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Reply 2
my plan for uni is this, the nature of my course meens that i work 3 days of the week and go to uni fr 2 bt ive still secured a place in halls as i wanted to live the student life. in work they dont tend to give me much work this might be coz im jst settling in bn there 3 weeks now bt my plan is to do the majority of my uni work in the spare time i get in work the guys tht i wrk with have allready told me to do it lol. would be ideal reely coz then i cn go out evry nite of the week cant wait lk.
Reply 3
If people in medicine and sciences with packed timetables can do it...
Reply 5
Medics and lawyers seem to do it the most.
Reply 8
I have always worked hard partied hard... just start the work early and keep the effort contant
i dont think its a case of working hard, its more just working in the first place. I did very little actual work in college. im thinking doing 6-8 hours a day of work should be more than enough. If i get up at 10-11 each day and work to about 6, i'll have each evening off. As people have pointed out, there will obviously be times where you write off a day to play sport or cram when you're behind on some work.
Reply 11
I was on quite a demanding course hours-wise, bu found if I got on with the work, a night out/pub trip/cinema/meal out/party was an excellent motivator to start concetrating and stop faffing about on the internet!
I choose to do all my work until 5pm, then have free time after 5.
The fact is; most assignments don't take that long to do - even though they seem to when you're rushing them for a deadline, like a number of my friends do. I find it easier to do an hour or two a day for a week or two, job done, then the evenings are mine.
The fact is; most assignments don't take that long to do - even though they seem to when you're rushing them for a deadline, like a number of my friends do. I find it easier to do an hour or two a day for a week or two, job done, then the evenings are mine.
Reply 14
The nature of my course is quite social, I'm planning on working hard and partying hard until I get run down and have to prioritse.
Reply 15
It is possible, the damage to my liver and my first class honours degree are tribute to it.
Consie
i dont think its a case of working hard, its more just working in the first place. I did very little actual work in college. im thinking doing 6-8 hours a day of work should be more than enough. If i get up at 10-11 each day and work to about 6, i'll have each evening off. As people have pointed out, there will obviously be times where you write off a day to play sport or cram when you're .
mate don't worry, you're doing history at oxford. My mate who does that gets away with about 8 hours a week, never mind a day..
i want to try and at least make a reasonable stab at getting a first in prelims though. (if i get the A level results to actually get there that is)
I so know im going to get corruped by friends and become mildly alcoholic or whatever though. All these hardship funds im apparently entitled to are just going to supply endless beer money given i dont really buy many things generally.
I so know im going to get corruped by friends and become mildly alcoholic or whatever though. All these hardship funds im apparently entitled to are just going to supply endless beer money given i dont really buy many things generally.
routine my friends routine.
get into getting up at a set time each day, say 10am, earlier if you have lectures at 9 of course. its important you develop boundaries, weekends (or at least saturday) is off limits. evenings too if possible. What I liked to do is break the back of any work during the day, go home watch neighbours, eat, hollyoaks, then do casual reading for the next days lecture.
Do the work/reading for one module after the lecture seminar, I wish I did this more! you're head is brimming full of ideas and new information you're really in the zone to tackle the topic. I would (looking back!) use this time to write up your class notes neatly and add in extra info that you forgot at the time/have thought of since. perhaps type it up onto computer, make a page of precise notes, excellent for revision. (stick in websites/books which are good onto it for exam time too!)
Work in the library, too many distractions in halls/house, computer, friends not working, music etc.
all this 8 hour working days is nonsense, you're unlikely to cope with that, you can easily do 4-5 hours of solid work in the library everyday and be in a fantastic position. Hell I hardly did any work at all and managed ok. if you work 8 hour days you're unwilling to want to go out and drink/go clubbing. do it like that its not a intensive workload but a cruise.
or you can do a MattG, where your level of work went down year by year, revise the day before for your final exams, do all nighters for almost every essay...and come out with a 2:1
get into getting up at a set time each day, say 10am, earlier if you have lectures at 9 of course. its important you develop boundaries, weekends (or at least saturday) is off limits. evenings too if possible. What I liked to do is break the back of any work during the day, go home watch neighbours, eat, hollyoaks, then do casual reading for the next days lecture.
Do the work/reading for one module after the lecture seminar, I wish I did this more! you're head is brimming full of ideas and new information you're really in the zone to tackle the topic. I would (looking back!) use this time to write up your class notes neatly and add in extra info that you forgot at the time/have thought of since. perhaps type it up onto computer, make a page of precise notes, excellent for revision. (stick in websites/books which are good onto it for exam time too!)
Work in the library, too many distractions in halls/house, computer, friends not working, music etc.
all this 8 hour working days is nonsense, you're unlikely to cope with that, you can easily do 4-5 hours of solid work in the library everyday and be in a fantastic position. Hell I hardly did any work at all and managed ok. if you work 8 hour days you're unwilling to want to go out and drink/go clubbing. do it like that its not a intensive workload but a cruise.
or you can do a MattG, where your level of work went down year by year, revise the day before for your final exams, do all nighters for almost every essay...and come out with a 2:1
Rokit
Are they both possible?
How do people in higher education prioritise studying, working and partying?
I want to come out with top grades but dont want my social life to suffer
How do people in higher education prioritise studying, working and partying?
I want to come out with top grades but dont want my social life to suffer
At Oxford we have a saying: You can work hard, play hard, and sleep... but nobody ever does more than 2. Yes it's possible, but the key is being organised. Get yourself a diary, plan, and stick to your plans. Obviously the amount of work varies by uni - but I reckon I can probably say quite categorically that I have more than you will
If you can chain yourself to a desk 9-5 (which I've never had to do, but then I do have labs) then you will be more than capable of taking every night off to party. Although it might be worth only partying hard once a week, and easing off a bit on the other nights so you're not totally hungover while trying to work! Related discussions
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