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Timetabling!
« on: January 28, 2010, 10:01:22 pm »
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Alright it looks like ive got 2 tutes, 2 labs, 8 lectures to work with....

What do people recommend?
Avoid 3 lectures in a row?
Are there combinations that should be avoided? (like a tute, lab then tute)

Just general things I should take note of when it comes to organising my timetable
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Re: Timetabling!
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2010, 10:07:16 pm »
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Umm... I advise against any more than 3 straight hours of lectures in a row... even that can be pushing it, depending on how difficult the material is.
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Re: Timetabling!
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2010, 01:04:26 am »
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Don't leave really long breaks between classes either, you tend to end up wasting that time (even if you resolve to use it to study, it ain't gonna happen :P).

Don't start your days too early unless you're really a morning person, because as semester progresses you will be more and more tempted to sleep in and miss the classes (since nobody gives a damn if you rock up or not)

Try not to have too many different subjects in one day or you'll have to lug lots of different books (+ laptop if applicable) around, which really sucks after awhile
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Re: Timetabling!
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2010, 09:08:55 am »
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are late afternoon classes good? how popular are they?
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Re: Timetabling!
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2010, 02:55:38 pm »
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Quote from: *ryan777* on January 29, 2010, 09:08:55 am
are late afternoon classes good? how popular are they?

Arvo classes are always far more popular than morning classes.
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Re: Timetabling!
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2010, 04:43:59 pm »
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A question of my own: is it unwise to timetable one activity immediately following another or is this what people normally do? It just seems like if I have a law lecture ending at 12, followed by a French tutorial starting at 12, I'll always miss the first 5 minutes of the tutorial getting from A to B.
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Re: Timetabling!
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2010, 05:18:24 pm »
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No, classes always start 5 mins after and finish 5 mins beforehand for this very reason
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Re: Timetabling!
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2010, 09:59:16 pm »
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Quote from: ninwa on January 29, 2010, 05:18:24 pm
No, classes always start 5 mins after and finish 5 mins beforehand for this very reason

In easier-to-understand language: you'll always have about 10mins between back-to-back classes.
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Re: Timetabling!
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2010, 10:09:14 pm »
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Quote from: ninwa on January 29, 2010, 05:18:24 pm
No, classes always start 5 mins after and finish 5 mins beforehand for this very reason

so i can show up 5 mins late to a tute or lecture and still b on time? nice :)
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Re: Timetabling!
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2010, 10:57:17 pm »
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Hahaha was about to start a thread identical to this, thanks.
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