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Reply 60

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IlexAquifolium

*procrastinates*

You see, I am procrastinating and am only doing myself harm, as this isn't MA work I'm putting off, but my proposal for a year's worth of fun-ding in Germany. I have 50 minutes till I need to go get dinner, then am going to see Hilary Hahn play the Schönberg Violin Concerto, so I'm not really sure if it's worth trying to accomplish much more today :s-smilie:

I am the one losing out, big time, if it's not finished... I think I can't quite persuade myself that it's /urgent/ yet (maybe tomorrw? if I finish it this weekend I'm fine). Hence I'm not doing it. I am just bored of it, tbh, since it's a good project but I've done it all already -- I am literally having to summarize work I completed before Xmas -- and I want to read loads of other stuff instead, and do something new.

Reply 61

Da Bachtopus

12

rottcodd

This, plus the freedom to look slightly homeless without arousing suspicion. The more advanced I am getting in my studies, the more hirsute and generally unapproachable I am appearing. Academia welcomes those lax enough with personal hygeine that it would provoke disdain in the real world. Though not at Bristol of course, everyone is immaculate here. I just look like a hairy nutter.

I had long (or longish) hair for ages, but now I am practically in a permanent state of stubbliness. I never even shave properly these days, I use a beardy trimmer thing.

I spoke to an old friend on Skype recently, via videocam, and the first thing she said was "My God, you look like an academic!"

Kerching :biggrin:

Someone repped me for that sex comment :ninja:

Reply 62

rottcodd

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I stopped shaving three months ago; it's a pic'n'mix of ginger, black and grey, all gently offeset by a thin wiry mop which spills out onto the shoulders and over the face, like a middle aged fat emo that gave up. I'm resisting buying a beard trimmer because I want it to get very long, and eventually pointy, so that I can stroke it when thinking.

Reply 63

apotoftea

19

Things I enjoy about being a postgrad:

- It's the same amount of reading as at undergrad (so whilst course mates are moaning, I just get on with it)
- I have far more borrowing rights than the pesky undergrads
- There is more time to pootle around
- Have got 4 months to just spend on my dissertation, nothing else :biggrin:

- I've noticed a big change in myself seminar wise. Couldn't stop ASKING questions this morning :s-smilie:

- I get given tea and biscuits in seminars :biggrin:

Give it its due, considering how bad last term was, my MA's been 10 x better in the first two weeks of this term. It's actually matching up to what I expected an MA to be :biggrin:

Reply 64

incywincy

Hey all. Just discovered GOGSOC and I think I qualify because I'm getting grumpier by the minute. No stubble though, which is fortunate. Yay for tea in seminars :smile:

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Reply 65

Da Bachtopus

12

Sometimes I contemplate going to grad school in the states just so my life can ressemble PhD comics that little bit more.

Tschüss, am headed concerthin.

Reply 66

Nyet

I have just been to a three hour negotiations workshop for my graduate management course at the business school. The lecturer has given us an game theoretical dilemma as to the assessed part of the course. If nobody turns up to the exam, then we don't have one, and the only thing that counts is our essay. If we all turn up, we sit the exam as normal and whatever we get on it counts for our overall grade. If some turn up, and others don't then those who turn up automatically get 75% and those who don't turn up get 0%. We have to decide amongst ourselves a strategy for what we want to do, and act accordingly. Mental. Its the strangest teaching methods I've ever heard of at Oxbridge.

Reply 67

apotoftea

19

Nyet

I have just been to a three hour negotiations workshop for my graduate management course at the business school. The lecturer has given us an game theoretical dilemma as to the assessed part of the course. If nobody turns up to the exam, then we don't have one, and the only thing that counts is our essay. If we all turn up, we sit the exam as normal and whatever we get on it counts for our overall grade. If some turn up, and others don't then those who turn up automatically get 75% and those who don't turn up get 0%. We have to decide amongst ourselves a strategy for what we want to do, and act accordingly. Mental. Its the strangest teaching methods I've ever heard of at Oxbridge.

That's very strange but also very cool.

Surely those that perform better on essays won't turn up for the exam. Those who prefer exams will turn up, get 75% and everyone else fails.

Ooooo that's playing with the mind that one.

Reply 68

Piggsil

16

lol

Reply 69

Alasdair

14

Nyet

I have just been to a three hour negotiations workshop for my graduate management course at the business school. The lecturer has given us an game theoretical dilemma as to the assessed part of the course. If nobody turns up to the exam, then we don't have one, and the only thing that counts is our essay. If we all turn up, we sit the exam as normal and whatever we get on it counts for our overall grade. If some turn up, and others don't then those who turn up automatically get 75% and those who don't turn up get 0%. We have to decide amongst ourselves a strategy for what we want to do, and act accordingly. Mental. Its the strangest teaching methods I've ever heard of at Oxbridge.

Game Theory, innit. Sounds like a variation on the Prisoners Dillemna (two prisoners - if one dobs the other in, he goes free and the other gets ten years. If they both dob each other in, they both get five years. If they both stay silent, they both go free.)

Reply 70

Socrates

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apotoftea

- I get given tea and biscuits in seminars :biggrin:

I'm so jealous :hmmm:

On the long hair debate, I have both long hair and a beard to boot :biggrin:

Reply 71

Nyet

Alasdair

Game Theory, innit. Sounds like a variation on the Prisoners Dillemna (two prisoners - if one dobs the other in, he goes free and the other gets ten years. If they both dob each other in, they both get five years. If they both stay silent, they both go free.)

Yeah definitely game theory, its just kind of novel to have it applied in this way, ie assessment! Suppose if anything is going to make you think seriously about it, then its that...

Reply 72

Piggsil

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Socrates

I'm so jealous :hmmm:

On the long hair debate, I have both long hair and a beard to boot :biggrin:

Your hair isn't *that* long really.

Reply 73

Kitty Pimms

17

Becca

Your hair isn't *that* long really.

Yeah, Soc's no Jerry Cantrell.

Reply 74

apotoftea

19

Mwhahah way to suck up to a tutor - set us a random task with kudos for whoever found anything out. Just emailed a whole long list of stuff. Amazing what google and the BL catologue does for you. *is smug* :biggrin:

Reply 75

Socrates

17

Becca

Your hair isn't *that* long really.

Its a lot longer than it was when you saw it...