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Reply 580

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OP

3

Oooh, why not get everyone to chip in a fiver and hire a bouncer at each college to politely escort parents away?

Reply 581

FadedJade

15

Just send them round town shopping, thats what i did and they came back with chocolate :biggrin:

Reply 582

coldfish

12

Don't worry about it. At an awful lot of colleges it really isn't a big issue, as car parking space is at a premium and they'll be encouraged to leave asap by porters/JCR members helping out/etc.

Reply 583

*Joanna*

12

scott07780

Oh good god i took the advice and just told my parents that i would be glad if they could leave quickly and they took in what i said, internalised the meaning of my words and then ignored it all smiled and assured me that they would be there most the day "to make sure i was ok" :eek:

That's nothing. My mum wouldn't leave until everything was unpacked and put away the first time I went, regardless of my protests that I would manage myself. I went on the freshers' meal and stuff and left my family in my room. I think it was about 11pm when they left. :eek:

She still likes to do most of my unpacking, which I have to admit, once you get past the embarassment of being 22 and having your mummy do it for you, is much appreciated. I can imagine it would take a good few days if I was left to my own devices.

Reply 584

Lottie

9

My mother has told me that she understands that I've been with her for eighteen and a half years and would like to get chatting to some new people so is quite happy to leave when I ask!

Reply 585

thefish_uk

14

hsitin

lol

We're all in the same boat. Maybe we could all gang up on them? :p:

You will find that at 4.30pm your college uncle/aunt will arrive at your room to take you to the freshers icebreaking type thing. Or in my case he arrived early at 4.20 so just as my mum was considering saying bye and beginning to look a bit teary-eyed he came knocking on my door completely oblivious to what was going on. :biggrin:

It was ok, my mum had had a good cry previously as we walked back from a tea shop in town...

Parents are good for helping unpack though, especially my mum as she decides to be incredibly nice to me and do everything I ask of her on moving in day. I'd advise you to get everything as unpacked as you possibly can on your first day as I left some of it until half-way through my first week, which was a pain as it meant I couldn't invite friends to my room due to boxes sitting in the middle of my floor.

Reply 586

FadeToBlackout

15

I moved all my stuff from my summer room into my new one today. I chained two large trolleys together and did a couple of trips, and a few with a single trolley, and then co-erced a friend with a car to take all my books. Took me the best part of 8 hours to pack, move, and unpack. I've gained so much stuff :redface:

Well, I'm living here now so it's only expected.

Reply 587

Catsmeat

13

I'll probably intend to be as streamlined as possible, but I know i'll just attract and collect various bits and pieces.

My main trouble is in working out what on earth my lecture timetable actually rationalises into; apparently I'm supposed to be in about three places at the same time.

Reply 588

visesh

17

Catsmeat

I'll probably intend to be as streamlined as possible, but I know i'll just attract and collect various bits and pieces.

My main trouble is in working out what on earth my lecture timetable actually rationalises into; apparently I'm supposed to be in about three places at the same time.

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Reply 589

Catsmeat

13

visesh

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Thank goodness for that; I'm in your debt.

I wasn't particularly looking forward to dividing myself into three seperate parts, anyway.

Reply 590

generalebriety

16

Catsmeat

I'll probably intend to be as streamlined as possible, but I know i'll just attract and collect various bits and pieces.

My main trouble is in working out what on earth my lecture timetable actually rationalises into; apparently I'm supposed to be in about three places at the same time.

Mine's rather simple really. :biggrin:

Though that's not really something to be :biggrin:

about.

What's everyone's thoughts on the optional, non-examinable lectures? I have no idea whether other subjects do this quite as much; the maths course includes an optional but non-examinable "introduction to mechanics", which sounds actually rather interesting, but would I be making too much work for myself?

Reply 591

ad absurdum

2

General: I think the introduction to mechanics course is just for people who've not done much mechanics. I was thinking of going because the Scottish course is a wee bit patchy, but I'm not sure there would be much point if you've done up to M4 or whatever.

I read somewhere that you can take classes in foreign languages, I was thinking about doing that if I'm not too busy.

Anyway, I'm currently sitting on the train down to Cambridge :biggrin:

They ****ed up my booking, so I'm sitting in first class having an ice cold glass of Stella all for the princely sum of £32.70. Unfortunately the train is delayed, so I've missed my train from Peterborough to Cambridge, might have to hang around there for a while :frown:

Reply 592

generalebriety

16

Well, you say that, but I recently bought a rather scary textbook which covers M4 and more in the first 6 pages. :ninja:

I don't know; I'll probably turn up and see how the first couple of lectures go, and if it bores me I won't go again.

Reply 593

datr

12

There are so many lectures at Cambridge that look interesting. I was thinking of attending the physics lectures that the maths and physics people do but I'm worried that it might be too much. Still I'll try it for a week and see how it goes.

Reply 594

Lottie

9

What's the best thing to do if your lectures clash?

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Reply 595

generalebriety

16

Lottie

What's the best thing to do if your lectures clash?

Shoot the place up. ;yes;

Erm, talk that one through with your tutor I'd imagine.

Reply 596

Andy H

6

generalebriety

Mine's rather simple really. :biggrin:

Though that's not really something to be :biggrin:

about.

What's everyone's thoughts on the optional, non-examinable lectures? I have no idea whether other subjects do this quite as much; the maths course includes an optional but non-examinable "introduction to mechanics", which sounds actually rather interesting, but would I be making too much work for myself?

Yeah the maths one is rather straight forward. Looking forward to having Siklos for Dynamics in second term.

Regarding the non-examinable, it seems that the history of maths one is repeated throughout our time there, so I may judge what I think in first term going to the "Introduction to mechanics" as to whether I attend that one in the future. But in short considering that we only have lectures and supervisions, a slight bit less than the NatScis etc, that a couple of extra lectures not going to be too much, and if they are you could always stop going to them.

For that reason I will definately be going to teh mechanics ones.

Reply 597

generalebriety

16

Andy H

Yeah the maths one is rather straight forward. Looking forward to having Siklos for Dynamics in second term.

Regarding the non-examinable, it seems that the history of maths one is repeated throughout our time there, so I may judge what I think in first term going to the "Introduction to mechanics" as to whether I attend that one in the future. But in short considering that we only have lectures and supervisions, a slight bit less than the NatScis etc, that a couple of extra lectures not going to be too much, and if they are you could always stop going to them.

For that reason I will definitely be going to teh mechanics ones.

Actually, they're different topics, I think.

I was looking forward to having Siklos for dynamics before I realised that the only reason I was looking forward to it was because I'd heard of Siklos. :wink:

I'm sure the other lecturers will be just as amazing.

Reply 598

Andy H

6

generalebriety

Actually, they're different topics, I think.

I was looking forward to having Siklos for dynamics before I realised that the only reason I was looking forward to it was because I'd heard of Siklos. :wink:

I'm sure the other lecturers will be just as amazing.

There are two different topics that repeat every year, one in each of the first two terms.

Yeah that's a point about Siklos. Sod's law will say that there will be at least one lecturer who I will hate (i'm like that...) Siklos did seem pretty cool at the open day I went to, and all the students were like "'roots of polynomial equations' that's not like him" so it was a little boring but other than that he was the 'coolest' of the three who gave talks.

Reply 599

paneity

Lottie

What's the best thing to do if your lectures clash?

Doesn't history have a two year part I thing where your first year exam results don't count, and you repeat them in the second year?

You could (I assume) attend one set of lectures this year and the other set next year.

Obviously, you don't have to go to any lectures, especially in history.

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