Current UCL students' chat thread!

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Tbf it's kind of hard to work out how long people have had the book for. I've had to recall loads of books, there's like one or two of the books I need and about 60 people preparing for an exam so of course more than one person is going to want it.

If someone recalled it I would just read through it on the night time and then photocopy what i needed and take it back. It will probably work out as not much more expensive than if I kept it and ended up with a fine. It's not fair to just hoard the book just because YOU need it, yes you got it first but there are other people trying to revise too and it's not their fault the library doesn't have an infinite supply of books

It was a week loan, they knew the most they'd have to wait was a week. The exam isn't even until the end of the month, so it's not like they need it right now. It's stupid and petty to recall a book that's on a one week loan. There's no need for it. The library catalogue tells you when the book is due back, so just go in on that date and get it. And if it's a one week loan book then I'd presume someone bright enough to get into UCL would be able to work out when the book was taken out in the first place.

You're missing the point of a library-to take books out and read them when you need them. If I wanted to read the book on the exact same day I got it out, I wouldn't have taken it out of the library in the first place.

You get the book for a week, if someone else needs it and they request it you can't renew it but you still get it for a week and then it's their turn. If they wait till it's back you could just keep renewing it and they'd never get it... I've been burnt by it, but it's still fair I think.

My course has like 120 people, around 5 copies of the main textbooks it seems are in the library. Plus I think there's cross overs of our course with some others, so if you want a book you pretty much have to request it or be super lucky!

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I'm an annoying one, I don't technically do French. I did French and Italian at the start of term, then switched to straight Italian. Still had to continue MOMF and Lit though MOMF was today actually, not as disastrous as expected!

My room-mate does French and she said they were fairly nice. She had Anais though, who scares me quite a lot. I think I might have cried if I had to do an oral exam with her. My friend had Haddour and said he looked bored throughout her presentation

Sorry to disappoint. I'm sure I'll be moaning tomorrow after my Italian oral about how much easier French is

You had MOMF today? I had that on like 20 May last year!

Still, the only exam I got 70 on, was well chuffed

Yeah Haddour's cool, I had him last year for MOMF and this year for Culture and Society. I also had him last year for my oral exam. He gave me a third (granted, I was quite ill that week).

I had Fournier for the exam this year. She won't have given me any less than 60, she loves me.

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I'm finished exams

I finish Friday. In the library right now cramming for that last exam. Racing tomorrow evening as well D:

Summer ball = yes. Though before you scream "why?!?!" at me, I have money more or less to throw away atm

Library is getting emptier. Economics is a bit sparse, you no longer need to be there at 8.45 to guarantee a seat.

Been seeing steadily more grads in there as well..

Hello,

I'm a 6th form student interested in studying history at UCL. I looked on your website and there are two history courses, one offers A*AA and the other ABB. So have I read that right, you do two? Or am I missed something? And Is there much of a difference between the two courses?

Thank you very much!