GOGSoc the Third

It's time for the Grumpy Old Graduate Society. Post here if you want to join and for GOG chat. (I edit to put in a list of the members when I get the chance).


Honourable Members (who are half these people?)



Associates (Those who are grumpy but not yet graduates)

Who are the associates?

Honourary Members

Chuck Norris (First Class Honours in Pain)

I'm finding it a bit hard not to treat this whole new 'post rating' stuff as though its the 'like' option on facebook

And all our rep levels have gone

Was going to apply for a Harvard postdoc, but they charge $35 for the privilege. This, to me, is hilarious. Maybe all jobs should start charging applicants - that way the job can fund itself.

(Oh, and **** you, Harvard)

Unfortunately, I quite like her, she's generally a nice teacher. She's helped me a lot. She freely said to me before the meeting started (well, 'meeting' - it was her surgery hours) that she was having a busy day and whatnot and wasn't particularly happy and sunny.

I'm considering going to the lecturer, but he's quite scary, and doesn't teach my seminar or anything - I have a sneaky suspicion that he is a really clever person and just doesn't know how to dumb it down to us lot! Coventry seems to have a policy of hiring people like that.

Thank you though I just needed a rant!



Like I said, she's usually really nice But yeah, I know that I pester the department a lot, but it's not because I fancy doing it, it's genuine questions and following up genuine concerns (except with Karl, where I'd go in with an actual question and come out having chatted about everything for three hours, knowing nothing about the subject I went in for...).

I'm not even trying to criticise her (if I am, it's accidental), I'm raising concerns that many students (i.e. everyone I have spoken to) have. She's second in charge in the department (and, if what I have seen so far is representative of the truth, she's actually doing most of the work). I'll probably raise some concerns at the Dean's meeting.




Meh... I have a jar of Nutella and the weekend now, so I'm going to just try to chill out for a bit and get back to the real world on Monday.

Thanks for all the support guys

I'm finding it a bit hard not to treat this whole new 'post rating' stuff as though its the 'like' option on facebook

This is a common problem for econometrics tutors, especially ones that are used to only teaching students who've chosen to study it and have a significant background in it. One of my lecturers at undergrad actively voiced his displeasure that he couldn't teach it in matrix form, as it's "the only way that's worth doing". It was pointed out to him that 2/3 of the students on the course had never studied matrices, it wasn't assumed knowledge for the course and that it's actually pretty useful without it (though it is the proper way).

Most though don't realise it's going too fast, and almost every lecturer I've had really wants to be useful, so hopefully he'll be willing to adapt a bit if he knows.

Aren't we meant to? I assumed that was what the new system was meant to be for. Though I don't like that post reps are worth the same as normal rep (what's the point in being able to rep 10 posts and only 1 person directly?) and yet only show up on the post as worth 1 each (even if they're worth 0). /mini-rant

This is a common problem for econometrics tutors, especially ones that are used to only teaching students who've chosen to study it and have a significant background in it. One of my lecturers at undergrad actively voiced his displeasure that he couldn't teach it in matrix form, as it's "the only way that's worth doing". It was pointed out to him that 2/3 of the students on the course had never studied matrices, it wasn't assumed knowledge for the course and that it's actually pretty useful without it (though it is the proper way).

Most though don't realise it's going too fast, and almost every lecturer I've had really wants to be useful, so hopefully he'll be willing to adapt a bit if he knows.