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Tips for first years

angelxx

Starting in A.I.T. as a first year, Any students here like to share tips or
info about the college, best places to go out etc
Also does anyone know when first years need to move down! Thanks

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Popple3

BlueNemo wrote: »

I'm planning on just turning up on Monday morning and having people tell me where to go

So screwed when people send me the wrong way

There'll be students around in AIT t-shirts directing people around, so there'll be plenty around to ask for (accurate) directions. Possibly including myself

- bo -

TimeClock18 wrote: »

Tuesday week so..
Anybody else excited/Petrified at the same time?
How does the first day work out of intrest?

You turn up in the Multi-Purpose Hall and pick up a sort of welcome bag with brochures/magazines/free pen/condoms/blah-de-blah in them and there's an area where you queue to get your photo taken for your student card to be done up on the spot.
(So make sure ye're all lookin' smashing - unlike me since I was at a house party the week before I started and had part of my head shaved bald when I conked out

so I had to shave the rest off meself..)

Then you'll be given a sheet depending on which course you're doing telling you which room to go to - and off yous go from there

That's the way it was with us a couple of years ago anyways

BlueNemo

angelxx wrote: »

Yes I'm really looking forward to going but equally nervous! I think everyone is feeling the same. I was wondering the same thing, not sure what we'll be doing the first day.

I'm planning on just turning up on Monday morning and having people tell me where to go

So screwed when people send me the wrong way :rolleyes:

angelxx

TimeClock18 wrote: »

Tuesday week so..
Anybody else excited/Petrified at the same time?
How does the first day work out of intrest?

Yes I'm really looking forward to going but equally nervous! I think everyone is feeling the same. I was wondering the same thing, not sure what we'll be doing the first day.

TimeClock18

Tuesday week so..
Anybody else excited/Petrified at the same time?
How does the first day work out of intrest?

angelxx

Popple3 wrote: »

Pretty sure it's the 7th. Got an email today saying the student enquiry desk will be closed that day because of registration of 1st years. It's definitely sometime that week anyway.

As for hearing from the college, I'd imagine they'll wait until the window for accepting CAO offers is closed, and do everyone in bulk. Makes more sense IMO.

I heard they went send out info before the end of August, hopefully will hear from them
early next week. I think regarding starting dates nursing students start the 6th and everyone else on the 7th.

Popple3

Pretty sure it's the 7th. Got an email today saying the student enquiry desk will be closed that day because of registration of 1st years. It's definitely sometime that week anyway.

As for hearing from the college, I'd imagine they'll wait until the window for accepting CAO offers is closed, and do everyone in bulk. Makes more sense IMO.

hamhamwich

dotsflan wrote: »

1st years are starting on the 6th and 7th from what i hear

Monday week! :eek: :eek:

Seems pretty early.
Hopefully we will hear from the college today.

Flashpoint

I haven't heard anything from the college yet, I rang about 2 weeks ago and they said they would sent out registration packs at the end of the month, after leaving cert results came out. Still nothing tho

dotsflan

1st years are starting on the 6th and 7th from what i hear

hamhamwich

Irishchick wrote: »

Has anyone got any info in the post yet about starting dates

I havent heard anything and there's only a bit over a week to go!

Not heard anything from the college yet. Was thinking I would have heard from them by now.

Anyone have any info on starting dates?

Irishchick

teaholic wrote: »

not sure on coffee, i dont drinl it! !

Kinda guessed that from your username

Has anyone got any info in the post yet about starting dates

I havent heard anything and there's only a bit over a week to go!

teaholic

Irishchick wrote: »

Whats the average price of a lunch or coffee in the canteen??

Depends what you get really, tea is a euro, not sure on coffee, i dont drinl it! In the college at the minute and the canteen has changed a bit, they now have scanners for anything with a barcode, there is a new menu up near the tills that lists all the prices.

I always go to liz! Shes the best of them! She normally sits on the very right as you pay!

Irishchick

Whats the average price of a lunch or coffee in the canteen??

Conor_M1990

cherryghost wrote: »

I loved the fish they had there :pac: But yeah, agreed. Cheaper and nicer to bring a packed lunch, or just go home for lunch instead.

There Currys nice aswell so is the sweet and sour but its like 6 euro or something but it is a full size dinner so it isnt too bad

Dont buy water in the college either lots of water coolers around aswell no need to buy it

Conor_M1990

angelxx wrote: »

I don't suppose there are healthy lunch options in the canteen? :rolleyes:

They have salad I think

angelxx

I don't suppose there are healthy lunch options in the canteen? :rolleyes:

cherryghost

I loved the fish they had there :pac: But yeah, agreed. Cheaper and nicer to bring a packed lunch, or just go home for lunch instead.

Conor_M1990

Bring a packed lunch most of the food in the cateen isnt great and the price depends on who you go to also the coffee in the college is muck

- bo -

BoB_BoT wrote: »

Yeah very few knew about the Northgate Campus in town. Don't think you missed anything with the "training" all common sense kinda stuff. The beer token thing was in 1st year after the training iirc. The meal was this year I think, the training was in the Radisson so had that during lunch. We were promised a reps tour / session in 1st year, but that was never made good on.

Luckly my class were fairly content, just had to visit heads of dept. a few times, but I could see how a larger class would fairly tax a rep.

Oh yeah I remember it now, that big talk in the Radisson with all the different speakers from the USI and all that. It dragged on a bit but the free grub in the Radisson was A1

SoupyNorman

Conor_M1990 wrote: »

Go to all your lectures and study believe me its harder said then done but its worth it

Good advice.

Especially now that nearly all courses follow the semesterized format. During my degree we followed the traditional, assessments at Christmas and finals in the summer. I liked this format as it wasn’t a ‘pressure’ from day one’ scenario!

The semesterized format sees you do half the course subjects Sept-Dec followed by the final exams in Jan, then the remainder of the subjects Jan-Apr followed by finals in May.

The positives in a semesterized format is that you are not lumped with 6 or more exams come summer!

When I was in 3rd year the college tried to force the semesterized system onto us, they were met with fierce opposition from us mainly because we had spent 3years under the traditional system and feared too much upheaval come our 4th and most important year.

angelxx

conor86 wrote: »

Anyone know were i can get a single room in a share house or flat in athlone? head it 4th year their.

There is some great advice on accomadation here. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055999128 The cao offers are out monday so I imagine most people are booking by now. There are apartments across the
road from the college still advertising.

conor86

Anyone know were i can get a single room in a share house or flat in athlone? head it 4th year their.

Conor_M1990

Go to all your lectures and study believe me its harder said then done but its worth it

rossie1977

the library advice is spot on, you cannot study in there, just becomes one big chat-session with someone you know

some more advice for first years, enjoy yourselves but don't go overboard because before you know it projects will be due and christmas exams will be on top of you. quite a few in my class didn't make it as far as christmas.

wednesday night is (was when i was there) the main night to go out, rag week is insane

BoB_BoT

Yeah very few knew about the Northgate Campus in town. Don't think you missed anything with the "training" all common sense kinda stuff. The beer token thing was in 1st year after the training iirc. The meal was this year I think, the training was in the Radisson so had that during lunch. We were promised a reps tour / session in 1st year, but that was never made good on.

Luckly my class were fairly content, just had to visit heads of dept. a few times, but I could see how a larger class would fairly tax a rep.

angelxx, have used the gym myself, it's grand, all the standards, can get busy at times, just need to avoid rush hour :P

- bo -

BoB_BoT wrote: »

I can back up -bo-s statement, class rep for 3 years. No excursions, the two years there was "training" were a lot longer than 20 mins. First year, I think we got a beer token... the other year we got dinner. There was no mad boozing session

I didn't get training, a beer token or a meal

I got a crap hooide at the end of each year. Then again I was in Northgate St, nobody really knew that place existed so there was no attention paid to it. Being a class rep in the main campus is probably gonna be a lot different so..

angelxx

SoupyNorman wrote: »

Put yourself forward for class rep, you'll meet everybody in one fowl swoop plus you'll get to go on the class rep training excursion (20mins training, 8 hours boozing)

Get Accommodation in one of the many apartment complexes opposite the college...warmer, safer and more craic then living in Willow Park.

Dont live in Willow Park.

Studying in the computer labs was quiet mana from heaven.

Dont try studying in the library, you'll end up having 'the chat' with everyone.

Do not view lecturers in the same light as teachers.95% of AIT lecturers are made of sound material...The only way you will not get on with them is if you try not too.

Have a bloody blast, I know I did!

Great advice! Sounds like all past students have had great experiences and
the lecturers seem very helpful from what I've heard. Just have to wait for the dreaded cao monday

Did anyone here use the gym? Are the facilities good?

SoupyNorman

BoB_BoT wrote: »

I can back up -bo-s statement, class rep for 3 years. No excursions, the two years there was "training" were a lot longer than 20 mins. First year, I think we got a beer token... the other year we got dinner. There was no mad boozing session

Sounds horrendous. Class rep is in the most part a thankless job, the class rep training (which was an over night trip by the way) was a great way to keep the reps motivated for the hassle they were to experience going forwards.

For it to become formalized in any way for me is not the way to go...the last thing you want or need is to have to attend ANOTHER lecture.

An offshoot of my training was me meeting my GF (6 years now) on the trip

BoB_BoT

I can back up -bo-s statement, class rep for 3 years. No excursions, the two years there was "training" were a lot longer than 20 mins. First year, I think we got a beer token... the other year we got dinner. There was no mad boozing session