Uni is so boring

Social life doth not equal getting pissed every night.
Incidentally, what're you doing/where?

Reply 7

Some people just aren't suited to the academic life.

Reply 8

Mr_Rizla

Nessyfencer

Sounds to me like you are still too immature for uni. Go work for a year and then come back to it once you know what the real world is like.

What real world? That's parrot talk isn't it

Reply 9

envious

Hey Cortez

Yea, I sometimes feel unmotivated by uni, mainly because I'm not overly keen on my course and it is really hard work :frown:

This for me however, is usually passing phase and soon after I will begin to feel much better about everything. I would really urge you to think long and hard before you decide to drop out as although you may really be suffering with deadlines etc right now, in a few months time you might feel differently :confused:

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From reading your post it sounds like you are suffering from general confidence issues. Afterall, how can you be so sure that you will fail this year? Most courses only need 40% to pass and this isn't unattainable for most people who are prepared to work hard. Also, your assertion that you wouldn't exceed in interview situations seems a little pesermistic. I'm not trying to patronise you and tell you everything will turn out great when in some scenarios it doesn't :rolleyes:

all I'm trying to say is that you shouldn't let any doubts you have over your own ability rule your decisions. You may just suprise yourself at how much you are capable of :biggrin:

If you really do think you would prefer full time employment to a degree then why not take a gap year and experience what working 9-5 is like. You may love it and never want to return to uni or if you find after a break you are ready to start education again, then the door is left open. If it is the course/ uni that is a problem then you could always reapply elsewhere or to a different subject. You have many possibilities available to you so don't do anything rash

Finally I would just like to say to the person who said that Cortez was too "immature" for uni, that this was incredibly harsh thing to say. Surely by identifying and attempting to deal with the problems he has made, he is acting maturely :confused:

It takes a lot of guts to confess to making mistakes and by confronting this with honesty and seeking help I'm sure he will find a solution. :cool:

Anyway good luck with everything and believe in yourself a little more :tsr2:

Reply 10

tony_parsons

nikk

Some people just aren't suited to the academic life.

Neither are you by the looks of it...

Reply 11

Profesh

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tony_parsons

Neither are you by the looks of it...

By the looks of what exactly?

Reply 12

Profesh

By the looks of what exactly?

Indeed.

Reply 13

gianthead

I think it's a reference to you being on the long and rocky road to graduation :wink:

but I'm not sure

Reply 14

gianthead

I think it's a reference to you being on the long and rocky road to graduation :wink:

but I'm not sure

Since I am at the end (virtually) of my second year and still on for a first, I would argue that I am the academic type. That is not to say that I do not occasionally transverse the 'rocky road' - as I believe all students do - from time to time. :smile:

Reply 15

material breach

nikk

Since I am at the end (virtually) of my second year and still on for a first, I would argue that I am the academic type. That is not to say that I do not occasionally transverse the 'rocky road' - as I believe all students do - from time to time. :smile:

To assume the reason that the PS is not enjoying uni is just because he isnt suited to the academic life i think is prehaps a little naive too.

Reply 16

martynwilliams

7

I really don’t want this to sound like a rant, but the excuse that “the course isn’t for me” really doesn’t wash.

I’m coming to the end of a degree in International Relations. There are hundreds of universities in the UK that offer International Relations courses, but they are all different in one way or another. It’s very important that you RESEARCH the courses you are thinking of applying to do BEFORE you apply. Research doesn’t mean reading the prospectus (which doesn’t give you the full picture anyway most of the time) and going to visit the university, it means digging on the university website, reading the module guides, knowing who the staff are and what research interests they have – so that you can see if their interests and the modules they offer match YOUR interests.

It’s not only the first year courses you need to research, you should have some kind of plan in your mind for the second and third years so that you can look ahead and plan what you want to do. In my case, most of the modules that I thought of doing in the final year were no longer being run by the time I got to the third year, but luckily, the modules I’ve taken have been much better than the ones I was going to take.

If anyone believes that a Law degree, or a Media studies degree, or a Geography degree is going to be the same in every University, then you are very much mistaken!

Reply 17

material breach

To assume the reason that the PS is not enjoying uni is just because he isnt suited to the academic life i think is prehaps a little naive too.

Considering the OP talked about how he doesn't like university because of the coursework and deadlines, I think it was quite relevant. Plus I never said that he wasn't suited to academic life, I merely stated that some people are not, therefore implying that some people are happier doing more vocational activities. Since he said himself that he is unhappy with the academic side of his course, I will let you draw your own conclusions.

Reply 18

material breach