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Part of it is surely mental. If you spend your time thinking "I can't do this, I can't do this" then you will, inevitably, not do it because you've convinced yourself of that fact.
@randomlegend, lad, what have you done so far and what would be ahead of you to get to the end of it? I'm not saying you should or shouldn't do it at this stage, but get the facts down in list form so they're there in front of you.
Yeah (I'm the same with a few exceptions), but it becomes a problem when miserable becomes the norm as it seems to have with RL.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mert
@RL, is it mostly that migraines are too problematic or are you having some problems with losing interest in medicine itself? If you've definitely lost interest in it then it sounds like the best thing you could do, if you're in a position to do this financially, is take some actual time off (rather than academic leave with the spectre of school always waiting at the end) and do the things you enjoy, clear your head out, read some good books, and then think about what else you'd like to do with your life. I'm sure it's not easy to come to terms with though.
I've definitely lost interest in medicine, I dread every day. I'm sure part of that is because it's been such a struggle (because of the migraines) but that's how it is, I can't change it. I know it's the right thing to do, I can't go back. I'll lose my mind. It's just scary to suddenly be 24 having spent the last 6 years essentially achieving nothing and with no idea what to do now.
I want to be getting on with my life, not starting again.
You're closing doors on yourself by not finishing. Even if you do decide not to do medicine, having a medical degree is so much better than not having it. The only thing you're doing by pulling out now is limiting your life options.
I know a significant number of people who have changed their life and career path at 24 or older.
If that's where you come down, don't think that anyone will hold it against you, or that you don't have time to find another path. And don't think that you've wasted your time - experience is valuable, and you know yourself better for what you've done. If the lesson that taught you is that you don't want to do what you thought you wanted to do, that's a valuable lesson.
I'm not saying you should definitely do this, but it's important that you don't feel trapped within your current situation.
Pulling out does tend to limit life options lol
I lost a tenner last week mate, feel for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mert
After reading over everything i'm flipping on my original advice. Finish the degree and then move on. It's better to have it and never use it.Quote:
Originally Posted by randomlegend
Says me with an unfinished honours degree in primary teaching and a mechanical engineering qualification I never use.
There's a guy in my Italian class who's an absolute doppleganger for Mahow, including his behavior. His name is even Nico or something ethnically similar. It's remarkable.
Take a picture. He's probably a cousin.
How's the first few days at McGill? Have you gotten alcohol poisoning yet?
I'm not at McGill, I deferred a year. The class is at Utah, I'm taking it to occupy myself until New Years when I fly to Italy to make a man of myself.
There must be easier ways to come out.
If I were gay TTH would be the first to know.
Oh yeah I remember that. 4 months not doing anything though, damn. I suggest you sink hundreds of hours into a role-playing video game
You must be a bore if you think that not going to school/college/work = not doing anything.
Then again, I dropped out of school when I was sixteen and only got back to it when I was like 21, so yes.
It's 4 months of waiting before doing something. You could find loads of stuff to do, but it just seems like an unnecessary weird limbo phase
He can, like, experience life man.
I know what you mean, and it's not exactly ideal. I'm going on a tour of Japan in November with my 90-year-old grandmother and taking my other grandmother to Vermont to see my aunt in October, both of which logistically made it difficult to plan anything substantial before winter break, but, y'know, they'll probably die soon so that takes priority.Quote:
Originally Posted by mokbull
My plan is to read a lot and avoid the internet as much as possible. I'm sure soon enough I'll find some project to occupy me.
You do photography a lot yeah? Idk how one starts a photo project but I would assume you'd go do a photoshoot and submit some pics to magazines / newspapers etc, maybe start making some connections. Do that! I wish I had started producing music back in high school instead of spending dozens of hours a week on Football Manager, but at the time I didn't really know that that's what I wanted. You might not have serious professional photography ambitions atm, but cultivate what you enjoy now - you never know when you might want to take it a step further.
Sit off and enjoy yourself, Spoon.
Back at college next week, and I'm starting to worry about burning out.
Work 40 hours
College 5 hours
Clients 3 hours
Children's counselling 8 hours
Essays 2 hours
That's 58 hours per week I'll be doing. Essays will probably average a bit less, but fucking hell. I'm a bit worried, especially considering the type of work (counselling training + debt advice proper job) isn't the type where I can go down to third gear. I'm hoping my paid job stays pretty quiet.
Good job it only takes you an hour to fall in love with somebody.
Finished paying off my student loan now. In fact, due to the derpy way it's paid, they now actually owe me some money :baz:
Fuck knows how much I still have left to pay. I must be due the annual statement soon, but I suspect it could be another few years before it's cleared.
I'm going to have to pay my fees this year as I'll be redoing year 2, unless I can get student finance to accept my compelling personal reasons claim which is a bit shit.
Also, I've had to re-tweak my original ideas about what I was going to study because it would have meant doing fuck all in the first semester and then stretching myself in the second.
Semester A
Writing the Past (A&B) -15 credits
Language and Species - 15 credits
Language and Society - 15 credits
Britain at War - 15 credits
Semester B
Writing the Past - 15 credits
Sounds of English -15 credits
Forensic Linguistics - 15 credits
Britain and Africa - 15 credits
American History – 15 credits
I hate Writing the Past, American History and Sounds of English so they're going to be mega shit but I did like the little of Forensic Linguistics and Britain & Africa I did. Semester A is the best on paper if only for Britain at War though, that had better be good.
Britain at War can be summarised succinctly as: "We win."
Britain. :cool:
1688-1815 too. Reading about how we donned the French is going to be a highlight of course.
So you're starting with the Glorious Revolution? Excellent.
You'll have the more inconvenient moments in there like the American War of Independence and the lesser-known War of Jenkins' Ear, but we can dismiss them as anomalies and get back to glorying in our brilliance.
As you say, smashing the French about will be a particular highlight. I think it was Lewis who said it previously, but you have to admire the way we just kept going back for more until we finally beat Bonaparte.
So now he takes the "we."
Of course.
On the subject of the Irish Republic's Army, I watched a lol-worthy programme on RTE a number of years ago about the prospect of Jack Lynch launching an 'invasion' of the north when the Troubles kicked off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNCL4pL36Ok
Not only is the premise of the film laughable, it makes some incredible statements like the prospect of 'ethnic cleansing' (this isn't Bosnia, mate) and the Irish setting up a refugee corridor through south Down. Anyway, the end conclusion is that if the Irish had tried it on, the British would have sent the RAF in and they'd have promptly hammered them before the Lynch government collapsed.
It warms the heart to know that the Union is safe.
Wars and Olympics, I'm a Brit (bar Andy fucking Murray) through and through.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spoonsky
Fat Sam might even convert me back for the football.
I'm sure you have more in common with Wayne Rooney than Horatio Nelson.
I'm checking what the sub-editors have done to my book so I can let them print it, and, not only have they binned all of my Oxford commas (probably a publishing blood feud that one), but they have changed all of my inverted commas into those ones that I hate.
Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma.
Bastards. On both counts. Not even joking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis
Did they make you pay for those too?
First week done of my course and i'm absolutely loving it. Aw so delighted I made the decision to do this.
Hope everyone else is enjoying it.
Offt. Get them told.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lewis
Somebody, please, think of the Oxford commas!
I'm putting them all back in. Let's see who wants it more.
Fighting the good fight dude #prayingforyouQuote:
Originally Posted by Lewis
It asks you to keep changes to a minimum. I never started this war, lads.
Christ :face:Quote:
Assignment 1:
Language in Species Debate. The debate will take place in week 9. More information regarding groups and times will be available on studynet.
Worth 40%
In your groups, you must argue for your school of thought- Is language an accident or an adaptation? PLEASE NOTE YOU WILL BE MARKED INDIVIDUALLY FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, DEBATE CONTRIBUTION and PRESENTATION SKILLS.
Key articles and reading are provided for you on StudyNet in a separate folder, but please feel free to read more or different articles.
Use this reading to outline your argument and line of defence.
Each group will present their theory behind language development for 15 minutes. This should include key theorists and references – basically you will be following the key theorists argument and rationale behind language development (whether you believe it or are entirely convinced by it yourself isn’t important here!)
You will have 15 minutes to present your theory to the class. You MUST use power point presentation for this AND SUBMIT YOUR SLIDES INDIVIDUALLY ON STUDYNET BY THE 25th November 2015. PLEASE ENSURE YOUR NAME IS ON YOUR SET OF SLIDES SO I CAN REFER TO THEM WHEN YOU GIVE YOUR PRESENTATION. You will be assessed on your presentation skills as well as the overall content and understanding of your argument and how much you take part in the following debate. Each group member will receive an individual mark.
Each group will present their side of the argument for 15 mins. During this time take notes on what the other group are saying as you will have to think of some challenging questions to throw at them! When doing your background reading for your argument make sure you read the other school of thought too to in order to prepare for potential questions changing your argument! Please have 2-3 questions prepared before the debate to use to question the other team’s argument/theory, you can always think of more during their presentation! After each team presents their argument, we will have 20 mins for discussion and questioning etc. I will also have some questions for you as well as your team mates so be prepared for your rebuttal. I WILL CHAIR THE DEBATE SECTION TO ENSURE EVERYONE GETS A CHANCE TO QUESTION/RESPOND.
Structure for the Debate
Opening Statements - Each team will be responsible for an opening statement which should take about two minutes per team member and no more to deliver. The purpose of these statements is to lay out the outline of your case in a persuasive manner; you should introduce each of your strongest arguments. These statements must be typed as a power point presentationand submitted to Studynet no later than TBA
Make sure that each team member covers some other aspect of the team’s debate position [there should NOT be a lot of repetitive points made by several team members—coordinate your presentations!!]
II. After each opening statement (15mins), each side will have the opportunity to put the other team in the hot seat, by asking a series of questions for a period of up to TEN minutes PER SIDE. This is the time to: first, defend against any attacks made on your team’s position and second, go on the offensive yourself. Don’t hold anything back during this round - take advantage of all the weaknesses you have discovered in your opponent’s argument during the PRESENTATION. DON’T just rehash the points you made in your opening statements!
Assessment criteria:
Content
All of the information that you present should be accurate and you should demonstrate clear understanding of the topic (through reading, referencing sources, examples etc). You and your team should demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the issue and should discuss all of the points that best support your case. You should not be expected to bring up points that do damage to your case - that is the job of the opposition.
Preparation
Each member of the team is responsible for giving a well-constructed statement of 2 minutes and a half or so in length. You are permitted to bring into the debate: note cards, outlines, books and any other helpful resource. You should also be prepared to make a closing statement of approximately one minute that emphasizes your most important points.
Argumentation
The arguments you make during the debate should be logical and demonstrate a clear analysis of the issue and should be supporting with evidence (i.e. reading). Appropriate emphasis should be given to your strongest arguments, but you shouldn’t harp on only a single point for too long. Finally, you should demonstrate that you have heard and understand your opponents’ arguments by meeting them head on and giving your best counter-arguments.
Skills: eye contact, voice, tempo
Moves for creating a graduate student union have begun. Love the objectivity of this FAQ released by the 'Provost.'
https://provost.wustl.edu/graduate-s...-unionization/
I've got a timetable clash between Language and Species and Writing the Past and I'll need to drop one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mahow
I'd rather cut Writing the Past and then replace that with ‘The Rise of the West’. Big Questions in Global History in semester A which sounds pretty shit and then do Propaganda in 20th century war and politics in semester B which would be great as I love propaganda.
It's likely that they're going to make me cut Language and Species though (the history module is a deferral) which means I'll hopefully replace that with Vocabulary which really is the best of a bad bunch left.
:drool: