The Cambridge Chat Thread

Just finished my essay . Though not making lectures tomorrow...

I am very jealous of anyone that can sleep through a lecture - our classes are so small that I'm sure the lecturer would notice

I manage to fall asleep during 2-person supervisions.

Although I don't think it's something I should be proud of...

Aww, are you feeling better now? I hope your DOS doesn't give you a hard time, it's not your fault you're ill. I have some health probs and my DoS just told me 'if you need to rest, then rest', which was lovely.

Oooh, Russia sounds fun. I'm probably going to study in Spain but I didn't get an ERASMUS place, which is kind of annoying.

Ok, I think I might know who you are (but I swear I'm not a creepy stalker!). If it helps, I'm the one who got told off and made to sit at the front for being late to an Sp4 lecture last week (I don't like mornings very much!)

I am very jealous of anyone that can sleep through a lecture - our classes are so small that I'm sure the lecturer would notice

You sound to have a very good working strategy - I'm hoping that I'll get more into the flow of things next term!

Just had the most disastrous supervision I could ever imagine... now have the awful feeling I shouldn't be here

My supervision was at 7.45am. I woke up at 7.45am because my alarm never went off. I got dressed and literally ran to supervision so I was 10mins late. Then because of how tired I was I literally blanked at just about everything that was asked of me... even getting the orientation of the fibula wrong

My supervisor seemed to catch on and never really asked me much for the rest of the supervision. I feel so stupid now

How can I get to Corfield Court (St John's)? Wikipedia & Google Maps aren't helping much, and I'm not going to have a chance to investigate before my supervision there.

How can I get to Corfield Court (St John's)? Wikipedia & Google Maps aren't helping much, and I'm not going to have a chance to investigate before my supervision there.

You had a supervision at 0745? My God. Isn't that against the Human Rights Act or something I wouldn't have agreed to one at that time under any circumstances.

And don't worry about that. If you are tired the supervisions do go horrendously badly. And sometimes even if you're wide awake

Best thing I've found is to swallow your pride and ask stupid questions, because at least that way you get something out of it, whereas otherwise they say things like "And obviously by blah, which you did last year, the somethingorother becomes thingummy and so we can say whatsit", when you can't recall ever hearing about blah, can't remember what somethingorother is because you had an interesting thought about something else and drifted off for a few minutes, can't remember what thingummy means and fail to grasp the significance of whatsit.

Ceilidh Band was fun last night. I am now shattered and have incomprehensible amount of stuff to do before I go sailing this afternoon.

Just gave in and bought this on Wednesday Thanks though.

A girl fainted in the bar while walking out of the Music Room

You had a supervision at 0745? My God. Isn't that against the Human Rights Act or something I wouldn't have agreed to one at that time under any circumstances.

And don't worry about that. If you are tired the supervisions do go horrendously badly. And sometimes even if you're wide awake Best thing I've found is to swallow your pride and ask stupid questions, because at least that way you get something out of it, whereas otherwise they say things like "And obviously by blah, which you did last year, the somethingorother becomes thingummy and so we can say whatsit", when you can't recall ever hearing about blah, can't remember what somethingorother is because you had an interesting thought about something else and drifted off for a few minutes, can't remember what thingummy means and fail to grasp the significance of whatsit.

Exactly. If I was up at 7:45 I literally wouldn't be able to function. So if they set a stupid time then they're going to have to get used to students not being able to function. I used to have to open the Wetherspoons kitchens at 7am, and generally people I was working with got used to not risking speaking to me while I went around on autopilot putting everything together

Thanks, I just felt so, so bad. I felt really guilty, as if I was wasting my supervisors time. I apologised for being late as I had only just woke up. Strange thing is he gave me back my essay and said it was perfect But really couldn't imagine a supervision going any worse than that.

Aye, that happens to her from time to time, but hasn't for a while. She was pretty upset about losing control like that

Thanks, I just felt so, so bad. I felt really guilty, as if I was wasting my supervisors time. I apologised for being late as I had only just woke up. Strange thing is he gave me back my essay and said it was perfect But really couldn't imagine a supervision going any worse than that.


Thanks. At that time of the morning I really am on autopilot as well, and when I had to get up for school at 7am my parents and friends knew not to bother trying to have a proper conversation with me until 9am. I still feel really stupid but

Just gave in and bought this on Wednesday Thanks though.

Ceilidh Band was fun last night. I am now shattered and have incomprehensible amount of stuff to do before I go sailing this afternoon.