A word of advice for new college students

[Mahou]

Originally Posted by kmay

or you could get a study room. most libraries have them.

I was waiting for a response like this , and it's a very valid point; however, I do not handwrite any of my notes for any of my classes. Everything I do is done on my laptop because my handwriting looks like crap and Microsoft Word can put notes in a format that looks very clean for me to study - especially if I write over an extended period of time (usually after 1 hour). Therefore, any notes that I have, I save them on my laptop and then upload them to my Dropbox account(dropbox is like my best friend. Fuck using binders) Then I'll go to the public computers (i usually pick on that is away from most people), download the documents, and then print them out. The school provides us 30 dollars worth of printing each semester (that's a pretty substantial amount just for printing) so I like to take advantage of that privilege.
Even if I'm on that computer to not print, it's very common for me to download a specific document from the account so I can do more editing to that document (Sometimes I feel like I left something out or could improve the notes). At that point, I do not like to move from my spot.
I feel like I should not have to move from my spot because someone else is being a nuisance. It's a universal rule in libraries that noise should be kept to a minimum (aka shutting the fuck up). The rule is usually taught to someone in elementary school or at a younger age. Even though it is much easier to relocate myself, it's really hard to get me to move when I'm in that working mode. Some of these people really need to be mindful of others...this shit is getting really old.

[kmay]

You can't ever count on that. bring headphones and listen to music while you do it. you have to adapt.

[Mahou]

Originally Posted by kmay

You can't ever count on that. bring headphones and listen to music while you do it. you have to adapt.

I do that as well. A lot of times I find myself putting my headphones automatically in and playing something relaxing so I can be in the zone. It only becomes a problem to me once I can hear the same voice that goes over the sound coming from my headphones. I can't blast the volume from the headphones either because that will be a distraction to the other people around me.

Originally Posted by rayword45

As a High School Student, the only reason to go to the library is to skip study or skip a class with a clueless teacher and fuck around. Nobody ever checks books out, and we tend to type shit at home.

That I can see because I did the same exact thing when I was in high school. If I can remember correctly, the only time the library was actually silent was during the school hours. It was never a good place to study before school because a lot the students would go in there to chill/talk before the first passing period came. (My senior class had over 400 students alone)

[Candor]

Originally Posted by hi19hi19

Also the school band likes to play in the libraries.


This was during reading period a few years ago. The band tried to bring some festive cheer to the computer lab before finals (also right before Christmas) and...

Mahou I basically imagine you as this guy haha
(also you have a point, don't get me wrong)

damn the world is a small place

[andy-o24]

My library here at campus has a basement level which in my experience is usually pretty quiet and a lot of international students seem to use that area.

Ground floor has a coffee/bagel shop off in the corner and reference books and most of the staff is on this level. Large section of computers on this floor as well, so it gets somewhat loud, but never to an uproar.

Second floor is freely connected to the ground floor and is also a casual study area where a lot of groups will meet to do work on projects, so there is talking. Also more computers here for doing work.

Third and fourth floor are separated from the second and ground floors and in my experience are pretty much dead silent. There are also rooms you can rent to have group meetings around exam times.

It must just be the people at your university making the noise an issue. Seems like from the responses and from my experience most people realize that libraries are for quiet studying.

Unrelated:

Originally Posted by Mahou

(My senior class had over 400 students alone)

Mine was about 800 or something...

-o24

[Ohaider]

and actually go to class haha, i got 95+ percent on most all of my assignments/tests last semester and ended up with below 90% (some even 80%) in a lot of classes because attendance is huge regardless of whether or not you know the material

so this semester i'm forcing myself just to make it into the classroom before i fall asleep instead of just falling asleep at home and not going

[Charu]

Okay, Woowee, busy first quarter of my shift!

Had a guy come up to me and ask me "Why is Google not answering the question I'm asking?"

[FF_rules]

Originally Posted by Mahou

This has been a public service announcement from Mahou. Thanks.

We have a common section and a deafening silent section. If anyone is caught making sounds in the latter they're asked to kindly stfu or leave. That said; Common section is as loud as a cafeteria holy shit.

[Xayphon]

we don't have just one library, we have several libraries

first, we have the main library with 5 floors where everybody has access to, it covers a wide variety of subjects, also including a collection of a lot of historical treasures

then we have several faculty specific libraries, which are all located inside different buildings: one for law, one for medicine and one for anything math and science related

all of them are dead silent

we also have our own building just for the sake of chilling and talking to each other (the whole building is called O.A.S.E., which translates into oasis)

I've seen people sleep there that's how fucking chill it is

[FoJaR]

i always used to sleep at the library. this one section had some cozy armchairs that i would slouch in.

[25thhour]

My old library of U of C had like 7 floors, one of which was a gaming floor with about 30 high end gaming desktops, each floor had about 10 - 30 soundproof rooms that you can book for blocks of time and study, they had projectors, whiteboards, and big tables and were really cool.

SFU is shit, the library is shit, its super loud, old and you can't really ever find a spot to study.

[Charu]

Originally Posted by 25thhour

My old library of U of C had like 7 floors, one of which was a gaming floor with about 30 high end gaming desktops

This doesn't sound like a library at all unless this floor is entirely meant for studying video game mechanics... which doesn't sound like what would be going on because of "high end gaming desktops".

[Ohaider]

Originally Posted by FoJaR

i always used to sleep at the library. this one section had some cozy armchairs that i would slouch in.

i'm too afraid people will steal my shit haha

[hi19hi19]

Realtalk about Brown tho the sciences library is great in the top floors.

At the desks in the stacks on the 11th through 13th floors you can usually hear a pin drop.
Great place to study and never gets too crowded, not even during reading period


It's all about finding a place on campus. If your libraries are loud see if there are conference rooms, classrooms, or even a quiet part of a dorm or common room.
Prof's lounges are another option, if you know a prof and you say you need a silent space a lot of them are chill and say to work in their common areas/labs/offices