Yikes!
There were also fines at Carrington ($200 I think), but they were very rarely given out (maybe 3-4 times in total the entire year) - you really had to hack off the warden (who was the only person who could give them out).
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Otago Halls of Residence
- Thread starter Pineapple
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Yikes!
There were also fines at Carrington ($200 I think), but they were very rarely given out (maybe 3-4 times in total the entire year) - you really had to hack off the warden (who was the only person who could give them out).
For anyone who's wondering, this isn't just a threat unicol make either. You set off that fire alarm, and kiss $1350 goodbye.... My mate set it off last week, and all he did was put deoderant on >.>
hey guys, how amazing are the tutorials offered? i have either the choice of flatting with my sister next year, or being in a residential hall. flatting would be so much less expensive, but on the other hand, i'll be missing out on the tutorials. would that hurt my chances of getting into med?
It depends on you. If you're one to pick up stuff easily and quickly, then you're unlikely to benefit from tutorials. Even if you're not in a hall, there are OUSA tutorials, and *then* there are *a lot* of sources for help if there are things you don't understand (which I'm pretty sure is what hall tutes are about - helping you with stuff you didn't quite understand from lectures.)
Please keep in mind that tutorials are not magical success. At the end of the day, what you get out of HSFY depends on what you put in. From what I hear (from a variety of sources) the tutorials are simply second/third year students who did this paper last year who are recruited to answer your questions and explain stuff, and that's it.
Cathay808's stats: (caution: results not typical)
Hall: None
Tutorials attended: Zero
First Semester Average: 96%
This shows that tutorials are not necessary for good marks.
As many others have said, don't go to a hall just for tutorials, because chances are, you will be disappointed.
As I've already said, I'm in a hall, don't go to tutorials, and am on an A+ average. It isn't like you go to a tutorial and they tell you what's going to be in the exam >.> and besides, to be perfectly honest HSFY is *not* conceptually much more difficult (if any more) than year 13, the main difference is in the volume of the material, which is why I find tutorials to be a bit of a waste of time.
That said, everyone is different, and if you do choose to go flatting, you can always try the OUSA tutorials and see how that works for you.
The moral of the story: academically, you could live under a bridge and it wouldn't change your marks. Socially, it depends what kind of experience you want from the year.
Caesar
Regular Member
Lol tbh I'm not overly stressed about which hall I get into, just that I think some halls are just better than others (e.g quality of food, quietness, etc). Anywho, thanks for clarifying froot
There are others which value quietness, this indeed pleases me greatly. It should be noted, the better part of my own acquaintances would most promptly enquire "Is this establishment known for its jolly rambunctious endeavours?" when they so hastily decide on their residence, to which I say nay! 'Tis quietness that helps with study, not banter and merriment! Not bass which is harder and lager drunk faster! For if I should so much as see a single bead of elixir in my own goblet, be it wine or mead, I will verily know that the stress of HSFY has since been lifted of my shoulders.
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Caesar
Regular Member
I can just imagine the lols you'll be having next year with that attitude.
Totes. I mean seriously, who in their right mind thinks they should enjoy themselves at uni. Or go out and party. Or make friends. Utter madness. (j/k)
Also this is kind of off topic, but I don't know how to do that disappearing trick with off topic things so here goes: Does anyone know if there's usually time to go back to one's college between lectures and grab lunch, or is it the kind of thing where you're stuck going between classes until the day's over?
Offtopic tags are [offtopic*] [/offtopic*], minus the *s.
And you'll have 2-4 lectures a day, sometimes with a lab. You'll probably only ever have to miss lunch at your hall is if you're unlucky enough (like me) to end up with a lab 9am-12pm, then a lecture at 12pm, but even then, that's only once or twice a fortnight. The time-consuming part of HSFY is your own study (which has whatever timetable you want), the contact hours (lectures, labs, any tutes you might decide to go to) are pretty inconsequential overall. You'll only have like 12 hours a week of lectures in semester 2, slightly more in semester one. Contrast that to the 30-odd hours a week of classes you have at high-school, and HSFY doesn't seem so bad
Hi there,
While I'm not in a residential college (that's what we call them here) myself (personal/parental reasons), I do happen to know quite a few people from my school who got into the likes of St Margarets, Carrington, Arana, and what not, and I don't know of anyone who went as far as to send supplemental letters - I tend to believe that the official Application Form is all they require, and, indeed, all that was provided by those people I know. So, while I can't say whether it improves your chances, I am fairly confident that there's no need to. Also, do consider the fact the Accommodations Office, as well as the college heads/wardens/masters/whatever, have to process an enormous amount of applications, and it would be plausible that they may prefer you to stick to the standard forms rather than writing supplementary letters and complicating up their paperwork...
In essence, I'm not saying don't do it - I'm not in a position to. But, assuming you haven't done it already, I'm not saying that you should, either. I have not heard of anyone doing it, and seeing as plenty of people got what they wanted, it doesn't look like you have a real need to. I haven't checked but I think the deadline for first round of offers is tomorrow? Either that or next week, but either way, if you haven't sent one already I'm not sure whether it's worth your while sending one (that's assuming there's even a benefit in sending one.) But of course if you have already sent one then don't worry too much about it.
I do recommend that you sit back, don't worry too much, and wait for your offer.
PS: I would've gone off talking about the fact that your chances at getting into med/dent/pharm/whatever-you-want is not dictated by the college you're staying at, but instead I'll just ask you to read around on MSO's NZ Med Entry forum, and appreciate that while it may be desirable to get into Carrington, in the end it doesn't matter, and is more of a social experience, and absolutely not a career-making/ruining thing.
Fitzwilliam
Member
Dammit, I was 1 day too late.
I sent mine in yesterday, 1st of October. I hope they accept it :cry: ... and I chose St Margaret's as my first choice as well.
I didn't want to think about having to go to University so I kept putting it off.
I guess I missed the first round of offers? How do those things work, and do they give out second round offers?
I'll be so annoyed if I didn't get into St Margaret's or Carrington.
I sent mine in yesterday, 1st of October. I hope they accept it :cry: ... and I chose St Margaret's as my first choice as well.
I didn't want to think about having to go to University so I kept putting it off.
I guess I missed the first round of offers? How do those things work, and do they give out second round offers?
I'll be so annoyed if I didn't get into St Margaret's or Carrington.
Firstly, welcome to MSO
Secondly, it isn't the end of the world if you miss out on Carrington or St Marg's, heck, I'm at UniCol and doing just fine.
Um, I'd say one day late shouldn't make too much difference, although you might want to ring them and find out. And yeah, they give out second-round offers, but those are pretty late in the piece, from memory.
Fitzwilliam
Member
Yea, but still. I read that St Margaret's has an awesome music facility and formal dinners every Sunday, which I would love to be apart of.
I'm going for NCEA level 3 with excellence and I just hope that I don't get put into a really bad Halls of Residence since I am the high achieving type.
(Also I heard that Unicol was really loud in the weekends and is full of people that like to drink...)
I'm going for NCEA level 3 with excellence and I just hope that I don't get put into a really bad Halls of Residence since I am the high achieving type.
(Also I heard that Unicol was really loud in the weekends and is full of people that like to drink...)
Hey, I didn't say wanting to get into St Marg's was a bad thing (it was my first choice, lol), just that it's not the end of the world if you don't
And I'll say this one more time for emphasis: there. are. no. bad. halls. of. residence. in. Otago.
Oh, and you heard correctly, not gonna lie. Just remember that St Marg's can hear us pretty clearly on those weekends, from what my friends there tell me.
Fitzwilliam
Member
And I'll say this one more time for emphasis: there. are. no. bad. halls. of. residence. in. Otago.
I don't know... I heard Aquinas wasn't a good one. I heard there were lot of international students there and it's really far from the Uni. And it seems to be the last pick for everyone, so I'd be disappointed if I was put into Aquinas.
I tried calling them just before and it goes to their answering machine, so I don't think I can get a hold of one of their accommodation staff members to talk to by tomorrow. Which by that time I'll be 3 days late :unsure:
When do they announce who gets in which halls of residence? I hope there'll be a spot for me in the second round offers in St Margaret's for me.