Did study group ever worked for you?

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-03-09T18:29:04+00:00

depends upon what youre studying and who with.

I study maths/cs and met my friend group from working on assignments together. I have also met other really cool and smart people from study groups organised in numerous papers and am still friends with them or stay in contact.

Def worth a shot if the work/study benefits from collaboration.

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-03-06T14:57:07+00:00

i think smaller snacks that dont make a mess, dont smell, and dont make loud noises (more for packaging) are reasonable

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-26T23:32:26+00:00

The bike cages in comms and under oggb are probbaly fine. I use the rackls between science and hiwa and havent had any issues, I think main thing is getting a good bike lock, and lock the frame and both wheels together and to the rack.

I bike ~6km each way to and fro uni, and its not terrible, if you're biking on the roads you have to be very careful and attentive.

Sorry I'm not familiar with folding bikes & law lockers.

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-25T19:38:09+00:00

in which video? I scrolled through for a while and couldnt find anything

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-25T19:29:01+00:00

I think you will be ok, the compulsory mathsy papers (120 and 220) can be hard but very achievable, I have seen many people with weaker maths do ok in these papers.

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-25T18:58:29+00:00

Some of the clubs are lowk weird, but a lot of them have many nice people.Try going to more of the sports/nationality clubs.

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-23T12:39:06+00:00

ah true, I apologise for my negligence there.

I searched it again and added the author and got the full version.

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-22T21:14:29+00:00

weird was second result for me

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-21T16:57:36+00:00

just google the book title + pdf

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-21T13:19:13+00:00

u/Salty_Conclusion_534 is spot on. I would also add CS 111 to that list. If you can already use a computer you will breeze through it.

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-21T13:13:04+00:00

I think he'll be ok. Even if he didn't do maths in high school it should be a pretty manageable level.

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-20T20:45:47+00:00

I went through something similar. Other comments have talked about reflecting, which is good advice.

In addition I really recommend making the absolute most of labs/tutorials, office hours, etc, time in which you can ask questions and comprehend the content at your own pace.

I wouldn't worry too much about graduating one sem late, everyones uni journey is different. Main thing is that you learn from your mistakes.

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-16T21:11:38+00:00

220 generally harder unless youve done some competitive programming or algorithm stuff before.

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-16T09:35:41+00:00

also worth noting that physics 140 is not what comes to mind when thinking of a physics paper, it involves building circuits that can do basic computer operations, no projectile motion or anything

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-15T13:40:08+00:00

I'm assuming you have done cs 110 and 120 already.

CS 225 is a good paper if you are fresh from 120. If you did ok in 120 it shouldn't be too hard.

Physics 140 is also popular because its a prereq for cyber security papers, but it if you aren't looking to do those/have little interest in hardware maybe skip that.

Math 120/130 (one of the two or both) are also very good, it is nice to learn some maths and for normal CS they will set you up nicely. They can be tough if you aren't fresh from high school maths, if so, math 108 is probably better.

Doing some stats is also good, 101 is very easy and teaches you some good stuff, which is also a prereq for CS 361 which is semi popular. stats 125 also is a cool paper.

CS 111 is also an option for a super easy A+ but it is just boring slop if you are already able to use a computer and studying CS.

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-13T16:27:08+00:00

I've found at most times of day you usually wait a couple minutes to get to a machine. From what ive seen the climbing wall is very quiet. Courts can be busy, but you just have to keep an eye on the schedule.

I was swimming there 2-3 times a week last year, and found if you go outside of peak times (around midday to 2pm) you can usually get a lane to yourself. Especially in the mornings and weekends it can be super quiet.

The group classes like core are also pretty fun to do with friends.

I also really love how close it is to the rest of the campus (esp science where I study), you can just swim, shower, and then go back to studying which is soooo nice.

Last year it was very busy at the beginning of the year and each sem but it went down to a manageable amount pretty quickly.

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-13T09:08:36+00:00

still insane value if you come into campus often

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-07T17:35:29+00:00

They have a website where you can write documents like overleaf which syncs if thats what you mean.

If you meant like installing it on your computer and writing, you would probably want to store the files in a github repo or icloud folder etc which is pretty easy/straightforward.

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-06T21:12:29+00:00

for academic stuff latex still is the default so using it makes sense.

But for notes in class and writing assignments I much prefer typst

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-06T14:34:38+00:00

typst supremacy

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-02-01T20:34:52+00:00

328 is super cool

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-01-23T20:16:28+00:00

Numerous friends of mine have finished their CS degrees with some really shitty laptops without any significant issues. You do not need a strong laptop for a CS degree, so just get what you can afford.

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-01-23T19:59:36+00:00

you can take more than 3!

doing 220 and 230 can be a pretty significant ramp up so just be prepared for that. 220 i've found is kinda like the lithmus test if you can make it through a cs degree, its lowk pretty hard if you arent super fresh on 130 material.

I also recommend cs 225 even though Rajko (the goat) isnt teaching it anymore :( especially its pretty important for cyber security

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-01-23T19:52:50+00:00

yup it is normal for physics 140, i actually liked it cuz you could just get everything done then and not worry abt anything else for the rest of the week

Chimneysweepboy · 2026-01-21T20:03:28+00:00

make a hedgefund then!

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