Girton College

I think it was the Fitz medsoc website which claimed the 2nd year has twice as much work. Someone's got to be taking the piss...

Reply 42

sbailey

I think it was the Fitz medsoc website which claimed the 2nd year has twice as much work. Someone's got to be taking the piss...

It never affects the medic boaties :wink:

Reply 43

shiny

It never affects the medic boaties :wink:

It has already been said of our boatie medics that they'll drop Medicine before they drop rowing. These are people who will be looking after you one day! :eek:

Reply 44

Helenia

It has already been said of our boatie medics that they'll drop Medicine before they drop rowing. These are people who will be looking after you one day! :eek:

I try not to think about it :eek:

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Hey, I'm a boatie! Although I'm not dumb enough to drop medicine for rowing, that's just.... stupid.

Reply 46

sbailey

Hey, I'm a boatie! Although I'm not dumb enough to drop medicine for rowing, that's just.... stupid.

Aaahhh in that case you are not "pure" boatie then :cool:

Reply 47

gzftan

shiny

Aaahhh in that case you are not "pure" boatie then :cool:

I thought you had left the building????? :confused:

Reply 48

gzftan

I thought you had left the building????? :confused:

Cambridge ... yes. Not UK-L.

Reply 49

gzftan

shiny

Cambridge ... yes. Not UK-L.

Ah!!! I did not know that!!! Well i do now..thanks for the enlightenment....i thought it was a bit of an odd way of leaving a forum :tongue:

Reply 50

sbailey

Hey, I'm a boatie! Although I'm not dumb enough to drop medicine for rowing, that's just.... stupid.

Err...which boat? :redface:

And I know it's stupid, I don't think they would really, but it does make you wonder on occasion...

Reply 51

Helenia

And I know it's stupid, I don't think they would really, but it does make you wonder on occasion...

It does happen unfortunately. You do get the odd hardcore boatie every year who rows themselves to a fail.

Reply 52

BazTheMoney

shiny

It does happen unfortunately. You do get the odd hardcore boatie every year who rows themselves to a fail.

Happens here to, normally the university rowers though, college boaties normally put degree first, sometimes...

Reply 53

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I was in third boat in first and second terms. In third term I went the geek route and dropped rowing to spend more time revising and get more lay-ins :smile:

Second term was just ridiculous because everyone had stuff on in the afternoons and all we ever did was mornings :frown:

I'm thinking next term might be all about coaching a women's boat :smile:

Although the lack of rowing skill could pose a problem (not affected the past coaches tho!).

Reply 54

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Regarding rowers, a medic in my year almost "rowed himself to a fail". Then he decided tennis, badminton and procrastination were far more efficient tools of self-destruction. Nice guy tho.

Reply 55

BazTheMoney

sbailey

I'm thinking next term might be all about coaching a women's boat :smile:

Although the lack of rowing skill could pose a problem (not affected the past coaches tho!).

No one deserves that... good luck mate, it's hard work. "Now put the blade in the water, yes, like that dear. No, the other way round, you hold on to the handle, the plate goes in the water..." :rolleyes:

Helenia's going to row next year.

Reply 56

sbailey

I was in third boat in first and second terms. In third term I went the geek route and dropped rowing to spend more time revising and get more lay-ins :smile:

Second term was just ridiculous because everyone had stuff on in the afternoons and all we ever did was mornings :frown:

I'm thinking next term might be all about coaching a women's boat :smile:

Although the lack of rowing skill could pose a problem (not affected the past coaches tho!).

Ahh...all dropping into place...*evil looks :biggrin:

* Our boaties are both first boat, which is truly terrifying.

I'm contemplating rowing next term, but I really don't know whether I'll be able to cope with it plus working. :eek:

Baz, shut up :tongue:

. Even I can manage basics like that, and he's not going to be coaching me anyway *would make a cutting comment about LMBC, but feels that she is hardly in a position to do so*

Reply 57

BazTheMoney

Helenia

Baz, shut up :tongue:

. Even I can manage basics like that, and he's not going to be coaching me anyway *would make a cutting comment about LMBC, but feels that she is hardly in a position to do so*

"Let's row with the legs this time girls... You never knew, we might get up to 20 strokes by Eights......................"

Reply 58

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By the way, I was referring to my own lack of ability rather than that of the future girls novices... although if they're anything like the current girls' lower boats... :wink:

You should definitely try rowing. It really doesn't disrupt your work much unless you're either in a top boat or they keep doing earlies and make you miss the first five minutes of your lectures. Then again, the latter only affects me because I'm too stubborn to buy a bike. And the former is never going to affect me :smile:

Just think of how much time you waste in your day as it is... unless you're one of these amazing ever-busy people; personally, I'm the lazy type so there is plenty of time I can cut into without compromising the amount of work I do :smile:

Except in third term obviously :wink:

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