[alphaman]

I am interested to find out a *typical* day of Super Students studying or have studied law at Oxford or Cambridge - hopefully you weren't super geniuses who lounged about but aced exams nevertheless (if you are, don't bother replying ).

Academic self-study in the day? Free-time? Extra study?

Also, regarding free-time - do you leave your pleasures and relaxation until the end of the day after studying in the day or what? etc etc

[Hellz_Bellz!]

http://www.law.ox.ac.uk/undergraduate/bafaqs.php

[gethsemane342]

(Original post by alphaman)
I am interested to find out a *typical* day of Super Students studying or have studied law at Oxford or Cambridge - hopefully you weren't super geniuses who lounged about but aced exams nevertheless (if you are, don't bother replying ).

Academic self-study in the day? Free-time? Extra study?

Also, regarding free-time - do you leave your pleasures and relaxation until the end of the day after studying in the day or what? etc etc

Put it this way. The majority of your day will be filled with lectures, supervision and reading textbooks/cases/articles or writing essays. People generally relax in the evening with whatever hobby they have if they're not having an essay crisis.

[alphaman]

(Original post by gethsemane342)
Put it this way. The majority of your day will be filled with lectures, supervision and reading textbooks/cases/articles or writing essays. People generally relax in the evening with whatever hobby they have if they're not having an essay crisis.

Yep, cheers - I seem to have warped my mind with the fantasy that Super-Oxbridgers work all day and then, as you say, relax in the evening. So, beginning from a few days ago, I've set a curfew on whatever relaxations I normally do (usually surfing the net and forum posting) - I am now only allowed to come on at 9pm, meaning before 9pm, I am to do work. So far, it's actually been going excellent (I've actually got a lot done and I'm more focussed without distractions and time management is better) and I seek solace from the delusion that this is how all Oxbridge gods practise.

If it's not how the great and successful ones practise, don't correct me, because whatever it is, it's working.


See ya, a feeling of not being productive enough is nagging at the back of my mind and I must get offline now.....

[jacketpotato]

I think it really depends on the individual. Personally I was much less organised than most, my days would depend very much on when my next essay is due. If I had essays due on Wednesday and Friday morning, I would do no work on Monday or Wednesday but would be up all night Tuesday and Thursday finishing the essay.

That isn't a good idea, sensible organised people tend to work steadily each day, stay organised and relax in the afternoon/evening. You have a lot of independence at uni, your schedule will very much depend on how you like to work and how organised you are.