Forum: Education

Anyone going into third/final year started thinking about their dissertations yet? My university wanted us to write a proposal and decide on a subject now, just been searching the library catalogue for some relevant material. I shall be, in...

Ohhhhhhhh yeah *koolaid guy voice* last august I attended but had rly bad nerves so I dropped all my classes via online before refund date was over and peaced out to NY. now I am back in FL with a shit ton in grants cause I'm married so I'm...

It is my understanding that most uni students have now got their results, or at least are getting them soon. No idea about the college and school kids of the forum. But yeah, if you've got your results.. What did you get? I got my 2nd year...

Hi guys if you are between the ages 16 - 19, please would you kindly answer my questionnaire on EMA? :D Thank you in advance for your time :D https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGsxMTRwbHJBc3dBLXYyTk5qTTBKelE6MQ It...

Hey people, Out of curiosity, I have a question - what are the main differences in reports and essays? Apparently my essays are very good - probably because I can write it fluently by adding lots of random words and slightly deviating from...

Very simply, do/did you attend a State or Private school? For the sake of this thread: Private will be defined as any fee paying school State will be defined as a school paid for by the goverment in your country School will be defined as a...

zDZFcDGpL4U Animated based on a talk given by Sir Ken Robinson about the future of education. - What are your thoughts about the current education system (that has remained unchanged since the Enlightenment and IR)? - Does it work? - If not,...

So this thread is some more procrastination from actually writing the damn thing! I not going to lie to you, im struggling, I loved my topic when i started, now im really starting to despise it! so ladies and gents of third year and beyond, what...

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I recently received a scholarship for studying abroad. The money came in the form of a check, so I can technically spend the money on whatever I want. However, there are some stipulations in the contract I signed on how to spend it, namely only on...

i have my first a level exam (maths) on monday and i'm wrecked with nerves. i'm not worried about doing badly due to my ability, i have done plenty of revision and im fully prepared, im just really nervous because its my first really important exam....

For those graduating this year... Have you started looking/applying for graduate jobs yet? Some of my friends have been looking for the past few weeks so I decided I would make a start. Spent a few hours looking today, only found one job I'm...

Hey guys doing some UNIX Terminal work what would be the best technique to backup a file? I been doing some research but no luck on how to back it up from the terminal. Scenario I want to backup an important file by copying it and renaming it...

I really funked up my school life, I got in a bad crowd. I did my GCSE's pissed as a fart (hope the language is OK) I got: English Language C, English Lit D, Maths D, Modular Science C, Computer Studies D, Art C, Sociology D, Home Economics...

Hey guys started off Java in my Uni course and I am a bit stuck. I need to create a loop if the user does not enter the correct colour so it asks them until they enter a valid colour I have tried While statements with a true/false boolean for...

I've been given a large list of English terms from my English class which I'm struggling with. I'm not struggling with the words them selfs, or there meanings, more how i would use them? I have to analyze a childrens book, which i've took notes...

so just got done registering for classes in fall which inspired me to create this thread. History Skills Seminar: The New South Adv Russ Gram, Comp & Conv I Russian Civilization & Culture 20th Cent Europe 1914-Present Global Health Issues ...

(CEE what I did thar?)(And thar!!!) Absolutely gutted though :(

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I'm probably going to be attending a tech college this winter for a 2 year degree (undecided with major). With this I am considering getting my associates in one major and then follow it up with another associates in something else. With this,...

They have approved my application thankfully but I am not entitled to the ALG grant only a small loan which is fully repayable - tbh I don't mind not having the grant because £2,600 per year is fine for the loan it pays for car insurance at the end...

so i had my college taster day today and i did gov politics law economics law was cool, economics was pretty awesome and interesting. but gov politicssss

I got offers from Warwick, Bristol, Manchester, UCL and Queen Mary to do Physics/Astrophysics and decided UCL was best for moi :D, deferred to 2011 but still need the grades this year :/ They want AAB including Maths and Physics. I don't have a...

I appreciate it's a very easy question, but I'm beginning to doubt myself that my answer is permissible. (I know they're both 'correct' but do you think my answer would be allowed?) Just sat GCSE Maths, lol.

is on pop up cards fml fml fml. sounds simple but i cant draw to save my life, don't have a clue how youd draw a pop up card, dont have a clue how youd do pop up mechanisms, and from all the graphic mock exams we've done i havent passed one.... woot...

now ,I have gratudated for one year ,but I often miss my school and my student life when I 'm tired of work.there are a lot of happy here .since I start my work, there are so lot hard things I have to undergo,It's very difficult...(just shou out )

I applied to college for marketing. It's a two year program. It was recently announced that they now have an agreement with Griffith in Australia so marketing students can go there and get their Bachelor's. Anyone know someone who's gone there?...

I owe 20grand so far. Has anyone who graduated last year made any repayments yet? Ps. If only we could have got into uni a year earlier.....

so me and jas finished another year of uni today, fantastic amirite girl? moving home wasn't nearly as difficult as i thought it would be but i'm concerned one of my roommates is going to leave all his shit in the kitchen cupboards. three months...

I've narrowed it down the either Bristol or UCL, but I really cant decide :ermm: Can anyone sell either one to me??? gogogo

Im officially done my degree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK YAAAA >:smartass: anyone else gradumucating this year?

post tests, assignments, projects, etc that you have that are due soon or that you are currently working on!! (h) art: starting a contrast assignment tomorrow global history: questions due tomorrow, test in 2 weeks, major project due in 3...

just curious... how many unis do you get to apply to? do you all have to create those cheesey legally blonde-esque videos to send off? LOL IF SO someone my boyfriend knows has applied to some american unis, here is her video thing.. ...

so my college at durham has 70% of first years sharing rooms (theres just under a 100 places so most people share). as in actually sharing a bedroom, thats not altogether large. you can request to have your own room but you have to have pretty...

I will seriously love you forever more if anyone can find the full text version of this article for me... I'm kinda desperate! I meant to get my supervisor to get it for me a while ago but totally forgot. The past, present and the future of...

Ok, so basically, 2nd year has been really shit and I realise I hate this shitty course (Linguistics), last year was good because there was more focus on social aspects but now it's like "Goodbye" to all that and it's shitty technical stuff, which...

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Ok i guess this goes in the education thread im not to sure? :huh: anyway sort of got back into reading in the past month or so but i've no ide if there are any good books about i can get cos havent really been talkin to anyone. Just...

Ok so im doing a design report for one of my modules this week, and what i basically have to do is research the conventional shopping trolley out on the market right now, find out whats working and not working with it, and re design it. So, to find...

get to the bibliography, having used no books, and go to their uni library website and just post in some of the books you can find on the search bar? I'm doing it now. lol.. I don't want to get a 'poor' for not using other sources than the...

So I just got back form College 'Interview' however it wasn't an interview just a chat about my subjects, how he thinks i'll cope and what not. Was great, the college I chose is the 2nd best in the North West, and 8th in England according to it's...

to finish coursework! rL9ihXiFAko (y) feelin' accomplished man? post about it. I feel very accomplished right now...I just finished my paper and powerpoint on infant sensory capabilities. I just have to present it on Monday..it's gonna be...

First one is Computer Science, they want me to get the grade of D/D/M and the second is Computing which oddly wants 320 UCAS points.

They are the ones who failed to impress me. Considering not going to Uni now :aggressive: I hated it there, was so boring. I enjoyed it when I went for a week on placement back in 2008 but now I couldn't stand it. It seems too straight forward.....

It says informal, but I don't wanna look like an idiot. So what would you wear, the open day thread reminded me about this. Jeans and a tee?

Basically, this sem I have to do this module "Basic maths and IT" seriously, it's so stupid. Just doing the homework now and it's ACTUALLY addition of negative numbers and fractions. Seriously, what the hell!? How can you get to degree level in a...

So I got an interview for Computer Science on the 17th :wtf: Really not looking forward to it haha - I looked on the yougofurther thing and it looks like complete nerds applied for it too im really not looking forward to it now, not even a girl...

ok so i've got a project to design a Digital Camera for 4-7 year old kids. I've got ideas sketched down but taught id post up here to see if you guys have any features/components you think would be needed on a camera for kids? every little helps...

Quite suprised to see Manchester on there, wasn't aware it was a good uni. http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/worlds-best-universities/2009/10/20/worlds-best-universities-top-200.html

welll my biology teacher is an exmainer for a level papers and she got through a note last week, to mark down any answers where spelling count for using the spelling "sulphur" over "sulfur" and "feoetus" over "fetus" - fair enough, make us aware of...

Got a physics open day tomorow at Bristol so should I go casual/smart-casual or anything else?

this is essentially the successor to JuicyCampus.com, for the UKers this was basically a site where people at different colleges shared various rumors and insults online, anonymously. That site was shut down, and this rose from the ashes. So...

Having a hard time seeing how they got to the answer here, wondering if anyone can help out before I go see a TA to explain. Need to use the facts that tan = sin/cos, sinx/x = 1 and the product rule: lim = x->0 lim = x->0 lim =...

got my first offer today :D from Leicester Uni :)... need AAB and it was my bottom two for choice but still yayyy

English GCSE results.. i sat it early. Got an A so so happy man coz ive never worked at an A standard aha

My UCAS application was sent off (reference written by the College) so everything is sorted now! I am just waiting for the Universities to get back to me now. Not really applied for anything big only the two local Unis in Swansea (Swansea Met &...

So Im filling out my UCAS form, Im on the personal statement bit - I know Im suppose basically sell myself to the university but Im still stuck on what to write. Also what should I put in as a reference - educational institute or employers or what?...

Okay, I have that problem where I kind of know SOME information about something, but not enough to discuss it in an essay. I know there was some law put into place that stopped Rupert Murdoch from buying too many businesses within the media industry...