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Student here, im 17 and im in my first year of my A-Levels, my exams start tomorrow. Im conflicted as to what to do from here on out. I want to do my A2 course next year (provided that I pass), but I need to pick a third subject or I wont be admitted into the college. Alternatively, I could drop out and find an apprenticeship, but Im not ready to look for one until I get my exam results back. Soooooooooo, here we go.
I graduated a few years back and I've been working as a Primary school Teaching Assistant since, although I do plan to go back to university some time in the future to do a PGCE course so I can become a fully qualified teacher.
As for any students here (I realize there are many), the biggest piece of advice I could offer to any of you is to tone down the "I know everything because my degree taught me it and because I KNOW IT ALL!!!!" attitude when you're speaking to older people, especially if those people are already in the work place. I get that you guys are just enthusiastic and that you probably do feel like you're learning a lot, but people in the work place really don't care. What they really care about is what experience you have and whether you can actually do your job.
As for any students here (I realize there are many), the biggest piece of advice I could offer to any of you is to tone down the "I know everything because my degree taught me it and because I KNOW IT ALL!!!!" attitude when you're speaking to older people, especially if those people are already in the work place. I get that you guys are just enthusiastic and that you probably do feel like you're learning a lot, but people in the work place really don't care. What they really care about is what experience you have and whether you can actually do your job.
Currently an A2 Level student at college.
In my AS levels I got:
Graphic Design - A
Computing - C
English Language - C
Chemistry - U
In my A2 levels I am looking at:
Computing - E, D if I really try harder than I usually can.
Graphic Design - B, 1 mark off of an A, so I resubmitted my last unit and am awaiting results, and am going to hand in my last unit on Tuesday, but I don't think I've done terribly well on this one.
English Language - C, although a B isn't that unlikely.
My exams are over the next month or so, doesn't really matter though, because I got an unconditional offer at Sheffield Hallam University for Ba(Hons) Graphic Design, so I am chuffed to bits about that.
I think I was the only computing student in the whole damn place who hated and also couldn't do programming from the get-go, and took it to learn more about the hardware and maybe a bit about the simpler problems that can arise when using computers, which left me taking a bit of flak and looking a complete fucking idiot for the whole time, but I'll be damned if I can't laud my graphics skills over everyone of those condescending fuckers. Actually that's way too harsh, they're all nice people, almost all gamers (include our teacher) but they did (inadvertently) make me feel like the class thicko, which was a completely new and unpleasant experience.
All in all though, it has been a good two years, I got closer to my one friend and even made an acquaintance who I was comfortable around, almost to the level of friend, but not quite, but which is a damn side more of a friend than I have made for about 8-10 years so... yay, I suppose.
Never been actually employed yet (doing occasional assistant work for my Dad and delivering leaflets don't count) but my plan involves getting work placements/experience at a graphic design studio while at uni, so then be able to find a job upon leaving, and hopefully never have to do any actual jobs outside of my passion. I know that won't be the case, and hope is the first step on the road to disappointment and whatnot, so I'm not getting my hopes up for my life plan actually working.
In my AS levels I got:
Graphic Design - A
Computing - C
English Language - C
Chemistry - U
In my A2 levels I am looking at:
Computing - E, D if I really try harder than I usually can.
Graphic Design - B, 1 mark off of an A, so I resubmitted my last unit and am awaiting results, and am going to hand in my last unit on Tuesday, but I don't think I've done terribly well on this one.
English Language - C, although a B isn't that unlikely.
My exams are over the next month or so, doesn't really matter though, because I got an unconditional offer at Sheffield Hallam University for Ba(Hons) Graphic Design, so I am chuffed to bits about that.
I think I was the only computing student in the whole damn place who hated and also couldn't do programming from the get-go, and took it to learn more about the hardware and maybe a bit about the simpler problems that can arise when using computers, which left me taking a bit of flak and looking a complete fucking idiot for the whole time, but I'll be damned if I can't laud my graphics skills over everyone of those condescending fuckers. Actually that's way too harsh, they're all nice people, almost all gamers (include our teacher) but they did (inadvertently) make me feel like the class thicko, which was a completely new and unpleasant experience.
All in all though, it has been a good two years, I got closer to my one friend and even made an acquaintance who I was comfortable around, almost to the level of friend, but not quite, but which is a damn side more of a friend than I have made for about 8-10 years so... yay, I suppose.
Never been actually employed yet (doing occasional assistant work for my Dad and delivering leaflets don't count) but my plan involves getting work placements/experience at a graphic design studio while at uni, so then be able to find a job upon leaving, and hopefully never have to do any actual jobs outside of my passion. I know that won't be the case, and hope is the first step on the road to disappointment and whatnot, so I'm not getting my hopes up for my life plan actually working.
Holy sweet Ysmir. Studying what is almost universally considered the hardest subject, at Oxford. I am honest to Kyne intimidated by people with such academic ability. Good Luck, mate. And as for the money, well since the student finance loan makes all the education fees directly, and how the whole paying it back thing works, I like to think of it more as a tax than a debt which makes it easier to not worry, but I know from my brother's experience that living costs can be an absolute wanker.Sanshou said:
Biochemistry, final year @ portsmouth. Then going to earn some money for a year because fuck the U.K and do a masters in neuroscience at Manchester, then move to Germany and do a PhD. (Maybe Munich at the LMU, where I was working last summer)
Great thing about a research career is that no one gives a flying fuck about your grades from the level below the highest you have, mostly because Lab Heads know that just because you can do well in exams doesn't mean you can follow a logical experiment pipeline .... FUCKIN LOVE SCIENCE.
Great thing about a research career is that no one gives a flying fuck about your grades from the level below the highest you have, mostly because Lab Heads know that just because you can do well in exams doesn't mean you can follow a logical experiment pipeline .... FUCKIN LOVE SCIENCE.
Currently double majoring in Education and History. I will be pursuing ESL certification and as many courses in Arabic as I can, and continuing that learning as I enter into my master's program for Middle Eastern history. My goal is to teach English in the Middle East, possibly in my birth nation, and use my time away from school to write a book about the history of the land and how it relates and is interacted with by the modern inhabitants. My professors have urged me to seek a doctorate eventually, but that will depend on money.
For what it seems, I might be one of the oldest students. I recently started studying Computer Sciences, though I already have an Bachelor in Economics (to be honest I was never really happy with that title, I only did it to please my parents).
Eventually, I'll go back to my true passion Paleontology. But at some point in my life I had to accept that in my country I cannot live with that title (got 2 years into it before starting Economics)
Eventually, I'll go back to my true passion Paleontology. But at some point in my life I had to accept that in my country I cannot live with that title (got 2 years into it before starting Economics)
Going to be finishing my freshman year of College this summer. My major is Computer Science. Plan on getting a 4yr B.S.
I'm 28, I only started University two years ago. I'm also studying part time, so I won't be finished for a while yet, but I am loving it. Best two years of my life so far. Studying Literature, averaging a first, hoping to continue in a similar vein.Eliam_Dar said:
Hadn't really thought of it that way, good idea!shootthebandit said:
Also, the reason there's so much tech is because we're all nerds, we love tech and seeing sci-fi become reality
After secondary/high school I was so sick of school. The idea of going to a college was too much for me, so I went to bartending school instead, it was shorter and it gave me a decent paying job. I thought to myself, what pays the best with the least amount of school, and what do I have some understanding and experience in?
Alchohol.
So I got my bartending licesne, my smartserve and my ontario wine license.
Alchohol.
So I got my bartending licesne, my smartserve and my ontario wine license.
I think the reason that you're pretty alone in not being a student is your thread title. Non-students probably don't even enter the thread, or they do but only skim it because it doesn't appear immediately relevant.shootthebandit said:
I am a student, and will remain so for about a month more, after which I will have a master's degree in political science. I've been working on the side in my field for the last two years, though, and already have a permanent job lined up for when I finish. I don't really feel like a student anymore because of this, since it's progressively become a less and less central part of my daily life for a good while at this point. I do want to continue with a phd at some point, but the job offer I got was too good to pass up, so it'll have to wait a few years.
first year geographer
lol
sometimes wish I'd done biology/psychology/philosophy but geography gives me enough of a base in a breadth of subjects to feed my erratic interests. learn scientific methodology too, although other parts of the subject are frustratingly abstract
lol
sometimes wish I'd done biology/psychology/philosophy but geography gives me enough of a base in a breadth of subjects to feed my erratic interests. learn scientific methodology too, although other parts of the subject are frustratingly abstract
I graduated with a BSc (Hons) degree in Biochemistry and biological chemistry from the university of Nottingham in 2011 and am currently employed as a microbiologist. I loved university and I still see a lot of people that I lived with and studies with, but I don't miss not being broke.
Wooo! One community college drop out right here, well 10 years ago. All work right now. Seriously I wasn't learning anything & I needed to work to take care of my family, so not a really difficult decision.
I've considered going back, but I don't really know what I'd study. Unless the company I work for goes belly up, I'm on my way to being the shop manager one day not too far off. I already set my own hours more or less & in my down time I can play on the internet, so fuck yeah.
I've considered going back, but I don't really know what I'd study. Unless the company I work for goes belly up, I'm on my way to being the shop manager one day not too far off. I already set my own hours more or less & in my down time I can play on the internet, so fuck yeah.
3rd year Law student at Sunderland university in the UK. Got my Equity and Trusts law exam tomorrow.
Good luck on EU. Had to do that last year along with Land Law (I cannot describe how much I hate Land Law). If you haven't done Equity and Trusts yet it's a good core module in 3rd year that's fairly easy to understand.Odgical said:
I'm a student at Ghent University, Belgium and am currently in my first bachelor year of economics. The first year is actually a mix of three seperate degrees, namely Sciences in Economics, Aplied Sciences in Economics and Commercial Engineer. Next year I'll need to make a choice between the three of them and though I'm fairly sure I'm going for the first one, I'm still doubting between the first and second option. Other than that there's nothing more to it, other than my exams start in 3 weeks and I still got a ton to do. God, I miss those easy exams from secondary school...