blue_chameleon
Shake the sauce bottle yo
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No, I dont want to know about your uncle, jumb.
Overrated:
The land the uni is on. Wtf?
No, I dont care how you try and spin it, the tree's and shrubs dont make me feel more at ease or positively influence my studies in any way. Rather, im actually walking around slapping all uncovered parts of my body (especially the Shortland to Great Hall walk). Also, ooohhhh trees. Big deal. They fall down too (re: last year's episode).
Who every thought "oh, a great big area of land, perfect place to establish a tertiary institution for Newcastle" needs to be dug up, spat on, and fed to the sharks. Its not like we have a solution to it either, dipshits.
Underrated:
The quality students.
Sure, the uni has basically "opened the floodgates" in recent years, and it seems anyone with at least two straight teeth can do a Bachelor's of some sort. But there are a few diamonds amongst the rough, and from through getting to know some of these people, its evident that newcastle does harbour a few students who seem to be actually heading for success, as opposed to simply getting a piece of paper and racking up a HECS debt the size of an average mortgage.
Its hell frustrating though, knowing that there are a large number of people that, year after year, will take courses such as EBUS1010, or LEGL1001 and the like, and fail it. The uni is in a catch22 situation. Nobody seems to want to come here, because its not recognised for anything with any clout (except its mozzies), which in turn causes the requirements for courses to plummet to rock bottom, hence doing further damage. Now I like Newcastle as a city, its not too bad. But some of the fellow "students" I take courses with....fuck me. EDIT: (Ok, so this whole last para is pretty much focused on my faculty, excludes Med and Eng).
End massive rant. I think.
Overrated:
The land the uni is on. Wtf?
No, I dont care how you try and spin it, the tree's and shrubs dont make me feel more at ease or positively influence my studies in any way. Rather, im actually walking around slapping all uncovered parts of my body (especially the Shortland to Great Hall walk). Also, ooohhhh trees. Big deal. They fall down too (re: last year's episode).
Who every thought "oh, a great big area of land, perfect place to establish a tertiary institution for Newcastle" needs to be dug up, spat on, and fed to the sharks. Its not like we have a solution to it either, dipshits.
Underrated:
The quality students.
Sure, the uni has basically "opened the floodgates" in recent years, and it seems anyone with at least two straight teeth can do a Bachelor's of some sort. But there are a few diamonds amongst the rough, and from through getting to know some of these people, its evident that newcastle does harbour a few students who seem to be actually heading for success, as opposed to simply getting a piece of paper and racking up a HECS debt the size of an average mortgage.
Its hell frustrating though, knowing that there are a large number of people that, year after year, will take courses such as EBUS1010, or LEGL1001 and the like, and fail it. The uni is in a catch22 situation. Nobody seems to want to come here, because its not recognised for anything with any clout (except its mozzies), which in turn causes the requirements for courses to plummet to rock bottom, hence doing further damage. Now I like Newcastle as a city, its not too bad. But some of the fellow "students" I take courses with....fuck me. EDIT: (Ok, so this whole last para is pretty much focused on my faculty, excludes Med and Eng).
End massive rant. I think.
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