Original post by Rhys.e07.
I’ve just applied for politics in Bangor, Chester, and LPJM then also history and politics in Uni of Liv. I’m just wondering what the average starting time of the day would be because i’m thinking about commuting.
Hello,
This is a really good question but it really depends on a couple of factors. Much of university study is self-led meaning you can start when you like, but then obviously lectures can start at various times based on your timetable.
I like to try to start my day of studying at around 08:00 on average, where I usually start in the library with my never-ending pile of reading. However, other students may not start until lunchtime and then work later in the evening. There is lots of flexibility.
At the University of Leicester, lectures start from 09:00 and are scheduled throughout the day with the last ones ending at around 18:00. Different subjects have a different amount of contact hours so for law I have 12 hours of contact hours, of which around 2 hours are in seminars/tutorials and the other 10 in lectures. Other subjects may only have 2 or 3 hours per week. Therefore, you may have days without any lectures, days with 09:00 lectures, and days which start much later with lectures only in the afternoon.
I hope this helps, if you have any further questions please do let me know.
Charlie
Law LLB Student
Lectures at most unis will be scheduled between 9 and 5, but what times and days your lectures at will change year on year, term on term. You may have a term with a 9am lecture every day, and nothing for the rest of the day mostly. You might have one where you have 6 consecutive hours of lectures on a Friday but only one or two odd hours the rest of the week. You might end up with all your lectures starting at 11am each day and finishing by 2!
That said generally the students who get consistently good results tend to approach it as a 9 to 5 job, consistently going to campus every day in the morning, working through the day while attending timetabled hours, then "clocking off" at the end of the day. This also likely helps avoid burnout and maintain a good balance of uni work and personal life as then you know you've done work throughout the day so don't need to feel pressured to spend weekends/evenings working on things last minute so much!
Bear in mind also in principle full time uni study is based on the expectation you're going to spend a number of hours on your studies equivalent to full time work, across the the teaching terms. Of course in practice usually students do and can spend less than that much in term time by making up time during the breaks working on assignments or revision (and often due to when things are set/deadlines are this is necessary).
So while you don't necessarily need to work a full 9 to 5 each day i would suggest aiming to start at a set time each morning around 9ish to get into a good habit - then you can finish whenever you are comfortable that you've done what work you need to do that day.
That said generally the students who get consistently good results tend to approach it as a 9 to 5 job, consistently going to campus every day in the morning, working through the day while attending timetabled hours, then "clocking off" at the end of the day. This also likely helps avoid burnout and maintain a good balance of uni work and personal life as then you know you've done work throughout the day so don't need to feel pressured to spend weekends/evenings working on things last minute so much!
Bear in mind also in principle full time uni study is based on the expectation you're going to spend a number of hours on your studies equivalent to full time work, across the the teaching terms. Of course in practice usually students do and can spend less than that much in term time by making up time during the breaks working on assignments or revision (and often due to when things are set/deadlines are this is necessary).
So while you don't necessarily need to work a full 9 to 5 each day i would suggest aiming to start at a set time each morning around 9ish to get into a good habit - then you can finish whenever you are comfortable that you've done what work you need to do that day.
(edited 1 month ago)
Original post by Rhys.e07.
I’ve just applied for politics in Bangor, Chester, and LPJM then also history and politics in Uni of Liv. I’m just wondering what the average starting time of the day would be because i’m thinking about commuting.
Hi
I don't think there is an answer to this, as there could be so many different options, most of our lectures start at 9:30am although most people are in from 8 am to start off their day. It also depends on your course and modules as to start times and length of lectures.
I hope this helps,
Matt
Wrexham Uni Reps
Hi there,
Congrats on successfully narrowing down your unis, it sounds like you've chosen really interesting and unique course options 🙂
As has been said, this can vary day to day. Lectures at Bath are usually 2 hours and the earliest start time is 8:15 and the latest start time is 17:15, so you will not be in lectures beyond 19:05. But this varies uni to uni and also day to day, as everyone has different lecture timetables and different personal study preferences. Personally I liked to go to my lectures but use everything from 8:30 - 16:30 as study time to work on my assignments.
However, most unis have Wednesday afternoons free of lectures so students can play sports, go to clubs or have some time off. I personally used to sign up for student ambassador shifts on Wednesday afternoons to earn a bit of extra money and do something I enjoyed!
I hope this helps and best of luck with your year!
Holly
University of Bath
Congrats on successfully narrowing down your unis, it sounds like you've chosen really interesting and unique course options 🙂
As has been said, this can vary day to day. Lectures at Bath are usually 2 hours and the earliest start time is 8:15 and the latest start time is 17:15, so you will not be in lectures beyond 19:05. But this varies uni to uni and also day to day, as everyone has different lecture timetables and different personal study preferences. Personally I liked to go to my lectures but use everything from 8:30 - 16:30 as study time to work on my assignments.
However, most unis have Wednesday afternoons free of lectures so students can play sports, go to clubs or have some time off. I personally used to sign up for student ambassador shifts on Wednesday afternoons to earn a bit of extra money and do something I enjoyed!
I hope this helps and best of luck with your year!
Holly
University of Bath
Original post by Rhys.e07.
I’ve just applied for politics in Bangor, Chester, and LPJM then also history and politics in Uni of Liv. I’m just wondering what the average starting time of the day would be because i’m thinking about commuting.
Hello,
Firstly it’s great to hear that you are considering coming to the university of Chester to study, it’s a brilliant university in terms of teaching and academic support, but also more generally in terms of student support and allowing the student voice to be heard. Have you considered coming along to an open day at Chester, or indeed at any of your shortlisted choices? At the open day you have the opportunity to speak to the tutors in your potential department and students who attend the university who can give you a specific reply to your question.
Hopefully, though I might be able to give you some general information, based on my experiences. For me, teaching in the forms of lectures and seminars where you attend a class of some sort have usually begun at 9 am, with the latest I’ve had finishing around 6 pm, though I have had one finish at 7pm. However, as the other reply has explained you may only have one class on the day or several classes on one day and none on others. It really depends on the modules that you take and the course you are studying. English, for example, has far fewer teaching sessions than say, biology where you would be required to be in more for lab work etc.
University requires a lot more independent self-study and so when you aren’t in a lecture or seminar you would be working either at home or in library, etc wherever you work best. There are no compulsory time periods you have to spend on this, but there will be recommendations made by your tutors, to make sure you keep up with the work and get the best out of your degree.
The best advice I would give is check with the department for your prospective universities who will be only too happy to help you. If you can’t attend an open day, drop them an email.
I hope that helps, and good luck with your decision making
Jess
PhD English
University of Chester
Original post by Rhys.e07.
I’ve just applied for politics in Bangor, Chester, and LPJM then also history and politics in Uni of Liv. I’m just wondering what the average starting time of the day would be because i’m thinking about commuting.
I usually started at 9 am.
Original post by PG Study Chester
Hello,
Firstly it’s great to hear that you are considering coming to the university of Chester to study, it’s a brilliant university in terms of teaching and academic support, but also more generally in terms of student support and allowing the student voice to be heard. Have you considered coming along to an open day at Chester, or indeed at any of your shortlisted choices? At the open day you have the opportunity to speak to the tutors in your potential department and students who attend the university who can give you a specific reply to your question.
Hopefully, though I might be able to give you some general information, based on my experiences. For me, teaching in the forms of lectures and seminars where you attend a class of some sort have usually begun at 9 am, with the latest I’ve had finishing around 6 pm, though I have had one finish at 7pm. However, as the other reply has explained you may only have one class on the day or several classes on one day and none on others. It really depends on the modules that you take and the course you are studying. English, for example, has far fewer teaching sessions than say, biology where you would be required to be in more for lab work etc.
University requires a lot more independent self-study and so when you aren’t in a lecture or seminar you would be working either at home or in library, etc wherever you work best. There are no compulsory time periods you have to spend on this, but there will be recommendations made by your tutors, to make sure you keep up with the work and get the best out of your degree.
The best advice I would give is check with the department for your prospective universities who will be only too happy to help you. If you can’t attend an open day, drop them an email.
I hope that helps, and good luck with your decision making
Jess
PhD English
University of Chester
Firstly it’s great to hear that you are considering coming to the university of Chester to study, it’s a brilliant university in terms of teaching and academic support, but also more generally in terms of student support and allowing the student voice to be heard. Have you considered coming along to an open day at Chester, or indeed at any of your shortlisted choices? At the open day you have the opportunity to speak to the tutors in your potential department and students who attend the university who can give you a specific reply to your question.
Hopefully, though I might be able to give you some general information, based on my experiences. For me, teaching in the forms of lectures and seminars where you attend a class of some sort have usually begun at 9 am, with the latest I’ve had finishing around 6 pm, though I have had one finish at 7pm. However, as the other reply has explained you may only have one class on the day or several classes on one day and none on others. It really depends on the modules that you take and the course you are studying. English, for example, has far fewer teaching sessions than say, biology where you would be required to be in more for lab work etc.
University requires a lot more independent self-study and so when you aren’t in a lecture or seminar you would be working either at home or in library, etc wherever you work best. There are no compulsory time periods you have to spend on this, but there will be recommendations made by your tutors, to make sure you keep up with the work and get the best out of your degree.
The best advice I would give is check with the department for your prospective universities who will be only too happy to help you. If you can’t attend an open day, drop them an email.
I hope that helps, and good luck with your decision making
Jess
PhD English
University of Chester
I have a D in legal methods in my bachelor transcript with a cgpa of 3.66 and I want to study law do I have a chance to get into Chester ?
Original post by Anonymous
I have a D in legal methods in my bachelor transcript with a cgpa of 3.66 and I want to study law do I have a chance to get into Chester ?
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