god i wish i was just starting uni again
things i would do differently:

- grow my hair and buy straighteners instead of looking like a young licker for the first year or so

- actually do some work, then i wouldn't have to whinge for the rest of my life that i missed a first by 1%

- not waste the entire 3 years only shagging the same guy

- actually bother to write for the student paper and maybe have had a career in writing instead

i've wasted my life.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 10:36, 5 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

nah don't worry
the student papers are always shit and no-one gets a job with that behind them
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 10:39, Reply)

well, ok. that one maybe.
but the rest... "regrets, i've had a few, and then again NOT too few to mention" ...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 10:41, Reply)

no you haven't wasted it at all.
I'm still growing my hair. I hardly ever use my straightener. I'm sure I'll work hard and do okay. I don't want to write for the paper.
(Poppet some assembly required., Tue 15 Feb 2011, 10:41, Reply)

Yeah, wasted your life
With your high salary, flat, car, health and successful social life.

I would have definitely done a bit more work, been a bit more forward with a few girls I later realised had taken a shine to me, and been a bit more active by doing rock climbing.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 10:42, Reply)

I don't even want to think about what I should've done
it'd make me too depressed
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 10:43, Reply)

Hindsight's a bitch

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 10:44, Reply)

I had a fucking blast
ended up with a good degree without exerting myself and a wonderful girlfriend

I win!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 10:45, Reply)

I had a great time
Could have got a better degree if I'd applied myself more in my 2nd year, messed up a good relationship, but other than that I have no real regrets.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 10:50, Reply)

in hindsight I could have got a first if I'd applied myself just a bit more in 3rd year
but I never wanted one
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 10:51, Reply)

I missed out on a 2:1 by 2%
Which I could have easily got in my 2nd year if I'd put more work in. My dissertation scored highly though.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 10:54, Reply)

I missed out on getting any grade by being a lazy fucked up peice of ass.
I did pass my thesis though which suprised the hell out of me.
( girlinthehole, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 10:58, Reply)

What was your Thesis?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 10:59, Reply)

Sexuality and the body in women's art.
Something like that.
( girlinthehole, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 10:59, Reply)

Wow, my dissertation was on:
reconstructing the paleoenvironmental history of the Gaordano valley through pollen and diatom analysis.....
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:00, Reply)

ahem
modelling the impact of mangrove trees on water elevations in riverine basins
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:01, Reply)

I got rats stoned.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:03, Reply)

The effects of proteasome inhibition on the circadian clock mechanism in transgenic cultured zebrafish cells.

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:04, Reply)

Host-pathogen interactions of the P protein of RSV virus.

(berk, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:06, Reply)

Comparing and contrasting how modern science fiction films invite the view to question the idea of reality

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:08, Reply)

You suck.

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:11, Reply)

In my reality you fucked glowing fish in front of a board of professors
They gave you a 3rd and you cried.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:15, Reply)

I got a stellar mark, thank you very much.
They were left awestruck.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:25, Reply)

Exciting times!
Essentially I made glow-in-the-dark fish-goo.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:10, Reply)

I essentially grew lots of yeast with a recombinant protein in it
which I then tried to express and perform a pulldown with human cells, showing that there was an interaction between said protein and cells.

Yours sounds more exciting, to be honest.
(berk, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:12, Reply)

hemoglobin levels in the amphibious evolution throughout the Triassic-Jurassic periods in the archipelago subgroup of subtropical peninsulas.
I KNOW BIG WORDS TOO !
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:31, Reply)

No you don't.
You copy-pasted that.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:35, Reply)

What did you study?

( girlinthehole, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:02, Reply)

I think that although mine was severely lacking in graphs, it would probably have been more interesting to read.

( girlinthehole, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:06, Reply)

I did maths
no essays for me!
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:55, Reply)

This
1% I missed it by, so very annoying. And if I'd got a 2i I wouldn't be having so mucn trouble trying to get a damn PhD :(
Did get a first for my dissertation though, despite not having very much data.
(berk, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:07, Reply)

I spent the first year stoned and cruising
2nd and 3rd year should've done more work, but i have a great job that pays well amongst people with 1sts and Masters from top 10 Uni's and they are no better at their jobs.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 10:57, Reply)

yeah, it's made fuck all difference in the long run
to be honest, knowing the guy who was my boss when I got hired, having a first would have made it less likely that I got the job.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:00, Reply)

My Dad said he was always hesitant to hire those with firsts
It meant they were mostly more into the academia, rather than the practical side of things.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:02, Reply)

they may also have kid themselves into thinking it actually means something in the real world
I've heard tales of the girl who consistently got the best marks on my course since she's been in industry and they are fucking shocking. Basically, she's shit at actually being an engineer.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:04, Reply)

Yep
We've had postgrads who've done a year long Masters course in computer forensics come join us fresh from uni. All bar one have been utterly shit, couldn't turn their knowledge into practical skills and for the most part have been very narrow-minded and belligerent. They never lasted long.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:10, Reply)

If I'd passed my BA I would still probably be in the same place I am now.
Art degrees aren't really a passport to high flying careers.
( girlinthehole, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:11, Reply)

In hindsight, I should definitely have gone to some lectures.
I did ok but I didn't network anywhere near enough to actually get a job or a PhD afterwards.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 10:46, Reply)

Haha, gutted.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 15 Feb 2011, 11:04, Reply)