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chaka

hey, has anyone gotten any information as to what exactly will happen on 2nd oct? like where we go first what we do etc...?

What you do on your first day and the following Sunday is primarily down to whatever your hall has organised for you. IIRC college admin stuff and the Freshers' week (Freshers' few days lol) starts on the Monday. Everything will be explained to you so don't worry.

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rahaydenuk

Freshers' week (Freshers' few days lol)

Noooooooooo, it seems I will be forced to use my brain within the first few days!!

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Mysticmin

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BossLady

Noooooooooo, it seems I will be forced to use my brain within the first few days!!

We um...don't get examined during the start of our course do we? Because I gaurantee i've forgotten every single shred of mathematical knowledge i acquired during the last two years...

Reply 7

Mysticmin

We um...don't get examined during the start of our course do we? Because I gaurantee i've forgotten every single shred of mathematical knowledge i acquired during the last two years...

!! i hope not!! i thought that was just for those very silly people doing maths!!!!!!

Reply 8

Jojoba86

BossLady

Noooooooooo, it seems I will be forced to use my brain within the first few days!!

Check page 3 of the handbook, lectures and classes apparently don't start untill the 11th October :smile:

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Why though, do the physicists have to register at 9.00 on Monday though, the earliest ones! That's just not fair :eek:

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Mysticmin

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Jojoba86

Check page 3 of the handbook, lectures and classes apparently don't start untill the 11th October :smile:

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Why though, do the physicists have to register at 9.00 on Monday though, the earliest ones! That's just not fair :eek:

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Because you lot are the most diligent.

Reply 10

Mysticmin

We um...don't get examined during the start of our course do we? Because I gaurantee i've forgotten every single shred of mathematical knowledge i acquired during the last two years...

Are you JMC? JMC and maths both have a small 'diagnostic test' based on their A-level maths syllabus (if last year's anything to go by). It serves just to let your tutors know of any people likely to struggle and who may need some special attention in the first few weeks to bring them up to level with everyone else. With this test you're not assessed anymore than for those purposes.

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Mysticmin

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rahaydenuk

Are you JMC? JMC and maths both have a small 'diagnostic test' based on their A-level maths syllabus (if last year's anything to go by). It serves just to let your tutors know of any people likely to struggle and who may need some special attention in the first few weeks to bring them up to level with everyone else. With this test you're not assessed anymore than for those purposes.

Nope *breathes sigh of relief* :smile:

Thank you richard.

Reply 12

Mysticmin

Nope *breathes sigh of relief* :smile:

Thank you richard.

This is not to say that other subjects don't have some kind of diagnostic test!

Reply 13

lucykins

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i just read the handbook and its all in there....but it looks like i'm about 10zillion years too late :tongue:

Reply 14

Jojoba86

Check page 3 of the handbook, lectures and classes apparently don't start untill the 11th October :smile:

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Why though, do the physicists have to register at 9.00 on Monday though, the earliest ones! That's just not fair :eek:

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Looking at the timetable (for computing) that rahayden gave a link to on another thread, lectures for computing people start on the 9th. Perhaps officially they don't start till the 11th but really the mean ol' deps start early.???! :frown:

Reply 15

rahaydenuk

This is not to say that other subjects don't have some kind of diagnostic test!

Do you know if computing has one?

Reply 16

pkonline

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In medicine there's an informal test on maths, physics etc... to see how much you know. You mark it yourself and afterwards those who need extra help can attend tutorials during the first few days :smile:

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4Ed

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rahaydenuk

Are you JMC? JMC and maths both have a small 'diagnostic test' based on their A-level maths syllabus (if last year's anything to go by). It serves just to let your tutors know of any people likely to struggle and who may need some special attention in the first few weeks to bring them up to level with everyone else. With this test you're not assessed anymore than for those purposes.

oh no.... i'm supposed to be reading maths :eek:

i've not done any studying for the last year! i'm in an even worse off position than you are min :frown:

it seems i may need some 'special attention' in the first few weeks...

Reply 18

BossLady

Do you know if computing has one?

It didn't last year as they don't require any previous knowledge. I have no reason to believe that this has changed.

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