What Are You Doing Right Now? (266 Viewers)

[Fred]

Do you mean - 'what are you studying?'

If so, Commerce (Accounting & Finance)

No, i think she means, do you start studying in a month. I think it was more of a rhetorical question.

Are you taking Accounting and Finance together? Is that like a double major? Or are you majoring in one and minoring in another?

 

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[ZoSo]

It also depends what you're going to study. For classes that involve a lot of writing, make sure you understand the readings because it's not so easy to wing it. You can scrape by doing minimal work, but even that is hard. I always had 80s and 90s and now my average is like a 60.

Well I plan to do more work than HS, especially since it's actually going to get me a job. Well it does depend on the social side of things too

 

[ZoSo]

No, i think she means, do you start studying in a month. I think it was more of a rhetorical question.

Are you taking Accounting and Finance together? Is that like a double major? Or are you majoring in one and minoring in another?

I didn't get that at all.

A full Accounting Major of 18 units + a Finance Co-Major of 6-8 units iirc.

 

[Christina]

Well I plan to do more work than HS, especially since it's actually going to get me a job. Well it does depend on the social side of things too

That's what everyone says.

 

[Fred]

I didn't get that at all.

A full Accounting Major of 18 units + a Finance Co-Major of 6-8 units iirc.

Cool.

I always found accounting to be boring to be honest. You have to be sure thats what you want to do in the future, though.

 

[Gabriel]

Just woke up again lol.


I normally just get someone to do my assignments when I consider they're not worth the hassle or that they are unnecesary long and tiresome, other times I just completely skip them. Most of the times I only really make the effort of going when there's an exam, otherwise it will depend on my mood/sleep schedule, I don't go out of my way to make it to class, just to feel like shit the rest of the day.

Last semester I got everything over 85 though.

Also I arranged my schedule so I only have lectures from monday to thursday so weekends are always 3 days for me, 4 when there's a holiday (there's like 25 holidays over the year here and almost all of them are mondays)

 

[Enron]

I honestly don't even know what to expect (in terms of amount) work/study-wise.

Does anyone remember what they thought of Uni before they went?

I think we all have our notions of what college will be like and they're all pretty much wrong.

Here's my take:

Go to most of your classes. Not all professors care about attendance, but some do, so you'll want to figure who those are before you start a skipfest. Even if your classes are boring, I'd urge you to attend because it's something to do and it builds structure and schedule into your life. If anything it's something to do with your day and gets you out of the house/dorm. Oh and sometimes, if you attend frequently the professor will give you a break on grades.

Pay attention in class, take notes on shit you don't already know. Read a little before class if the subject matter is something you're not familiar with. Not saying to read books and become an expert, just skim a chapter or two. Answering questions is really up to you, if you like to answer questions do it, if not then just pay attention in case it's important.

Studying: There are several schools of thought. Some say it's best to study all the time regardless of when exams are. But lets be real, thats not going to happen. You usually want to give yourself a 5 day window to study before an exam. 3 days is okay too, it just depends on how fast you retain facts or "learn". So long as you occasionally enter the class room and do a minimum of reading you should already have retained a bit of instruction. Note the word usage of "should have". Because most of the time, you won't. The honest truth is that University will be periods of stagnation and chill time mingling with bouts of studying, panicked paper writing, and presentations you probably won't have prepared for.

Also, get out, meet people, try new things. Uni is work, but it's relatively easy compared with most things in life. Stay as long as you can. And pay attention.

 

[Enron]

I didn't get that at all.

A full Accounting Major of 18 units + a Finance Co-Major of 6-8 units iirc.

Oh shit, Accounting. Easy, but boring as fuck.

 

[ZoSo]

Cool.

I always found accounting to be boring to be honest. You have to be sure thats what you want to do in the future, though.

Yeah I'm fairly sure because there is nothing that is really going to interest me A LOT unless I become a rock-star or something but that's not a degree. Obviously it's only for the money and I might as well pick something that pays well (especially the finance side too). I could have chosen Science or Engineering but fuck that I've had enough of that stuff; I did physics & chem for two years and if I had to do that for the rest of my life I'd shoot myself. I was never into humanities either.

I think we all have our notions of what college will be like and they're all pretty much wrong.

Here's my take:

Go to most of your classes. Not all professors care about attendance, but some do, so you'll want to figure who those are before you start a skipfest. Even if your classes are boring, I'd urge you to attend because it's something to do and it builds structure and schedule into your life. If anything it's something to do with your day and gets you out of the house/dorm. Oh and sometimes, if you attend frequently the professor will give you a break on grades.

Pay attention in class, take notes on shit you don't already know. Read a little before class if the subject matter is something you're not familiar with. Not saying to read books and become an expert, just skim a chapter or two. Answering questions is really up to you, if you like to answer questions do it, if not then just pay attention in case it's important.

Studying: There are several schools of thought. Some say it's best to study all the time regardless of when exams are. But lets be real, thats not going to happen. You usually want to give yourself a 5 day window to study before an exam. 3 days is okay too, it just depends on how fast you retain facts or "learn". So long as you occasionally enter the class room and do a minimum of reading you should already have retained a bit of instruction. Note the word usage of "should have". Because most of the time, you won't. The honest truth is that University will be periods of stagnation and chill time mingling with bouts of studying, panicked paper writing, and presentations you probably won't have prepared for.

Also, get out, meet people, try new things. Uni is work, but it's relatively easy compared with most things in life. Stay as long as you can. And pay attention.

Well that gives me some new food for thought. Thanks.

They already spoke about missing classes on the welcome day and regardless, it isn't something I intend on doing (I'll see how I go ).

 

[Enron]

Well that gives me some new food for thought. Thanks.

They already spoke about missing classes on the lecture and it never was something I intend on doing (I'll see how I go ).

Some professors don't care and won't even take attendance. Some have huge egos and will take every class you miss as a personal insult.

I had a friend who missed a week of classes and the professor informed him that his grade was dropping from an A to a D. My buddy had been terribly sick and was diagnosed as lactose intolerant with IBS being the result. He had to explain that in front of our entire Geology course.

 

[Red]

I think we all have our notions of what college will be like and they're all pretty much wrong.

Here's my take:

Go to most of your classes. Not all professors care about attendance, but some do, so you'll want to figure who those are before you start a skipfest. Even if your classes are boring, I'd urge you to attend because it's something to do and it builds structure and schedule into your life. If anything it's something to do with your day and gets you out of the house/dorm. Oh and sometimes, if you attend frequently the professor will give you a break on grades.

Pay attention in class, take notes on shit you don't already know. Read a little before class if the subject matter is something you're not familiar with. Not saying to read books and become an expert, just skim a chapter or two. Answering questions is really up to you, if you like to answer questions do it, if not then just pay attention in case it's important.

Studying: There are several schools of thought. Some say it's best to study all the time regardless of when exams are. But lets be real, thats not going to happen. You usually want to give yourself a 5 day window to study before an exam. 3 days is okay too, it just depends on how fast you retain facts or "learn". So long as you occasionally enter the class room and do a minimum of reading you should already have retained a bit of instruction. Note the word usage of "should have". Because most of the time, you won't. The honest truth is that University will be periods of stagnation and chill time mingling with bouts of studying, panicked paper writing, and presentations you probably won't have prepared for.

Also, get out, meet people, try new things. Uni is work, but it's relatively easy compared with most things in life. Stay as long as you can. And pay attention.

I'd go along with that.

I didn't feel the need to study that long before exams, though, since it was only twelves weeks worth of stuff in them.

I'd also reccommend buying at least some of the books for each course. Much simpler just to pay a few quid than have the pain of joining the scramble in the library in the few days before exams or essays are due.

 

[KatieDiFran]

I live too far.

Thursdays are much worse...I get home at 11pm.

where are you living, chri?
it was the same for my friend living in burlington, he'd have to get up before 6 everyday.. and get home super late. I feel ya, that would suck hard
but this meant he spent a lot of time in the library, his days were super productive. all the commuters would go study in between classes, and i would go to my bed and sleep

Around 2 hours.

^^^
My class is done at 9:30pm and the bus comes at 10:20pm. But I have a gap between classes from 12pm-6:30pm so I'm stuck here cause it's not worth it to go home and come back.

this makes me feel bad that i was never able to wake up for my 11 am lectures
and i lived on campus. legit a 2 minute walk to my classes :|

muahahah what be on your nail, son ?

 

[.zero]

Hello fellows

 

[Enron]

I'd go along with that.

I didn't feel the need to study that long before exams, though, since it was only twelves weeks worth of stuff in them.

I'd also reccommend buying at least some of the books for each course. Much simpler just to pay a few quid than have the pain of joining the scramble in the library in the few days before exams or essays are due.

I always bought the books in my major.

As for the studying it really varied class to class. My science specific courses gave tests about every 4 weeks or so, but I had other classes like Geology and Cultural Blah where there was a mid term test and a final or just a final. So you pretty much had to remember everything.

 

[Delle Alpi]

I honestly don't even know what to expect (in terms of amount) work/study-wise.

Does anyone remember what they thought of Uni before they went?

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This!

During 4 years of undergrad and 4 1/2 years of graduate school I didn't miss any lecture. I am always there in attendance no matter how I feel. Attending lectures is important to have a successful period at university. University is all about balance, you can't study 24/7 or party all week. You could do both, and I believe it is important to do so, then you will reap good results. Studying for university courses can be a bit tricky, it's important to have quality hours than quantity. Studying for alot of hours doesn't mean you will get results, you need to know how to study, so just find your way. University is not hard if you put in some effort, prepare for lectures, attend lectures, write notes, and study steadily during a semester, you can't party all semester then expecting to learn everything 2 days before your exam. My university experience was great. I loved every bit of it

 

[Christina]

where are you living, chri?
it was the same for my friend living in burlington, he'd have to get up before 6 everyday.. and get home super late. I feel ya, that would suck hard
but this meant he spent a lot of time in the library, his days were super productive. all the commuters would go study in between classes, and i would go to my bed and sleep

this makes me feel bad that i was never be able to wake up for my 11 am lectures
and i lived on campus. legit a 2 minute walk to my classes :|

Woodbridge, of course. On days I bring my laptop I just sit in the library and take notes so it is productive! But Thursdays I go to my nonnas house between classes so it's nearly impossible to get stuff done.

No doubt, if I lived right beside campus I would have no problem going to class. I'm just not in the mood to get up early everyday!

 

[.zero]

All this school talk is lame

 

[Christina]

All this school talk is lame

Your face is lame.

 

[Delle Alpi]

All this school talk is lame

I already miss school man

 

[Bezzy]

Then do a master. Whats stopping you? Are you getting good grades in your BA?

the rules in Holland. It will costs me 10.000 euro per year. And I probably need 2 years so it will be 20.000 euro. I don't have that
I am not really getting good grades now. But i am not really challenged enough. I don't say everything is easy (because it isn't) but I have a feeling I need to have more pressure so I would do more work.

Do you mean - 'what are you studying?'

If so, Commerce (Accounting & Finance)

nice a lot of people here are studying for that directing