was 14 I did the CTYI thang in DCU.

On topic: I did a very simple program in basic 1.0 to do a Division until it actually stopped...
What better to test than trying to calculate PI? :-D
After 9 weeks we decided that could put that poor To7 to better use... :-) (I was 8)... but hey basic 1.0 is nothing ... an 8 year old could have done it... (really anybody).
I have no talent... I'm just badluck... I get all the problems in a pc before you can have them... by finding the solution to my own problem, I can then support the users on the same problem...
now people.. get the lessons.. how to turn your badluck in a money making business? :-D

ciano

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