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Planet-Black0psEnrolment day at University
University has finally arrived! After being there again, and actually getting a timetable, now i'm finally excited to be there.
I'm doing Software Engineering - a specialist Computer Science degree, which, obviously specialises in software development and maintenence. It's a good looking subject, and very on-topic compared to what I put up with in College.
Speaking of College, it looks terribly TERRIBLY run down compared to University. The University is surrounded by lush views of the hill-sides, which makes a change from heavy city traffic and concrete jungles. The friendly atmosphere of all the existing students, particularly those working on the enrolment day to get new students settled in, was amazing. They raised a smile, they were polite, they were helpful, and in no ways rude. They were, almost entirely, female though, which isn't a bad thing.
Because of the time we were given the introduction, Gareth and I managed to beat the enrolment queues. This was lucky, because the others we went with were itnroduced half hour later, and ended up with at least a 4-hour wait for enrolment. There were two queues to go through - some initial check, followed by having your photo taken on the system, and printed onto an ID card.
Student life doesn't seem to be as bad as people make out - at least for University. The timetable is surprisingly minimal - most lessons are only half-hour long! I only have one lesson longer than half hour. We do get alot of long breaks though, which would be better spent doing the actual assignments.
All in all, I can easily see myself liking University, loads.
I'm doing Software Engineering - a specialist Computer Science degree, which, obviously specialises in software development and maintenence. It's a good looking subject, and very on-topic compared to what I put up with in College.
Speaking of College, it looks terribly TERRIBLY run down compared to University. The University is surrounded by lush views of the hill-sides, which makes a change from heavy city traffic and concrete jungles. The friendly atmosphere of all the existing students, particularly those working on the enrolment day to get new students settled in, was amazing. They raised a smile, they were polite, they were helpful, and in no ways rude. They were, almost entirely, female though, which isn't a bad thing.
Because of the time we were given the introduction, Gareth and I managed to beat the enrolment queues. This was lucky, because the others we went with were itnroduced half hour later, and ended up with at least a 4-hour wait for enrolment. There were two queues to go through - some initial check, followed by having your photo taken on the system, and printed onto an ID card.
Student life doesn't seem to be as bad as people make out - at least for University. The timetable is surprisingly minimal - most lessons are only half-hour long! I only have one lesson longer than half hour. We do get alot of long breaks though, which would be better spent doing the actual assignments.
All in all, I can easily see myself liking University, loads.