A Week in the Life: UCL edition

Lizia

There are no cute boys at UCL :frown:

To stay on topic, here's my timetable as a first year in the Italian deparment.

Monday: 9am-11am Italian Grammar, 11am-1pm Italian Linguistics (Optional course, term 2 only)
Tuesday: 10am-11am Making of Modern France, 11am-12pm French Literature in Context, 4pm-5pm Realism and Neorealism (optional course), sometimes a realism film screening.
Wednesday: Nothing. Bliss!
Thursday: 11am-1pm Italian Oral, 2pm-3pm Italian History (optional course)
Friday: 9am-11am Italian Crime Novels (optional course, term 1 only)

I do the French modules because I was doing French and Italian before I switched to straight Italian. Normally an Italian student would do another Italian module, which this year was Modern Authors (wednesday sometime, term 1 only) and an outside option, since the Dante professor is on sabbatical.

Are you kidding? There are loads. It annoys me :frown:

Reply 41

Beckettrose

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jussy2106

I dont know which hall am i going yet...But i'm looking for one that is close to the uni, no need to take bus of stuff like that...catered, with internet, bathroom in the room, because i hate sharing it with other people and other fun stuff like tons of people and cute boys..hahaha..

Just thought I would point out that you don't get to choose your halls, UCL allocate you to a hall based on if you want catered/non-catered, collegiate/intercolligiate and one preference (ie en suite etc)

cristinam

I think I'm going to apply for canterbury hall and my second option will probably be college hall. What about you?

Thought you should probably know this too... there's no point choosing where you are going to apply, as you dont get to apply for them. UCL do it all for you, you have very little choice in where you end up! so I wouldn't waste your time on it!

Reply 42

cristinam

Beckettrose

Just thought I would point out that you don't get to choose your halls, UCL allocate you to a hall based on if you want catered/non-catered, collegiate/intercolligiate and one preference (ie en suite etc)

Thought you should probably know this too... there's no point choosing where you are going to apply, as you dont get to apply for them. UCL do it all for you, you have very little choice in where you end up! so I wouldn't waste your time on it!

Thanks.. I know what you're saying.. but they do ask on the form to put down your first and second preference for the intercollegiate halls only. could you tell my why is that if they do not consider it?

Reply 43

Noogle

I ask about individual halls because I've heard that you have a chance of getting your preference if you write that you want it in the space on the form for extra info.

Reply 44

mad_emme

cristinam

Thanks.. I know what you're saying.. but they do ask on the form to put down your first and second preference for the intercollegiate halls only. could you tell my why is that if they do not consider it?

For UCL halls you have no choice in the matter but for intercollegate University of London halls you can put down your top two just as you said. I got my first choice (which was International) and that was the the first choice for most of the other people I met there too. So don't count on getting either of your faves but if intercollgeiate is your top choice you do have a decent chance.

Reply 45

Briannner

Economics first year?

Reply 46

StephanieXu

Original post by Briannner

Economics first year?

i am a freshman at Economics department too.

Reply 47

Dibs_anim

I'll do one for computer science..

Reply 48

Sereni

14

Medic Fresher-
Monday- Wake up, have the catered breakfast at ramsay (which is actually quite nice with lots of options), go to morning lectures, try to find the cheapest lunch possible from sainsburrys, go to afternoon lectures, do a bit of work/procrastinating up till about 7, post seven relax and around about 9 start moonies prep, go to moonies at about half ten, get back about 3
Tuesday- Same except minus the going out and
Wednesday- Same except no afternoon lectures so either go to sports club, or work, or gym and then depending on mood go to roxy
Thursday- Vertical module in the morning, get up early(ish) to get the tube followed by ssc in the afternoon, usually gym in evening with possibly a trip to proud in camden for going out.
Friday- same as tuesday
Weekend- not much, gym saturday morning, work, whatever i fell like doing tbh, procrastinating because ive gotten bored of the case study

Reply 49

Ivanka

16

BA Language and Culture, Fresher, 1st term:

Monday:
9 am - 10 am - Spanish Grammar
11 am - 1 pm - Arabic Language
1 pm - 2 pm - Pi Magazine's Travel section meeting
5 pm - 6 pm - tap dance (EC)
7 pm - 9 pm - Comedy Club rehearsal (EC)

Tuesday:
6 pm - 8 pm - MUN training (EC)
7 pm - 9 pm - jazz choir rehearsal (EC)

Wednesday:
11 am - 1 pm - Introduction to the Study of Language
1 pm - 3 pm - Arabic Language

Thursday:
12 pm - 1 pm - Spanish Oral
1 pm - 2 pm - Persian classes (EC)
2 pm - 4 pm - Introduction to Modern Latin American Literature and Culture
4 pm - 5 pm - Spanish Comprehension
7 pm - 9 pm - Concert Band rehearsal (EC)

Friday:
9 am - 11 am - Language, Culture and Representation

First term assignments and other duties:
Spanish Grammar: null
Spanish Oral: one non-assessed presentation 5-10 minutes long per term
Spanish Comprehension: 5 resumes (4 best assessed) + 1 essay (probably non-assessed) per term
Arabic Language: an assessed written vocabulary test per term
Introduction to the Study of Language: non-assessed homework assignment per week + an assessed written exam per term
Introduction to Modern Latin American Literature and Culture: 2 assessed essays (1,500 - 2,000 each) per term
Language, Culture and Representation: onegroup oral presentation (not sure if assessed...) per term + online discussion (again, unsure about assessment) per week

Comments:

This is a sort of my fixed weekly routine - obviously, there may be other event going on, such as lectures, meetings, etc. On Tuesday, I usually attend the full MUN training and then proceed to the remaining jazz rehearsal time.

Remember, course attendance is compulsory.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 50

Noodlzzz

21

Psychology 1st year, living at Astor

Monday - day off. Get up at 1pm, make myself some noodles in the ****ty little kitchen and bum round my room for the day. Possibly attempt to do some lab report, most likely watch iplayer and drink coffee. Monday night is debate night, go with best friend and laugh at all the crazy people getting passionate about random topics
Tuesday - concepts and double stats in the afternoon. Read over the upcoming lecture notes to see if there's anything I don't understand beforehand and aim to get there relatively early to avoid having to sit near the douches who talk to each other or play skyrim in front of me so I can actually hear what's going on. Tuesday night is comedy night! Alex Zane stalking and a lot of psychology jokes aimed at you if you sit in the front row - good times
Wednesday - seminar at midday. If hungover/bad mood etc. dispute everything everyone else says. If otherwise, avoid talking until I can actually say something interesting. Wednesday is night off. Either attempt lab report (unlikely) or iplayer and actually cook myself something decent
Thursday - 9-6 lectures and seminars ewwwww. Go to mcdonalnds for breakfast and eat in the lectures. Not many people show up for the early ones so even if you are eating a mcmuffin in a lecture, if you're there and awake the lecturer will auto love you anyway. I have to run to a philosophy lecture after this and I literally mean run. It saves me paying for a gym membership. Philosophy students are quite hilarious, they all look the same trying to do the whole 'eccentric individualistic douche' look so sit with people who are half normal. Then it's run back for a report back lab session - always interesting. Find out what crazy thing we've been experimented on last week. Then it's another lab, always boring as it's computer based and often involves pressing 2 keys for 30 mins. Then it's run to philosophy seminar where you can debate the existence of the soul, always fun!
Friday - stats practical in the morning. Get awesome at stats and you can get it done in 20 mins out of the 2 hour slot allocated for doing it. I've become awesome at stats for this simple reason. Lab report in for monday so become a machine and do the majority of it in the afternoon. Then it's meet up with friends for the union or a dvd and pizza night. Kitchens are to be avoided on friday nights, full of drunk crazy cooking that never turns out well

Then rinse and repeat :P

Reply 51

Freiheit

17

Original post by Noodlzzz

Psychology 1st year, living at Astor

Monday - day off. Get up at 1pm, make myself some noodles in the ****ty little kitchen and bum round my room for the day. Possibly attempt to do some lab report, most likely watch iplayer and drink coffee. Monday night is debate night, go with best friend and laugh at all the crazy people getting passionate about random topics
Tuesday - concepts and double stats in the afternoon. Read over the upcoming lecture notes to see if there's anything I don't understand beforehand and aim to get there relatively early to avoid having to sit near the douches who talk to each other or play skyrim in front of me so I can actually hear what's going on. Tuesday night is comedy night! Alex Zane stalking and a lot of psychology jokes aimed at you if you sit in the front row - good times
Wednesday - seminar at midday. If hungover/bad mood etc. dispute everything everyone else says. If otherwise, avoid talking until I can actually say something interesting. Wednesday is night off. Either attempt lab report (unlikely) or iplayer and actually cook myself something decent
Thursday - 9-6 lectures and seminars ewwwww. Go to mcdonalnds for breakfast and eat in the lectures. Not many people show up for the early ones so even if you are eating a mcmuffin in a lecture, if you're there and awake the lecturer will auto love you anyway. I have to run to a philosophy lecture after this and I literally mean run. It saves me paying for a gym membership. Philosophy students are quite hilarious, they all look the same trying to do the whole 'eccentric individualistic douche' look so sit with people who are half normal. Then it's run back for a report back lab session - always interesting. Find out what crazy thing we've been experimented on last week. Then it's another lab, always boring as it's computer based and often involves pressing 2 keys for 30 mins. Then it's run to philosophy seminar where you can debate the existence of the soul, always fun!
Friday - stats practical in the morning. Get awesome at stats and you can get it done in 20 mins out of the 2 hour slot allocated for doing it. I've become awesome at stats for this simple reason. Lab report in for monday so become a machine and do the majority of it in the afternoon. Then it's meet up with friends for the union or a dvd and pizza night. Kitchens are to be avoided on friday nights, full of drunk crazy cooking that never turns out well

Then rinse and repeat :P

How's the UCL debate soc?

Reply 52

Noodlzzz

21

Original post by Freiheit

How's the UCL debate soc?

So awesome!

Reply 53

sundogs

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Original post by Noodlzzz

So awesome!

I second this :smile:

Reply 54

Freiheit

17

Original post by sundogs

I second this :smile:

Any extra details?

Reply 55

PJ991

17

people sit in the gustave tuck lecture theatre on a monday drinking the free wine, listening to some debates which are often fairly interesting. Everything is made better because it's always funny when someone shouts "point of information!" etc. before getting snubbed by the talker.

Good times. I've not been this year though.

Reply 56

sundogs

2

Original post by Freiheit

Any extra details?

We have big debates every Monday evening with special guest speakers. Topics are varied. For example this coming Monday we have a big one on the two-state solution. Topics last term included the right to die, war on terror and pornography. We're also the only society that puts on free wine and juice every Monday.

Thursday evenings are workshops where people are trained up, you can participate in intervarsity competitions around the country. We host 2 every year at UCL (President's Cup is exclusively for novices and is normally in the first few weeks of term) and the the UCL IV which is in February.

We have a few quite good socials too including a formal black tie event in March (Foundation Dinner).

All in all it's good fun and there's a big committee meaning you can get involved after your first year.

Reply 57

Freiheit

17

Original post by sundogs

We have big debates every Monday evening with special guest speakers. Topics are varied. For example this coming Monday we have a big one on the two-state solution. Topics last term included the right to die, war on terror and pornography. We're also the only society that puts on free wine and juice every Monday.

Thursday evenings are workshops where people are trained up, you can participate in intervarsity competitions around the country. We host 2 every year at UCL (President's Cup is exclusively for novices and is normally in the first few weeks of term) and the the UCL IV which is in February.

We have a few quite good socials too including a formal black tie event in March (Foundation Dinner).

All in all it's good fun and there's a big committee meaning you can get involved after your first year.