Godson - Week at a glance

At the start of the year, the weekly timetables for respective courses are released to students on Canvas (also check Studynet). This shows all lecture, tutorial, and practical times for the year. This information gives me an idea of what my weeks will typically look like during term time.

The approach I take to ensure I have a productive week involves mapping out the activities for the week on Sunday evening. These activities include attending lectures and equivalent tutorials and lab sessions, revising and working on assignments, meetings with academic and non-academic members of staff, extracurricular activities, and part-time work.

For most of the courses at the university, staff-student contact takes place between 09:00 and 19:00 on weekdays. As most of our lecture notes are released a few days before the timetabled session, reading them helps me gain some understanding of the topic before the lecture which also helps to answer some of my questions. Tutorials are a suitable time to ask any questions that I may have. There are usually breaks in the day between timetabled sessions, this time can be spent catching up on work in the Learning Resource Centre (LRC), working on assignments or simply grabbing a bite with classmates/friends.

There are many activities to get involved in outside of the academic side of the university. Some include formula student, clubs and societies, active students, and Herts Students’ Union events, and they are an effective way to unwind and have a healthy balance in my study and social while studying at university. Outside of academics, I work part-time and play sports for the university and the local St Albans rugby club.

I spend the weekend doing any extra bit of work I may have from the week. I also make sure to get enough rest.

I appreciate that different students have different methods of staying on top of their university work, and your typical week or day may be different from mine, having a schedule makes it easier to excel at university.