Uni life crisis xD

[b^3]

Don't worry, you're not the only well feeling run down. All I seem to do now is, wake up -> eat (on the train if I'm late) -> car -> train station -> train to city -> train to Huntingdale -> bus to Clayton -> lecture/tute/lab -> library/eat/study/sleep -> next lecture/tute/lab -> eat/sleep -> next lecture/tute/lab -> bus -> train 2 -> train 1 -> home -> eat -> 30 mins to 2 hrs of study (I'f I'm lucky) -> sleep.

Rinse and repeat.

(.....the life of a Monash Western Suburbian, besides TrueTears)

Also what doesn't help is when getting run down makes you get sick. Got a bad cold atm, got halfway to the city on friday, ran off the train and threw-up on the platform, and came back home, then had to try and catch up in what I missed out on.

I'm struggling to find the time outside of class, with travelling being 1hr30mins to 2 hrs one way, been doing some work on the trains, but only when I get a seat, don't always get one coming out of the city at peak hour. By the time I get home aswell, I've run out of energy to do much, and the "study" isn't as efficient as it used to be.

But we must push on, and remember, it's not all year round, just 2 sets of 12 weeks with a mid term "break" (well study probably) and a couple of weeks of exams.

Oh and sucks about your traveling times, sounds similar to b^3, hope you don't have to many early starts/late finishes

Yeh 8am starts kill........ (dam you 5.15am wake up!) But the important thing is that we are still enjoying what we are doing.

[ninwa]

You shouldn't have to compromise your health to get to classes

Figure out which classes are recorded, which ones you don't have an attendance requirement for, prioritise your time - you need to realise that it is not necessary to go to all of your classes, especially if they're at 8am and they're being recorded and not going means you'll get an extra few hours of sleep which means you'll be more rested to be productive for the rest of the day

Most of your lectures should be recorded, often with video in case your lecturer decides to write stuff on the board or whatever: http://www.mulo.monash.edu.au/

Uni is 10% classes 90% self-study and if you fuck your body rhythm up so that you're incapable of doing work on your own then something needs to change ASAP

[ninwa]

I'm struggling to find the time outside of class, with travelling being 1hr30mins to 2 hrs one way, been doing some work on the trains, but only when I get a seat, don't always get one coming out of the city at peak hour. By the time I get home aswell, I've run out of energy to do much, and the "study" isn't as efficient as it used to be.

Why don't you stay back at uni to study in the libraries, and catch a later train which'll let you sit down/nap?

[jane1234]

Yeah I'm finding this too, minus the travel time (takes like 10mins to get to uni ). But even if I'm not out socialising I just find I can never be bothered studying. I skip half my lectures and never bother to catch up 'cause they all seem fairly pointless. Idk, maybe I am still in 'holiday mode' after year 12 and don't really want to go back to the routine I had last year. But I've got a fair few assignments due and I don't even know where to start as I've never studied these kinds of subjects before... so yeah, definitely struggling with motivation to study (even though I need decent grades to keep my scholarship + get a travel grant for next year)...

[Greatness]

Yeah I'm finding this too, minus the travel time (takes like 10mins to get to uni ). But even if I'm not out socialising I just find I can never be bothered studying. I skip half my lectures and never bother to catch up 'cause they all seem fairly pointless. Idk, maybe I am still in 'holiday mode' after year 12 and don't really want to go back to the routine I had last year. But I've got a fair few assignments due and I don't even know where to start as I've never studied these kinds of subjects before... so yeah, definitely struggling with motivation to study (even though I need decent grades to keep my scholarship + get a travel grant for next year)...

Yeah pretty much the same here, i really do think im still in holiday mode... xD and the fact that most of these units are new to me, i dont really know how you're 'suppose' to approach them. And the feeling of not knowing if you're right.
Already need to catch up with some of my lectures and some theory :X

[Starlight]

If you wanna get the top top top scroes, then having no life is a must lol

I don't think that's entirely true..

[Starlight]

I'm at parkville campus. I didn't think travel would be such a bitch until i actually started doing it day in day out. Takes forever, walk to bus stop, bus to train station, train to tram... Takes 1hr 40mins~ on the way there and the same back but can be more during peak hour I live on the mornington peninsula.
I like the idea of living on campus and i would consider it maybe next year. I may be able to move in with some relatives and cut the travel time in half, but then i would have literally no social life outside of uni - cos all of my friends live on the peninsula :/
I've joined a few comm based clubs and there events have mainly been bbqs and some evening events with accounting firms etc. The other thing about going to the pub or going out in the city is that it would be hard to get home for me - especially on weeknights
Recently i've started to try doing some reading on the train and some tute work - which has helped, but i really dont want to take textbooks to uni lol
It's starting to get better but still sucks XD

Try to find pdfs of your textbooks online and bring a laptop with you on the train perhaps?

[Greatness]

I'm at parkville campus. I didn't think travel would be such a bitch until i actually started doing it day in day out. Takes forever, walk to bus stop, bus to train station, train to tram... Takes 1hr 40mins~ on the way there and the same back but can be more during peak hour I live on the mornington peninsula.
I like the idea of living on campus and i would consider it maybe next year. I may be able to move in with some relatives and cut the travel time in half, but then i would have literally no social life outside of uni - cos all of my friends live on the peninsula :/
I've joined a few comm based clubs and there events have mainly been bbqs and some evening events with accounting firms etc. The other thing about going to the pub or going out in the city is that it would be hard to get home for me - especially on weeknights
Recently i've started to try doing some reading on the train and some tute work - which has helped, but i really dont want to take textbooks to uni lol
It's starting to get better but still sucks XD

Try to find pdfs of your textbooks online and bring a laptop with you on the train perhaps?

It's pretty damn hard to find pdf versions, i found a few but they weren't the ones we use - but i guess it's better than nothing. Also my laptop is pretty big so i'm not gonna take it out in the train, I'll just read it on my phone

Oh yeah why do all subjects give you assignments at the same time??? I call BS!! hahah just as i finish off 2 this week, i'll be getting another for math and i still have one for micro Fun times.....

[nemolala]

^i know right. For us, everything is due in the same week!

[werdna]

I think I'm in the same situation as you swarley... It takes forever to get to UoM (close to 2 hours each way) and whilst I'm loving the actual uni, I'm hating the course. Definitely thinking about doing a transfer to Monash next semester.

[aes_999]

Would a transfer be beneficial though? I mean, what if you transferred to Monash, and then said 'OMG buildings don't look as nice as UoM' or 'too many trees?'. But hey, it's your choice, and I say if you still want to transfer to Monash next semester, go for it. I was in a similar situation, thinking 'Melbourne for prestige, or just walk to Monash?' At the end, I chose Monash as I don't have to put up with breadth subjects and its close to the house.

From my own experiences at Monash Commerce though, it seems really chilled. Assignments are due on different weeks, although like UoM, there's quite a lot of reading to keep up. But there's no QM, which is great for people who are not that good at maths.

[marr]

This experience is fairly normal I'd say. Coming from someone who went through this last year, I went through periods of doubt in my first year about whether I'd manage to adjust to the way uni runs. Remember that you've only been through 3 weeks. Everyone goes through a sort of 'culture-shock' period after the honeymoon phase of O week and that huge summer break. If you get through the first semester you'll adjust, trust me.

Melb uni loves having assignments all due in the same week. I recall from weeks 3-10 I had atleast one thing due in, sometimes even 2-3 assingments due in the same week. Throw in travel time (I used to be driven to high school so taking the train was a big adjustment) and ouside of class readings and it feels like you have no free time whatsoever.

My advice is to just give it time and don't panic. Also don't feel discouraged if you're not getting good marks. My very first mark for a uni assignment was a P. Me a pass mark?! I was getting A's all through high school!! I went into total panic mode thinking I wasn't smart enough, that uni wasn't for me and that high school did nothing to prepare me for the 'real world'.  Just remember though that if you're good enough to get into Melb uni (Top 10% in the state) then you're good enough to survive. You have to realise that uni is different to high school and that they look for different things when marking your work. My biggest tip is to give it time. If you endure the adjustment period and keep motivated (Something that most students give up on early and never recover from during thier degree) you'll be fine.

I hope this helps anyone having doubts about themselves!

[happycat]

My Tip, get onto things early and don't leave things to the last minute. Multiple assignments on the same week doesn't help I know. I attend all my lectures except for the time clashed one.

[werdna]

This experience is fairly normal I'd say. Coming from someone who went through this last year, I went through periods of doubt in my first year about whether I'd manage to adjust to the way uni runs. Remember that you've only been through 3 weeks. Everyone goes through a sort of 'culture-shock' period after the honeymoon phase of O week and that huge summer break. If you get through the first semester you'll adjust, trust me.

Melb uni loves having assignments all due in the same week. I recall from weeks 3-10 I had atleast one thing due in, sometimes even 2-3 assingments due in the same week. Throw in travel time (I used to be driven to high school so taking the train was a big adjustment) and ouside of class readings and it feels like you have no free time whatsoever.

My advice is to just give it time and don't panic. Also don't feel discouraged if you're not getting good marks. My very first mark for a uni assignment was a P. Me a pass mark?! I was getting A's all through high school!! I went into total panic mode thinking I wasn't smart enough, that uni wasn't for me and that high school did nothing to prepare me for the 'real world'.  Just remember though that if you're good enough to get into Melb uni (Top 10% in the state) then you're good enough to survive. You have to realise that uni is different to high school and that they look for different things when marking your work. My biggest tip is to give it time. If you endure the adjustment period and keep motivated (Something that most students give up on early and never recover from during thier degree) you'll be fine.

I hope this helps anyone having doubts about themselves!

Awesome tips.

I'm doing a transfer because I've realised that the course just isn't for me.. haha.

[Greatness]

This experience is fairly normal I'd say. Coming from someone who went through this last year, I went through periods of doubt in my first year about whether I'd manage to adjust to the way uni runs. Remember that you've only been through 3 weeks. Everyone goes through a sort of 'culture-shock' period after the honeymoon phase of O week and that huge summer break. If you get through the first semester you'll adjust, trust me.

Melb uni loves having assignments all due in the same week. I recall from weeks 3-10 I had atleast one thing due in, sometimes even 2-3 assingments due in the same week. Throw in travel time (I used to be driven to high school so taking the train was a big adjustment) and ouside of class readings and it feels like you have no free time whatsoever.

My advice is to just give it time and don't panic. Also don't feel discouraged if you're not getting good marks. My very first mark for a uni assignment was a P. Me a pass mark?! I was getting A's all through high school!! I went into total panic mode thinking I wasn't smart enough, that uni wasn't for me and that high school did nothing to prepare me for the 'real world'.  Just remember though that if you're good enough to get into Melb uni (Top 10% in the state) then you're good enough to survive. You have to realise that uni is different to high school and that they look for different things when marking your work. My biggest tip is to give it time. If you endure the adjustment period and keep motivated (Something that most students give up on early and never recover from during thier degree) you'll be fine.

I hope this helps anyone having doubts about themselves!

Yeah the assignments/assessments just dont stop!! lol they just keep coming and coming! I mean the travel is starting to sink in like i'm starting to get used to it i guess, but yeah just the readings and stuff you need to do. The first couple of weeks i struggled cos i didnt have textbooks so was like meh i dont have to do anything lol but found out i was so behind so i recently just bought a few 2nd hand ones and WOW after reading a chapter or 2 of the accounting one a lot of things were much clearer and i felt like i kinda understood what was happening!! hahahha
I agree with yuo that you just have to keep going, i mean it's not like im completely demotivated and just fully hating life, but yeah as you said just a massive culture shock - which i'm slowly adapting to...