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tombi123 on 17 March 2009
RedHarvest said:

@Darth

Firstly, I find it incredibly hard to write with poor grammar and spelling anywhere because it just looks wrong to me. Not saying you're lying, I don't particularly care if you are, I don't even know you.

I know people that have gone to Oxford and Warwick. The people in Oxford went out partying once or twice during the entire second semester. If that's your thing, then go for it. Just don't expect it to be in the same league socially as other Unis. Also ask yourself what you like talking to your friends about. Videogames? Music? Don't expect any of that. It's extremely competitive there. People look for any opportunity to show off their intellectual prowess. Expect much philosophical and intellectual debating instead of small talk.

Of course degrees there are highly regarded but you have to ask yourself if you'll even make it through the first term in that situation. I don't know you so you may be a total nerd and like that sort of thing anyway, lol.

 

Well I go to Warwick Uni and its nothing like that... Seriously, no socializing and talking about Music and Video games... just intellectual and philosophical debates... you haven't got a clue what your talking about...



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SamuelRSmith on 17 March 2009

I only have one pet peeve about grammar (well, I have several, I've got a grammar-correction kit for poorly-written signs, not that I've used it... yet), and that's people who mistakes "loose" and "lose" - that REALLY pisses me off.



Munkeh111 on 17 March 2009
SamuelRSmith said:
I only have one pet peeve about grammar (well, I have several, I've got a grammar-correction kit for poorly-written signs, not that I've used it... yet), and that's people who mistakes "loose" and "lose" - that REALLY pisses me off.

Why did you remove that from your sig?



SamuelRSmith on 17 March 2009
Munkeh111 said:
SamuelRSmith said:
I only have one pet peeve about grammar (well, I have several, I've got a grammar-correction kit for poorly-written signs, not that I've used it... yet), and that's people who mistakes "loose" and "lose" - that REALLY pisses me off.

Why did you remove that from your sig?

 

That was over two years ago, lol (well, I think so, anyways), and no one paid attention to it... just made me look like an arrogant dipshit.



darthdevidem01 on 17 March 2009
tombi123 said:
RedHarvest said:

@Darth

Firstly, I find it incredibly hard to write with poor grammar and spelling anywhere because it just looks wrong to me. Not saying you're lying, I don't particularly care if you are, I don't even know you.

I know people that have gone to Oxford and Warwick. The people in Oxford went out partying once or twice during the entire second semester. If that's your thing, then go for it. Just don't expect it to be in the same league socially as other Unis. Also ask yourself what you like talking to your friends about. Videogames? Music? Don't expect any of that. It's extremely competitive there. People look for any opportunity to show off their intellectual prowess. Expect much philosophical and intellectual debating instead of small talk.

Of course degrees there are highly regarded but you have to ask yourself if you'll even make it through the first term in that situation. I don't know you so you may be a total nerd and like that sort of thing anyway, lol.

 

Well I go to Warwick Uni and its nothing like that... Seriously, no socializing and talking about Music and Video games... just intellectual and philosophical debates... you haven't got a clue what your talking about...

exactly

some of these "myths" are hilarious

I was told by some people at school

only nerds who listen to classical music go to oxbridge (their source was their friend at cambridge)

 



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SamuelRSmith on 17 March 2009

My friend who went to Cambridge spent so much time studying that he died, and he was so pale and weak he was mistaken for veal.

You can order him from Claridge's.



tombi123 on 17 March 2009
darthdevidem01 said:
tombi123 said:
RedHarvest said:

@Darth

Firstly, I find it incredibly hard to write with poor grammar and spelling anywhere because it just looks wrong to me. Not saying you're lying, I don't particularly care if you are, I don't even know you.

I know people that have gone to Oxford and Warwick. The people in Oxford went out partying once or twice during the entire second semester. If that's your thing, then go for it. Just don't expect it to be in the same league socially as other Unis. Also ask yourself what you like talking to your friends about. Videogames? Music? Don't expect any of that. It's extremely competitive there. People look for any opportunity to show off their intellectual prowess. Expect much philosophical and intellectual debating instead of small talk.

Of course degrees there are highly regarded but you have to ask yourself if you'll even make it through the first term in that situation. I don't know you so you may be a total nerd and like that sort of thing anyway, lol.

 

Well I go to Warwick Uni and its nothing like that... Seriously, no socializing and talking about Music and Video games... just intellectual and philosophical debates... you haven't got a clue what your talking about...

exactly

some of these "myths" are hilarious

I was told by some people at school

only nerds who listen to classical music go to oxbridge (their source was their friend at cambridge)

 

Yeah don't listen to the myths, just go and visit the Uni's and see if you like it. 

There will be some people at Oxbridge who look down at you because you're not royalty, but they are worthless ****wits, plus they are a small minority. Just think, you got into Oxbridge without paying for your education, unlike them!

 



SciFiBoy on 17 March 2009

more importantly to most people, Fee's may go up

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7946912.stm



Gippon on 17 March 2009

@ SciFiBoy: I read that, it is f---ing ridiculous to be honest. I would probably drop out of Uni just out of principle if they decided to allow Unis to charge upto £20,000. Not only that but I wouldn't want to be lumbered with a £50,000 debt when I eventually leave to get a job...

@ tombi123: How is Warwick? I had that on my list of 5 but decided to go to Manchester instead...



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tombi123 on 17 March 2009
Gippon said:
@ SciFiBoy: I read that, it is f---ing ridiculous to be honest. I would probably drop out of Uni just out of principle if they decided to allow Unis to charge upto £20,000. Not only that but I wouldn't want to be lumbered with a £50,000 debt when I eventually leave to get a job...

@ tombi123: How is Warwick? I had that on my list of 5 but decided to go to Manchester instead...

 

Yeah its great fun. The only bad thing is that most of the SU has been closed this year due to reconstruction. But that does mean that next year we have a brand new Su, which will be good. 

How is Manchester? What are you studying?