Bookmark this thread:     |
Login  | |
|
WHO HAS DONE A DEGREE - Apr. 26 2008 16:11:14
| |
|
hothead
Posts: 559
Joined: Mar. 29 2003
From: london United Kingdom
Status: offline
|
I am two years into a degree and have found it really hard to keep up. I never really went to school because i hated it. I found out this week i am dyslexic (not sure that is correct lol) and i am sure this is partly why i hated school. I have extra lessons which i pay for. I have spent a fortune on books and computer eqipment to help me.
I do run a business and travel abroad working but the degree itself has been overwhelming for me.
If you have done one what was it and how did you find it????
| |
|
|
RE: WHO HAS DONE A DEGREE - Apr. 26 2008 16:14:14
| |
|
euphoria_x05x
Posts: 2333
Joined: Oct. 29 2005
Status: offline
|
Unlucky mate wait til next year haha
_____________________________
The Limits To The Human Body Havent Even Been Discovered Yet...Get Out There And Start Training
| |
|
|
RE: WHO HAS DONE A DEGREE - Apr. 26 2008 17:06:28
| |
|
hothead
Posts: 559
Joined: Mar. 29 2003
From: london United Kingdom
Status: offline
|
not sure i am unlucky i chose to do it, just found it hard. I have proof from the phsychologist who tested me, it also looks like i could get £2500 grant to help out with computer stuff and books.
Anybody else??
| |
|
|
RE: WHO HAS DONE A DEGREE - Apr. 26 2008 17:12:35
| |
|
ukbb
Posts: 443
Joined: Apr. 22 2007
Status: offline
|
I have taken myself back to uni as a mature student and aiming for a degree, just about to do first year exams, im finding it hard but also enjoying it. will be worth it or so im told lol
_____________________________
www.anabolicresults.com
CHECK IT OUT NOW ! ! !
| |
|
|
RE: WHO HAS DONE A DEGREE - Apr. 26 2008 17:37:04
| |
|
pritchy
Posts: 33
Joined: Jan. 7 2008
Status: offline
|
I am in my final year of my degree. I am studying Sport and Exercise Science, so more Human Biology and physiology, biomechanics, Nutrition etc. I am also dyslexic, I haven't really had any help at University although my LEA did provide some funding for extra books, computer etc, just depends on what type of dyslexia you have to what they will provide you with. It has been hard at times but I am glad I have done it.
All I can suggest is keep yourself organised, I hated school myself and since being at Uni found have found that sometimes in Lectures the lecturer goes too quickly for me to keep up with notes, (dictaphone can help here) also sometimes if you can get hold of your lecturers and they may get you notes before the lecture so you can sit listen and just supplement. Also get a couple of people you know make good notes and use there to supplement what you have.
Don't let it get you down, Uni can be a grapht sometimes and the work can get you down but will soon be the summer and your final year will fly by, trust me!!
Best of Luck
| |
|
|
RE: WHO HAS DONE A DEGREE - Apr. 26 2008 17:50:44
| |
|
dianabolik
Posts: 904
Joined: May 30 2007
Status: offline
|
I've just finished my Masters (MA) degree in Media, Film & TV
_____________________________
Regarding your goals :
quote:
If your happy then your complacent. Complacency breeds lazyness
- TONY
*** PICS ***
| |
|
|
RE: WHO HAS DONE A DEGREE - Apr. 26 2008 18:05:19
| |
|
Rasputin
Posts: 676
Joined: Jun. 1 2006
Status: offline
|
Just finishing up my MSc and have found it fr easier than i found my undergrad because it was more specialised, whilst being dyslexic is a handicap you should get enough support from your uni or college to fight through it degrees arnt that hard so long as you put the effort in. But must be hard running a business to all the best
| |
|
|
RE: WHO HAS DONE A DEGREE - Apr. 26 2008 18:16:42
| |
|
Big D
Posts: 6019
Joined: May 3 2002
From: leeds
Status: offline
|
i've done a HND, then a degree (not a top up of hnd) and just coming up to finishing my masters.
i really enjoy learning, i love the pressure of the deadlines, i've also worked through my degree for myself.
i wont say its been easy but i dont think degrees should be easy.
i will add that my MSc has not been as hard as what i thought it would be.
stick it out is the only advice i can give you, to give up now would be a travesty and i'm sure you would regret it for years to come.
| |
|
|
RE: WHO HAS DONE A DEGREE - Apr. 26 2008 18:31:41
| |
|
wysiwyg
Posts: 1072
Joined: Mar. 17 2008
From: Manchester, England
Status: offline
|
done an hnc and very nearley at the end of year 4 of a 5 year part time degree
well a bsc (hons)
_____________________________
<insert text here>
| |
|
|
RE: WHO HAS DONE A DEGREE - Apr. 26 2008 23:08:47
| |
|
freak_in_cage
Posts: 2910
Joined: Dec. 31 2004
Status: offline
|
i found my degree ok tbh
if your dyslexic contact any local independent opticians (not some sh!tty specsavers!) and asked to be screened for "visual stress/mears irlen syndrone/scotopic sensitivity syndrome"- although not the same as dyslexia wearing specifically coloured lenses may well make reading easier
(the above goes for anyone who has dyslexia type symptoms when reading, regardless of whether your dyslexic or not)
_____________________________
my bench & weights for sale in Devon on ebay! email me for links!!!!
| |
|
|
RE: WHO HAS DONE A DEGREE - Apr. 26 2008 23:56:45
| |
|
larryk
Posts: 305
Joined: Mar. 26 2007
From: Ireland
Status: offline
|
i have a BEng, currently in year 2 (of 3) of part time MSc, man its a pain in the ass! i am wishing i never took it on but i remember last year when i got through the exams i was happy to have one year done, thats all that is making me do this year. i feel your pain bud, stick at it!
ironically i should be doing an assignment right now not reading and posting crap on here!
_____________________________
My Cissus-Drol Log
| |
|
|
RE: WHO HAS DONE A DEGREE - Apr. 27 2008 1:14:19
| |
|
e8_pack
Posts: 470
Joined: Oct. 3 2003
From: UK
Status: offline
|
BEng Hons (1st)
MPhil Manufacturing - Research fellow - not quite a PhD but higher than a masters ;-)
i went as a mature student. here is some serious advice..
Give your tutor what he wants...
Don't try and learn something, you do that when you get a new job - just make sure you pass and the only way to do that with distinction is to give the person who is marking you exactly what they are looking for even if you don't agree with it.
_____________________________
Pain is just weakness leaving the body..
| |
|
|
RE: WHO HAS DONE A DEGREE - Apr. 27 2008 3:40:34
| |
|
Dan Nukem
Posts: 9336
Joined: Sep. 21 2002
From: Ireland
Status: offline
|
I would say at least half of the people i went to college with felt like this at one stage or another. I know I felt like this numerous times over numerous years!
Of those who dropped out, when i see them around, they all still regret dropping out.
Funnily enough it always seems to be people who are in or near the end of their second year who feel like this.
Once you finish 2nd year, you should see it as the point of no return. You've done over 50% of the slog, so just hang in there.
Your final year, despite probably being difficult, will go very quickly.
| |
|
|
RE: WHO HAS DONE A DEGREE - Apr. 27 2008 3:54:12
| |
|
weebiceps
Posts: 411
Joined: Aug. 31 2006
Status: offline
|
completed 1 year didint like it, quit changed course, done another year, didnt like it quit changed course and then finally got my degree after 6/7 years in total at uni?? Now got a serious ****load of debt but like the Dan the man says no point quitting now, believe me going to work every day is worse than beign a poor lazy student.
| |
|
|
RE: WHO HAS DONE A DEGREE - Apr. 27 2008 7:47:27
| |
|
daKensta
Posts: 3567
Joined: Apr. 6 2004
From: Edinburgh
Status: offline
|
I did a degree.
back in the early 90s.
back when having a degree meant you were at least moderately intelligent.
bah humbug, correct politicalness gone mad etc.
_____________________________
5' 11" 95kg
SQ:200 BP:150 DL:230 OHP:110
| |
|
|
RE: WHO HAS DONE A DEGREE - Apr. 27 2008 9:25:42
| |
|
hothead
Posts: 559
Joined: Mar. 29 2003
From: london United Kingdom
Status: offline
|
Thanks for all the comments really helpful i will not give up i am good at what i am studying but struggle at the academics, i am very determined and focused. It is a good demonstration for my sons also the see all the hard work i do and i hope they learn from this.
| |
|
|
RE: WHO HAS DONE A DEGREE - Apr. 27 2008 10:24:09
| |
|
mad_cereal_lover
Posts: 7109
Joined: Apr. 13 2004
From: Southwest, United Kingdom
Status: online
|
Hi mate,
Sorry to hear you are having problems. Dylexia can explain a lot of the problems and frustrations you are having though.
When I was doing my UG degree I knew some people who had that, fortunately the support at the uni is quite good. You could get a free laptop, extra time in exams etc and other things.
If you are based at a particular university, look up their learning support department, get in touch with them. Explain that you think you are dyslexic and are struggling and would like some help and ask them what support they have to offer for people who suffer from dyslexia. You might be surprised how much help there is, as well as financial help. Worth looking into mate!!
Good luck,
mcl
_____________________________
3 keys to success:
Diet & Nutrition
Your origin
Supplements
| |
|
|
Printable Version
New Messages
No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages
Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages
Locked w/o New Messages
Post New Thread