RL University vs Sims University
Sam the T-man:
^ Couldn't agree more. Scholarships do exist, but only for certain courses. I wish it was that easy IRL - how does that work in the States? Another thing, about Halls - they do have more facilities, but you pay extra for them, it's actually cheaper to rent private. It's a shame Squinge's answer to commuter students never made it past testing - there are enough on my course that still live at home. Only reason I don't is because Leeds is too far away from Lincolnshire for me to stay put, otherwise I wouldn't be so broke :(
Oh yeah, about classes - we were told at Induction Day last year that "they're not compulsory, but you're strongly advised to attend". Lectures you can catch up on via their website, although with a practical course like mine they're a waste of time, although practical sessions are compulsory in my book. We don't write term papers either, although I know most students do.
abaris:
When I attended University during the 80ies it was free as long as you went to a state institute and not a private one. Now it's about 500 Euros for the semester. That would actually be OK, if it meant providing better services, but that's not the case.
BeosBoxBoy:
real-life university is about as far removed from the University EP as a Picasso painting is removed from a box of wax crayons.
The University EP in no manner whatsoever reflects any real life university experience I have ever known or heard spoken of. The University EP is like a grotesque compiled from the lurid memories of the biggest losers on campus with frequent confabulations based on insipid comedies like Animal House, Making the Grade, Revenge of the Nerds and other mind-numbing crap films of the 1970s and 1980s.
Saying that the University EP is like real life university, would be like saying the Porky's films reflect real life high school.
abaris:
Quote from: beosboxboy;1000854
Saying that the University EP is like real life university, would be like saying the Porky's films reflect real life high school.
As far as memory serves, the Porky's films did reflect at least parts of my IRL school life.
BeosBoxBoy:
o_0 really???
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