The NUIG "off-topic" thread

Its the end of June (26th I think)

I heard there's no cap on the mark for repeat exams in Law... can anyone confirm or deny this? (I know it varies from dept to dept)

Just saw this on the NUIG website

Effective from 2nd September 2013, all lectures will commence on the hour (eg. 9am, 10am, 11am etc.) and finish at ten minutes to the hour (eg. 9.50am, 10.50am, 11.50am etc.)

Blast, I always counted on those extra 10 minutes to get in in the mornings! I don't know though, I can see a few lecturers refusing to finish at ten to the hour. I had one in particular last year who would keep going until after the hour and give out that the lecture wasn't finished when students had to leave for their next one.

Cocolola wrote: »

Just saw this on the NUIG website



Blast, I always counted on those extra 10 minutes to get in in the mornings! I don't know though, I can see a few lecturers refusing to finish at ten to the hour. I had one in particular last year who would keep going until after the hour and give out that the lecture wasn't finished when students had to leave for their next one.

Feck that! Ye should get yer class rep to sort it if it continues.

Cocolola wrote: »

Hindsight would have been great for this, don't know why I never thought of that actually Luckily enough, I won't have him again this year but it's good to know for the future thanks!

It really is a useful way of making the powers that be aware of any issues. More people should take advantage of it. Then again, it's important that the class reps are competent too. I know of a discipline where the student-staff liaison officer organised a meeting and no reps from first year even bothered to show up!

Anyone here know if it's possible for 1st year students who receive their repeat results next Thursday the 29th to register after? I saw in an email about reg that it's the 20th for repeat students - is that not just the repeat year students? I don't see why if I get my results next week I should have to wait half way into the month to register, what about all the Blackboard stuff or library? I can't get the books yet until my grant so plan on using the library for some of my English modules I would like to do.

I believe I did pass as I was told that due to my result in my history tutorial module (which was 63) I could pass it at 40% if the two repeat exams made the total 120 (which means I'd only need the two to add to 57) And I could even pass History by compensation as I did well enough in my other three subjects :P

MadHatterGirl wrote: »

Anyone here know if it's possible for 1st year students who receive their repeat results next Thursday the 29th to register after? I saw in an email about reg that it's the 20th for repeat students - is that not just the repeat year students? I don't see why if I get my results next week I should have to wait half way into the month to register, what about all the Blackboard stuff or library? I can't get the books yet until my grant so plan on using the library for some of my English modules I would like to do.

I believe I did pass as I was told that due to my result in my history tutorial module (which was 63) I could pass it at 40% if the two repeat exams made the total 120 (which means I'd only need the two to add to 57) And I could even pass History by compensation as I did well enough in my other three subjects :P

That date was set specifically for people who done repeat exams, repeat year students who didn't sit the second exam sittings can register from yesterday like everyone else who didn't fail a repeat.

The reason why repeat exam students have to wait so far into the month to sort out their registration is because repeats have to be passed though a board meeting and a few other nonsensical systematic procedures that cause the delay. They should seriously do something to fix that system, with proper ISS integration the students should be able to register once the results are put approved and put on the system, but that's the way it is I'm afraid.

I was away on study abroad last semester and my results didn't get passed on to the college until mid-June, which was a day too late for the first Cairnes results board meeting, and now I have to wait until the day the repeat students are allowed to register to register myself. It's very annoying.


Apologies for the double post.

Awkward moment in the toilets down by the physis dept. The sink closest to the wall wasn't working, but the other sink was uncomfortably close to the urinal...and there was someone using it. Even as I was washing my hands, they were definitely in the other guys splash zone...

dont want to make a thread for a quick question, what time do the college buildings open in the morning, specifically the concourse? want to do an hour or two study in one of the rooms before my morning exam.

TheFullDuck wrote: »

dont want to make a thread for a quick question, what time do the college buildings open in the morning, specifically the concourse? want to do an hour or two study in one of the rooms before my morning exam.

Lecture rooms available from 8am but imagine you could use them or other rooms earlier than that if you wanted
http://services.su.nuigalway.ie/site/view/4019/

TheFullDuck wrote: »

I'm scared of the reading room :P

It starts getting empty around 1am and fills up around 6ish but you could still get a spot by 7 if your lucky, just incase you change your mind.

Cocolola wrote: »

Does anyone know if the Health Unit are still doing repeat contraception prescriptions or is that gone now with the downgrade of services?

I was must in there a minute ago, they have a poster listed of prices for contraception/ other stuff like that, I wasnt really paying attention to it but Repeat Contraception Prescriptions was definitely listed on the print out. Whether it still applies, IDK

Ive never understood that..if you are old enough to be doing it and smart enough to be taking contraception, then your home doctor will have nothing to say! its not like they can go off and discuss it with your mammy

Thanks, I'm hoping to get a chance to pop in tomorrow before my last exam. I've never had any issues with GPs back home but I know someone who was refused it like CTYIgirl said above, I think because the doc was old fashioned and didn't agree with sex outside of marriage or some other nonsense. I myself just simply can't afford the €40 to go to a normal GP. The contraception I'm on now was first prescribed in college so I don't think I'd be able to get the repeat fee from a different doc.

iamanengine wrote: »

Any idea what date results come out?

From June 10th on-wards I think. If I remember correctly it was 10th -16th or 10th -20th.. so could be anytime in that period.