Topic: Exams, Uni, College, Lesson Help.. Discussion here.

[Curly Tom]

Got my 1st (of four) final Uni exams on wednesday. Been doing fuck all revision as usual....

ah well, it'll be reet 

[Kez]

English Language
Media Studies
ICT

And I need one more but I can't decide out of, Film Studies, Maths or Law.

Pick what interests you. There's no point doing a course that you have little or no interest in because you'll end up doing badly. If you're thinking of Law at degree level it could be useful at A-Level but in my experience those with a Law A-Level do no better than those without and Universities consider it just another grade - no additional weight is given to it because it's pretty basic, no offence to AJ or anyone else taking it!

If you want a wide range of courses, go for maths. It may be worth considering whether you have to take or will take General Studies as well as that might influence your decision

Good luck

[Des Lynam]

Film Studies...I did it, dead easy and fun...get to watch lot's of great films and learn about cinema and stuff...pretty cool..i got a B in it.

As for exams, I've got my Uni exams tomorrow...can't wait 

1st year LLB....muchos fun.

[AJ]

Pick what interests you. There's no point doing a course that you have little or no interest in because you'll end up doing badly. If you're thinking of Law at degree level it could be useful at A-Level but in my experience those with a Law A-Level do no better than those without and Universities consider it just another grade - no additional weight is given to it because it's pretty basic, no offence to AJ or anyone else taking it!

If you want a wide range of courses, go for maths. It may be worth considering whether you have to take or will take General Studies as well as that might influence your decision

Good luck

If I fail law I'm never coming back on here again.

[Elli]

Bonne chance!!

You could organise the Tower of Babel construction project (European section) with your degree

[Kez]

Film Studies...I did it, dead easy and fun...get to watch lot's of great films and learn about cinema and stuff...pretty cool..i got a B in it.

As for exams, I've got my Uni exams tomorrow...can't wait 

1st year LLB....muchos fun.

I'm in my second year, sat Tort this morning. What's your exam in? (And as your profile says you are in Liverpool that means you are at JMU or UofL?)

[Des Lynam]

I'm in my second year, sat Tort this morning. What's your exam in?

"Foundations"....so like ECHR, Concepts of Justice, Law and Morality, etc etc...any tips?

JMU btw

[Kez]

"Foundations"....so like ECHR, Concepts of Justice, Law and Morality...any tips?

Is that roughly an equivalent of English Legal System? My first year subjects were: English Legal System, Contract, Criminal, Public and Legal Skills. 2nd year is Tort, EU, Equity and Trusts and 2 options (I picked Public International Law).

I'm at UofL

[Des Lynam]

Is that roughly an equivalent of English Legal System? My first year subjects were: English Legal System, Contract, Criminal, Public and Legal Skills. 2nd year is Tort, EU, Equity and Trusts and 2 options (I picked Public International Law).

Yeah exactly...just been giving "cool" names by the uni to try and make it seem more interesting. Like I'm reading the "English Legal System" by Elliot and Quinn at the moment...so why not just call the module "The English Legal System"?

Like Contract is called "Obligations" and Public and Legal Skills..."Public Law"....all that stupidity.

Same second year courses as well as you, my two options, I hope to do are "Globalization of Crime" which is....Public International Law...same as you, and also "Sports Law"....

[Circa1892]

Ahhh AS-Levels, got my 2nd History Course Essay later this week, Lenin's Russia, shouldn't be too hard. Then General Studies paper which isn't that important, then Geography fieldwork which is just statistics. Then shitloads the week after, 2 days of 6 hours of exams, gonna be a toughie!

[Kez]

Yeah exactly...just been giving "cool" names by the uni to try and make it seem more interesting. Like I'm reading the "English Legal System" by Elliot and Quinn at the moment...so why not just call the module "The English Legal System"?

Like Contract is called "Obligations" and Public and Legal Skills..."Public Law"....all that stupidity.

Same second year courses as well as you, my two options I hope to do are "Globalization of Crime" which is....Public International Law...same as you, and also "Sports Law"....

Funnily enough in PIL we don't really cover global crime. Ours was about what a state is, creation of states, the UN, international tribunals, terrorism, law of war - really fascinating stuff. Although I'm hoping to do a dissertation on international criminal law next year. Our book was Slapper and Kelly's ELS.

Good luck in your exams. My 3hr Tort today was hell on earth so I'm glad I'm through that one! Just want to pass this year so I can get into the really interesting stuff next year!

[Circa1892]

English Language
Media Studies
ICT

And I need one more but I can't decide out of, Film Studies, Maths or Law.

Only do Math's if you're doing the GCSE Higher Paper and expecting at least an A. It's a very very hard subject at AS level, and out of all the subject's it's the biggest jump, but if you're good at Maths then you'll get it, but if you're not very good then it's a waste of time and effort. I've just about grasped it and SHOULD get an A, but there's some hard stuff in there!

[Des Lynam]

Funnily enough in PIL we don't really cover global crime. Ours was about what a state is, creation of states, the UN, international tribunals, terrorism, law of war - really fascinating stuff. Although I'm hoping to do a dissertation on international criminal law next year. Our book was Slapper and Kelly's ELS.

Good luck in your exams. My 3hr Tort today was hell on earth so I'm glad I'm through that one! Just want to pass this year so I can get into the really interesting stuff next year!

Likewize! Good luck in all yours as well, I'm sure you'll be fine!

PIL is very similar to what G.O.C is going to be like, so i'm glad it you find it interesting...hopefully I will.

Once again, good luck!

[Jo-YNWA-]

"Foundations"....so like ECHR, Concepts of Justice, Law and Morality, etc etc...any tips?

JMU btw

You're in my exam tomorrow then

I'm not worried about tomorrow though, more worried about Obs and Public on Thursday and Friday.

[Curly Tom]

I'm doing politics at Uni and I didn't do Politics A-Level, doesn't seem to have done me any harm.

[Laughter is the best medicine...]

Only do Math's if you're doing the GCSE Higher Paper and expecting at least an A. It's a very very hard subject at AS level, and out of all the subject's it's the biggest jump, but if you're good at Maths then you'll get it, but if you're not very good then it's a waste of time and effort.

Did maths A-Level about 3 years ago - AS was pretty easy to be honest - Stats 1 is probably the easiest AS paper out there - even the guys with B's and C's at GCSE got 65+ in that! However the step up from AS to A2 was the biggest of the subjects I did (Business Studies and Economics with Maths), so like you said only do it if you are good (i.e. A, A* at GCSE).

[lukas]

Fking this time of year again so glad its pissing it down, last week was gorgeous and was always out playing footy and boozin on the field at carnatic so did fuck all last week 

Everyone seems to be doin business, law etc at uni, dont suppose there are any people studying radiography out there!  ???



















Just me, ah well thought so!

[Guz-kop]

Did maths A-Level about 3 years ago - AS was pretty easy to be honest - Stats 1 is probably the easiest AS paper out there - even the guys with B's and C's at GCSE got 65+ in that! However the step up from AS to A2 was the biggest of the subjects I did (Business Studies and Economics with Maths), so like you said only do it if you are good (i.e. A, A* at GCSE).

Thought AS maths inititally was hard as anything but A2 was pretty straight forward. Same went for chemistry actually!

[Laughter is the best medicine...]

Thought AS maths inititally was hard as anything but A2 was pretty straight forward. Same went for chemistry actually!

I think I averaged a pretty high B in S1,S2,S3,P1 and P2 - P3 fucked me up bigtime and I ended up with a C

[Guz-kop]

I think I averaged a pretty high B in S1,S2,S3,P1 and P2 - P3 fucked me up bigtime and I ended up with a C

Actually remembering back, I got an A in P1, B in P2 and then a low C in S1 which was really shit. I think we did a different syllabus to most people (AQA A). 90%+ on both S4 and P4 though and then only needed a low B in P5 for an A overall and I got it combfortably I think.

Suppose it depends how much effort you put in AS. To be fair I didnt do enough. I thought everything (all subjects) seemed a lot more logical and straight forward in A2 - Not just learning lines parrot fashion for the examiners.

[Laughter is the best medicine...]

Suppose it depends how much effort you put in AS. To be fair I didnt do enough. I thought everything (all subjects) seemed a lot more logical and straight forward in A2 - Not just learning lines parrot fashion for the examiners.

Did sod all for AS's to be honest - at our college we did P1 and S1 in the summer of 1st year, S2 in the jan of the 2nd year, S3 was coursework and P2 and P3 were in the summer. Got 57 in P1 in the first sitting (and 57 in the second sitting in the winter!), but in the summer sitting I got a high 80 in it - P2 and P3 made it so much easier!

[Wholey]

I'll join in the Maths chat.

P3 fucked me over, had a chance to get an A going into the final exam but it pretty much fell apart during the exam and I ended up a few marks shy.

Thought both S1 & S2 were fairly easy if you can understand the basics. We did M1, which I struggled to grasp completely until about 10 days before the exam when it suddenly started to come together.

Just kinda wished that I hadn't have gone to pot in the final exam. Anyother I could have re-sat but I fuck up the one that I can't.

(I'll try and find my individual grades once I've unpack my Uni stuff. Just started my 4 month holiday.)

Additionally, although I enjoyed it at the time, really regret taking German at A-Level in hindsight. By far, the most difficult thing I've ever done and I keep on slipping German words into work ever since.

[Wholey]

Am I the first one to have completed the year? 

[Hightown Phil]

P3. What a c*nt. Got an E in maths after being 4 marks of a B at AS.

M1 and M2 can also go and rot in hell. Mechanical twats.

[GingerRed]

I think we had to do Ps 4 and 5 in further maths...they were the daddy of maths modules

Didn't mind mechanics though

[Laughter is the best medicine...]

I think we had to do Ps 4 and 5 in further maths...they were the daddy of maths modules

Most people at my college did P1,P2 and P3 and 3 of the Stats, Mechanics or discrete modules (1-3) - a couple did P4,P5 and P6 - hard, hard shit! Done econometrics at uni and all the maths students got 65+, and hardly any economics students got over 60!

[GingerRed]

Most people at my college did P1,P2 and P3 and 3 of the Stats, Mechanics or discrete modules (1-3) - a couple did P4,P5 and P6 - hard, hard shit! Done econometrics at uni and all the maths students got 65+, and hardly any economics students got over 60!

I hated econometrics, but only because our teacher was so awful and made it seem like it was a really difficult subject, which it wasn't to be honest

[Laughter is the best medicine...]

I hated econometrics, but only because our teacher was so awful and made it seem like it was a really difficult subject, which it wasn't to be honest

did an econometrics class in 2nd year and got 66, basically because 70% of the paper was the same every year and I just did it loads of times! the one i did in 3rd year was just so fucking hard - did loads of revision, memorised certain techniques but half of them didnt come up on the paper so i got 44, which fucked up what was a 2.1 average

[Little Alex]

Bonne chance!!

Merci!

Did it today. The teacher said I'll have an A* for it so being bored for two days learning them has paid off.

[Rizla]

Find out the results for half my course on thursday, just realised

Couple of them am a bit worried about, know I fucked up at least one of the assessments [having been dumped a couple of days before I couldnt be fucked with doing it properly at the time]. Might have got away with it but reckon my good luck with never failing an assessment in my life might have run out this time

So on thursday I will be either getting drunk to celebrate or drowning my sorrows. Win or lose, on the booze, good advice for every student on here I reckon

 

[Sweeper]

Anybody lined up to go to Durham next year?

[Beef]

Well I want to be a journalist, hopefully. I know it's a hard job to get into because of all the competition and stuff. But I definately want to do English, ICT, Media Studies and I am still stuck what to choose for my fourth subject. I have until August to decide in any case.

[Circa1892]

Well I want to be a journalist, hopefully. I know it's a hard job to get into because of all the competition and stuff. But I definately want to do English, ICT, Media Studies and I am still stuck what to choose for my fourth subject. I have until August to decide in any case.

You considered English Lit? Not really directly related, but it's one that goes fairly well in that sort of direction, close study of texts etc.

[Beef]

You considered English Lit? Not really directly related, but it's one that goes fairly well in that sort of direction, close study of texts etc.

I had a look at that, and discussed it at my college interview but I hate studying poetry and that sort of thing, it is English Lit which I am struggling on in my GCSEs atm.

[Kez]

Something that proves you can collate a lot of information into concise pieces of work, and that shows that you have consistent writing ability?

Mate of mine did French, History, Drama and General Studies to full A-Level and had AS English Lit and got onto a journalism course in Southampton. He had to go and sit literacy exams before they'd offer him a place though, and had an interview too, so I think with a lot of universities your performance in those tests is just as important as your academic results.

Have you taken a language at GCSE? Then take it to A-Level? Can't deny another language could prove useful! Failing that I guess Law would be a good option - lots of stuff to remember and to fit into concise essays, or history which is much of the same.

Then again, you might change your mind what you want to do with your life by the end of your AS year, so having a non-"arty" subject such as maths could broaden your horizons

[Beef]

Something that proves you can collate a lot of information into concise pieces of work, and that shows that you have consistent writing ability?

Well currently I am an A in English thanks to my coursework, and I'll be taking English Language at GCSE, it's just English Lit I have a problem with.

[Kez]

What's your "beef" with English Lit? (Sorry...had to get that in there)

[Beef]

What's your "beef" with English Lit? (Sorry...had to get that in there)

 

Well we're currently studying poems for our GCSE but it's very boring, a lot too remember and not something that I wish to carry on with in the future, I had a careers interview as well and was told that either English Language and English Lit would be a good choice even though both would be a great combination.

[Kez]

I hated English Lit, but I was good at it so I stuck with it and it got me my only A at A-Level. Admittedly the GCSE stuff is shockingly boring but I really enjoyed the A-Level course because the literature used was much more "adult". OK Frankenstein was crap, but we studied John Donne poetry (who was a very, very rude man it has to be said!) and a play called The Rover (funny, witty and entertaining) as well as the only bit of Shakespeare I genuinely like - The Merchant of Venice.

Writing about Donne in the exams was amusing, talking about some of his poems, such as The Flea, and having to comment about the way that in the 1600s printers often used the letter F as S, so the line "It suck'd me first, and now sucks thee" meant a little more than it would first appear, not to mention that the poem was written to persuade a virgin girl he fancied to let him get his leg over...It's a bizarre experience being allowed to talk about sex and legitimately using the words "fuck" and "c*nt" in an exam!

[Kez]

Wonder if you can tell what the randy buggar was talking about here...

"COME, madam, come, all rest my powers defy ;
Until I labour, I in labour lie.
The foe ofttimes, having the foe in sight,
Is tired with standing, though he never fight."