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Know Your Maynoothians 13/14

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  • #332
    iliketodraw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭iliketodraw


    Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »
    Even so, if you don't enjoy it, don't force yourself to do it in college. You'll just end up detesting your course, skipping lectures, not doing work etc. It's not worth it. College is about doing the subjects you enjoy. And trust me when I say this; you will most likely change your career choice at least once during your time here.

    I guess so. My timetable is kind of funny if I take history with geog/fren because I'd have no lectures on a Thursday and 1 on a Friday..
    I'll have to read up on them all again.


  • #333
    suitcasepink
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,856 Mod ✭✭✭✭suitcasepink


    Thwip! wrote: »
    Yeah...because no-one ever has over night guests in maynooth ;)

    Well that's reassuring.. I think :pac:


  • #334
    Doctor Strange
    Closed Accounts Posts: 965 ✭✭✭Doctor Strange


    deise_girl wrote: »
    Well that's reassuring.. I think :pac:

    Just be sensible with it. So long as you're not abusing the system, you should be okay.


  • #335
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,442 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    iliketodraw wrote: »
    I guess so. My timetable is kind of funny if I take history with geog/fren because I'd have no lectures on a Thursday and 1 on a Friday..
    I'll have to read up on them all again.

    There is indeed one history tutorial a week!

    Sure my third year timetable is similar! I'm totally free from 10am on Wed till 10am on Fri!


  • #336
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,442 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    Unforgettable _ Fire wrote: »
    Just be sensible with it. So long as you're not abusing the system, you should be okay.

    Sure I used to have my boyfriend over every week. The only thing worth worrying about is your friends causing issues that'd get you caught like being loud, breaking things, pissing off other people, etc.


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  • #337
    iliketodraw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭iliketodraw


    XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »
    There is indeed one history tutorial a week!

    Sure my third year timetable is similar! I'm totally free from 10am on Wed till 10am on Fri!

    Gahh kind of annoying but with those 3 subjects I had one lecture on a Monday at 5pm so I could have a long enough weekend.


  • #338
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,442 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    iliketodraw wrote: »
    Gahh kind of annoying but with those 3 subjects I had one lecture on a Monday at 5pm so I could have a long enough weekend.

    I never minded! I tend to find the mid-week break better! If anything else, I'm slightly more likely to actually do something useful!


  • #339
    Boeing777
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 699 ✭✭✭Boeing777


    I'm jealous of all this break talk. Once again, my timetable does not permit breaks. You might call my 1pm start on a Tuesday a break, but I'd call it commuter hell :(


  • #340
    iliketodraw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭iliketodraw


    I haven't worked in tutorials but I probably won't know until registration


  • #341
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,442 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    iliketodraw wrote: »
    I haven't worked in tutorials but I probably won't know until registration

    You'll register for tutorials after classes start. You get a choice of times for history so you should be able to find the best suited one. Hey in early though!


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  • #342
    iliketodraw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭iliketodraw


    Still undecided on history. I didn't take history for the Leaving Cert (Ran against geography) and wondered would I be able to slot back into it?


  • #343
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,442 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    iliketodraw wrote: »
    Still undecided on history. I didn't take history for the Leaving Cert (Ran against geography) and wondered would I be able to slot back into it?

    I hated LC history. Got a D.
    I love history in college and have never gotten less than a 2.1 in it.

    They're two totally different subjects imo. I've heard some lecturers say that they can prefer students who haven't studied it before.


  • #344
    iliketodraw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭iliketodraw


    I really enjoyed it until I stopped doing it (of course a fantastic teacher helped with that) and I had about 10 geography teachers throughout my time in secondary but it's just that subject I've always liked.
    That's food for thought anyway and I'd have 3 selected then.


  • #345
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,442 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    iliketodraw wrote: »
    I really enjoyed it until I stopped doing it (of course a fantastic teacher helped with that) and I had about 10 geography teachers throughout my time in secondary but it's just that subject I've always liked.
    That's food for thought anyway and I'd have 3 selected then.

    If you like history I'd recommend at least going to the first few lectures to try it out before making your decision. I love it. I just thought that the LC course was horrible.


  • #346
    iliketodraw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭iliketodraw


    I wouldn't have been too into the Irish politcal stuff that was part of their course, but the rest seemed interesting.


  • #347
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,442 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    iliketodraw wrote: »
    I wouldn't have been too into the Irish politcal stuff that was part of their course, but the rest seemed interesting.

    The subject matter was good. It's just the way the course is formed. It's way too big a course for the one exam. I didn't like the way they expected essays to be written either. It's just all about dates. I'd rather go into things more and bring more thought and opinion into it. The LC course didn't give you that option. It's too big a course, yet far too limited.


  • #348
    Orlaghx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭Orlaghx


    Call me retarded, but Im a first year.. When do we get our timetables?? And when do we pay fees? :/


  • #349
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,442 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    Orlaghx wrote: »
    Call me retarded, but Im a first year.. When do we get our timetables?? And when do we pay fees? :/

    Timetables are here. You will need to pick your modules yourself though that. After you have registered you'll be able to login here and get your timetable directly that way.

    You pay fees when registering.


  • #350
    Orlaghx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭Orlaghx


    XxMCRxBabyxX wrote: »
    Timetables are here. You will need to pick your modules yourself though that. After you have registered you'll be able to login here and get your timetable directly that way.

    You pay fees when registering.

    Thank you! This is so confusing :(


  • #351
    iliketodraw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭iliketodraw


    I think I paid my fees? :/


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  • #352
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,442 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    iliketodraw wrote: »
    I think I paid my fees? :/

    Oh yea, it's different for first years this year isn't it?


  • #353
    Orlaghx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭Orlaghx


    iliketodraw wrote: »
    I think I paid my fees? :/

    How??


  • #354
    iliketodraw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭iliketodraw


    I think you can pay online or do it at reg. which I think I did.


  • #355
    Orlaghx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭Orlaghx


    iliketodraw wrote: »
    I think you can pay online or do it at reg. which I think I did.

    Hmmm, think I might call them this week just to be sure because everyone is saying different things :P


  • #356
    iliketodraw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭iliketodraw


    I did pay for semester 1 :D Waiting game now :L


  • #357
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,442 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    iliketodraw wrote: »
    I did pay for semester 1 :D Waiting game now :L

    Wait, what? We pay per semester now?!


  • #358
    iliketodraw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭iliketodraw


    Well you have the option to pay half or all!


  • #359
    XxMCRxBabyxX
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 7,442 Mod ✭✭✭✭XxMCRxBabyxX


    iliketodraw wrote: »
    Well you have the option to pay half or all!

    Fair enough. I'm glad to see that they've made that option available.


    I'm throwing this up here for the first year newbies (and everyone else!) It was written by a former NUIMer who moved to DIT but the points made could pretty much cover anywhere!
    Advice for First Years


  • #360
    iliketodraw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭iliketodraw


    I'll have a read!
    Has anyone been in the Cards or Playdo societies (what a name)? :P


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  • #361
    Doctor Strange
    Closed Accounts Posts: 965 ✭✭✭Doctor Strange


    iliketodraw wrote: »
    I'll have a read!
    Has anyone been in the Cards or Playdo societies (what a name)? :P

    Playdo is a lot of fun. I was never a member, but I took part in some cross-over events. It's a nice little creative release.


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