Official bitch about daily life in UL

onethreefive · 19-09-2014 07:16AM

All those days of sunshine walking to college happily and now thunder and lightning

Great :rolleyes:

Subutai · 19-09-2014 10:08AM

Electricity actually went completely in the health sciences building this morning. Was only for a few minutes though. Not looking forward to the treck back across the living bridge.

Peanut Butter Jelly · 19-09-2014 10:11AM

**** the rain.

That is all.

onethreefive · 19-09-2014 11:12AM

I am walking around looking like I went for a swim in the river fully clothed. And just as I get to the library it stops raining.

MajesticDonkey · 19-09-2014 12:47PM

Peanut Butter Jelly wrote: »

**** the rain.

You better get used to it!

Aceandstuff · 19-09-2014 09:33PM

I just found out that I finally have a timetable today at midday. It's completely different to the one I was told to follow, and full of 5-6PM atrocities. The thing is, I have no idea which one to follow because I have tests and stuff next week that depend on me being in certain labs at a certain time. On top of that there's attendance....
I have absolutely no idea what to do, I was told that I would be alright on the schedule I was using, and that I was signed into a certain tutorial & lab group for some of my modules already, but the timetable on the website is completely different. There are literally none of the tutorials and labs that I was already in listed on that thing!

I'm not too worried about the tests, as long as I know EVERYTHING that's been covered, I should be alright, but I will be marked for attendance in some of my modules. What if I go to the "wrong" ones and sign in? I mean, at least one of my timetables is wrong, and at least one me has effed up somewhere.

Ugh.

Reiver · 20-09-2014 01:38AM

To the lads/ladies complaining about the rain?

Have you been more than a year living on this isle or the adjacent one further to the east?

We are the first large landmass the prevailing winds hit from the Atlantic. Learn to love the rain and appreciate because Christ when you emigrate ye'll miss it.

And is it that hard to bring a wee jackie with ye?

MajesticDonkey · 20-09-2014 07:33PM

Aceandstuff wrote: »

I just found out that I finally have a timetable today at midday. It's completely different to the one I was told to follow, and full of 5-6PM atrocities. The thing is, I have no idea which one to follow because I have tests and stuff next week that depend on me being in certain labs at a certain time. On top of that there's attendance....
I have absolutely no idea what to do, I was told that I would be alright on the schedule I was using, and that I was signed into a certain tutorial & lab group for some of my modules already, but the timetable on the website is completely different. There are literally none of the tutorials and labs that I was already in listed on that thing!

I'm not too worried about the tests, as long as I know EVERYTHING that's been covered, I should be alright, but I will be marked for attendance in some of my modules. What if I go to the "wrong" ones and sign in? I mean, at least one of my timetables is wrong, and at least one me has effed up somewhere.

Ugh.

Follow the official one on http://www.timetable.ul.ie. If the modules listed there are not the ones you registered in Week 1, contact SAA at saa@ul.ie or call into them (probably quicker).

Aceandstuff · 20-09-2014 10:15PM

Well, that timetable says I'm in until at least 5 every day, and I'm already signed up specifically for other tutorials and tests next week. I was told to follow another completely different timetable in the beginning, (which seemed a lot more reasonable) and that's the real problem. If my lecturers are all fine with what I WAS doing, and they probably would be, there's still the matter of my official timetable and attendance in those classes.

Staying in until that late every day is going to destroy me. My health is ruined already, and all I've done is work. Everyone else seems to have their share of early classes so far, going home at 1PM and the like, so I don't know how I ended up with this thing. I'd put up a "Bad luck Brian" pic, but I don't have the posts. I just need to get things changed officially!

highlydebased · 20-09-2014 11:07PM

Aceandstuff wrote: »

Well, that timetable says I'm in until at least 5 every day, and I'm already signed up specifically for other tutorials and tests next week. I was told to follow another completely different timetable in the beginning, (which seemed a lot more reasonable) and that's the real problem. If my lecturers are all fine with what I WAS doing, and they probably would be, there's still the matter of my official timetable and attendance in those classes.

Staying in until that late every day is going to destroy me. My health is ruined already, and all I've done is work. Everyone else seems to have their share of early classes so far, going home at 1PM and the like, so I don't know how I ended up with this thing. I'd put up a "Bad luck Brian" pic, but I don't have the posts. I just need to get things changed officially!

Well you don't need to be going to 2 sets of labs/tutorials etc for each module. The "official" timetable and what you really end up going to don't have to be the same thing.

Aceandstuff · 20-09-2014 11:21PM

I'm not going to go to two sets, just whatever I need to. The problem is that I don't know which ones, and we were all told specifically not to turn up at more than one of each lab/tutorial. Attendance sheets are taken at nearly all of them. Will they know if I'm at the "wrong" ones, or does it matter if I'm following my old timetable? - (which was working fine until they dropped a new one on me)

highlydebased · 20-09-2014 11:47PM

Aceandstuff wrote: »

I'm not going to go to two sets, just whatever I need to. The problem is that I don't know which ones, and we were all told specifically not to turn up at more than one of each lab/tutorial. Attendance sheets are taken at nearly all of them. Will they know if I'm at the "wrong" ones, or does it matter if I'm following my old timetable? - (which was working fine until they dropped a new one on me)

Go to the original ones and ignore the ones on the timetable. If there is a problem with you doing that I'm sure you'll hear about it. SAA generate class lists and assign people to tutorials but in reality many many people change around or those lists are not used at all for various reasons.

Aceandstuff · 20-09-2014 11:50PM

Thanks, unless you're wrong....

I'll ask the lecturer who set me up with the old timetable, apparently I picked the right slots for her labs, not the overpopulated ones. Trying to stay on my easy schedule here!

highlydebased · 20-09-2014 11:59PM

Aceandstuff wrote: »

Thanks, unless you're wrong....

I'm an old hand at UL's antics :cool:

Ave Sodalis · 21-09-2014 09:14AM

Aceandstuff wrote: »

Thanks, unless you're wrong....

Was this really necessary?

Look, nobody is really that strict with timetables. The reason they have a sign in sheet is so you have marks for attendance, not so they can check if you're at a different lab than what's timetables. They say to go to your assigned one for both numbers and so people aren't jumping around with labs. It's also for safety.
Just talk to all your lecturers concerning labs and tutorials. They're changable with a genuine reason. It should be mentioned though, just because you're on later, doesn't mean you're doing more work than others in your class. You all have the same hours unless someone picks up an extra module. Also, college is timetabled from nine til six, so the lecturer has a right to say no.

Mahatma Geansai · 21-09-2014 12:04PM

sup_dude wrote: »

Was this really necessary?

Look, nobody is really that strict with timetables. The reason they have a sign in sheet is so you have marks for attendance, not so they can check if you're at a different lab than what's timetables. They say to go to your assigned one for both numbers and so people aren't jumping around with labs. It's also for safety.
Just talk to all your lecturers concerning labs and tutorials. They're changable with a genuine reason. It should be mentioned though, just because you're on later, doesn't mean you're doing more work than others in your class. You all have the same hours unless someone picks up an extra module. Also, college is timetabled from nine til six, so the lecturer has a right to say no.

I'd add that if you feel that going to college until 5/6 every day is too much for you, you might want to have a think about your situation. Being in college until that time every day is by no means uncommon; It is also the minimum expectation for pretty much every full-time job you'll apply for in the future.

Aceandstuff · 21-09-2014 01:21PM

Alright, before things escalate, I didn't mean anything by "unless you're wrong." It's just that you've probably had a different set up, been on a different course, etc. Nothing's been nailed down yet, and I only asked for a bit of info.

Mahatma Geansai wrote: »

I'd add that if you feel that going to college until 5/6 every day is too much for you, you might want to have a think about your situation. Being in college until that time every day is by no means uncommon; It is also the minimum expectation for pretty much every full-time job you'll apply for in the future.

I knew I would get one of these replies. I have no illusions about any future career I might have, but I'm going through some health problems at the moment,and I'd prefer not to be under any strain that isn't necessary.

I think it's time to end the conversation now. There's nothing I can really do until tomorrow,and all of this is a bit pointless.

Aragneer · 21-09-2014 05:14PM

Anybody have any clue when the County Council grant comes through? Waiting for the e-mail, hoping it is soon! ^^

wnolan1992 · 21-09-2014 06:02PM

Aragneer wrote: »

Anybody have any clue when the County Council grant comes through? Waiting for the e-mail, hoping it is soon! ^^

Just had a look at my account there. I got my first installment from Cork CoCo on the 3rd of October last year.

Aragneer · 21-09-2014 06:03PM

Oh awesome, did you get a confirmation e-mail/letter?

Sometimes I get a confirmation letter and I didn't get one yet this year... I know Mayo can be quite late but I worry!

Also, on your si.ul.ie, if you view your financial statement does it say you have a balance and outstanding fees of 1,375 ?

I am trying to find out if anyone else has this that has the grant. Thanks so much for the help, sorry for the heap of questions :P I don't want to have to defer my 4th year if I don't get the grant

wnolan1992 · 21-09-2014 06:12PM

Yeah, I've the outstanding balance too. I wouldn't worry about that though, think we've got 60 days from the start of term (so pretty much mid-November) for it to be sorted, and even if the grant isn't through by then, the worst that'll happen is you can't get your results at Christmas I think.

I don't get confirmation letters because mine has "non-reviewable" status. So basically I get a letter in July asking if my situation has changed, and if it has they'll review it, otherwise it's automatic. Usually I get a letter at the start of term that I have to get stamped, but that hasn't come this year.

I'd say just hold tough until mid/late-October. If you haven't heard either way by then, then I'd start following up with the CoCo.

Aragneer · 21-09-2014 06:29PM

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Yeah, I've the outstanding balance too. I wouldn't worry about that though, think we've got 60 days from the start of term (so pretty much mid-November) for it to be sorted, and even if the grant isn't through by then, the worst that'll happen is you can't get your results at Christmas I think.

I don't get confirmation letters because mine has "non-reviewable" status. So basically I get a letter in July asking if my situation has changed, and if it has they'll review it, otherwise it's automatic. Usually I get a letter at the start of term that I have to get stamped, but that hasn't come this year.

I'd say just hold tough until mid/late-October. If you haven't heard either way by then, then I'd start following up with the CoCo.

I know ul also does payment schemes if we don't get the grant too so I shall wait till mid/late October and maybe even call them this week to ask how it is going basically!

Thanks very much for that, it helped my panicking there for a while!

Aragneer · 21-09-2014 06:48PM

Also thought I'd say, I also often get the letter that I need to get stamped by the uni but I didn't get that this year so maybe they just cancelled them. I will call tomorrow about that

jamo2oo9 · 21-09-2014 08:37PM

Aceandstuff wrote: »

Well, that timetable says I'm in until at least 5 every day, and I'm already signed up specifically for other tutorials and tests next week. I was told to follow another completely different timetable in the beginning, (which seemed a lot more reasonable) and that's the real problem. If my lecturers are all fine with what I WAS doing, and they probably would be, there's still the matter of my official timetable and attendance in those classes.

Staying in until that late every day is going to destroy me. My health is ruined already, and all I've done is work. Everyone else seems to have their share of early classes so far, going home at 1PM and the like, so I don't know how I ended up with this thing. I'd put up a "Bad luck Brian" pic, but I don't have the posts. I just need to get things changed officially!

Make sure you check the weeks those classes are timetabled. I finish at 5/6 on Mon and Tues. Wed, I finish at 1 which is nice in the middle of the week. Thurs and Fri I start at 9 and finish at 4. Tuesday looked horrible to me initially but I realised that I don't actually have full Tuesday every week, just for the even weeks, 4/6/8/10/12

Beargrylls01 · 22-09-2014 04:42PM

Aceandstuff wrote: »

Thanks, unless you're wrong....

I'll ask the lecturer who set me up with the old timetable, apparently I picked the right slots for her labs, not the overpopulated ones. Trying to stay on my easy schedule here!

I've never heard more whining about a few college hours.

Ave Sodalis · 23-09-2014 10:33AM

Jaysus the ones in the library are terrible. In here for the FYP tour. No idea what they're talking about because the one talking is super quiet and flying along at a million miles an hour, and when you try and figure it out with other people, she gets all grumpy and shouts at you. I'm just sitting here thinking "oh now you shout because the only thing I've heard so far is 'if you don't want to be here, get out'". No idea what she's talking about otherwise and apparently, it's important...

Edit: and all the DIE tickets are gone. I should have stayed in bed...

Midkemia · 23-09-2014 05:41PM

What's the story with the gym? Is it ever not wedged in the weights area ?

MaroonAndGreen · 26-09-2014 04:06PM

So, who was in Dolans last night?

iLaura · 26-09-2014 04:51PM

Midkemia wrote: »

What's the story with the gym? Is it ever not wedged in the weights area ?

I was there today at around 3 and it was practically empty. But then again its Friday, and every other time I'm in there the weights are packed.

onethreefive · 26-09-2014 04:59PM

Does anyone find the steps on the staircase to the right and left inside the main entrance of the main building really narrow?

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