tips for first years

themau5 · 23-08-2009 11:05PM #1

so is there anyone with tips for us soon to be freshers?

Samurai · 23-08-2009 11:07PM

Wear protection!!

Carsinian Thau · 23-08-2009 11:09PM

themau5 wrote: »

so is there anyone with tips for us soon to be freshers?

-Don't talk in the library.

Seriously, a first year is going to die some year.

-Don't use the campus PCs for bebo/facebook/other social networking sh*te.

-Be yourself. (Unless that involves talking in the library.)

_ZeeK_ · 23-08-2009 11:15PM

try CPs, because it is the 'place to be'...

but realise that 'the place to be' is full of posers and its ****e...

oh, and I'll second that no facebook/bebo on campus PCs... nothing more frustrating than waiting 20mins on a free PC with some pressing college work to be finished while everybody in the lab is looking at photos of the night before!!! >:-(

KittyeeTrix · 24-08-2009 12:43AM

1. Have a good nosey around the NUIG website. There is tonnes of info on there.

2. Check your email and blackboard account daily to keep up to speed with any assignments and lecture notes that need completing or printing.

3. Attend as many lectures as you possibly can.

4. Get a good notes system going early on in lectures and keep them clear and concise. I had to spend a full week in late October last year in my 1st year getting all my notes organised and printing all the stuff I had been missing from blackboard.

5. Don't be afraid to go and seek help early from a lecturer or Dept. head if you are experiencing any problems.

6. Do make the most of the going out and all that side of the 1st year experience i.e meeting boys/girls, drinking and parties but keep it in the back of your head that you will be facing some pretty full on exams at the end of the year.....in other words, don't leave the catch up study until too late.....

As ye can probably tell from my tips I'm one of the oldy mature students so I must remind myself what it was like when I was 18 and say to ye all

HAVE FUN!!!;)

lasair · 24-08-2009 10:35AM

Join a sport or society.....Get involved and meet people.....Its amazing how many people who go to uni and dont actually get to know people....

Defo hand up assingments, go to labs, tutorials and lectures.

If your sick always bring in a sick note to your dept head!!!It will help if u bogged down with exam points.....

f1dan · 24-08-2009 11:27AM

Definitely go to all your labs, no matter how hungover you are.

If you get into any serious problems course wise, don't be afraid to talk to your lecturer. Believe it or not they're nice people and they will help you out.

Join some sort of club, not just for meeting people, but for something different do. You can't go out every night!

pablodunlop · 24-08-2009 11:31AM

Three words....

College Bar Dinners :pac:

dmcg90 · 24-08-2009 11:44AM

Don't buy food in the canteen if you can help it, if you live close to ollege, go home at lunch and make it. If you can't and youre close to college. Go to friars in the Cairnes building, its cheaper that the main one. Failing that Breakfast rolls in Centra does the trick

LadyMayBelle · 24-08-2009 11:48AM

Again, forget about social networking and talking while in the library!

Get all your printing/photocopying done well in advance, yeah it may take some time and a lot of effort but it's worth it not having to wait on desk reserve books etc later on in the year..

Always have euro coins for the photocopying card machine...I'm on and off in NUIG for 9 years now and still forget..

Do your best to read up a bit pre lecture/tutorial, you get out of it what you put in...

Always bring a brolly..

If you do find stuff is getting on top of you and you end up getting sick from stress, tell a lecturer/tutor..it very well may make the difference and ease the pressure..

Make use of the societies and resources in the college, I didn't first tie round and wonder why now? Societies are great for experience and making new friends, even go on your own if your mates won't..

Always take advantage of free stuff... food/pens/stationary

Have fun. lots

blackhound · 24-08-2009 07:02PM

I work there as a gardener so I would definitely advise you don't mess with my flower beds and shrubs!!!!:mad: Or else!:p

Other than that have a great time and try and learn a little too:D

legal eagle 1 · 24-08-2009 08:21PM

Make sure and attend as many corrib village house parties as possible
Embrace rag week .......it passes waaay to quick but, at the same time try and attend some of the important lectures, i know in my course anyway we got extra exams marks and exam tips for attending durning rag week

Go to Wards for their rolls......so yummy!
Don't bring a brolly when crossing the bridge to college and if you drive a small car......its best to leave it where it is on windy weather;)
If you want to drive to college and are lucky enough to have a car, the only times you will find parking are before 9 in the morning and after 6 in the evening......otherwise you haven't got a hope........oh and get a permit.......one thing Nuig loves is its clamping!
Always go downstairs in the concourse for computers or to the AM building, there usually forgotten about!
Experience Boo Radleys at least one night!hehe
Always bring your student card if you want to go to the library, don't take books and place them on your table all day with no intention of using them or hide the books in other areas of the library......its not nice and you wouldnt like it done to you:mad:
Basically enjoy every minute of it, you'll spend faaaaar too much time working

Weidii · 25-08-2009 04:11PM

Join lots of clubs and societies, go to as many of their parties as possible, have fun.

Oh yeah, and eh, study.

dmullins3 · 27-08-2009 10:28PM

its daunting at first, difficult - for me at least - to get into the swing of things. like previous posters said ask for help if you need it, attend all lectures and seriouly, dont attempt to miss tutorials, they help understand the lectures and take care of assignments on a closer to one on one basis, and really have fun. its the best years of your life, im starting into second year and cant wait to get back to GPO, i mean study

japanesebanana · 28-08-2009 12:32PM

Join the DJ Soc to learn about some proper music

Also, keep up to date with your notes and don't let things get on top of you. Always ask for help and don't leave things to the last minute.

whadabouchasir · 28-08-2009 09:52PM

Samurai wrote: »

Wear protection!!

Sorry I don't have a hard hat.

Laoch'Rione · 31-08-2009 07:30PM

_ZeeK_ wrote: »

try CPs, because it is the 'place to be'...

but realise that 'the place to be' is full of posers and its ****e...
>:-(

I'm a Fresher - CP's???

dmcg90 · 31-08-2009 07:32PM

Laoch'Rione wrote: »

I'm a Fresher - CP's???

It's a nightclub

Cathal Kelly · 01-09-2009 03:27PM

1 Go out every night of freshers week - mad craic
2 Join loads of clubs and societies and go to them - defo go on the weekend trips cos theyre savage
3 Go to your labs even during rag week - theyre worth about 20% of the year and all ya have to do is turn up and go tru da motions - it doesnt matter ow drund or hungover ya are
4 try and go to tutiorials - they basically do ur homework for ya and are way better than lectures
5 dont bother going home the weekend - cos its a waste of time and theyre's loads more 2 do in galway
6 first year is way easier than the leaving cert. dont worry about the exams, theyre not that hard and all ya need to do is pass them whic is easy if ya went to yer labs and did yer asignments
7 also one thing i found is that all the labs and homework are more about a team effort, so dont be afraid to ask around

dazzday · 01-09-2009 04:11PM

Definitely go to all your labs, no matter how hungover you are.

I dont think this point can be empathsized enough. Your labs will pretty much pass you the year, going intto an exam with 20odd% under your belt makes life so much easy...and so much harder if you have missed them all and trying to get a 40% mark out of only 70% available.

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