ssj_kakarot
Member
Registered: 29th Apr 03
Location: hartlepool
User status: Offline
|
and thinks its utter shit and a total rip off lol.
not talking about the night life thats a different kettle of fish i just meen the educational aspect, im getting taught less stuff than i did at college and of exactly the same stuff, and every one i mention this to says "its uni you have to do most of the studying and learning by yourself" well why the fuck do i have to pay 3 grand a year to go to lectures and be told to read up on the subject my self from the books which cost me £200 odd.
And it cost me £70 for a parking pass which doesnt guarantee you a parking space utter shite lol, suppose its a meens to an end.
[Edited on 31-10-2006 by ssj_kakarot]
|
James
Member
Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
User status: Offline
|
If it makes you feel any better, this year is the first year you have to pay £3k, the years ive been here have been just over £1k a year and the government paid it for me 
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
some people get paid 12k a year to go 
|
John
Member
Registered: 30th Jun 03
User status: Offline
|
Uni is a bit of a rip off.
More education for the sake of passing exams, although slightly better than school.
|
ssj_kakarot
Member
Registered: 29th Apr 03
Location: hartlepool
User status: Offline
|
yeah the new financing system takes the piss a bit i pay £3000 yet my friend whos dad owns a farm and pays everything for him gets all his tuition fee's paid for and a £1400 bursary when i only get a £500 one.
Makes no sense big fucking rip off, but then the whole country is heading that way if your middle class.
|
abdus
Member
Registered: 23rd Feb 06
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Robin
some people get paid 12k a year to go
my sister is studying at Manchester University; fully paid though, she's on scholarship and scholarship from the Uni too . If she had to pay, it would have been £12k for a year then adding accomodation
|
Laney
Member
Registered: 6th May 03
Location: Leeds
User status: Offline
|
I ask myself this a lot. You pay to teach yourself 
[Edited on 31-10-2006 by Laney]
|
John
Member
Registered: 30th Jun 03
User status: Offline
|
You get a fancy piece of paper from uni though saying you managed to memorise enough to pass the exams, whether you know what you're doing or not.
|
Carl
Member
Registered: 9th May 04
Location: Jimmy Bennett's la la land.
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by John
You get a fancy piece of paper from uni though saying you managed to memorise enough to pass the exams, whether you know what you're doing or not.
not all degrees are exam based. Glad i did mine before these new fees kicked in, paying 3k a year would have put me off, especially since i get fuck all support due to living at home, My parents are tight so makes no odds what they earn. 
|
Jules S
Premium Member
Registered: 24th Dec 03
User status: Offline
|
Re: the college thing.
I asked myself the same question when I finished my ONC
The ONC gave me relief off the first year at uni...apparently 'A' level students would have gained as much knowledge as i did in two years of study and work experience in their first year.
It made me wonder back then...I laugh at it now
|
R Lee
Member
Registered: 15th Aug 03
User status: Offline
|
i got a piece of paper for doing 1 and a half years of uni. paid £2500 for it 
|
supacook2k
Member
Registered: 26th May 03
User status: Offline
|
started uni this but my course is shit so trying to transfer to a different one. if i cant i'll see the year through and maybe transfer uni's next year.
|
RS6
Member
Registered: 5th Nov 03
Location: with MJ
User status: Offline
|
my uni is totally shit! i dunno what im paying for tbh!
they tell you nothing about exams, or even what the coursework is, your supposed to find out and read into it, didn't even know when i was starting back this year! got nothing through the post from uni
the lecturers cant' speak english at all, when we go in for the big lectures you cant' make out a word their saying, due to the lecturers accent or they speak to fast, most of the teachers are foriegn, i end up playing on my phone, loads of people fall asleep as well
if we have a problem on the computer say were following a tutorial work sheet, (yes a work sheet!) we call a lecturer over and they don't know what to do, so in the end they just walk off on the sly, never find out the problem, until they post up the solution a week later
all the units im doing are dull, covering things im never gong to need in my job, like im doing history of computing is one of my units next year WTF?
another example is the wireless networks unit im doing, we sit in front of microsoft excel putting in random numbers and code, that calculate something, not a clue what it is all about nothing is ever hands on, way to much theory
this morning we got told how to apply for a job! what is needed etc how many times have i done this since college,
at college they had more computers and better teaching then hear at uni
[Edited on 31-10-2006 by RS6]
|
ssj_kakarot
Member
Registered: 29th Apr 03
Location: hartlepool
User status: Offline
|
i know total shit aint it lol loads of my lectures are not to fluent in english to say the least cant understand a twatting word they are saying.
worst yet we have to do a PDE module that counts for 40 credits its basically a pile of wank but its meant to tell us how to get employed.
like doing a 4 min presentation on my self will some how help me get employed, id quit if i had something better to do.
And to think i bothered to work a bit in college and came out with all A's for this shite sigh.
[Edited on 31-10-2006 by ssj_kakarot]
|
Jamie
Member
Registered: 1st Apr 02
Location: Aberdeen
User status: Offline
|
Glad I dont have to pay for uni 
|
Voyto
Member
Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Stafford
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by ssj_kakarot
i know total shit aint it lol loads of my lectures are not to fluent in english to say the least cant understand a twatting word they are saying.
worst yet we have to do a PDE module that counts for 40 credits its basically a pile of wank but its meant to tell us how to get employed.
like doing a 4 min presentation on my self will some how help me get employed, id quit if i had something better to do.
And to think i bothered to work a bit in college and came out with all A's for this shite sigh.
[Edited on 31-10-2006 by ssj_kakarot]
what uni are u at, this is EXACTLY what ive got to do
|
Haimsey
Premium Member
Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
User status: Offline
|
my books cost me just over £200 for 11 books  but still i like the subject and whats more the gf's mum paid for my books
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
|
ssj_kakarot
Member
Registered: 29th Apr 03
Location: hartlepool
User status: Offline
|
teesside i only went there cos its close.
Pile of wank aint it really pisses me off, ive not bothered going to the last 2 lectures and the woman who takes me for it is kicking off, pftt i though i ws responsible for my own learning now, if i dont want to go i aint.
|
R Lee
Member
Registered: 15th Aug 03
User status: Offline
|
You know that the first year of Uni is actually the best 
It goes downhill when the work actually gets serious...
|
ssj_kakarot
Member
Registered: 29th Apr 03
Location: hartlepool
User status: Offline
|
tbh id drather it was serious they even told me the first year doesnt count whats the point in me doing it.
Im sick of going over work ive done at a level and being forced to do group work with Africans who cant spek English so im doing all the work and they share the credit lol how is that fair.
|
James
Member
Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
User status: Offline
|
I love uni at the mo, most my lecturers are english, or speak perfect english, we dont have to buy any books, lectureser and other staff are always readily available, resources are pretty good.
And its a vocational uni so I get to do a lot of hands on aspects of computing such as programming and networking.
|
R Lee
Member
Registered: 15th Aug 03
User status: Offline
|
Very true, but who the fuck goes to Uni to learn?
|
Haimsey
Premium Member
Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
User status: Offline
|
the set amount of debt after completeing my degree ranges from £18k - £24k 
Marcy Marc
White Sport Progress Thread
|
abdus
Member
Registered: 23rd Feb 06
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Haimsey
the set amount of debt after completeing my degree ranges from £18k - £24k
do it via External Programme (if they offer it). Costs only £600 max per year for the same degree
but it more difficult because you sit for only 1 exam paper per subject
|
