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Study... How do people do it?
March 23 2011
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RHP User
15 years ago
Hey Taby....I think its all about how well you manage your time, In my course im required to study a minimum of 20 hours a week optimum 40.I am a Single Mother of 4,Attend 1 day a week in class,2 full days a week work,volunteer another 2 days a week.I take most of my study material everywhere with me, i get up a little earlier each day and spend an just over an hour studying.( 7 to 10 hours just there alone)I use any spare moments,10 minutes here 20 minutes there( coffee breaks,traveling,relaxing in the bath) to catch up on the reading youd be surprised how much it adds up to at the end of the week.I always carry a notepad with me to jot down anything i want to remember.I do have my alotted study times that i set aside and spend every second weekend (while my children are away)studying from dawn till dusk..equates to over 20 hours on the weekends alone and yes i even manage to fit in some MeTime for socialising.The first few weeks of any study can be overwhelming but you will soon find a routine that suits you and your lifestyle.Good LuckNudie...
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RHP User
15 years ago
I spent the majority of my 6 years at Uni avoiding study like the plague! Time management is the key and fortunately I lived close enough to be able to schedule my first year's timetable around Days of Our Lives! I also made the phrase "It just so happens that I work best when I'm under pressure" my favourite excuse for my poor (read: non-existant) time management skills. But on the serious side, it is important to get into a routine, manage your time and attend all lectures and tutorials. And take detailed notes or cosy up early in the piece to someone who does!! Uni can be a lot of fun but a shitload of hard work and it takes a semester or two to get used to the fact that nobody is going to force you to attend, pay attention or work hard. Self-directed learning they call it. Which means you'll need to source some motivation from somewhere too! Oh! And make caffeine your friend! Good luck with your studies :-)
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RHP User
15 years ago
All nighters. Ok... two weeks prior to the semester's major assessment project you read the brief. Then with one week to go, you have no options.... you have to finish it... so that's what you do... all day and all night, eating nothing but lolly gobble bliss bombs and Red Bulls, until it's done... take a shower before the viva voce presentation, then off to the uni bar with your peers lamenting all the extra curricula activities you missed in the last week.HugsStalky
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RHP User
15 years ago
Turn up for all lectures, study groups or workshops or whatever they are called. Work on the assignments and forget the rest. I have no difficulty in doing full time study with the kids. You are 21 and Marketing is a fun subject. I did a few units in marketing and sat in on a few more. One of my friends lectures in Marketing at the UNE. I found that when I first went to uni as a mature age student (I was doing a Combined degree majoring in economics and law) it was not a huge struggle at all and I found that the lectures were all based for kids. I mean no one thinks that 18 or 19 is an adult right? So these kids straight out of high school were actually spoon fed. If you attended the lectures, towards the end, if you listened, they told you what was in the exams. If they do not structure the degrees this way then the slack little buggers would never pass. It gets progressively harder the further into the degree you are but by then you have absorbed so much that you just breeze through. The kids at uni dont get out of bed early so wont do workshops at nine in the morning...nor will they turn up on a friday (many find monday a bit of a struggle as well) There are some very sick little boys and girls during the first semester as they adjust to being out of parental controls. Just relax. Those two units you are doing are mainly common sense. Just have fun with it.
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RHP User
15 years ago
but first you have to learn HOW you learn, learn your weaknesses and build around them. Lots of people have way more on their plate than me (or you from your description) and they manage because they don't give up. One thing that helped me immeasurably was loading all my course notes and any reading onto an e-reader that doesn't connect to the internet, rather than using my laptop, so there was no temptation to 'just quickly check email/facebook/forums/webcomics/news sites' cos I KNOW that I'm far too easily distrac........ boobs Don't give up, it might take a semester or two to really get into the swing of things, time-wise xx Sarah
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RHP User
15 years ago
Oh it's all a game you have to learn. Us Pups have waaaay too much tertiary study under our belts and a good deal of it had us in "class" for pretty much 10 hours a day 5 days a week and then there was the need for home study and assignments. Throw a bit of work to pay the bills and yep not much time for fun. So make your fun times count and spend them with people you care about. Oh and you'll get used to eating spaghetti with tomato sauce and black and gold cheese...Mmmm memories!FiBee had good advice too, attend those lectures as they really do give you what you need in exams, legally they are not meant to test anything they haven't covered so if you're cluey you'll work out what they want.As for assignments, I did heaps of an ex gf's marketing assignments for her and got many a high distinction so if you need help I'm sure we can work out something hehehe ;)
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'puppy'As for assignments, I did heaps of an ex gf's marketing assignments for her and got many a high distinction so if you need help I'm sure we can work out something hehehe ;) Lol...hmm I seem to recall doing a few assingments for friends and relatives (oh and for the fecord none of Fionabees) along the way......... . Taby, . I never finished my degree (and not because I couldnt but found I wasnt studying the right thing for me) howevere I found it pays to do what others suggested - find out how you learn best...I am a pressure kind of person....I got my assignnments done at the last minute..I shopped right before exams (to give myself a stress relief) and was often one of the first ones out of the exam...having completed it and getting a decent GPA as well...while my drunken methods (anything artisitc BTW always looks better drunk) doesnt work for everyone they did for me...my point??? Find what works for you...starting off slowly with only 2 subjects is smart...as you are only young (and I was younger when I started uni) you need to find your feet...mature age students (sorry Mother) hunger for it more...you need to establish a routine and figure out if what you are doing is really for yu , Most importanlty enjoy your time at Uni and as the sage wise ones say (Fionabee and Puppy) attend those lectures/tutorials/workshops...even if you arent feeling your best - the answers to the exams and what your lecturers are looking for in assignments lies in them , Good Luck girl > Kisses Focus
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RHP User
15 years ago
Taby - I did a Bachelor of Business as well and the way I got through it was to attend about half the lectures and all the tutes (well they marked your name off didn't they) then spend a lot of the time in the uni bar or sleeping somewhere in the sun. And as Stalky says a few weeks before the exam you start cramming. But I suppose I had a good memory back then and of course I made more of an effort for the harder subjects. Otherwise it is a pretty good time in your life so don't forget to have fun. xxMeeks
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RHP User
15 years ago
Do people still take Nodooze when they need to stay up all night studying?? I am too scared to drink Red Bull with my blood pressure!! xxMeeka
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RHP User
15 years ago
As a perpetual student, and one who is currently finishing up a PhD (not bragging, just saying that I have had years of studying experience), I have to agree with most of the points people are making. You fit it in when you can, realizing that short study periods are more effective than lengthy cram sessions. The recommended study hours per credit is not a good standard, and you do need to figure out what works best for you. Mostly, you need to not allow your stress to get the better of you. It will only make everything harder. I used to write my lecture notes in a outline form, which allowed for easy study, and also had built-in memory prompts. I would study for about a half hour to an hour, a few times in the days leading up to an exam. I would then try to recite the outline while I was showering, or driving, or sitting on the bus, places where I couldn't look at it. Things I couldn't remember were the things I would go back and look at again. I worked for me, but I make no promises that it could work for anyone else. I think you have to remember that this first round of assessments will be the hardest, because you won't know what to expect. Afterward, you will have better sense about what matters and what doesn't from your lectures. Finally, back to the point of stress. It is the biggest problem for lots of students. I think finding ways to reduce your stress leading up assessments is a fine idea...Therefore, still find some time for sex. It can only help
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RHP User
15 years ago
Thanks for the tips everyone! I always attend all my lectures & tutorial's so thats not a problem. I also work through the module & the reading notes for each class each week. I know I should probably do the exercises in the study book but that about the only thing I dont do! I am really enjoying my Marketing class so far, its my Accounting class I cant stand! Its doesnt help that my Accounting teacher is from Napal & has a really strong accent! I cant understand a bloody word he says! I know my weakness is maths, so I think thats why Im having such a hard time with my Accounting class. English on the other hand I am really good at & I love to read so that not a problem either. (Im a complete & total bookworm/nerd). I think I am the only one in my class majoring in Marketing because the rest are all majoring in Accouinting... I do kind of feel left out cause I have no one to talk to about majoring in Marketing. But im sure Ill cope! I have a really bad habbit of getting distracted when im trying to study... Facebook is a really bad distraction as is Red Hot Pie lol. I just cant help myself from checking the websites every 15 mins. I am aiming for a High Distinction (HD) in Marketing but ill be happy with just a Pass for Accounting. Balance sheets, Income statements, Cash Flow statements & Budgeting is doing my head in! Give me work on the Marketing mix, Marketing orientations & Segmentation any day!!! Taby.
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'Meeka100'Do people still take Nodooze when they need to stay up all night studying?? I am too scared to drink Red Bull with my blood pressure!! xxMeeka Do they even make Nodoze anymore ? hahaha. That is a product name I haven't heard in years
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RHP User
15 years ago
Does anyone want to Tutor me in Accounting???
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'taby001'Does anyone want to Tutor me in Accounting??? I am sure the line is queuing up outside your door right now. I think you will do just fine :)
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RHP User
15 years ago
Would love to visit you twice a week to give you a thorough education of the double entry system. :p Hugs Stalky
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'taby001'Does anyone want to Tutor me in Accounting??? Accounting is not about maths. There iin lies your problem. It is about balance. For each reaction their is an opposite one. If you take from one side, make it account (or balance) from the other side. Where does it come from and where does it go? Money coming in and money going out, or goods or services or whatever. I hate maths and found that for accounting and economics I really only needed to understand the basics. l And dontcha just love it when they give you a lecturer who barely understand english? Most of my economics lecturers were from India. I sympathise. l One more tip for uni...if you dont understand....ASK. It does not matter if it is trivial or the other students get all pissed off....most of them are asleep with thier eyes open....keep on asking until you do understand.
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'stalky'Would love to visit you twice a week to give you a thorough education of the double entry system. :p Hugs Stalky Surely you can't do that by yourself Stalkster.. So... Erm... you know..
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'taby001'Does anyone want to Tutor me in Accounting??? PICK ME..PICK ME..PICK ME,,,,yyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssss
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RHP User
15 years ago
Taby, I hated school..couldnt wait to finish. I left after year 10, but spent the second half of year 10, chasing women,and other silly pursuits. I did, howver run my own business for 15 years, with a 60 -70 hour week not uncommon. The key is time management.Allotting time each day for a specific task. If it's study, turn off the computer(unless you need it). At the very least log off Facebook, Rhp and any other social networking site. Turn off your mobile, take the home phone off the hook, logoff your email host.Devote that time to what you need to complete. A friend of mines son, deleted his Facebook account for his whole HSC year, because it was such a distraction. If its time for a break, do the same. Have the break.Dont spend it on RHP or facebook. Have that rest. But having said that you still need to have that release time, and wheather thats daily or every two days, that fine have it and enjoy. Make sure you eat well, and look after your health. If you get too run down your more susceptible to illness.Take a multivitamin daily if you need it. And schedule time to let your hair down..and of course for sex.. And one other thing. You should schedule a two week holiday in Perth each year.Its vital for your health and wellbeing. Of course if your here and should need anything..Max King Butler Service.... Max King..Life coach, Accounting Tutor, and amatuer author
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Letsgetcrazy09
15 years ago
Taby Uni can be a really great time in your life regardless of working to help support yourself. Although some think working it like a full time job, 9 to 5 type stuff, is rediculous, if you work your part time job into the equation it can work much better and still leave time for the socialising. That being said, the amount of time they are saying is for the nerds.........pmsl Certainly working and studying is more demanding but it can be done. It really is a case of time management. The other thing is to make sure you get the most out of your tutes, do those extra exercises, the repetition is what makes it sink in. Your tutor should also be available for consultations if you are having trouble. Use those consults. Accounting as Fionabee says is not about maths, its about double entry. Some Uni's don't teach about debits and credits in the introductory subject, they talk about increases and decreases, use worksheets to get to the Profit & Loss Statement and Balance Sheets. Look for another of the suggested texts in the Library, it may help explain it better if you are having trouble with the prescribed text........they are so much better these days compared to when I studied. Tutor, wish I was near Hervey Bay........lol Cheers Lets
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RHP User
15 years ago
Well, I did a BCom at a top tier uni, majoring in Accounting & Finance. Accounting has like the most basic + and - in it, so no idea why you'd be worried about maths. It's mainly understanding the concepts and being able to successfully balance your accounts, that's pretty much first year Accounting anyway. Just persevere, it just takes some time to get your head around some of the concepts. I did some marketing subjects with my spare electives for a bludge, and yeah it's pretty jokey stuff, basically memorising and applying theoretical marketing models and then writing on them, most of it is common sense and half of first year marketing is like giving words to concepts you already knew, so you should breeze through that.
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RHP User
15 years ago
tara1984, so can you do my tax return? Looks like you have a lot of ++++ there!!! Although looks to me like you certainly excelled in marketing / PR. xxMeeka
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'tara1984'Well, I did a BCom at a top tier uni, majoring in Accounting & Finance. Accounting has like the most basic + and - in it, so no idea why you'd be worried about maths. It's mainly understanding the concepts and being able to successfully balance your accounts, that's pretty much first year Accounting anyway. Just persevere, it just takes some time to get your head around some of the concepts. I did some marketing subjects with my spare electives for a bludge, and yeah it's pretty jokey stuff, basically memorising and applying theoretical marketing models and then writing on them, most of it is common sense and half of first year marketing is like giving words to concepts you already knew, so you should breeze through that. Tara, With a body like that, a brain like you have and a profile intro that says"Tara's the name , Fuckings the game, I am getting in right now. Will you Marry me..Ill make you a queen???
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RHP User
15 years ago
I have done a couple degrees (yours included at your age too lol!) and courses and projects at work etc they all hang on similar principles. I miss uni life, it was a bubble of comfort ...sigh First you have to find out what your goals/results need to be, and then find the shortest most efficient path to get there! Your first semester it is mainly nerves that make things seem hard, if you blitz it, u have to worry more about the 2nd coz u may go too far the other way with too much confidence!! So uni’s usually have counsellors, library staff, with how to’s, u r paying, so TAKE ADVANTAGE, see what they offer to lend u a helping hand. Referencing for dummies, how to write an essay for dummies – those 2 things are paramount and easy with a template. With lectures and tuts as long as you get all the course material and hit the attendance required, that can get you through. Attending is only necessary if the lecturer is going to add value; you’d hope they all would/should... but not always the case... In the early days good to hit it all though. Some lecturers are tricky and you need to attend to catch their strange hints for assignment work and exams, some like to be cryptic, so much so that you barely know if you have handed an assignment in that is even gonna pass and then u get into the top scores! Marketing is a lot of fun and can be nerve wracking with all the presenting and group work, it doesn’t matter how crap your team mates are at presenting, if you PRACTICE enough, they’ll get through it and all that matters is that you cover what gets the marks. In everything you do, think how are they gonna be able to give me/us max marks? And hit all that. Also, especially in presentations, how will we LOSE marks? We were all filmed and the play backs improved us all within 3-4 retakes. You may feel like a tool, but it totally helps! So you can get lost in the fluff of marketing, so always think MARKS – how do i get them, no point spending 80% of your time on something that get’s u only 20% of the marks? J With law, finance, stats, accounting etc zzzzzz practice the exercises, have study groups ‘at uni’ ‘for study’ socialise somewhere else. Every time i tried studying at home, i’d just fall asleep, or at a mates house just yap yap yap lol! During semester i only ever did things that gave me marks, and made sure i had all the material to cram in at the end of semester. During semester i used to work 20-40 hours a week or drink lol club, pub, party- be young! At the end of semester, i’d then take time for uni and for each unit i’d summarise it to the point that i’d cram all the facts onto one page (weird rhyming acronyms, rude woteva lol!) or formulas etc , If i wasn’t writing, then i wasn’t awake. That way it was totally memorised and the first 10min of the exam i’d mind dump my acronyms and concepts and do a mud map of which essay questions i was gonna answer and dot point how u r gonna squeeze the content in. In exams I used to try my best to put as much of the units content in somewhere?! But constructing essays with the appropriate structure too, not just rambly to get everything in, it had to fit in an ordered structure. This worked for me, by the time i did my second degree, on top of full time work and life, it was like repeat of the same process for each unit (then at work each project), all i had to figure out was the personality of the lecturer/tutor and how that was gonna impact the unit. Done, HD average! Have fun, it isn't the real world just yet! And my moto for marketing and business is less theory MAX practical, get out to real companies and incorporate as many varied and different ones into all your assignments, theory isn't gonna inspire you like a real company can, that way when you want a job you’ll understand what is on offer or maybe through work experince during your degree, you'll be hired b4 you finish! Even better, finish the rest part time and get your job to pay for a post grad hehe (i did!)
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RHP User
15 years ago
I wonder if the trickle down effect is at work here.... Hold on tight Meeks, don't sliiiiip!!
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RHP User
15 years ago
I can't believe everyone blowing smoke up your arse. Now, when you don't have a full time job or family commitments is the easiest time in your life to do it. And uni study really *is* easy compared to what comes after, especially when you have a few more years under your belt. It takes hardly any effort at all to get a pass/credit average. It takes a bit more work (turning up to all lectures and tutes) to get a D/HD average.It really isn't that difficult. And remember, P's mean degrees.
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RHP User
15 years ago
Formula: Turn off all that can distract (t.v. music e.t.c.) allow 50minutes only (span of attention of brain) have an orange or citrus fruit (fructose/glucose additive). Read everything 3 (three) times over in that 50min span. Take a break of at least 20 mins and repeat same pattern as many times as you feel alert to do so. . Note: I say 3 times over because it is a fact that your brain then 'knows' the content. YOU may not! You may be unsure at the test, undecided or cannnot remember, BUT your brain (synapse path over-lay principle) does know the correct answer. . Now, during the test/exam you must trust your FIRST answer that comes to you as this is the brain's strongest/direct synapse response pathway that you created by overlaying 3 times. Any other doubt in clarity or guesses thereafter are other weaker neuron cross-over pathways associated or indirectly linked through association. . Trust me on this! In any test/exam I have learnt in this way, I have passed in the 85% plus area (A-pass) because I applied these accelerated learning principles. . So, 1Full Concentration, 2Learn subject matter by going over it 3 times, 3no longer than 50 minutes at a time. 4Trust your brain that it knows the answers. Especially good on multiple choice type exams.
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'Meeka100' tara1984, so can you do my tax return? Looks like you have a lot of ++++ there!!! Although looks to me like you certainly excelled in marketing / PR. xxMeeka lol, I work in finance now.
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RHP User
15 years ago
hey taby currently studying marketing and in my last year so if you need help let me know
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RHP User
15 years ago
Hey Taby, I can relate to what you are saying. I am going to Uni at a later stage in my life and its a bit daunting at first working out how to write an essay, how to write a report etc, etc. I have 2 assignments due over the next couple of weeks so have been up till 1am most days this week and working full time as well. Oh well . . . no use complaining I put my hand up to do it and the rewards will be there at the end with a qualification and a better job. Focus on why you are doing what you are doing and use that to motivate you. Cheers fun4u4761
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deltoid
15 years ago
Just finished a Masters in accounting, for some reason decided to upgrade my qualifications. I would tutor you but being on the otherside of the country would make it very difficult But as some have already stated a lot of accounting does not require a strong back ground in maths, it in the main is just simple addition and subtraction (and that it what calculators were invented for). It is about learning the processes and procedures, the maths is secondary. In my view a lot of people convince themselves that accounting is to hard because they are not good at maths,when in reality they do not need to be that good. A strong understanding of maths only applies to and some higher level accounting and some areas of finance. Time management is the main thing regardless of what you are studying.
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RHP User
15 years ago
Wow... some good advice and crappy advice in here.... Im also a 1st year uni student and life is crazy atm. Im studying animal science. I attend all lectures, all tutes and all pracs and also do all of the reccomended study. They tell u to do that much study cause when exam time rolls around u will need to know the info, they dont just give it to u cause they feel like it. It depends what u study too.... I know if I was studying management or whatever I wouldnt be able to cause it sounds DULL. Whilst I spent my day out observing andf monitoring calves which I love while some ppl wouldnt.
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'Polar_Bear_Girl'I can't believe everyone blowing smoke up your arse. Now, when you don't have a full time job or family commitments is the easiest time in your life to do it. And uni study really *is* easy compared to what comes after, especially when you have a few more years under your belt. It takes hardly any effort at all to get a pass/credit average. It takes a bit more work (turning up to all lectures and tutes) to get a D/HD average.It really isn't that difficult. And remember, P's mean degrees. Ms Polarbear, Is it just me, or do you seem to be nasty and dismissive on a lot of your comments? A confused Maxy...
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'fionabee' Quoting 'taby001'Does anyone want to Tutor me in Accounting??? Accounting is not about maths. There iin lies your problem. It is about balance. For each reaction their is an opposite one. If you take from one side, make it account (or balance) from the other side. Where does it come from and where does it go? Money coming in and money going out, or goods or services or whatever. I hate maths and found that for accounting and economics I really only needed to understand the basics. l And dontcha just love it when they give you a lecturer who barely understand english? Most of my economics lecturers were from India. I sympathise. l One more tip for uni...if you dont understand....ASK. It does not matter if it is trivial or the other students get all pissed off....most of them are asleep with thier eyes open....keep on asking until you do understand. My Economics Lecturer was from India too AND partially deaf, every time someone asked him a question, his answer would be to a question that wasn't asked, so they'd ask again, he'd try again, no go, and eventually they’d give up! Plus he wrote his lecture notes, small scratchy writing, wasn't too easy to read!! PLUS he was the head of the business school at that campus, so it was quite a painful semester until he must not have been happy with our grades, coz he scaled us all up! HD thank you very much deaf, messy writing head of school lol!
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'Polar_Bear_Girl'I can't believe everyone blowing smoke up your arse. Now, when you don't have a full time job or family commitments is the easiest time in your life to do it. And uni study really *is* easy compared to what comes after, especially when you have a few more years under your belt. It takes hardly any effort at all to get a pass/credit average. It takes a bit more work (turning up to all lectures and tutes) to get a D/HD average.It really isn't that difficult. And remember, P's mean degrees.Not everyone is born thinking everything is a walk in the park, y so harsh?!
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RHP User
15 years ago
Well I'm final year of my first degree and the bit of advice I give to all my friends is to make friends in their course . I'm serious, the amount of times that I've just thought I could easliy quit right now is staggering, especially in the last year. Friends keep you sane. Give your self time to settle in, if you've had a break from study then it's hard to get back into the swing, but the habits will return eventually. Also, if your struggling on material then talk to your lecturer/tutor. They are paid to help, so may as well make them work. I wish I could offer to help you with that tutoring request, but I'm from a completely different field, wouldn't have a clue in the foggiest sorry . Also if you have exams, dont bother cramming. Revise for a few good hours each day and don't stress. All cramming the night before does is makes you low on sleep. May as well get a good night sleep so you're fresh in the morning. Good luck with it all!
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J_N_L
15 years ago
I recently finished my 4 and a half years of full-time university study, so I have some tips based on my experiences. However, I didn't have a part time job at the same time. But I was able to spend almost every weekend (from Friday evenings through to Sunday nights) doing non-university related things.Firstly, try not sleeping for 2-3 nights each week, preferably not in a row (if you have several sleepless nights in a row you'll experience symptoms of sleep deprivation, e.g. visual hallucinations). This could give you an extra 16-30 hours per week for doing homework, which you'd otherwise use for sleep. Start working on assignments as early as possible (e.g. week 2) and work on assignments simultaneously, instead of finishing one before starting the next one. One last tip is to try to read your textbooks before the start of semester. This ensures you can spend more time working on assignments during semester, since you would have done all the readings before the start of semester. I hope these tips help.
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RHP User
15 years ago
Polar Bear Girl I'm with you
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'Polar_Bear_Girl' I can't believe everyone blowing smoke up your arse. Now, when you don't have a full time job or family commitments is the easiest time in your life to do it. And uni study really *is* easy compared to what comes after, especially when you have a few more years under your belt. It takes hardly any effort at all to get a pass/credit average. It takes a bit more work (turning up to all lectures and tutes) to get a D/HD average.It really isn't that difficult. And remember, P's mean degrees.
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RHP User
15 years ago
I swore to myself a Bachelor's degree would be enough for me but i am looking in going back to uni to do post graduate study in the next year or two phewwww what am i thinking right? However with a positive attitude, drive/motiviation/determination, a little guidance, persistance and a lot of blood, sweat and tears it is totally worth it! Never loose hope! There are many people at uni in the same boat of you and once you find your rhythm with study/work/play it will be somewhat of a breeze (apart from the blood, sweat and tears of course lol!) Dont forget there are people employed at most uni's that offer assitance to first year's with time management, assignment prep etc you should look into it!\ Good luck!
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RHP User
15 years ago
Forget all that stuff about studying being hard, long hours high on caffeine and not having any fun blasting through your degree. You just need a plan…and the right mentor, and you’re home free. Forget all that stuff about youthful exuberance and enthusiasm…experience and treachery beat the hell out of that every time.|First, find an older more sophisticated man with a few degrees under his belt and a fair bit of life experience in your field and business in general. Offer him a couple of hours of wild sex if he comes up from Melbourne and helps you map out your next two weeks of study. He will point out that there are things you need to know, there are things that you will want to know and things nobody ever needs to know to get your degree. That’s the real secret…cutting through the crap and only studying the stuff you really need. |Now if this guy is anything like me, make sure he maps out the study course for the next two weeks with you first. Experience and treachery…well, they work on a lot of different levels, so when he hits the door you will be ready to hit the books and smiling when he leaves.|Now a couple of weeks later, if the sex was good of course…he will come back up from Melbourne and hand you a test on what you have studied. Score 90 or above…he has to go down on you until you scream. Score 80 to 90…you have go down on him and well, anything below 80 and your fate is in his hands for a couple of hours, but only after he maps out the next two weeks of study. Always remember that...and watch him, he might be a sly dog just trying to scam you. |So there you go…a well-planned and fun way to get through everything until it’s time for the final exam, and this is where it gets even better! He will come up the night before and by then you either know it or you don’t…forget all the crap about cramming all night and being tired. You go for it, hours of unbridled wild sex...and make sure this guy from Melbourne takes you out for a nice dinner too. You will wake up refreshed and raring to go. Now this is the coup d’etat...he goes with you when you take your final, and as you gingerly settle into your seat still smiling he hands the professor an envelope with a $500 cash inside and note that reads…|“Make sure the hot chick passes. I have kidnapped your dog...please don’t make me wok it.”|Pure genius and your degree is in the bag. I think this same guy just might be available if you want to go for your MBA or even a PhD. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing…a lot of it can be down right dangerous and seriously fun. So go on, what are you wating for…email me. I just happen to know...|...this guy will say yes.
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RHP User
15 years ago
i just get sick of it these days and yes i aint that old but sick of hearing all the young ones saying how hard it is................have a go like we all had too even more so for the older.done my apprenticeship there was no i cant handle this i will drop a course it was either suceed or fail 1 2nd chance then show cause why.young ones today think they should have it all handed to them.... wonder how many can do maths without a calculater or english without spellcheck.
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RHP User
15 years ago
basically i did bbus com and majored in business law and marketing. for marketing they basically tell you what to learn for the exam. you dont need to study during the semester except for what is revavent to your assignments (Which they tell you as well). Marketing books are a joke but you need to memorise key things like segmentation and terms for first year classes. 2nd year is a joke. as someone said above, the maths is the part you need to actively study as advised for , for classes like market research methods. i also decided to drop a unit at a point as it was too much law happening in one go. but what you will find is if u have a semester with 1 or 2 classes only near the end, it becomes harder to study as you won't have any rhythm.then again. thats just me. but honestly i had to take bus law just to keep the degree a challenge, and im no genius but marketing exams can be answered so long as you are alert and just keep up with consumer news ( a lot easier to do than study) - i tutor marketing in my free time lol - i hope they dont see this post.Mo
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'loneroamer' ...wonder how many can do maths without a calculater or english without spellcheck.Delicious irony...Mr Kinksta here - Taby, the best advice I can possibly offer you is this; The trick is essentially putting yourself in a position to get paid to study. Find work in the industry you intend to enter upon graduation.Even if that work is just the most basic filing/admin work going, you will be surrounded by people already working in your area of study. Not only can you ask for assistance if/when you get stuck, but you will absorb a lot of the basics of your course simply by being immersed in them. Chances are your boss (if they are a good one) will also be able to gear part of your work towards your course-load, meaning you can actually get credit for just showing up for work!The other big one is that - with marketing particularly - it's all about networking. Even if you're just on reception, you are surrounded by the people who will be the people you NEED to know upon graduation. The rookie Comms Officer you grab a coffee with now might just be the head of the department in three years, and the friendships you build while you work will make a HUGE difference in helping you get ahead of the rest of your classmates when it comes to interview time.
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'BoobaliciousFG' Not everyone is born thinking everything is a walk in the park, y so harsh?! ..........a walk in the park. PB Girl is right...compared to the rest of life the uni days are easy that is why many become perpetual students. The eduaction system at high school is set up so that you CAN NOT FAIL. I guess it comes as a bit of a shock when you hit uni and all of a sudden you CAN fail. After a while I used to check out on line who my lecturers where and those with foreign sounding names I did externally. Turned up for a few tutes at the same time though. Luckily UNE has a large external enrollment.
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RHP User
15 years ago
this is a dating site is it not starting to look more like facebook
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RHP User
15 years ago
I have just started. Week 7 of uni. Doing a Engineering and Science double degree. As the travel to and from was taking so much time, close to 8hours a week. I moved into the Student village so am fully imersed in the university culture. At the age of 43 it quite a change from working. But I guess I get it easy as I have money to see me through, thus dont have to work. 5 years to get both degrees hopefully with double minors. If I do well and manage to get a few VC awards along the way I hope to get a scholarship to do my honors, and then with luck at age 51 I can put a Dr in front of my name.. Its easy so far.
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'taby001' Does anyone want to Tutor me in Accounting??? I can not only tutor you in accounting but horticulture as well, the distance may be a problem though.
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motobooger
15 years ago
It's all about time management...that's about it really.I've got a bachelor business with marketing major too actually...then I went back to do a post grad dip Ed. Now I'm back again for more studying...fun fun.Good luck!
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RHP User
15 years ago
And the massive response it got lol, by the way congrats on being a RHP hotty. When it comes to study from personal experience let me go back in the day lol...at school l was a drop out, well sort out, l preferred to wag school and go surfing l would go in the school hours and make sure l was home when l was supposed to be, but always got caught either because of the sunburn or zinc cream lol...anyway at the end of year 10 my father got out the newspaper and told me to turn to the employment section, then he took the paper of me and said don't worry l'll read it to you, as l know you haven't been to school enough to know how to read! (smart arse) Anyway l made a choice then to make school work for me, l love sports and hated the idea of being in a class room all day, so l chose a balance of subjects, without being arrogant l knew l had the ability just needed to apply it so l did physics, chem top maths, accounting and two sports. Each lunch l would play footy or going swimming, and each day after school would goto training eg footy or cricket, then come home have dinner and listen to the top 40 (omg l am old lol) but it went for three hours and l studied while listening to this. Anyway, so l passed Yrs 11 & 12 with flying colours, and qualified for a med course, but while most people think thats awesome that just wasn't for me, so l went a did a carpenbtary apprenticeship, the old man almost went mental lol. But l was trying to crack it in the afl, so didn't want a heavy study load, and the carpentary was good fitness and love working with my hands. Anyway 12 months in the guy l worked for went broke, and l saw the drama this caused, he lost his company, family and had to lay us off, real tough, and l didn't want that to happen to me...but l saw at least in my eyes how he went broke....I've always been a do it yourself kinda guy, so l went and enrolled in a Bachelors of Business (Accounting) and they told me the same thing, that each subject requires 10 hours outside study, and l was doing four subjects per term over three years, had little money from part time jobs, sheesh how was l going to party now! But you know what, the 10 hours per subject per week thing is bullshit for one, and secondly l found that l was clockwatching ok that's 10 hours next subject. What worked for me was really connecting with the subject l was studying, and l turned it into like it was my own business. First semester was an ok result, passed three subjects failed one....partied like an animal attended all the lectures and tutorials, really committed in the early weeks then my enthuaisiam wained and l crammed like hell in the last two weeks, was lucky to pass three and fail one. So there was a lesson learnt, well for me it's about reversing the commitment, the first four weeks in each subject lays the foundation of basics, and there's normally an assigment that is around 20% of the grade, so l busted my arse to get the most out of the 20%, then lost my mojo for study so to speak when the exam had come around normally 60-70% of the grade, doesn't make sense right. So l guess l ramped up my study and peaked at the right end of the semester. Ok so where did l finish up, well l finished the degree and was offerred roles with KPMG and PWC big accounting firms, l did six months and thought shit Accountants are boring fuckers lol, but there secretarys are hot and shagged a few lol, this didn't impress the partners lol. Anyway l then went on and did and Engineering degree which l loved and l work for myself these days. So l've been through what your going through, you can work, study and play hard, it's not about the hours, you may well be a smart chicky and get your study done in 5 hours, remember the 10 hours is just a number and an average at that. So studying marketting and being a sexy chicky, maybe relate your hotness to the subjects your studying, eg apply the theory and principles in the marketting to a sexy advertising campaign where l have been oiled up and rolling around, (sorry l digress lol). Anyway Taby, you've got lots of advise,, block it all out, and for gods sake don't stress, cause that don't help! Keep on getting shagged this will release the stress! If you get down to brissy let me know and l'll shout you a drink or two, as l know life as a uni student sucks when it comes to money. Paul
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RHP User
15 years ago
Studying its hard work but quite rewarding. I’m in my final year of a post grad in Accounting. The best thing your can do is have a strategy and the problem with starting out is your probably still feeling this through. It was my second year before I figured out something that works. The advice people have been giving is good but a little stress is good it should get you motivated. For difficult units ask if you can attend back-to-back tuts. Talk to the lecturer though I will admit it can be difficult when the lecturer barely speaks English. As someone else said Accounting is about balance at least in your first year, little maths required everything is done in two’s thank god I have nothing to do with general ledger accounting that first uni dull. I can take time off work to cram and this works well for me. If your financial situation allows I think having some time off work to focus does well and eases the stress. I always take 1-2 weeks leave. I find difficult to go hard during the semester while maintaining motivation for exams. So I do enough to just have an understanding then do 7-8 hours a day before exams. You must maintain a life but consistency is the key Fridays is going out Sundays is for studying, Wednesday night for studying ect. Just whatever you do don’t lock yourself away you won’t last.
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RHP User
15 years ago
Behind everything we express, there is a believe. “I couldn’t handle the huge study load…” “Is just not possible!” “I just had no time to do” “I am quite devastated over this.” These believes will determine the outcome if it all. You see, when we believe, as an example, that is too hard to do it, we will do whatever it will take to prove ourselves that we are right, despite the outcome of it, negative or positive, is not important, what is important is that we have to demonstrate to ourselves, that we right. These types of believes will always help you go away from what you want to achieve. Read again Nudie’s comment, the answer is there right under your comment, and you will notice the believes she adopted, which helped her go towards what she wanted to achieve. Good positive example. When you say “I can do this” you will move towards achieving it, so, stop sabotaging yourself. Whit questions like; How can I do this? What is that I want? You will soon notice that the answers will follow. Just trust your instinct. Desireher.
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