Every day is different. It is simpler to talk about the easy days but medical sciences students also face difficult days. Everyday, there is at least one lecture, but some days have more. Not trying to discourage anyone, but I will like to explain a difficult day you are likely to encounter. This day is most likely to be a day when there is a practical session at Streatham campus, followed by a lecture at St Luke’s and then 2 lectures after that over at Streatham campus. This entails a lot of travelling which takes up most of the time. On such a day, medical sciences students start at 9am and finish at 6pm and it is full on.it is especially difficult for medical sciences students living in St Luke’s.
Some student understand some lectures more than others. In such a case, feel free to ask the lecturers and also put in extra effort to get to grasp with what is being taught.
At the end of the day, every daily experience in the life of a medical science student is reflective on personal preferences and behaviours. However, approaching each day with a positive attitude could determine a day in the life of a medical sciences student.
Some student understand some lectures more than others. In such a case, feel free to ask the lecturers and also put in extra effort to get to grasp with what is being taught.
At the end of the day, every daily experience in the life of a medical science student is reflective on personal preferences and behaviours. However, approaching each day with a positive attitude could determine a day in the life of a medical sciences student.
The Medical sciences Degree is very much what students on other degrees would describe as “full-on”. If we aren’t in lectures, walking between campuses or in labs, we are working hard on SSGL research, revision or other work set during the week.
On a typical day, we will start at 9am. It is important to plan your day and the work you have to complete outside of lectures as well as attending the lectures themselves, so that it is possible to meet deadlines. Work for SSGL provides the largest workload and this must be completed between 11am on Monday and 9am on Friday, so even on a day where our timetable is not as busy, we still have a large amount of work to complete.
It is hard to describe a typical day, because every day is different. The fact that we get a mix of biosciences and medicine gives the degree lots of variety and means that we get a wide range of opportunities, with bioscience labs and lectures, to small group tutorials and clinical skills sessions, this gives medical sciences students lots of time to bond as well, and so we are able to make better friendships than in more lecture based degrees.
With good organisation and time management, it is possible to work hard on this degree but have fun at the same time, and so I feel that you experience all aspects of what university life at Exeter has to offer.
On a typical day, we will start at 9am. It is important to plan your day and the work you have to complete outside of lectures as well as attending the lectures themselves, so that it is possible to meet deadlines. Work for SSGL provides the largest workload and this must be completed between 11am on Monday and 9am on Friday, so even on a day where our timetable is not as busy, we still have a large amount of work to complete.
It is hard to describe a typical day, because every day is different. The fact that we get a mix of biosciences and medicine gives the degree lots of variety and means that we get a wide range of opportunities, with bioscience labs and lectures, to small group tutorials and clinical skills sessions, this gives medical sciences students lots of time to bond as well, and so we are able to make better friendships than in more lecture based degrees.
With good organisation and time management, it is possible to work hard on this degree but have fun at the same time, and so I feel that you experience all aspects of what university life at Exeter has to offer.
Different days vary during the week, and weeks vary from week-to-week, but generally, it’s all about the ‘work hard play hard’ cliché. Monday is a busy day. I wake up at 6.30am for either netball fitness or a run with my flatmate at 7. I then return to my flat for a quick breakfast, before I have to rush off to my 9am without even having time to shower.
The problem with my 9am on a Monday, is that it’s at St. Luke’s campus- approximately a 2.5 mile walk from my flat, meaning that I have to leave at least 45 minutes in order to get there on time. My 9am on a Monday is the SSGL unfold session. This is a 2 hour session in which, to put it simply, we read triggers and pick out anything that we are unfamiliar with, discuss prior knowledge, and then set ourselves SMART questions. I enjoy this part of the course, as it involves reading into human physiology, which I love.
On certain weeks, I then have a 3 hour lab session on Streatham campus from 2pm until 5pm. This leaves me enough time to get back to the flat after SSGL, have some lunch, and cram in a bit of studying. Lab sessions can be intense and pretty hard-going. We either write up lab reports, or complete some sort of online test following the session. Straight after labs, I have a lecture on cells, fortunately at Streatham campus. This is almost the last thing you want at 5-6pm on a Monday- I normally find that I am too exhausted and/or hungry to concentrate.
At the end of the day (6pm) I head back to the flat for dinner and a shower. Again, the evenings differ from day-to-day. Sometimes, it’s bars and clubs, sometimes it’s watching a film with my flatmates or doing a bit of work. At least once a week, there is a prank in the flat, which is always good fun. Finally, I get into bed at varying times- it can be anything from 10pm to 5am!
The problem with my 9am on a Monday, is that it’s at St. Luke’s campus- approximately a 2.5 mile walk from my flat, meaning that I have to leave at least 45 minutes in order to get there on time. My 9am on a Monday is the SSGL unfold session. This is a 2 hour session in which, to put it simply, we read triggers and pick out anything that we are unfamiliar with, discuss prior knowledge, and then set ourselves SMART questions. I enjoy this part of the course, as it involves reading into human physiology, which I love.
On certain weeks, I then have a 3 hour lab session on Streatham campus from 2pm until 5pm. This leaves me enough time to get back to the flat after SSGL, have some lunch, and cram in a bit of studying. Lab sessions can be intense and pretty hard-going. We either write up lab reports, or complete some sort of online test following the session. Straight after labs, I have a lecture on cells, fortunately at Streatham campus. This is almost the last thing you want at 5-6pm on a Monday- I normally find that I am too exhausted and/or hungry to concentrate.
At the end of the day (6pm) I head back to the flat for dinner and a shower. Again, the evenings differ from day-to-day. Sometimes, it’s bars and clubs, sometimes it’s watching a film with my flatmates or doing a bit of work. At least once a week, there is a prank in the flat, which is always good fun. Finally, I get into bed at varying times- it can be anything from 10pm to 5am!