University Thread

[T.T]

how is it rude? it is their job. they have consultation times after exams or if you cant make it you can email them

 

[Fire]

Wife has been at home off work sick and unable to do much for the last 6 weeks and had our child yesterday.

I am hoping the combination of having to deal with all that while working full time will get me something in way of consideration for exams which start on wednesday.

If they won't let me defer wednesdays i will have no issue with passing and getting a decent grade, I want better than that though so will at least give it a try

Congratulations on becoming a father, that is great news.

If you really want to do well in the exam, just don't sit it and say you were sick. If I didn't have time to study I always used to do that. When lecturers put a course together, they always have an alternate exam for people who do not sit the original one. If you have trouble finding a doctor to give you a med. cert. PM me and I will send you through one I used to use, all you have to do is scribble a signature on it.

 

[Hooch]

You are like the career advisor from hell.

 

[Fire]

You are like the career advisor from hell.

lol, why? The guy is obviously stressing a bit about his exam and wishes to do well, just trying to help him out.

 

[Cliffhanger]

You do realise it is illegal to supply false documents?

Also, the university are within their right to call any doctor listed on the medical certificate. Why would he risk his entire degree when he genuinely has a good reason for missing his exam?

 

[Fire]

You do realise it is illegal to supply false documents?

Also, the university are within their right to call any doctor listed on the medical certificate. Why would he risk his entire degree when he genuinely has a good reason for missing his exam?

It's never worried me that it's illegal.

It's up to him if he wants to risk his degree or not. I've never been caught. Why sweat the small stuff?

If he did get caught, uni's are easy to manipulate. You just say you were suffering from depression at the time or some bullshit.

 

[Hooch]

Tell em when you started your exam you accidently sat on your balls or something.

f**k me it's not rocket surgery.

 

[Fire]

Tell em when you started your exam you accidently sat on your balls or something.

f**k me it's not rocket surgery.

I like the cut of your jib Hooch. When you originally posted about hating whinging uni student's I thought you were some knucklehead jealous of not going to uni. Reading this thread I see that is not the case.

Having tutored at uni and seen the knots these kids get themselves in over an exam or assignment worries me. I've had students come to me in tears apologising for not attending 80% of tutes, etc. I tell them "don't worry I don't give a f**k" and pass them anyway. Same goes for late assignments. At the end of the day, tutors and lecturers don't give a f**k, they just want to get the results to admin. and not have their boss on their back about why some kid failed a subject you taught.

 

[Hallatia]

working on my masters application:crazy:
I pulled out the research proposal I wrote last year and I was astounded by how good it was. I'm not sure how intelligent I am, but I sure do know how to philosophy

 

[Bazal]

Also, the university are within their right to call any doctor listed on the medical certificate.

Lol...they can't do any such thing...

 

[Fire]

working on my masters application:crazy:
I pulled out the research proposal I wrote last year and I was astounded by how good it was. I'm not sure how intelligent I am, but I sure do know how to philosophy

Good stuff. Keep up the good work!

 

[Hooch]

working on my masters application:crazy:
I pulled out the research proposal I wrote last year and I was astounded by how good it was. I'm not sure how intelligent I am, but I sure do know how to philosophy

Srs question... is there work for a masters philosophy grad outside of academia? What industry?

 

[Hallatia]

Srs question... is there work for a masters philosophy grad outside of academia? What industry?

to be fair, I want to do my PhD after that and then become a rhino breeding housewife and cricket statistician and self-funded philosopher, academia is bullshit, I hate the idea of my research directions being dictated by them, I want to do my philosophy for myself and for its own sake. If I make money from it, that's a bonus, but I would hate to find myself doing it for the money

 

[dogslife]

Horse whisperer

 

[T.T]

to be fair, I want to do my PhD after that and then become a rhino breeding housewife and cricket statistician and self-funded philosopher, academia is bullshit, I hate the idea of my research directions being dictated by them, I want to do my philosophy for myself and for its own sake. If I make money from it, that's a bonus, but I would hate to find myself doing it for the money

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how else do you plan to make money?

 

[Hallatia]

as a cricket statistician would be ideal, but I could do anything which involves writing and have a bunch of media experience

 

[Mong]

It's never worried me that it's illegal.

It's up to him if he wants to risk his degree or not. I've never been caught. Why sweat the small stuff?

If he did get caught, uni's are easy to manipulate. You just say you were suffering from depression at the time or some bullshit.

I think i may have all sorts of issues being admitted to practice with such a thing on my academic record somehow.

Am going to lodge an application to defer today, the proper way.

The only risk to my degree would be to do it the wrong way, like you have suggested. If i sat it right now i would pass, that's not the point though.

 

[Hooch]

to be fair, I want to do my PhD after that and then become a rhino breeding housewife and cricket statistician and self-funded philosopher, academia is bullshit, I hate the idea of my research directions being dictated by them, I want to do my philosophy for myself and for its own sake. If I make money from it, that's a bonus, but I would hate to find myself doing it for the money

:lol: awesome. good luck with it

 

[Hallatia]

thanks, when I just wanted to be an international cricket statistician and philosophy academic, I used to say that they were 2 equally unrealistic goals. But I have always thought that there are a bunch of jobs that are easier to comeby that I could happily do to get by and fund my dreams

 

[T.T]

i wouldn't have thought a cricket statistician pays all that well?