So what is your average day at uni like? (1 Viewer)

[Skriker]

For many of us we will be starting really soon, just wondering if anyone could post up there average day of uni? Since I heard it is completely different to high school and study patterns will be different because of all the socializing you do :/ could someone give us there average day of uni?

thanks

 

[Shadowdude]

You go to uni, go to a lecture or tute and when you have a break you walk around or socialise or eat lunch or whatever.

After you finish going to lectures or tutes, you go home.


Simple.

 

[rayy_bann]

I don't know about everyone else, but im really excited about university too. Especially if i'm accepted to those universities located around the north/city of Sydney (cross fingers). It will be a big change, considering I've been going to Catholic private schools my whole life and have been living in the west. I can't wait

 

[Shadowdude]

If you want to ask more specific questions, then go ahead - but seriously, the average uni day is "go to uni, get to class, do stuff during breaks and then go home".

 

[rayy_bann]

hmm, i have a question. It's more of a personal one, differing from person to person, but:

1. do you find year 12 harder in terms of work or university. (yes yes i know courses are different and people are different but i just am curious about what YOU think)

2. do you really find a significant change in the way teachers speak to you and how that act towards their students?

3. do you find your high school friends to be closer to you than your university friends?

 

[Shadowdude]

hmm, i have a question. It's more of a personal one, differing from person to person, but:

1. do you find year 12 harder in terms of work or university. (yes yes i know courses are different and people are different but i just am curious about what YOU think)

2. do you really find a significant change in the way teachers speak to you and how that act towards their students?

3. do you find your high school friends to be closer to you than your university friends?

1. University is obviously harder because it's a step up from HSC level work. Why would we step down again?

2. Yes, teachers don't care if you do work anymore. They treat you like adults. They're more distant.

3. Yes, because in high school we met up every recess and lunch. Uni friends I meet up with only sometimes.

 

[Carrotsticks]

hmm, i have a question. It's more of a personal one, differing from person to person, but:

1. do you find year 12 harder in terms of work or university. (yes yes i know courses are different and people are different but i just am curious about what YOU think)

2. do you really find a significant change in the way teachers speak to you and how that act towards their students?

3. do you find your high school friends to be closer to you than your university friends?

1. I think University has much more difficult questions than the HSC. You can't really rote learn Uni stuff unlike HSC.

2. Lecturers tend to treat students with more respect than teachers do to students.

3. I rarely talk to any of my high school friends regularly anymore.

 

[OzKo]

hmm, i have a question. It's more of a personal one, differing from person to person, but:

1. do you find year 12 harder in terms of work or university. (yes yes i know courses are different and people are different but i just am curious about what YOU think)

2. do you really find a significant change in the way teachers speak to you and how that act towards their students?

3. do you find your high school friends to be closer to you than your university friends?

1) University

2) It depends on how big your classes are. If you are in a small faculty and study units which tight knit, then it is just like high school. In most cases though, you'll get the sense that they don't have much time for you.

3) High School.

 

[rayy_bann]

@shadowdude; yeah i initially think that University would be harder based on the fact that its tertiary study and as you said 'its a step up from hsc', but I guess that some other students think otherwise as there is less pressure for students to 'compete' and many people have goals just to 'pass' as opposed to 'get a high ATAR'.

So what I gather is that University lecturers treat you like adults moreso than highschool teachers, however, there is less opportunity to become close. I've heard this a couple of times but I guess depending on class size/faculty/university, this will all be different as Ozko said

In relation to friendships, high school friends seem to remain closer. I understand this purely because of the lack of time to socialize and inconsistent timetables during university. But I would like to know Carrotsticks, you're closer with your uni friends? Well its all different for everyone. some faculties, foster greater ties between students as well. From what I heard, Law societies are very close in some universities like MACQ. Many law schools also have balls, camps, outings etc.

 

[demonduckofdoom]

It's a relaxed or as difficult as you want to make it.

There's nothing crazy about a day at uni, provided you aren't backed up with classes/labs from 9am to 8pm (it can happen, but rarely). So yeah, turn up to class, another class, go eat or chat with whoever, go back for another class, go home or stick around if you want. It's flexible, and you pretty much do with the day as you want in all honesty.

For me, my uni friends are more closer to me than high school friends, purely on the basis that we have more common interestes and similar aspirations so we got along really easily Like OzKo mentioned, if you tend to see the same people in the same labs/tuts etc you'll get a similar high school style bond happening because of the frequency you see them. Plus if you have the time, and you're in any uni clubs or socities, then you'll be friendly with the people over there too and see them on a somewhat regular basis.

You socialise as much or as little as you like. If the only socialising you do in the day is getting the group work done in the lab, or talking to someone beside you in a tutorial, then so be it. Not everyone is there to make friends, as cold as that sounds, so not everyone is chatty. Not to say everyone is a snob either.

Hmm, you can have the opportunity to be close to a lecturer, professor, lab assistant etc, that's entirely up to you. Just realise they have a busy time dealing with 1000s of students a week. If having a close bond with your teachers is an important part of learning for you, then I suppose you can certainly try, but there are all sorts of professors/lecturers out there. Some of them are downright bastardly, and some just can't wait until the lecture is over so they can run out of the room. However, yeah they've got a massive workload so even if you do come across a great mentor, they just may not have the time themselves.

 

[enoilgam]

1) Depends on the degree and especially your attitude. If you're content with passes and credits, then its way easier. If you want D's and HD's, its a lot more difficult.
2) Depends on a variety of things like class sizes, the lecturer/tutor etc. Generally, its more business like - i.e. you're paying them for a service, they deliever it. Also, since units usually take place over a semester, you only have 12 weeks with each lecturer, so there isnt really time to get to know each other.
3) Depends on you. Me personally I was way closer to my high school friends because we saw each other more regularly (recess, lunch etc)

So I'd say your university experience depends on how you approach it and your personality, some love it and others dont. Personally I'd take high school over university any day of the week - even though I find university a lot less stressful, things were a lot simpler in HS.

 

[thrillkiller]

1) Depends on the degree and especially your attitude. If you're content with passes and credits, then its way easier. If you want D's and HD's, its a lot more difficult.
2) Depends on a variety of things like class sizes, the lecturer/tutor etc. Generally, its more business like - i.e. you're paying them for a service, they deliever it.
3) Depends on you. Me personally I was way closer to my high school friends because we saw each other more regularly (recess, lunch etc)

So I'd say your university experience depends on how you approach it and your personality, some love it and others dont. Personally I'd take high school over university any day of the week - even though I find university a lot less stressful, things were a lot simpler in HS.

what do you mean?

 

[Carrotsticks]

what do you mean?

In HS, everything is spoon fed to you.

At Uni, everything is thrown at you, and it's your job to feed yourself.

 

[Peeik]

In HS, everything is spoon fed to you.

At Uni, everything is thrown at you, and it's your job to feed yourself.

What carrot said. It is entirely up to you whether or not you want to do well; no one cares except for you.

 

[enoilgam]

In HS, everything is spoon fed to you.

At Uni, everything is thrown at you, and it's your job to feed yourself.

This, you can cruise through high school with minimal work if you wanted to. In uni, you need to be self motivated.

 

[pwoh]

1. University. Workload is higher with longer hours (for my course anyway) and no-one is there to force you to do work. However, it's also a lot more interesting and fun

2. It varies from faculty to faculty, but it's definitely difficult for lecturers to get close to the hundreds of students in their lectures. Tutorials varied - some maths tutors were friendly and addressed students by name, others not so much. I found that tutors from CSE (computing faculty of UNSW) definitely interact more with students and get to know them individually.

3. For me - high school friends, due to forced socialisation and knowing them for several years. It's really hard to see my high school friends often at uni, since the majority of them do commerce...that said, you definitely have plenty of opportunity to become close to university friends - there are events/camps/etc. You can choose to not talk to anyone at all - it's very possible, or you can get to know everyone - up to you.