My day starts at what for most students is probably an ungodly hour. However, I’ve always been a morning person and I feel most productive first thing in the day. So the day usually starts at 7.30am (well that’s what time my alarm goes off anyway). If I’m honest, I don’t often have breakfast but … Continue reading A day in the life of an English Literature student
Early (by my standards) in the morning – Current Trends lecture Today, my day starts at 11.30am, with a Current Trends lecture. This is an optional module which incorporates a weekly new topic. Today we are looking at environmentally friendly theatre. We have a guest speaker to tell us all about his zero waste, carbon … Continue reading Day in the Life of a Theatre Student
Sociology is a lively subject, full of discussion and debate among many different types of students. It’s a subject where you learn new things when you’re least expecting it, and this is my life! My academic life Starting from scratch, I spend around 8 hours a week in lectures and 4 hours in seminars. Seminars … Continue reading My life as a sociology student
I’m Faye, a first year student studying Biomedical Sciences here at York. As a lover of Biology since I was in primary school, I was so excited to come to University and learn more about how our bodies work, and what better place to do this than at York! Since arriving I have met so … Continue reading A day in the life of a Biology student
Hello! I’m Belle, a second year Archaeology and Heritage student here at the University of York. Life at university can be varied but my day goes something like this: Morning This term I only have one 9am. I would happily treat myself to a lie in everyday, but this usually leads to a full pyjama … Continue reading A day in the life of a second year Archaeology student
Hello there! My name is Jenny and I’m in my second-year studying chemistry here at the University of York. I find it fun to observe people’s reactions when I tell them I study chemistry. It’s usually a combination of interest and surprise. It’s easy to understand why. Chemistry is far from being an easy degree. … Continue reading You’re studying Chemistry at York! What is it actually like?
7am As a first year Curating and Art History undergrad at York, I start my week with lectures on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesdays are my favourite days because I have my curation seminars. More often than not, we’ll be out of the university on an exciting field trip to a gallery or museum. This particular … Continue reading Wednesday as an Art Historian
Daily schedule As the second year of the second term starts, the intensity of winter blues, work and stress start to increase. To battle this, I start off my day by writing down my schedule. This takes the pressure off to remember important tasks or events that I must attend. After this, I make breakfast … Continue reading A day in the life of a Computer Science student
Morning On a typical day, I am up and ready nice and early for 9am contact hours. As a third-year student, I don’t tend to have many contact hours compared to my prior years in the degree. In my first year I had 9am labs every day for most of the year! These can be … Continue reading A day in the life of an Electronic Engineering student
Rise and Shine… It’s Thursday, we’re almost there! We’re towards the end of Autumn Term, so by this point I am in a routine and ready to go. Studying English in Education, Thursdays are my most laid back day – and my favourite. 7:30 – 8:30: We’ve got an early one today… Nobody likes early … Continue reading Studying English in Education at York: A day in my life
