A Week in the Life: Cambridge edition

hey,
i read the "week in the life of a cambridge archaeology student".
However, though its quite long, if you compare it to some post in this topic it seems (maybe only to me), that the workload is not that much. Honestly when I skimmed the text there were not that many pessages which actually had something to do with work.
Do you think that is an realistic account?

Whoever wrote the above-cited account is either lying, or painfully boring anyway.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/sep/09/cambridge-university-worlds-best
Interesting read about life at Cambridge

I wonder if anyone who knows the university fairly well is willing to assist me? This coming Tuesday, (11th), I will be visiting Cambridge; I wish to know whether there is a particular area of the university that is worth a visit? Such as the different collges, study areas etc.? Any assistance offered would be greatly appreciated! If it is of relevance, I wish to study a financial course.

Note: I have been informed that I am best suited to Trinity; can anyone she light upon the meaning of this please!? What does 'Trinity' entail?

Can I highjack this thread to ask the relevant question about the amount of free time you get? I know it's far more intensive than other universities and I like that, but I still worry a bit about fitting in the things like socialising, music, and new interests I might take up like CU or sports or whatever. To see threads like this with current students feeling a bit down about it all it concerns me a bit =/ not that I regret accepting it of course, even if the work was stupidly tons I'd still be ridiculously happy with my offer but nevertheless

You don't ever get FREE time but you can afford to make free time...if you want to join a music/sports club then that is perfectly feasible. Work can be scheduled around the things you have to do to an extent but at the end of the day work is what you're here for so it does have to get priority :-) Like at any uni you could work 24/7 if you wanted but it isn't necessary to get a good grade and to keep on top of things...I work about 60hours per week but I think the average is nearer to 50ish, although I couldn't be certain. Basically the more you want to do the more you have to get better at time management and working with v little sleep :-)

Thanks for that I didn't expect to get much sleep anyway whether it was due to work or fun

What subject do you do out of interest? As a History student I did expect to be a little bit easier than some of the unluckier science lot especially the mathemagicians and their Saturday lectures lol

I remember back in Year 10 before I knew much about either university I was on a AimHigher trip to Oxford and we just assumed you got a job at uni, asking the students there how easy it was to get one in the area and the look of shock in their face "you just wouldn't have the time to work". Daunting, but exciting.

Thanks for that I didn't expect to get much sleep anyway whether it was due to work or fun

What subject do you do out of interest? As a History student I did expect to be a little bit easier than some of the unluckier science lot especially the mathemagicians and their Saturday lectures lol

I remember back in Year 10 before I knew much about either university I was on a AimHigher trip to Oxford and we just assumed you got a job at uni, asking the students there how easy it was to get one in the area and the look of shock in their face "you just wouldn't have the time to work". Daunting, but exciting.

I swear my natsci friends should get more work, as every time I try to work they manage to get me going out. The biggest difference is that their work is rather organized and revolves around practicals, etc. which take place at a scheduled time, while we historians have to motivate ourselves. There's definitely time to have fun, etc. In my first term I went out approximately 2-3 times per week, which tbh, is a bit too much, but I was able to pull it off. It takes some time to get adjusted, but in the end it isn't too bad.

Does anyone know about a medic's workload? Will I ever have a life?

Does anyone know about a medic's workload? Will I ever have a life?

I'm not a medic so this answer is based on anecdotes...

Medics have one of the heftier workloads in Cambridge. However, they are *literally* the epitomy of "Work hard, play hard". So yep, you'll have a life for sure and time to sleep. Apparently a lot of it is memorising.

(That being said, my medic housemate complains that 2nd year medicine at Cambridge is in the Guiness Book of records for "Most amount to learn in one year of a university degree" or something like that... but he's always dragging us out and running for societies so...)

Does anyone know about a medic's workload? Will I ever have a life?

and remember that medics have the strange 3rd year when you choose to do anything you want, i know quite a few that chose to do essay subjects like languages and philosophy which are heavy on own research, and say that they found it a lot harder than they expected - not harder than medicine, but not much easier! It's just a different way of working and takes some time to get used to.
but I definitely second the work hard play hard reputation of medics - they have lots of medic-based events, and seem to have really busy social lives (generalization of course - there are some that live in their rooms, but there are in all subjects)

So basically in the third year, they don't do medicine subjects? Or just supplementary subjects to medicine so that they don't become weird medic nerds that start analysing anatomy in the middle of the street?