{"id":10004,"date":"2019-10-09T12:57:17","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T12:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/?p=10004"},"modified":"2019-10-09T15:32:35","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T15:32:35","slug":"a-typical-day-in-the-life-of-a-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/a-typical-day-in-the-life-of-a-student\/","title":{"rendered":"A typical day in the life of a student"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lectures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cornerstone of student life has to be lectures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The amount of these that you have is very much dependent on\nyour course. Mine for instance, Journalism and Communications, has 9 hours of\nlectures and seminars every week. This may not seem a lot compared to something\nlike medicine, however, a primary element of my course is based on independent\nstudy and research. This is why you are more likely to find me in the library\nthan the lecture hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Library<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a good old lecture or seminar session, it\u2019s time to\nhit the library. There are a number dotted all over the Cardiff campus but my\nfavourite has to be Bute. Whether you prefer a group revision session with\nfriends or to isolate yourself to get in the zone in complete silence, there\nare study spaces to cater for all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I personally find working in the library easier as I am away\nfrom all other distractions that I would otherwise have in my room. Plus, if I\nneed a book, I can go fetch one as and when! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out my previous post all about the best study spaces in Cardiff<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After I have got my uni work out the way, I will sometimes\ndo some work for a few of the small part time jobs I have. This includes the\nblog work you are reading now. I also spend time working on my personal blog\nand being in my third year, trailing through graduate jobs\u2026 scary!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food Shop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m definitely a \u2018one big shop\u2019 kind of girl, so once a week\nI head down to Lidl\/Tesco and do my food shop. This tends to include the\nstandard student grub like pasta, microwave meals and frozen goods but I also\ntry to cook at least three times a week too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gym<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not going to lie, I have only just joined the gym this\nacademic year, but it is slowly becoming a part of my weekly routine. I\nrealised that I needed sport as much for its physical benefits as its mental\nones, and it is turning out to be a great release from uni work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many other students are also part of one of the hundreds of\nuniversity sports teams which train on a regular basis so you will find this\nalso is part of people\u2019s regular day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cooking with\nhousemates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the day draws to a close, me and the housemates will usually get together and cook our food. Although it can get hectic at times, I find this a great way to wind down and de-stress!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FaceTime<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every Monday at exactly 5pm I am guaranteed a call from my Nan who makes sure a regular update of my life is part of her routine \u2013 cute, I know. However, as well as that, I try and make time to FaceTime my other family and friends a few times a week. This helps me keep in the loop at home and reduce any feelings of homesickness that may arise!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Night in or out?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that\u2019s the question! I tend to stay in more than going\nout nowadays but I often go \u2018out out\u2019 around twice a week \u2013 whether that be for\n2 for 1 cocktails or heading downtown. I also head out when one of the\nsocieties I am part of has a social on, which is always something to look\nforward to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A typical night in for me would be a games night with my\nhousemates, chilling with friends or snuggling into my duvet, watching Netflix and\neating chocolate!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all of that, it is then time for bed before another\nday of student life!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lectures The cornerstone of student life has to be lectures. The amount of these that you have is very much dependent on your course. Mine for instance, Journalism and Communications, […]","protected":false},"author":1499,"featured_media":10005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9,10,17,694,18],"tags":[528,87,921,119,394,920,834,151,919],"class_list":["post-10004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-housemates","category-lectures","category-living-away-from-home","category-staying-in","category-student-life","category-studying","tag-cooking","tag-friends","tag-learning","tag-lectures-2","tag-library","tag-routine","tag-student","tag-student-life","tag-typical-day"],"meta_box":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1499"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10004"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10041,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10004\/revisions\/10041"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}