Not a current student, but yeah, I remember that leaving things till the night before and then overdosing on Redbull and Pro-Plus and a mad panic to get the work done. Then again, I dropped out of Uni twice. Never got a degree, but lots of debt. I think I make a pretty good cautionary tale on this one.

Basically, it's up to you and how badly you want your degree. Yes, Uni is a fantastic time for socialising, for meeting new people and finding things out about yourself and what you are capable of. And I encourage anyone at Uni to do just that. But it's also hard work and poverty. And if you want to really take full advantage of this time, then you have to cope with those aspects too.

If you tell yourself that you'll never learn, then guess what? You won't. Alternatively, you can decide that you will make the change, and just get on with doing it. Do the assignment as soon as you get it, and then kick back.

As a wise philosopher once said: 'Do or do not, there is no try.'

Why do the assimment just do another degree later

You'll never learn will you?? Just like you were at college!! hehe!!

Well be proud of me mate!! I'm actually doing all my essays earlier so I can go home at weekends and spend time doing other stuff *cough* being a geek at roleplay *cough* hehe!!

Yeah, I have wednesdays off so I do it all then, you should take a leaf out of my new book missey!! hehe!! ahhh you know I don't mean it honey!! you do your best work burning the midnight oil under pressure!!

JAY JAY come back, do another degree, it is still fun the second time round.

Yes, I could go back and study again. There's just a few reasons why that isn't a good idea.

1. I don't want to be that poor again!

2. If I'm going to cope with being that poor, for three years, and with my track record of studying, then there are a couple of things I need to be absolutely sure of:

a) That it is a subject I am fascinated by and would love to study, to the point where I will voluntarily read around the subject and not just do what is the minimal requirement, as supplied by tutorials and lectures.

b) That the is a reason, a goal, other than the subject and being a student again. There has to be a reason for actually getting the degree. I'm quite capable of studying subjects without attending lectures, and I live a very student lifestyle (but without the poverty bit) anyway. So there has to be a point to the degree. Say, a career change that requires that I have a degree for me to do that work.

I have a few ideas about subjects I'd love to study. But I don't know if I need the degree. Right now, I have no idea what career I want (which at 30 is pretty sad), so studying for a degree right now seems pretty aimless.

And I really don't want to be that poor again.

So, as you can see, this is a subject I have thought long and hard about...

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by Dru's Dead Bird

Well be proud of me mate!! I'm actually doing all my essays earlier so I can go home at weekends and spend time doing other stuff *cough* being a geek at roleplay *cough* hehe!!

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I'm working on the novel concept of starting work earlier than the night before. i've actually started my psychology essay that's for a week on friday. i'm hoping to get that done before weekend. i should be able to as this is a reading week so i have no lectures or stuff after wedsnesday morning.

And yeah, you are a geek. i mean roleplay?!?! What kind of idiot would waste time doing that?

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by Hoppy_Toad
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And yeah, you are a geek. i mean roleplay?!?! What kind of idiot would waste time doing that?

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erm??...........................You?? hehe!! ok and me!! and before you start I know it's all my fault!! Which I'm very proud of!!

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by Jayjay

I have a few ideas about subjects I'd love to study. But I don't know if I need the degree. Right now, I have no idea what career I want (which at 30 is pretty sad), so studying for a degree right now seems pretty aimless.

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30!!!!! Jeez a young looking 30, I thought you were mid 20s

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by Dru's Dead Bird
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I know it's all my fault!! Which I'm very proud of!!

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Least you'll admit that it's your fault. when i fail my degree and get kicked out of uni, can i sue you for conpensation?? i have your admission of guilt in writing now. hehe.
hmmmm i'm sure there's something else i can sue you for. i could do with the cash now, you see.

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by misskittyfantastic
30!!!!! Jeez a young looking 30, I thought you were mid 20s

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Actually, there is someone who only a few months ago said she thought I looked 23, though she's denied it since...

But at my age being told you don't look your age can't happen too often, so thanks hun.

Oh, and for the record, role-playing rock!

So, yeah, I'm a geek too...

i've completely lost the ability to write essays, i have one due for tomorrow and...its not going anywhere!! *argh*
how tedious and frustrating!! and it got me so worked up i sacked off the diet and ate a huge bar of galaxy
blinkin' work!

Got to get the loan sorted out, just seen how much my credit card has run up in last couple of months (Doh)

Actually started some work, found deadline things are real (Doh)

Got plastered last night, got plastered monday night had someone think I was under 20? and getting plastered tonight.

Jay Jay, why three years?, why not a one year postgrad, run up as much debt as you can and hope that the next year never comes.

Leaving coursework and revision to the last minute when it was almost too late was a problem I struggled with constantly. Even when I went back 5 years after graduating to do an MBA, that hadn't changed. Yet, somehow, I just about got through OK. I have a suspicion I just can't get motivated without a sense of crisis to get my brain in gear.

The sole exception seemed to be with team-based assignments. I was prepared to cut things a bit fine when it was just my grades at risk but not when other peoples were depending on me pulling my weight.

Oh yeah, and role-playing activities were one of the primary reasons coursework got delayed to the last moment. Mmm.... Cthulhu. Traveller. 2300AD. Twilight 2000. Funnily enough, the last time I was a regular role-player was before I started this management consulting lark

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by Ming
I was prepared to cut things a bit fine when it was just my grades at risk but not when other peoples were depending on me pulling my weight.

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I seem to be doing that as well. Not good idea though. As I have deadlines looming and I am just finding out about the work.

Just chiming in with another RPG vote

I'm still doing well with not leaving stuff til the last minute. I still only finished my psych essay tonight and it has to be in tomorrow but coz i started it earlier i only had 400 words to write. I think i've finally realised that it's a lot easier to do it a bit at a time. Only taken me around 14 years of education but never mind. better late than never, eh?

well here I am second night in meaning to do an essay (write up a report on a database and write a web page) I did the database as I started in on uni computers Access 2000 and now need to write an essay justifying why I set it up that way, cant look at things on it as my PC is Access 97.
Website a few years ago would have no problems doing it with raw code, now supposed to be on Frontpage 2000, doing it on 97, but have been putting it off for days. Keep on getting distracted, got into an argument for a couple of days on a roleplay website as was so bored. tried to go to seep early last night and start at 6 in morning, then slept through to ten. Worried that I might have nowhere to go out tommorow night as can no longer make Manchester, wanting to go canoeing on sunday but be out tommorow and tonight but can't.

Should stop bliballing not good to get worked up, maybe I am just to young to do a degree properly and should have waited another 12 years till I am 40 and growed up.

Been told I need to do a 10 minute speach, plan a display and cost it on any topic (something eduational) I want, yet I have no idea what to do it on.



I hate Uni Work