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dog_pig · 18-08-2009 02:23AM

Boston wrote: »

I can see next year's class being pure fuking geniuses.

We'll do our best to live up to pure ****ing geniuses like yourself.

Boston · 18-08-2009 09:26AM

Thats all I ask.

godtabh · 18-08-2009 09:29AM

Boston wrote: »

The consensus of the demonstrators , lab assistance, lectures, and general staff is that your year is one of the stupidest years in recent history. Don't feel disheartened, these are the people you're competing against.

They say that ever year. I think West told our class that several times. I didnt like us much

Boston · 18-08-2009 09:30AM

They told us we were great.

Señor Juárez · 18-08-2009 01:16PM

I have heard from several people that engineers have been known to throw paper and other things at their lecturer during lectures... an intensely childish and disrespectful display, though I can't say I'm surprised given some of the gurning windowlickers I have come across from engineering.

Gileadi · 18-08-2009 02:10PM

We were told the opposite (the class just finished Civil this year), the year before us had 6 or 7 people who got 1:1's, our class got 26! It wasn't even due to the exams being easy or anything, one of the lecturers even mentioned to me that they set "taxing" exams since they had seen our grades had been above average in 3rd year

brownacid · 18-08-2009 06:37PM

Boston wrote: »

The consensus of the demonstrators , lab assistance, lectures, and general staff is that your year is one of the stupidest years in recent history. Don't feel disheartened, these are the people you're competing against.

I wouldn't really consider the year stupid, some very smart people in it, just most of us are inherently lazy and are more concerned with havin a bit of craic/seeing sunlight.

Brian · 09-09-2009 08:14PM

Has anyone here done the Double Qualificiation / Diplôme de l'INSA in Lyon?

godtabh · 09-09-2009 10:48PM

Baza210 wrote: »

Has anyone here done the Double Qualificiation / Diplôme de l'INSA in Lyon?

Is that part of the rasmus thing? If so I know a few people who did it there

Brian · 09-09-2009 10:53PM

Yeah, I think so. You do it between 2nd and 3rd year, to get a double qualification for both Ireland and France.

Jonathan · 09-09-2009 10:56PM

year 1: TCD
year 2: TCD
year 3: Lyon
year 4: TCD
year 5: Lyon

Brian · 09-09-2009 10:57PM

Oh really? I thought it was just one year. I wonder why it's that particular place ... it's only been around for 50 years.

godtabh · 10-09-2009 01:35PM

Baza210 wrote: »

Yeah, I think so. You do it between 2nd and 3rd year, to get a double qualification for both Ireland and France.

The people I know went over did some exams over there but were exempt from the ones here

enda1 · 10-09-2009 02:39PM

Baza210 wrote: »

Oh really? I thought it was just one year. I wonder why it's that particular place ... it's only been around for 50 years.

Technology degrees in France are most respected from the Grandes Écoles.

These are not your typical Anglo-Saxon or Irish university type, but more like an IT in concept or say a Business School for Engineering and Technology.

So what's considered the best Engineering school in France is called the Polytechnique or better known as X.

They wouldn't partner with TCD as it would be to be honest below them and would devalue their school's reputation.

INSA in Lyon is one of the best engineering schools in Europe so I wouldn't worry too much.

Brian · 10-09-2009 05:13PM

Thanks. I discovered afterwards that it's part of the colleges that make up the University of Lyon.

devinejay · 12-09-2009 06:35PM

Sooooo...SF timetable is sh!t. Shock horror.

Jonathan · 12-09-2009 07:22PM

Note the slick new thread title :cool:

Brian · 12-09-2009 07:26PM

Jonathan wrote: »

Note the slick new original thread title :cool:

lol

devinejay · 12-09-2009 07:36PM

Noted, it took me a little while to find the thread what with it being so sort in title.

Brian · 12-09-2009 08:11PM

devinejay wrote: »

Noted, it took me a little while to find the thread what with it being so sort in title.

Noob.

Peleus · 14-09-2009 04:16AM

whats this im hearing about tuesdays and thursdays being labs/tutorials days? sounds a bit too good to be true.

when dyou reckon the full sf timetable will be up? im getting sick of waiting.

mathew · 14-09-2009 10:17AM

if the one on the portal is up it should be in the next few days... Hopefully..

Jonathan · 14-09-2009 12:43PM

Peleus wrote: »

whats this im hearing about tuesdays and thursdays being labs/tutorials days? sounds a bit too good to be true.

I had a look at your timetable. Looks about right.

You only seem to have lectures timetabled for Mon, Wed and Fri.

Lecturers seem similar enough. New 2E3 lecturer though.

irishguy00 · 14-09-2009 01:36PM

Baza210 wrote: »

Thanks. I discovered afterwards that it's part of the colleges that make up the University of Lyon.

Yeah, their Campus' are all attached to each other. I did the year in France. Was one of the best experiences of my life but it was difficult at times. I made it through though. Never regret it though, the craic you have is something else!

Brian · 14-09-2009 01:41PM

irishguy00 wrote: »

Yeah, their Campus' are all attached to each other. I did the year in France. Was one of the best experiences of my life but it was difficult at times. I made it through though. Never regret it though, the craic you have is something else!

Did you do year 5 in France too?

mathew · 14-09-2009 04:14PM

Baza210 wrote: »

Did you do year 5 in France too?

yup

Brian · 14-09-2009 04:40PM

mathew wrote: »

yup

You don't really have to though, since you get the TCD degree in 4th year, I think. Then you can go to France again for 5th year to get a second degree.

mathew · 14-09-2009 04:56PM

Ye true.. but you might aswell

irishguy00 · 14-09-2009 05:11PM

mathew wrote: »

Ye true.. but you might aswell

That's what our idea was... But you have to pass by their standards in France, which is to do 60 ECTS which I can tell you is almost impossible. The year I did it no one passed by INSA standards. As you're on Erasmus from Trinity, you can pass the year by Trinity standards which is 45 ECTS which is do-able (but still very tough). The biggest problem is that Trinity do not accept non-technical credits (like language, sport etc...)

Brian · 14-09-2009 06:19PM

irishguy00 wrote: »

That's what our idea was... But you have to pass by their standards in France, which is to do 60 ECTS which I can tell you is almost impossible. The year I did it no one passed by INSA standards. As you're on Erasmus from Trinity, you can pass the year by Trinity standards which is 45 ECTS which is do-able (but still very tough). The biggest problem is that Trinity do not accept non-technical credits (like language, sport etc...)

So you did 3rd year and didn't bother with the 5th?

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