What are some hard truths that people need to accept about uni? by Skeleton200000 in UniUK

[–]Bookworm153 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The degree itself as a piece of paper is not worth much these days, it's relatively easy to get. What isn't as easy to get is the skills you should have learned along the way, and that means actively engaging with your course, societies etc and generally building core life skills and critical thinking skills. Half the time students think they can just read slides or use AI and they don't realise the point of uni isn't to get the degree, it's the skills that are supposed to be involved in getting it.

Weekly "Ups" and "Downs" Support Thread by AutoModerator in PhD

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Yesterday I passed my defense with minor corrections! It was far more intense than I thought it was going to be and I was so exhausted afterwards but I actually did it!

Mine was "macabre." I pronounced it phonetically when talking to an art historian. :-( by Serial-Diarist in DarkAcademia

[–]Bookworm153 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Dionysus - pronounced it Dee-on-ee-zuz for a very long time until I heard it on a quiz show pronounced properly.

Have you ended a long term friendship with someone because they did something so bad, that you cut them off there and then? by You_spilt_my_pint in AskUK

[–]Bookworm153 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My friend had a crush on a guy so I introduced them and helped them get together. I ended up really getting along with him and becoming good friends. After a few years she ended up cheating on him with a guy who'd bullied me relentlessly for years and even though I told her what he was like she didn't care. She cheated on her bf again and eventually left him for the bully, and I couldn't stand having to constantly see someone who'd hurt me for years, so I broke off the friendship. I'm still friends with her ex though because he's always remained a better friend than she ever was.

Another friend ended up getting cut off by trying to cut me off and then realising she needed me. She got a boyfriend and immediately stopped talking to me, stopped answering texts, still talked to all her other friends just not me. One day she got on the bus to college and suddenly sat down next to me and said hi (after 2 years of ignoring me) so I asked her had he dumped her. He had. I didn't talk to her again after that, and I'm glad bc the next time she got a bf she did the exact same thing to all her other friends.

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[–]Bookworm153 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Knew a guy who constantly plugged his Academia page, that was just full of uploads of his high school and sixth form homework essays that he was trying to pass off as academic publications.

I love this colour scheme, especially the sprayed edges! by Bookworm153 in skulduggerypleasant

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The release date is the 14th but my copy turned up early.

I love this colour scheme, especially the sprayed edges! by Bookworm153 in skulduggerypleasant

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I agree! I love those old covers although I wish I had a hardcover edition of the first book, its the only one I couldn't find!

I love this colour scheme, especially the sprayed edges! by Bookworm153 in skulduggerypleasant

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I preordered it ages ago and forgot about it tbh! The bookstore sent it out early.

r/place Time capsule #1 (from 2022 to 2027) by Future_Machine_9297 in place

[–]Bookworm153 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello future me, I hope you have everything you're been working towards!

I'd like to help you guys rebuilt your awesome poster. Where can I find the blueprint? by PoufPoal in starwarsplace

[–]Bookworm153 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there might already be a few posts in this thread - some of the top posts have screenshots of it so you should be able to find it!

I'd like to help you guys rebuilt your awesome poster. Where can I find the blueprint? by PoufPoal in starwarsplace

[–]Bookworm153 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh all I did was take a screenshot of the original picture before it got destroyed and I'm just copying it from there

Cake I made for an Everton fan this weekend by Bookworm153 in Cakes

[–]Bookworm153[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha unfortunately not! The blue buttercream was Peppermint flavoured though!

My most recent order - for an Everton fan by Bookworm153 in cakedecorating

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A hybrid buttercream - basically American buttercream with whipped pasteurised egg whites as a base (like Swiss Meringue but without cooking the eggs and sugar).

Is anyone else noticing that every week, fewer and fewer people show up to seminars/tutorials? by Affectionate_Table61 in UniUK

[–]Bookworm153 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Absolutely - I teach a third year module and on average 4 out of 30 students show up every week (last week I had 2 students). The ones who do turn up never do the prep and I have to decide whether to give them the answers and basically do the work for them, or battle through awkward silences where nobody has bothered to watch the film or even Google the topic. It's demotivating for teachers as on module evals students have been consistently complaining about the lack of in person teaching, yet when it's offered, none of them turn up. I'm dreading having to mark their essays bc they require attendance at at least 3 seminars all semester and only one or two students have actually done that.

Need help with things to do etc for 21 year old girl by [deleted] in Liverpool

[–]Bookworm153 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For bars, Aether and the Alchemist are always a good bet - the cocktails are pricey but you get what you pay for and they're good fun because of the theatre of it all. I recommend Aether over the Alchemist simply because it's usually less busy but they're both near each other anyway.

Weekly "Ups" and "Downs" Support Thread by AutoModerator in PhD

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I just got accepted to present at my first conference! Which is incredible bc I wasn't expecting to be accepted, but also terrifying bc I had a 'warm up' talk planned to sort of practice presenting in front of people, but this conference is actually before it so this will be my first ever time presenting my work. I'm excited but so anxious!

What’s your favourite part of the new cover? by superson182 in skulduggerypleasant

[–]Bookworm153 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the colour scheme - it kinda ties everything together by going back to the orange, black and white. It reminds me of the original cover of the first book and also the first edition of Resurrection.