University of Glasgow blether thread

Haha maybe it'd be healthier to move on from that topic anyway

I meant to go this week, but I had to go to student services and got really stressed so just went home after it instead. Might see you next week!

You should definitely come along, I'm on the committee so I should probably persuade people
Probably a good thing you weren't there this week, I had to speak in front of people

When/where/what do you do?

We meet every Tuesday at 5-6, normally in the QMU committee room - though we want to change that because the room's too small for the group now. Any changes will be well publicised though We do various campaigns, at the moment we're focusing on women's rights in Afghanistan and the death penalty - we hold talks, sign petitions, write letters, sometimes get speakers in. Also social events like the Secret Policeman's Ball. It's really good! We've got loads of events coming up soon - there's a website and a facebook page which can explain it all better than I can. Everyone should come along though if you're free at that time and interested in human rights type issues - it's a very active and friendly group, and we've won national awards before as well as SRC awards

Keane played the QMU in 2004? I'm so ****ing jealous

Keane
I'm jealous also lol I desperately wanted to see them last year but they were playing on the same night as Green Day.
What a heartbreaking moment that was when I found out

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I'm finding these 'Things Fall Apart' lectures pretty dull Hope we do something a bit more exciting soon.

EDIT: At the back of the English Language 1A booklet it says "beware of the dangers of plagiarism", and says to stay away from "poor quality and unreliable sites such as Spark Notes."

Spark Notes is poor quality? It helped me get an A for Advanced Higher English and a first for English at Strathclyde. I didn't plagiarise, I just consulted it and used it to form my own ideas. Will they pick up that you've used it and get you done for plagiarism?

You just use them as you would any other source of literary criticism.

I've only turned up to one Things Fall Apart lecture! From first year recollections, Eng Lit really isn't fabby...

Erm I've used Spark Notes but carefully, it's not that hard for them to pick up who's using Spark Notes, esp if they want you to put in through turnitin

Really? I thought that the lecture today was quite good actually, at least the second half was considerably less boring than the other lectures we've had on Achebe and he said some very interesting things about time and narrative in non-Western/pre-literate texts. Plus the hand out is really good too.

I have 5A's at Scottish Higher Level - Maths, English, Human Biology, Chemistry and Physics. In S6 I am taking Advanced Higher Chemistry, Biology and Higher Geography

Unfortunately i did really badly in my UKCAT got an average of 607.5 total of 2430

I volunteer at a local nursing home and i am getting work experience at a GP, but its after i send away by application, the same goes for work exp at a Medical Training Centre

I am wanting to apply for Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen. Honestly, do i have a realistic chance of getting in?

I'm finding these 'Things Fall Apart' lectures pretty dull Hope we do something a bit more exciting soon.

EDIT: At the back of the English Language 1A booklet it says "beware of the dangers of plagiarism", and says to stay away from "poor quality and unreliable sites such as Spark Notes."

Spark Notes is poor quality? It helped me get an A for Advanced Higher English and a first for English at Strathclyde. I didn't plagiarise, I just consulted it and used it to form my own ideas. Will they pick up that you've used it and get you done for plagiarism?

You just use them as you would any other source of literary criticism.

Hey, were you in an English Lang 1A tutorial today at 2? Sorry if that's really stalkery, but there was someone who said they'd transferred from Strathclyde and were doing the same courses as you. If so, hi

I've only turned up to one Things Fall Apart lecture! From first year recollections, Eng Lit really isn't fabby...

Erm I've used Spark Notes but carefully, it's not that hard for them to pick up who's using Spark Notes, esp if they want you to put in through turnitin

I didn't turn up to todays, but the other ones have been pretty dire, my tutorial on it was much better

I saw the books Comparative Lit folk need in the John Smith bookshop today, and they looked so interesting. The English Lit ones are a bit

Ah OK. I better stay away from them then. I wonder what their beef is with it.

I love English Lit, but the actual texts you study make SUCH a difference to your enjoyment of it. Apparently next semester we've got Oscar Wilde though. I'll be all over that

The texts are a bit ****ty. Yeah Wilde next term should be good, as should Poor Things.

I think it's cos SparkNotes means we aren't thinking for ourselves/doing research etc.