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I've been to Reading!

 kronk wrote:
I've been to Reading!

It's not something one normally admits to*





*I've been there too

I'm going to Aberystwyth a week tomorrow to study Physics, will be interesting.

 A Town Called Malus wrote:
I'm off to University of Kent in Canterbury to do Physics (Foundation year then on to Astonomy, Space Science and Astrophysics).

I'm leading a team of helpers in Welcome Week, so I may see you or even help you move in. Know where you're staying?

 Lux_Lucis wrote:

 A Town Called Malus wrote:
I'm off to University of Kent in Canterbury to do Physics (Foundation year then on to Astonomy, Space Science and Astrophysics).

I'm leading a team of helpers in Welcome Week, so I may see you or even help you move in. Know where you're staying?

Denstead Court in Parkwood.

 A Town Called Malus wrote:

 Lux_Lucis wrote:

 A Town Called Malus wrote:
I'm off to University of Kent in Canterbury to do Physics (Foundation year then on to Astonomy, Space Science and Astrophysics).

I'm leading a team of helpers in Welcome Week, so I may see you or even help you move in. Know where you're staying?

Denstead Court in Parkwood.

Ah, I am working Parkwood. Don't know what court though. You'll probably hear my team anyway though, loud bunch.

I'm a Junior, but looking at colleges nonetheless. I might go to Florida Institute of Technology. I currently make 4.0 (possibly 5.0 if I get A's in my AP classes this year), so I'm doing quite well. Though I still think most homework is fething stupid.

I'm going to college with aerospace engineering in mind (specifically the "space" part). Not sure If I want to work for NASA or a private company though.

Two more members at Kent?

Clearly it has become Dakka's favoured UK University of choice.

Alas, I'm on a gap year before taking up my PHDship in Defence Studies at King's College, London. So I'm having the opposite experience to you young 'un's, and trying to figure out how real life works again.

I'm an uneducated college drop-out, so I'll be staying here, mooching off the state.

College is for sissy draft dodgers. The Marine Corps will teach me all I need to know about living: How to take a man's life, and how to run for long periods of time. What else do you need to know?

I foresee going to college. I like biology. And ecology. And History. And psychology. And geology. I could see myself pursuing any of those. Heck, I could try them all. And on Uncle Sam's dollar too!

I'm at Grove City College right now... going for a Mechanical Engineering and Math Major. I got some nice financial aid.

After this, I want to get my masters in electrical engineering... hopefully at MIT, Cornell, or Carnegie Mellon.

 reds8n wrote:

 rodgers37 wrote:
I'm about to start my third year at Canterbury Christ Church, doing Film, Radio & Television studies.

Really ? Hmm.. we'll have to have a beer some time then.

.. you should have popped into, at the very least, some of the events we held up at the real university

Yeah sure.

I was going too, but this year I was on holiday when the tournament took place, and last year it was same weekend as last game of the season. Shame really, would have really liked to have gone.

And yeah, I'm at the substandard Uni I got a place at UEA, but didn't like the course as much, which was more important at the time. Now i don't think I'm even going to bother to try and get into the media industry.

Starting my third year at Leicester University. Just hoping for no more issues with the internet so I can keep up with all the Dakka shenanigans

 Storm Lord wrote:
Starting my third year at Leicester University. Just hoping for no more issues with the internet so I can keep up with all the Dakka shenanigans

Son of a....I finished there last summer dammit...

I share your internet pain, beware Virgin Media not giving you an answer to 'why doesnt my internet work?!'. I went in to the shop in the city centre and found out the reason we were getting 2Mb instead of the 20Gb we were paying for) was because the whole south half of the city had a problem and they didnt know what it was....3 MONTHS of that! got a free month after that though so not all bad...

D, D, DMWho?

 Ketara wrote:

Alas, I'm on a gap year before taking up my PHDship in Defence Studies at King's College, London. So I'm having the opposite experience to you young 'un's, and trying to figure out how real life works again.

I'll say this, having done the whole doctoral thing it is way more annoying than real life. Enjoy your freedom while it lasts.

 Revenent Reiko wrote:

 Storm Lord wrote:
Starting my third year at Leicester University. Just hoping for no more issues with the internet so I can keep up with all the Dakka shenanigans

Son of a....I finished there last summer dammit...

I share your internet pain, beware Virgin Media not giving you an answer to 'why doesnt my internet work?!'. I went in to the shop in the city centre and found out the reason we were getting 2Mb instead of the 20Gb we were paying for) was because the whole south half of the city had a problem and they didnt know what it was....3 MONTHS of that! got a free month after that though so not all bad...

D, D, DMWho?

Hmm, well the Virgin people are coming on Tuesday to hook things up, so I'll grill him about it then

 dogma wrote:
I'll say this, having done the whole doctoral thing it is way more annoying than real life. Enjoy your freedom while it lasts.

Well, for the last year I have been working full time while doing my second masters (currently busting my balls to finish off my dissertation for Monday ) and have to say that I would much rather stay at university than have to work in the real world

University of Jyväskylä, Finland. I'm studying nanophysics.

 Maalis wrote:
University of Jyväskylä, Finland. I'm studying nanophysics.

I'm just finishing a project on assessing magnetic nanoparticles for use in magnetic hyperthermia

 Storm Lord wrote:

 Revenent Reiko wrote:

 Storm Lord wrote:
Starting my third year at Leicester University. Just hoping for no more issues with the internet so I can keep up with all the Dakka shenanigans

Son of a....I finished there last summer dammit...

I share your internet pain, beware Virgin Media not giving you an answer to 'why doesnt my internet work?!'. I went in to the shop in the city centre and found out the reason we were getting 2Mb instead of the 20Gb we were paying for) was because the whole south half of the city had a problem and they didnt know what it was....3 MONTHS of that! got a free month after that though so not all bad...

D, D, DMWho?

Hmm, well the Virgin people are coming on Tuesday to hook things up, so I'll grill him about it then

Do it. Plus, make sure if there are any problems, that you are constantly on the phone to them, annoying them, till they fix it and then give you free stuff after...Also, beware your tenancy agreement and the 'cleaning up' clause, you can lose a lot of money that way....

Had my freshers/induction week at the University of Abertay this week, starting the course proper on Monday. Now, if only I actually had a timetable...

 SilverMK2 wrote:

Well, for the last year I have been working full time while doing my second masters (currently busting my balls to finish off my dissertation for Monday ) and have to say that I would much rather stay at university than have to work in the real world

Good luck on your dissertation and eventual defense.

Heading off to the University of Glamorgan on the 24th. To study Computer Forensics (first year). And moving out on monday, not sure which i'm more excited about?

 Kanluwen wrote:

 purplefood wrote:
What is a community college?
I hear about them but I've never actually known what they are...

Community colleges are--more or less--trade schools mixed with university for an Associate's Degree, usually used by individuals like myself to get an Associate's before transferring to a 4 year school for a Bachelor's Degree.

Community college next year for me. I can't afford to get my Bachelors degree at one university, so I'm going to get my electives out of the way at community college. I'm gonna need to shop around to see what colleges/universities will accept community college credits, as some of them don't because they want people for the full 4 years. I might go into a vo-tech school instead of getting a Bachelors degree. Whatever I end up doing, I refuse to go into an office job.

_Tim?

 Lux_Lucis wrote:

 A Town Called Malus wrote:

 Lux_Lucis wrote:

 A Town Called Malus wrote:
I'm off to University of Kent in Canterbury to do Physics (Foundation year then on to Astonomy, Space Science and Astrophysics).

I'm leading a team of helpers in Welcome Week, so I may see you or even help you move in. Know where you're staying?

Denstead Court in Parkwood.

Ah, I am working Parkwood. Don't know what court though. You'll probably hear my team anyway though, loud bunch.

Well it was nice to meetcha (that is if you are the guy with the glow stick glasses and feathers whom I got a wristband off of )

You a part of the Adventure Games Society?

 automatonsleuth wrote:
Had my freshers/induction week at the University of Abertay this week, starting the course proper on Monday. Now, if only I actually had a timetable...

Really?? I have a couple of friends that go there, I think


I'm onto day 3 of Freshers and already have lost my debit card

 Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:

 automatonsleuth wrote:
Had my freshers/induction week at the University of Abertay this week, starting the course proper on Monday. Now, if only I actually had a timetable...

Really?? I have a couple of friends that go there, I think


I'm onto day 3 of Freshers and already have lost my debit card

Ah man, bad luck. Managed to keep track of my debit card so far

 A Town Called Malus wrote:

 Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:

 automatonsleuth wrote:
Had my freshers/induction week at the University of Abertay this week, starting the course proper on Monday. Now, if only I actually had a timetable...

Really?? I have a couple of friends that go there, I think


I'm onto day 3 of Freshers and already have lost my debit card

Ah man, bad luck. Managed to keep track of my debit card so far

I get new one next Tuesday and will have to survive off dried pasta and rice until then

And i've had the card for ~1 year but it's the first time it's been missplaced, it was probably at the uni shop but only discovered after closing time so decided playing it safe so cancelled it

 Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:

 A Town Called Malus wrote:

 Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:

 automatonsleuth wrote:
Had my freshers/induction week at the University of Abertay this week, starting the course proper on Monday. Now, if only I actually had a timetable...

Really?? I have a couple of friends that go there, I think


I'm onto day 3 of Freshers and already have lost my debit card

Ah man, bad luck. Managed to keep track of my debit card so far

I get new one next Tuesday and will have to survive off dried pasta and rice until then

And i've had the card for ~1 year but it's the first time it's been missplaced, it was probably at the uni shop but only discovered after closing time so decided playing it safe so cancelled it

Good choice, my first response was 'cancel it! For God's sake cancel it!' BEtter to struggle for a couple weeks than struggle for the rest of the semester because someone used all your money....

Yeah The nearest branch gets it next Tuesday but I've got lectures all day so I'm going to pick it up Wednesday