h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

At least in my exam it was. I'll have to do it again in autummn, don't know when yet.

Which subjects did you have for your A-levels?

Last year it was Maths, French, chemistry, biology, General Studies and Critical thinking- the last two of which happen to be very hit and miss. Two of my cleverest, most studious friends got 27 and 28% on module one of GS, and only one person got an A in CT

Next year it'll be General Studies, maths, French and chem for A-levels. ALthough chem was my second-worst score, lol- I got the grade by 7 marks!

+German AS, of course

What is General Studies?

da Quirm, that's brill. I would ask why, but ethinks it probably involves blog and am too tired for that right now

General Studies. How does one explain General Studies without being rude about it?There are three modules for AS: Politics and Society, Culture, and Science and Technology.

So, for the first one, you get essay questions on current affairs and on interpreting articles. These are not easy questions- they are obscure and nothing whatsoever to do with the answerMy cleverest friend got 28% on this module.

Culture.. oooo...er... that's about high culture, like Opera, Ballet, etc., compared with pop culture and you get one big passage about an aspect of culture, e.g. Shakespeare in modern theatre. You then have to answer multiple choice q.s and essays.

Science and Technology is again awkward. you get an extract about an obscure branch of science and then answer multiple choice q.s about it and other things.

Does that explain it? It's difficult to explain without detail. it should be noted that this A-Level is not that widely respected and it barely accepted by any unis

It's a rather short thing:
I drew an elvish coat of arms for Neil, but somehow it looked like a machine, with a propellor and a gearwheel. And then there's the fact that I've got big problems with inventing names, so Dimitri said 'You *are* Leonard da Quirm'. Well, and that's it.

I've now made another one for Neil and will make one for Mala too (I send them via e-mail)
Tell me if you want one too, but you'd have to give me your e-mail adress for that.

Ah! for explaining. That subject sounds a bit queer I have to say. Never heard about anything like that.

that's cos all ou Europeans study completely useless things like Physics, and are not enlightened by subjects such as this. We pity you. Seriously, not understanding General Studies is a good thing

sounds good. Do you have a problem with names?What about The P-Space Omnitorium? The Lime Tree Café? Genius, and v. catchy

Will think about coat of arms when get back from France- I'm in a bakery=

Yes, it's a pity that we have all these useless stuff... now let me see which subjects I had......ok
maths, german, english, french, biology, geography, history, chemistry, physics, arts, music, sports, psychology/philosophy, dietetics
I quit religion after 4 years and crafts was oly in the first 4 years of Gymnasium, which means I had both between year 4 and 8

thanks, the Omnitorium was Dimitri's idea

I wish you a nice time in France, have fun!

Yowch! I didn't realise Austrians had the huge subject list, like the French. Mind you, in some ways is better, as I woulnd't have had to choose between lnaguages and sciences and would therefore not be in the sticky position that I'm in today

What's dietetics? And crafts sound good...Have little idea of what it would involve. Crafts to me is wood turning or children's stick-and-glue sessions.

Well credit to him too!

thanks!(ooo...packing...)

Oh, I liked it to have so many subjects, I think it's good, gives you a wider range of knowlege.

Crafts indeed is wood+glue, but also clay and such things. You can chose between that and needlework. But we have both only up to the age of 14.

In dietetics we learned about food stuff. I can't remember much of it.

I agree Although attempting to do that with the English system is, as I'm discovering, a bit of a suicidal workload.

(Note to self: It's like technology then, only more general.)

and that's a bit like Food Technology, only Food is a bit more genrrla that dietetics.

I'm just trying to find out about the subjects I'll have in the new semester. So far I have found 3 on the same day, 2 of them at the same time.
I seem to have 2-3 others, but they haven't fixed the time yet.
And then I have to coose a few others (maybe 2 I think).

How are you?

That sounds very confusing. I think you'll be needing a Time turner... I have this friend, you might know her- Hermione? Yeah well, she has this necklace right...

I'm fine. a little worried about uni and schoolwork and evrrything, but then again, who isn't?

When it all gets too much, you'll do my German hmk for me, won't you?

What kind of subjects?

yea, Hermione

Yes, true, I'm learning for my exams in the first week of October already, I still haven't read everything, but somehow I'll make it.
I didn't pass physics, so I have to do that again in november, but else than that I passed everything. I still don't know 2 results of exams, but I'm sure that I passed.

Hey! If you need help: here I am, just ask me and if I can't help you: ask Mala

So far I have:
Architekturgeschichte
Kunstgeschichte which is at the same time as Statik
and 'Raumgestaltung'

I may also take something about constructions out of wood and another 'Wahlfach'

I didn't really understand your subjects See? i need help already.What's Raum?

Actually, German hmk for this week is pretty tough, so may come back here tonight for solutions

The first week of October? That's nasty My next major lot of exams are in January, although that might only be one maths module, so not too bad.


What are your options for the last subject?

Raum is room. I think it's some kind of interior design, but what we'll do exactely: I don't know yet.

come and ask whenever you want

I also found out that I have two of my subjects at the same time, so I have to deside which one I'll do this year

I can't remember all of them, but I think I'll take something about wood constructions and then maybe something like furniture design or whatever, I'm not sure.

Hi Vam! How are you? Seems like I haven't seem you for ages!

I know, i'm sorry. This place is incredibly addictive, and I have to try and work this year, apparently H2G2 is constructive enough lol. I've also been sorting out Uni stuff. I'm applying for French and German at most places

Ooo... My German teacher's happy with my progress, which has upped my confidence somewhat. My reading and grammar aren't too bad, proberbly thanks to you, my German-speaking internet friends, but my listening seems to be not so great.

How are you?

Oh, we have a German speaking assisstant.. where is she from? I can't remember. She said she lived near her uni, and I thought, Oh, that's like Tav. Apparently it's a German/Austrian trend

I hope you'll be accepted on a good uni!

that's great!

Well, uni started this week and I had two exams already. I think I'll pass both of them, but with no very good grades. But passing is enough.

We started a role play game here on hootoo, well, Dimitri stared it, and his cousin, Elektra is now here too and takes part. (alsMala of course) we are there every evening, I go to bed earliest, and when I then have a look at what they did during the night it's 0ften about 80 long posts.

Today is the last day of the hootoo elections, we could/can vote by e-mail, we'll see who becomes president. (just a game, will have no influence I think)

So do I

Exams already? What slave-drivers. I've only had vocab tests since I got back, v. jammy I suppose.

What's the roleplay about?

Elections! What elections?Where do we go?

I didn't make these exams in the last semester, so I had to do them now. One of them I haven't passed, so I'll have to try again in November.

Well, we are on a spaceship. Mala is a normal crewman, I'm an exobyologist, Dimitri a strange humanoide alien, his cousin the captain.

Hypatia won the elections she's now president of hootoo.