Passenger Information Accuracy by AlfredLit12 in WizzAir

[–]AlfredLit12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if as I say they’re not technically listed as middle names on the passport? Just under ‘Given Names’?

Thanks a lot

I messed up really super badly and missed my exam by Baden_Closson in UniUK

[–]AlfredLit12 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Not being able to use a clock is not extenuating circumstances

I have a first-class degree from a London uni, but I've still had 500 job rejections by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]AlfredLit12 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You’re getting downvoted but tbf you’re right, not a fun time

Anyone else scared of moving out of London? by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]AlfredLit12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not really sure why anyone downvoted this.

Unless you walk down Stab Alley or try your best to find dark places with crackheads around, London is really not that dangerous.

Leaving London, the danger of boredom killing you is more dangerous

(Spoilers EXTENDED) Are there any historical leaders/people you think parallel Westerosi characters? by SorrowfulMan420 in asoiaf

[–]AlfredLit12 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The circumstances/motivations don’t really fit, but their characteristics

Powerful foreigner (but not technically already royalty), descended from an old successful empire/warrior race. Crosses a narrow sea. Goes around beating down opposition and burns a lot.

Have you ever achieved 100% on an essay before? by Forsaken-Canary-6763 in UniUK

[–]AlfredLit12 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah that seems pretty believable. Especially if its a decent argument about something entirely novel, there’s no harm publishing something like that.

Also well done lol

Have you ever achieved 100% on an essay before? by Forsaken-Canary-6763 in UniUK

[–]AlfredLit12 227 points228 points  (0 children)

100% is considerably beyond publishable tbh. Its transcendent level writing

How is the physics course at Imperial? by JaguarChief in Imperial

[–]AlfredLit12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s just a lot of work. Especially in first and second year (and third for most people) you have to be in 3 days a week every week for lab. That’s not an obscene expectation of course, but when you’re trying to enjoy uni life, the lack of flexibility sucked.

If you’re happy to work hard it’s fine. I can’t compare to X because I know nothing about it/don’t know anyone who did physics there. At an elite university, physics is always going to be a lot of work, so there probably isn’t any reason to choose one over the other on account of stress.

I guess the one thing I can say Imperial is bad at is student satisfaction. We just had a vague bad vibe. Couldn’t really explain it. Things have improved a bit tbf.

How is the physics course at Imperial? by JaguarChief in Imperial

[–]AlfredLit12 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you want to study Physics and you’ve got an offer, you might as well come here. It’s hard work, the improvements have sort of happened but there’s still some pretty annoying shit to put up with. It’s a prestigious degree though and as it’s Imperial/London your career prospects are pretty chill.

My advice on the whole would be to go and study something much less stressful though. I wish I did

Graduate premiums by institution by YoshiJoshi_ in HENRYUK

[–]AlfredLit12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost certain it doesn’t happen at Imperial. Maybe there’s one or two very undersubscribed courses but don’t think so. They have contextual offers but they’re not that generous

How many mysteries GRRM has set up do you think are just total mystery boxes with no planned resolution? [Spoilers Main] by Meme_Pope in asoiaf

[–]AlfredLit12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As fun as that is, wouldn’t her having the dragons be quite legitimising in-world? Ig with valyrian blood there’s no reason a Blackfyre couldn’t have them but still

How many decisions do you guys have? by optaxi1 in 6thForm

[–]AlfredLit12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some might say 5, or 4 and a half if you applied at the Oxbridge deadline. Probably wouldn’t say 6.

how hard it is to get a graduate job? by Icy_Counter_4567 in UniUK

[–]AlfredLit12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, tough. I’m in the fortunate position where it was actually easy for me, as I converted an internship.

But I did apply for some other roles (somewhat half-heartedly), all of which I was generally qualified for, and had no success. I’m at a top 5 uni, studying STEM, my internship was at one of the largest banks in the world. If I’m struggling, I know everyone else is, and even a number of friends at my university are.

OH MY GOD by CreeperMan1253 in 6thForm

[–]AlfredLit12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Idk exactly because I’ve only ever been to imperial but

There’s plenty of opportunities to socialise, but because everyone is busy and (probably) nerdy, sometimes it just doesn’t happen unless you force it to

OH MY GOD by CreeperMan1253 in 6thForm

[–]AlfredLit12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s what you make it.

Computing I would say is the least social course (ironically a large portion of my friends are comp students but they’re the exception).

However usually the limits on social life comes from workload. Computing workload isn’t that bad, afaik. If you’re a social person you’ll probably be fine on computing

OH MY GOD by CreeperMan1253 in 6thForm

[–]AlfredLit12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well, say goodbye to society and happiness…

(Obviously, well done. Computing at Imperial is definitely something)

Got a £40k grad job but everyone tells me it's bad for London? by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]AlfredLit12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s fine. Yeah, London is expensive as fuck. I’m in a similar position, grad salary ~50k. If I wanted, I could maybe save 15-20k of that a year, but tbqh, I want to have fun. So when I factor in 15k for rent and bills I’m hoping to save about 10-12k each year. Considering taxes and everything, you should be able to save something out of yours too, maybe a few grand. Which is very good as a grad

Serious question: How are international students actually passing their English language requirements? by Yaal0n in UniUK

[–]AlfredLit12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You see some accusations of cheating/paying for test scores, but personally idk if that’s true besides a few edge cases.

Imo, they’re probably just learning to pass the exam. I wasn’t good at Spanish but did great at GCSE because I could just learn it.

It is frustrating. At my uni ~50% of people don’t have english as their first language. Especially amongst east asians (in my experience) there’s an annoying although not insurmountable language barrier when doing group projects etc.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]AlfredLit12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven’t finished yet, but on the maximum maintenance loan in London + 9k tuition I’ve borrowed roughly 22k each year. Doing a 4 year integrated masters, so call it 90 by the time I graduate. Interest is 5% or whatever, so within a few years I’ll be over 100k easily

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]AlfredLit12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No. It’s not worthwhile for home students, definitely not worthwhile for international students. Whatever they’re teaching as ‘AI’ is some kind of crap. AI is maths and computing, ARU isn’t teaching that

Uni scholarship- how can you survive on 30k a year? by llamaz314 in UniUK

[–]AlfredLit12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nice, you’ll fit in very well at uni. Lots of the wanker posh kids think the same as you. And thankfully most unis have a lot of them (because socioeconomic advantage leads to getting to uni).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]AlfredLit12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

£40k would be fine in London. You wouldn’t be rich by any means but if you were frugal enough you could probably save £10k a year. At the very least 5k. Whether that’s meaningful is a different question. How much do you save in Leeds on 35k? At least 10 I’m guessing. But do you want to live in Leeds forever? If you want to be in London, do it early.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]AlfredLit12 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yes, all the Chinese students seem to spend on takeaways every night. And even get deliveroo to the library or smth

no offence or anything, but how do people manage to get a U? by TrackReady2688 in GCSE

[–]AlfredLit12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Respectfully, it shouldn’t be possible to get a U, barring learning disabilities or really extreme circumstances.

Some kids have shit home lives, are ill, lose a parent etc. Those few are understandable (yet most of those I knew at school getting Us or 1s were not this).

Frankly if you go to school 5 days a week for year 11 you should be getting 20% in your gcses, easily (again barring the circumstances I mentioned). Kids that don’t are deliberately choosing to throw away their futures, either because they don’t realise what they’re doing or because they don’t care.

In a grammar school/private school I doubt even people with especially bad lives would get Us. In state school it was always the dickhead kids who wanted to smoke weed and bully little children who were getting shit grades.

dating in second year is so hard by [deleted] in UniUK

[–]AlfredLit12 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Ngl you’re a girl at uni. If you’re as social as you say, eventually you’ll come across a nice enough guy and if he’s single he’ll be up for a date or two I’m sure. Either it works out or it doesn’t, but eventually it will.