Comments | madamearie: Life at University.

madamearie

Life at University.

Mar 06, 2011 16:15

...Is just about as hectic as I imagine it would be, if not more.
I'm pretty much starving from sitting in the same place for 4 hours straight, but I'll deal with that.
First day = 10 assignments due by next week. Yeah. They're actually worth a damn on my final grade too.
I'm still not sure how they will grade our lab sessions.. it just seems ( Read more... )

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cattiechaos March 6 2011, 03:25:19 UTC

D:
Hang in there dear, it will be okay.
It's natural to feel so overwhelmed when you first start out at uni, I've heard horror stories aplenty but I've nary had a friend who didn't make it through perfectly intact.
Don't stress yourself out! My best advice to you is to know when to ask for help, and try to keep a positive attitude. Also, what's this I hear about you starving? None of that, please! *gives you some cake with strawberries*
<3 Much love to you :3

madamearie March 6 2011, 03:33:40 UTC

Thanks for the encouragement. <33 And the cake. 8D Pls find some way to magically pass it to me through the computer screen. );
I hope I'll get used to all the chaos soon enough, because they're heavily reliant on us to check our emails everyday for new exams/ assignments/ homework and I'm not too keen on that, especially if my net breaks down (which it often does). @__@ I suppose it's the only way to go with so many people though.
Moar love to you. <3

cattiechaos March 6 2011, 03:39:41 UTC

D: You're not a starving college student, are you?! Ah hell, everyone starves in college. Ramen is the answer. *nods*

Could you perhaps use the school library if your own computer is unreliable? Or maybe you should get that checked out D:

madamearie March 6 2011, 03:45:20 UTC

Basically I wake up and shove everything I can into my stomach at breakfast and then go endure long hours of lectures. xD Yes I've had ramen. (; They get me through the first 2 hours then my stomach complains again.

I could, but seeing as I usually revise for my lectures after the lecture, it'd be about 8pm before I start anything. D: I get home at about 6pm (DAMN BUS AT RUSH HOUR) and have dinner. o:
My internet behaves most of the time. It disables itself once in a while for no apparent reason. xD

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larosabelle March 6 2011, 03:41:01 UTC

I'm in my second year at University and I'll tell you that it doesn't get any easier but you learn to cope. Life is full of a lot of stress but just know that one way or another, you can get through it.

Hang in there and I wish you the best of luck <3

madamearie March 6 2011, 03:47:27 UTC

Thank you very much! May I ask what you are majoring in? :)
Yeah I know it just gets harder and harder. I'm just trying to keep up and make sure I fix all the areas I don't understand before the next lecture piles more things on. ):

larosabelle March 6 2011, 04:07:38 UTC

I'm Pre-Med so you can imagine all the headache I go through on a daily basis. I've recently changed my major to Brain Behavior and Cognitive Science which is like a mix of psychology and science. The topics and classes are interesting but definitely a lot of work.

Keep working hard. University is all about staying on top of your work. Obviously you should let yourself relax once in awhile but the worst thing that can happen is to fall behind. Even if you don't review your notes everyday, at least understand what went on in your lecture. No one waits for you in Uni which is why you should use all the resources available. At my school we have peer study groups and places where free tutoring is offered. Also a lot of professors have office hours, which is when they're free to talk and go over things from lecture. I haven't had many chances to go but I've heard that they are very helpful so I would advise you to talk to your lecturers if you ever get the chance :)

madamearie March 6 2011, 04:24:18 UTC

Oh my, I'm doing a similar sort of course. Biomedical sciences is sort of like.. pre-med I think? Since to get into medicine we're going to have to fight for the 190 seats available.
Brain behavior and Cognitive science sounds very interesting, I'd love to try that out except.. I don't think that option is available at my University. Ah, well.

It's a bit hard trying to catch everything the lecturer says in the halls, they're too fast. I tend to just scribble down some incomprehensible notes and go home to cram.
Right now I don't really have problems understanding the theory, remembering everything is the problem. Biology mostly all about memorizing. D:

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