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I once sent my tutor an email to clarify and said do you mean this or this or this? And he sent back a reply that literally said: I meant [title of essay]. Was sooo cross!!

Reply 3982

The_Lonely_Goatherd

20

I once got set an essay without a title or a reading list :eek3:

We complained to my college tutor, who was like "Oh, we did warn you about this at interview!" and we were like "noooooooooooooooooooooooo, you didn't!" :mad:

So we wailed to our junior tutor (who does all the tutorial arrangements) and she was sufficiently apologetic :yes:

Reply 3983

icysquall

I really, really, really do not like this essay. I don't understand the reading and I barely understand the question. I have 150 words and the tute is at 3. Excellent. :mad:

Reply 3984

This is the point where you need to start sketching. Write down anything that looks relevant on bits of paper and start figuring out how you can fit them together. Then fill in the gaps with waffle

Reply 3985

icysquall

Bekaboo

This is the point where you need to start sketching. Write down anything that looks relevant on bits of paper and start figuring out how you can fit them together. Then fill in the gaps with waffle

Oh trust me, there's a lot of waffling going on. I'm just praying that I'm not the one who has to read their essay out in the tute.

Reply 3986

Teebs

OP

16

icysquall

Oh trust me, there's a lot of waffling going on. I'm just praying that I'm not the one who has to read their essay out in the tute.

That reminds me of the happy times of one tutor who made us both read out essays in tutes. He was appalling.

Reply 3987

The_Lonely_Goatherd

20

I've never had to read out an essay in a tute. If I did, I'd probs try and write better essays :biggrin:

Reply 3988

Me either - scientists just don't seem to do it :s-smilie:

Happy birthday by the way Goaty!!

Reply 3989

The_Lonely_Goatherd

20

Bekaboo

Me either - scientists just don't seem to do it :s-smilie:

Happy birthday by the way Goaty!!

Thank you!!! :awesome:

Going to Pieminister for a cheap bday lunch :woo:

bout that chocolate shop in Bristol :teeth:

Reply 3990

The_Lonely_Goatherd

Thank you!!! :awesome:

Going to Pieminister for a cheap bday lunch :woo:

bout that chocolate shop in Bristol :teeth:

Hehe I'm tempted to go take a look, but the website only mentions big birthday and wedding cakes and things, starting for 20 people at £4 a head. Methinks 80 quid is a bit much to spend on an everyday cake, even if it is made with the world's best sugar, 75% cocoa chocolate and soaked in port :eek:

Reply 3991

icysquall

Teebs

That reminds me of the happy times of one tutor who made us both read out essays in tutes. He was appalling.

Don't say that! Luckily in the last tute, one of my tute partners only had to read a paragraph or so. I'm just hoping that my tutor makes the other person read hers as she was ill in the last tute and didn't contribute much. I realise that probably makes me a bad person...

Reply 3992

jackmb

Does it make me a bad person if I find this funny?

The guy who sat down next to me at this morning's lecture was the poshest snob i've yet met in Oxford. He turned up to a 10am lecture wearing- I kid you not- tweed trousers, a beige suit jacket and a large cravat/neck tie type thing. And he wore glasses and had a really nerdy haircut which looked like something Donald Trump has. I wanted to laugh out loud sooooooooo badly. Oh and I say he was a snob because he scoffed a couple of times when the lecturer mentioned the Labour party.

Reply 3993

pinkpenguin

1

jackmb

Does it make me a bad person if I find this funny?

The guy who sat down next to me at this morning's lecture was the poshest snob i've yet met in Oxford. He turned up to a 10am lecture wearing- I kid you not- tweed trousers, a beige suit jacket and a large cravat/neck tie type thing. And he wore glasses and had a really nerdy haircut which looked like something Donald Trump has. I wanted to laugh out loud sooooooooo badly. Oh and I say he was a snob because he scoffed a couple of times when the lecturer mentioned the Labour party.

Is this the ginger kid who today was wearing a brown jacket and what looked like a large novelty bow-tie/cravat?

He's a source of amusement for every lecture.

Reply 3994

bysshe

jackmb

Does it make me a bad person if I find this funny?

The guy who sat down next to me at this morning's lecture was the poshest snob i've yet met in Oxford. He turned up to a 10am lecture wearing- I kid you not- tweed trousers, a beige suit jacket and a large cravat/neck tie type thing. And he wore glasses and had a really nerdy haircut which looked like something Donald Trump has. I wanted to laugh out loud sooooooooo badly. Oh and I say he was a snob because he scoffed a couple of times when the lecturer mentioned the Labour party.

If it's the same person I'm thinking of, I think he's from Oriel. I was sitting near someone like that at the Peter Mandelson talk, and he was making bitchy comments about Mandelson's posture...

Reply 3995

tbtommyb

11

pinkpenguin

Is this the ginger kid who today was wearing a brown jacket and what looked like a large novelty bow-tie/cravat?

He's a source of amusement for every lecture.

I think he walked past me today. It's like a cravat tied as a bow tie?

Reply 3996

Dionysia

I wish I'd seen him. My second lecture today was so dull I almost fell alseep. I'm not having a good day, workwise.

Reply 3997

bysshe

Dionysia

I wish I'd seen him. My second lecture today was so dull I almost fell alseep. I'm not having a good day, workwise.

Personally, I enjoyed the Tennyson impressions. At least, I assume that's the lecture you're talking about...what was the other one you went to?

Reply 3998

Dionysia