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failing a subject at uni, does not make u dumb (1 Viewer)
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Lexicographer
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Hmm I agree. I'm keeping afloat with respectable marks in my Science subjects (Nano, Chem, Biochem and Forensics) but stick me in an arts subject and I'll be in Failure City. I'm just not capable of handling all the reading and essays, I work much better in a laboratory.
Lundy
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Arts is not a bludgy, "easy" degree. If you want to do well, you have to work. Just like with any other degree. If you want to make it a bludge, you can, but you won't do very well. This is what I learnt last semester.
I'm pretty good humoured with arts jokes, but there comes a point where it borders on insulting, because I put a good deal of work and study into my degree. You think essay writing is a breeze?
I'm pretty good humoured with arts jokes, but there comes a point where it borders on insulting, because I put a good deal of work and study into my degree. You think essay writing is a breeze?
Bob.J
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Sorry, I'll have to flame you tooPhanatical said:
What gives you the right to say which course is easy and which is hard? This is coming from someone who is boasting about their wonderful UAI of 75ish
I won't even bother explaining why science is not an easy degree. I'll go as far as saying that arts still requires a lot of effort to do well in. Geez, some people are so naive. You go make the world a better place by playing fantasie impromptu a bit better. Pfft.
santaslayer
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phark...im gonna fail contracts....
its combforting to know that some of australias judges have failed contracts too...
its combforting to know that some of australias judges have failed contracts too...
PrincessSJ
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Whats with people continually having a go at arts degrees??? Its not like if you show up, you pass.. there is work involved!! I've just done two with stacks of group work! and its so annoying becuase of the way the groupwork is weighted you have to pass one assignemnt just to pass the course.. ridiculous...
I cant speak for science, im not into it, but dont knock arts.. its starting to get annoying
I cant speak for science, im not into it, but dont knock arts.. its starting to get annoying
santaslayer
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I got laughed at by an arts student because their final exam was a written essay that was given to them at the start of the year. Piss me off...PrincessSJ said:
Tried Medicine or Law lately? Me neither, but I imagine they'd be a tiny bit hard and demanding.Phanatical said:
Your comments directed at Science/Arts students were totally uncalled for. Unless you have both degrees under your belt (not just one or two subjects..), I suggest you refrain from making an arse of yourself in the future.
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As opposed to 60% exams?PrincessSJ said:
I had an arts student ask me 100% seriously "what comes after the introduction?" (in regards to a report we were writing). Took quite a bit of effort not to laugh. Especially when they then went to ask what actually went in intro/methods/results/disc.santaslayer said:I got laughed at by an arts student because their final exam was a written essay that was given to them at the start of the year. Piss me off...
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Contracts is heaps fun though. At least that's what I've heard, maybe you just don't have the capacity for logicsantaslayer said:phark...im gonna fail contracts....
its combforting to know that some of australias judges have failed contracts too...
Mambomeg
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music is so not the hardest degree! i reckon vet is. (but then i would...) but seriously, apparently even med students look at our workload and gasp.
I've heard that engineering is hard too, and advanced science. Dont really know about anything else, but people make so many assumptions about how hard a course will be. Agriculture is a hard course with a high workload, but the UAI is only 70ish. Theres no way you can really tell how hard a course is until you've tried it yourself. People cant tell you because everyone has different ideas of what is hard and what is not.
I've heard that engineering is hard too, and advanced science. Dont really know about anything else, but people make so many assumptions about how hard a course will be. Agriculture is a hard course with a high workload, but the UAI is only 70ish. Theres no way you can really tell how hard a course is until you've tried it yourself. People cant tell you because everyone has different ideas of what is hard and what is not.
clairegirl
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i think my degree is pretty cruisy.. especially psychology subjects...
i actually think arts subjects are a lot harder than marketing and statistics... (i've done them both) .... there's a lot more involved and really hard to get HDs in, whereas with marketing and statistics is possible but with arts... its almost impossible!
i actually think arts subjects are a lot harder than marketing and statistics... (i've done them both) .... there's a lot more involved and really hard to get HDs in, whereas with marketing and statistics is possible but with arts... its almost impossible!
Lexicographer
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Don't laugh at Music students. I know some and he's not exaggerating, the load is frightful. Then again, classical musicians (and composers) don't exactly have a laid back life...
And don't bring UAI into this. At all. Ever. We have already established that the difficulty of the course is independent of the popularity of said course, leave it there.
And don't bring UAI into this. At all. Ever. We have already established that the difficulty of the course is independent of the popularity of said course, leave it there.
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most of my art/design subs are cruisy (academically) but the practical components are quite demanding... i'll be flat-out finishing everything on time.
as for journo.. i'm so behind it's not funny. already had two all-nighters to finish a portfolio for it last week. AND there's a test this week and writing exercises, total worth 60%
so in effect, 90% of marks for journo are assessed within two weeks.
as for journo.. i'm so behind it's not funny. already had two all-nighters to finish a portfolio for it last week. AND there's a test this week and writing exercises, total worth 60%
so in effect, 90% of marks for journo are assessed within two weeks.
theone123
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even architecture is all that hard too, i heard if the teachers dont like the models made they scrunch it up for you and tell you to do it again, and again until they think its reasonable.Lexicographer said:
Mambomeg
yay! custom!!!
if someone scrunched up my work i would smack them in the face! perhaps it is a good thing i am not doing architecture.....
santaslayer
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Mmm..actually, I've had a number of adults..(OK, I am one too..but I mean oldies) tell me the same thing too. They reckon Vet Science is harder than Med. I'm in no position to comment.Mambomeg said:
Mambomeg
yay! custom!!!
it makes sense though, if you think about it, we have to learn all the same stuff, but for multiple species of animals, in a years less time (5 years as apposed to 6). So realistically we will have to cover a lot more work in a shorter amount of time, so our workload is higher. I'd actually prefer to do it over 6 years, that way thered be less cramming, less stress, and more retention of knowlege.
Lundy
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How about we agree 'difficult' is a relative term and we stop with the childish "my degree is harder than yours" bickering.