The Cambridge Chat Thread

alex_hk90

I've been, twice; it's OK I suppose but just too far away from everything.

Thanks for clarifying that :p:

Reply 3202

User182034

TheUnbeliever

I have several physics questions due in at midnight. I have done none of them.

Ha! I'll come over and say hello at some point. :p:

It'll be a good first impression when you send half of them via email at 11.59

Reply 3203

elle_fairy

Thanks leala!

Also, does anyone know if you can only boorow books from your faculty library or if you can get them from somewhere else too?

Reply 3204

visesh

You can get books from other faculties, but this involves signing up to the various different libraries.

Reply 3205

elle_fairy

Is that difficult though or is it just a matter of signing a piece of paper?

Reply 3206

jcb914

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elle_fairy

Is that difficult though or is it just a matter of signing a piece of paper?

No, it's easy. Just tell them your from a different faculty and they'll sign you up there and then using your university card (from my experience, anyway). :smile:

Reply 3207

Tom

elle_fairy

Thanks leala!

Also, does anyone know if you can only boorow books from your faculty library or if you can get them from somewhere else too?

You can also go and read them (but not borrow, in your first and second year) from the UL. And books are more likely to actually be there because so many students can't borrow them, so none of your coursemates doing the same essay can get there first and nab them.

Reply 3208

elle_fairy

Thanks everyone!

Tom

You can also go and read them (but not borrow, in your first and second year) from the UL. And books are more likely to actually be there because so many students can't borrow them, so none of your coursemates doing the same essay can get there first and nab them.

I would do that, and can for one of them, but some others are missing and on loan, since my paper is mostly done by fourth years!

Reply 3209

OP

Blergh! After my lecture I'm wondering if I should quickly switch to another course while its Week 1 :hmpf:

I've got the nasty choice of either a fascinating paper with a fantastic lecturer which is likely to be marked more harshly and also be much harder for me because its strongly economical, and I'm dire at alot of the technicalities of it. Or an extremely easy paper which is an interesting topic overall but moves at a really slow pace and has a lecturer who sends you to sleep and doesn't really pick up on your questions if you try to introduce something interesting or alternative into the mix, and who will probably be supervising :mad:

Reply 3210

Scipio90

YMMV, especially when considering possible exam results, but I would find hard but interesting more intellectually stimulating than easy but boring.

Reply 3211

OP

Scipio90

YMMV, especially when considering possible exam results, but I would find hard but interesting more intellectually stimulating than easy but boring.

I didn't understand the abbreviation. I have a nasty feeling you'll be right about the stimulation thing. And that's important.
However I'm scared that some of the extremely fiscal/monetary details on the Political Economy course could be a big switch off, and I don't really have a way of guaging that in advance :sigh:

Decisions...

Reply 3212

Tom

Your Mileage May Vary. As in, experiences and opinions differ.

Reply 3213

azhao

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Craghyrax

The last exorcism at Peterhouse was only '97 or '98

They were supposed to have seen something the staircase down from mine.

Well either I had a really weird dream or I saw a ghost in my room last night. :holmes:

Reply 3214

smilepea

Masterchef!!!!!!!!!! :woo:

that is all

Reply 3215

OP

What did it look like, azhao?

Tom

Your Mileage May Vary. As in, experiences and opinions differ.

Ah - never seen that before.

Reply 3216

Scipio90

smilepea

Masterchef!!!!!!!!!! :woo:

that is all

Professional masterchef in a nutshell, according to me:

1. People cook food.
2. Michelin starred chef gives opinions clearly and with poise.
3. Bald man gives less well-phrased and somewhat redundant opinions, but louder.

I do like masterchef as a format, I just think the two regular judges are both quite annoying.

Reply 3217

Scipio90

Craghyrax

However I'm scared that some of the extremely fiscal/monetary details on the Political Economy course could be a big switch off, and I don't really have a way of guaging that in advance :sigh:

Decisions...

Is it possible to attend both lectures for a while?

Also, is the harder course designed for people with a more economics background in terms of papers from previous years that you haven't done, or is it just based on material you've done but didn't take to?

Reply 3218

OP