Study locations

[Jenny_2108]

And your skirts are too short

LOL School has nothing to do with the length of skirts. Its individual's choice

To some extent, but when a majority of people within a School choose to express themself in them same way it becomes a culture. And, yes, I agree that it is each individual students' choice to choose whether to conform to peer pressure of how to wear a uniform. Some schools have students who wear their uniform with modesty and some dont, and thats their culture.

I think the JMSS 'culture' is to annoy Monash students and attempt a takeover of the Clayton Campus. That is all.

EDIT: Xpression thanks to P<3

Okay, I haven't seen JMSS uniform but I don't think uniform is used to evaluate students' attitudes of that school.

If they annoy Monash students, why don't uni students stand up and speak out loud instead of sitting here and commenting how bad they are. They are younger than you and everyone makes mistakes. About the noise, I assume some teenagers don't control themselves well and overreact at the public places. However, I don't think its their "culture".
 

[HERculina]

I use to go to the city lobrary to study. It's better than the state in that it opens way earlier (8am, not 10 am) and you don't need to hire lockers for bags. You also need a library card to use their net, in case you're worried about being distracted. They don't have many silent rooms to study in though.
But I still find my local library the best to study at compared to other libraries for some reason.

[pi]

If they annoy Monash students, why don't uni students stand up and speak out loud instead of sitting here and commenting how bad they are.

Um, we do. But because they don't listen, we have to resort to a VCE forum to spread the word of their behaviour Feel free to tell your friends!

[Special At Specialist]

If you went to my old school (Mount Erin Frankston), you wouldn't be complaining about "disrespectful teenagers" at JMSS. As far as teenagers go, I'd say JMSS has some of the most considerate, appropriately-mannered people in the state.

[Eddiee]

So you were the one who stared at me a couple of times.....

I didn't stare at you? :\

Lmao, but yeah, do I have the right person?

You had glasses right?

Yeah and the school rugby top

[Shenz0r]

Maybe it's the MHS & JMSS rivalry!

What rivalry LOL, MHS hands down? Yes.

(not that I would know, having gone to Laverton p-12)


Re: X_x, I appreciate you making an account and I wish it was because of a less hurtful note, but I am not without reason.

Maybe you're correct and not all are bad, but all I have come across so far are. And it's not just talking shit that's the issue, it's the way they behave too. Just jump onto any 601 bus when school's out to see some of the most inconsiderate teenagers form what is considered a "top tier" school, it's honestly disgraceful.

Also, no-where I said they don't have the right to Monash's resources, I know of the affiliations. But what I also know is that these constitute of douchiness:
1) bagging people based on their degree
2) clogging up public transport when they could place themselves in a more efficient manner (ie. take off school bags?, let older people have a seat?)
3) wearing Monash Med hoodies when you're in school
4) clogging up the library when I honestly believe uni students should have the priority, especially when our exams determine our employment and are much more important than yours'
5) being loud is designated "quiet areas"
...and I could go on, I haven't even touched on the godlike presence of JMSS in other areas of the campus

And I'd the the same if any Monash uni student acted the same way too.

While I'm inclined to agree, you can expect those issues from virtually any school.

1) Oh you know, like, MHS students totally don't bag each other for enrolling in supposedly "dumb" degrees, or you know for getting into Deakin Uni or something.
2) The Year 9s and 10s have been clogging up the trains at South Yarra since the beginning of time, how many times has the public complained about us not giving our seats up? How many times do we have to yell at the Year 9s and 10s to move down the aisle (and they don't)?
3) OK that's screwed
4 & 5) Well, MHS kids do clog up State and can still be noisy as hell...

[Bhootnike]

I love how this was all bout study locations, and now its almost a debate on whether some school is good or not!

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State library is awesome, peaceful and quiet, and has an aura of academia
strongly recommend you go there.

[CaiTheHuman]

My bed. I study on my bed. I bought one of those things meant for laptops to write it. It was probably going to bad for my back. However I got pillows and stuff to support my back. It's very efficient as I can stay warm, relaxed while studying.

[Special At Specialist]

My bed. I study on my bed. I bought one of those things meant for laptops to write it. It was probably going to bad for my back. However I got pillows and stuff to support my back. It's very efficient as I can stay warm, relaxed while studying.

I used to do this, but there were a few annoying things about it:
1. I have a tendency to slouch over whenever I do this until the point where I am almost in lying down position. By lying down all day, I find it hard to sleep at night and sometimes my muscles get quite sore.
2. It is hard to write on a soft bed unless I have something to support my work on.
3. I don't know how big your bed is, but depending on its size, the way in which you lie/sit down and how many books, clothes and other things you have on your bed at once, it can be hard to find space to work properly.

[Shenz0r]

Most of the time, I study at my desk (which is pretty small) so I have to put all my books and paper on the bed and pack it all up before I go to sleep.

Normally my laptop is in front of me, but I'm able to keep it closed and not give a rat about it when doing trial exams.

I love how this was all bout study locations, and now its almost a debate on whether some school is good or not!

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ON TOPIC:

State library is awesome, peaceful and quiet, and has an aura of academia
strongly recommend you go there.

Only when you're studying with two or three people. State isn't really good for group study in my opinion (I don't think any library is - take Glen and Box Hill for example), because so many people get distracted and start half-working and half-talking, and quite frankly it's way less productive.

But yeah, when you're not with that many people, you can get heaps of work done at state (like 6-7 hours worth of work)

[Special At Specialist]

I wish my local library was open 24/7 (it has the worst opening hours ever). I live nowhere near the state library (takes me over an hour to get to Melbourne) and, although there are places like McDonald's and Red Rooster nearby that have plenty of spare tables, I feel awkward going in there to do homework. Even if I ordered food whilst I was there, they would still be staring at me the whole time if I came in there with a stack of books and a calculator.

My desk is so small that you can't even open an A4 exercise book on it. There is just enough room for an A4 sheet of paper (so I can do practice exams), but I don't have a working printer at home so that really limits me... sometimes I just open up a trial maths exam on my computer, take a screenshot of each page, put it on paint and then solve it from there (as if I'm trying to imitate Khan Academy but without the tablet).

I wish there was a SEAS that I could fill out that specifically addressed this issue. I don't have "family problems", I just have study space problems.

[Jenny_2108]

I love how this was all bout study locations, and now its almost a debate on whether some school is good or not!

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ON TOPIC:

State library is awesome, peaceful and quiet, and has an aura of academia
strongly recommend you go there.

Not peaceful and quiet at all. Lots of people tutor there and they talk quite loud. I swear today I sit at the next table and still hear everything a guy tutors his student maths ==

There are quiet areas as well but you have to go earlier because its very hard to find a seat there

[osgood]

I ended up heading to the RMIT Swanston library and it was ba-yoo-tiful! The silent work area was exactly what I was after.

[Jenny_2108]

I ended up heading to the RMIT Swanston library and it was ba-yoo-tiful! The silent work area was exactly what I was after.

I thought they only allowed RMIT students? Wow, good on you

[claireb]

As a couple of other people have said, try looking at local councils near the CBD e.g. Yarra (East), Port Phillip (South), Stonnington (South East), Moreland (North), Moonee Valley (West) etc. I haven't been to any libraries in these areas so maybe someone else can help you choose from there.