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  1. iheartmondays's Avatar
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    Re: A Week in the Life: Birmingham University edition
    (Original post by iheartmondays)
    woooooooooooooow bring on 2011 - i'm doing international relations with political science!!
    mee too, im starting to regret it though, it seems as if no one gets a good / well paid job after this ... :/ what have i done to myself!!
  2. IlexAquifolium's Avatar
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    Re: A Week in the Life: Birmingham University edition
    (Original post by iheartmondays)
    any career plans?
    Well, I'm doing postgrad at the moment. I'll see how life pans out!
  3. Ruhuofaston's Avatar
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    Re: A Week in the Life: Birmingham University edition
    I will do one when I start my second yr for Medical science in a months time....
  4. hosamthemaster's Avatar
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    Re: A Week in the Life: Birmingham University edition
    (Original post by Ruhuofaston)
    I will do one when I start my second yr for Medical science in a months time....
    *SUbscribes*
  5. Ruhuofaston's Avatar
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    Re: A Week in the Life: Birmingham University edition
    (Original post by hosamthemaster)
    *SUbscribes*
    sorry i didnt get what you saying...
  6. InfinitelyVixey's Avatar
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    Re: A Week in the Life: Birmingham University edition
    1st year Psychology...

    Monday- 1 or 2 lectures, Research methods and study skills, not the most exciting start to the week, but there you go, sometimes do some research participation on a Monday as well. In week 2 you get a block of 3 lectures in a row over lunchtime and die of hunger!
    Tuesday- cognitive psychology lectures (speedy lecturer, so be awake!), and crazily easy computing class where you don't learn a lot, but you have to go because they do a register
    Wednesday- 'module outside main discipline' day, I picked the medicine module so its a really early double lecture, then either tutorial at an awkward time in the afternoon or an afternoon off to either wander pointlessly around the Bullring or stress about an essay. Sometimes go to the creative writing society things on a Wednesday evening too.
    Thursday- Psychobiology lecture, you'll hear lots of people hating this one, but it's actually really interesting (to me, at least) and no it's not easy, but you are doing a degree, so shush! Also workshops on some weeks, for coursework, usually pretty interesting and lots more interactive than lectures. Sometimes in the evening things happen at the Vale, like the fireworks or film nights etc
    Friday- Introduction to learning lectures, sometimes a workshop, and to the end of the semester, practical classes (also for coursework) sometimes all while carrying your entire weekend's stuff with you to take on the train home
    Saturdays-lie in, go to the library (it's way better at the weekends when it's less busy!) do a food shop from the petrol station tesco in selly oak and use the walk back to the Vale as your 'exercise', catch up on reading from the week, do coursework, watch rubbish on iplayer or 4od or whatever, etc
    Sunday-similar to saturdays really!
  7. *soph*'s Avatar
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    Re: A Week in the Life: Birmingham University edition
    Txi, I find some of your posts quite offensive. I can't comment on your lecturers because I didn't study in that department, but if you wanted Oxford or Cambridge, you should have gone there. I don't think any other university in the UK would give you the same experience as Oxbridge. As for the uni and the city being boring, your expectations must be quite high if that's what you're saying about the UK's second city. There are plenty of things to do depending on what your interests are.
  8. *soph*'s Avatar
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    Re: A Week in the Life: Birmingham University edition
    No, I didn't want Oxbridge - I went to Birmingham and was very happy there. I just want people to see a balanced view of Birmingham rather than be inundated by your perception.

    Do enlighten us all as to your interests and I'm sure we'll all be able to make suggestions of things to do. No point me listing my top 5 for you then to say that's not your thing.
  9. TitchTheAntiHero's Avatar
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    Re: A Week in the Life: Birmingham University edition
    (Original post by InfinitelyVixey)
    1st year Psychology...

    Monday- 1 or 2 lectures, Research methods and study skills, not the most exciting start to the week, but there you go, sometimes do some research participation on a Monday as well. In week 2 you get a block of 3 lectures in a row over lunchtime and die of hunger!
    Tuesday- cognitive psychology lectures (speedy lecturer, so be awake!), and crazily easy computing class where you don't learn a lot, but you have to go because they do a register
    Wednesday- 'module outside main discipline' day, I picked the medicine module so its a really early double lecture, then either tutorial at an awkward time in the afternoon or an afternoon off to either wander pointlessly around the Bullring or stress about an essay. Sometimes go to the creative writing society things on a Wednesday evening too.
    Thursday- Psychobiology lecture, you'll hear lots of people hating this one, but it's actually really interesting (to me, at least) and no it's not easy, but you are doing a degree, so shush! Also workshops on some weeks, for coursework, usually pretty interesting and lots more interactive than lectures. Sometimes in the evening things happen at the Vale, like the fireworks or film nights etc
    Friday- Introduction to learning lectures, sometimes a workshop, and to the end of the semester, practical classes (also for coursework) sometimes all while carrying your entire weekend's stuff with you to take on the train home
    Saturdays-lie in, go to the library (it's way better at the weekends when it's less busy!) do a food shop from the petrol station tesco in selly oak and use the walk back to the Vale as your 'exercise', catch up on reading from the week, do coursework, watch rubbish on iplayer or 4od or whatever, etc
    Sunday-similar to saturdays really!
    I like the sound of this
    eeee
  10. egvc22's Avatar
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    Re: A Week in the Life: Birmingham University edition
    What about Physics??? C'mon
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