Honest_Man#1 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 15 minutes ago, Sooky said: This was also present in the toilets at Stirling, so clearly the P&B presence is high here. Looks like they’ve found out that @G_Man1985 likes the new Irn Bru. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 30 minutes ago, Allan Jacobsen said: Stirling is a good university and the campus is good if you fancy a wander. My only criticism when I was there was that the admin staff for my undergraduate seemed to be perpetually unorganised. It used to be famous for having the highest suicide rate in the country, by the sounds of it things have improved. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 20 minutes ago, Sooky said: This was also present in the toilets at Stirling, so clearly the P&B presence is high here. Its not wrong either, tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 It's exam season up here, and everyone's studying like f**k in the library. Anyway, five laptops have gone missing in the last week, so it means everyone is now studying in packs. Bit shite, as I like studying alone. But at least I've met 5 people on my course who are actually good c***s - which is a rarity. Every cloud and that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 4 hours ago, ArabAuslander said: Anyway, five laptops have gone missing in the last week.... But at least I've met 5 people on my course who are actually good c***s... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 On 26/03/2019 at 14:06, welshbairn said: It used to be famous for having the highest suicide rate in the country, by the sounds of it things have improved. It's because the Wallace monument is on their grounds so folk jumping off that were counted in their stats, or so I was told 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48091971 31% of graduates are over educated for their jobs, with arts and humanities graduates most likely to be working in a job that they are over qualified for. I got a degree that's completely unrelated to the work I do, although the most important thing for me is my work experience. I now have 16 years of experience and am in a job that is graduate level. I do find that in large organisations there are plenty of paths to advancement, you don't necessarily have to have a qualification in what you are working in. I worked with people who had lots of technical qualifications as well as people who had doctorates in unrelated fields (Magical realism literature was one that I recall) as well as people who had no qualifications and left school at 15. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YassinMoutaouakil Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Going to Edinburgh in September. Not decided yet whether I want to come back painfully middle class or develop a heroin addiction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Jings, they never had exciting modules like that when I was at Uni. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 On 29/04/2019 at 14:59, ICTChris said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48091971 31% of graduates are over educated for their jobs, with arts and humanities graduates most likely to be working in a job that they are over qualified for. When I was made redundant, I found that being over-qualified was an issue when applying for 'regular' jobs as they were (understandably) concerned that I'd just leave when something I'd been in before popped up. I'd imagine that this would be particularly difficult for humanities as I guess employers would think the same, but about humanity-based roles that are rather few and far between. More annoyingly, I was also under-qualified when looking for relevant work as I only needed a Bachelor's when I started out, but now every **** is asking for a masters because the market is over-flooded with graduates at bachelors level. Thankfully I managed to find some people that understand that 9 years experience was better than an MSc with none and am now in a job that I wouldn't have had without my degree. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 5 hours ago, YassinMoutaouakil said: Going to Edinburgh in September. Not decided yet whether I want to come back painfully middle class or develop a heroin addiction. Don't limit yourself. You can do both, we believe in you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 On 29/04/2019 at 14:59, ICTChris said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48091971 31% of graduates are over educated for their jobs, with arts and humanities graduates most likely to be working in a job that they are over qualified for. I got a degree that's completely unrelated to the work I do, although the most important thing for me is my work experience. I now have 16 years of experience and am in a job that is graduate level. I do find that in large organisations there are plenty of paths to advancement, you don't necessarily have to have a qualification in what you are working in. I worked with people who had lots of technical qualifications as well as people who had doctorates in unrelated fields (Magical realism literature was one that I recall) as well as people who had no qualifications and left school at 15. The whole thing is hugely value laden and pre judged. A degree in History of art is not a higher level of education than 4 years apprenticeship in a trade. It is a different type of education but not "over". You could argue that a pointless degree is a lower level than something vocational or practical. I wonder how many engineering graduates work as waiters? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 The whole thing is hugely value laden and pre judged. A degree in History of art is not a higher level of education than 4 years apprenticeship in a trade. It is a different type of education but not "over". You could argue that a pointless degree is a lower level than something vocational or practical. I wonder how many engineering graduates work as waiters? My neighbour did history of art and went straight into working for an auction house for several years so it can, occasionally, be vocational. She’s now working in a different industry but she’s still great to have in your pub quiz team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowArab Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 I'm currently in 4th year of studying IT Management and my course up until 4th year was interesting. 4th year has been boring and tedious though. For example, I've recently completed my 6th project management module in a row. These were all mandatory. There are no optional modules in my course.That being said, I'm looking to do a masters in finance. I've slowly been more and more interested in it. Is a masters worth it these days? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowArab Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 If anyone gives a f**k, I need to think of a dissertation topic. Something that I can easily receive and generate data for. I'm thinking of researching smart cctv being used for parking management? Comparing 2 unis different systems for parking etc... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, MeadowArab said: I'm currently in 4th year of studying IT Management and my course up until 4th year was interesting. 4th year has been boring and tedious though. For example, I've recently completed my 6th project management module in a row. These were all mandatory. There are no optional modules in my course. That being said, I'm looking to do a masters in finance. I've slowly been more and more interested in it. Is a masters worth it these days? I’ve been toying idea doing one but just not sure what I want to do next or five yr goal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 I'm currently in 4th year of studying IT Management and my course up until 4th year was interesting. 4th year has been boring and tedious though. For example, I've recently completed my 6th project management module in a row. These were all mandatory. There are no optional modules in my course.That being said, I'm looking to do a masters in finance. I've slowly been more and more interested in it. Is a masters worth it these days? Six project management modules? That sounds absolutely awful [emoji23] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Patterson Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Finished 3rd year lads. Bloody pleased with myself. Only one year to go. I also have a small chance at getting a first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie95 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 I'm quickly realising that doing a Masters degree was not the best of ideas, especially when it comes to needing to write a dissertation throughout the Summer. I am really struggling to become motivated enough to get large parts of it done, at the moment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooky Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Found out I graduated from Stirling with a 2:1 today, which I’m chuffed about. Even more chuffed that I’m going to Glasgow (okay, less chuffed about the fact I’ll be living in Glasgow) to do a masters in War Studies! Yet another year of successfully avoiding needing to find full time employment [emoji41] 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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