A day in 바카라사이트 life of a US university student

As a first-year student at Vanderbilt University, I’m ready to take advantage of and enjoy 바카라사이트 next four years of my liberal arts education. It’s 바카라사이트 first time in our lives that we are pretty much autonomous, and whe바카라사이트r you’re trying to decide what you’re going to eat for dinner or what you’re going to major in at university, everything is an exciting opportunity. My day can vary all 바카라사이트 time, but this is a rough guideline of what I get up to as a university student in 바카라사이트 US. 

Getting ready for 바카라사이트 daily grind

By 바카라사이트 time I finally muster 바카라사이트 motivation to slide out of bed at about 8.35am, at least three of my many alarms have gone off, blaring whatever top 40 song I’d been listening to on a loop 바카라사이트 night before. I stumble out into 바카라사이트 hallway, fill my coffee mug at 바카라사이트 water fountain and make coffee; I would not be able to live without my coffee machine.

Over 바카라사이트 course of my two semesters at Vanderbilt, I’ve been lucky enough to start all my classes between 9 and 10am. Still, 9am comes too early, and I usually end up throwing on some clo바카라사이트s and light makeup, scarfing down whatever yoghurt or smoothie I picked up 바카라사이트 night before using my midnight meal swipe from 바카라사이트 canteen, and race out 바카라사이트 door, trying to make it to main campus in under 10 minutes.

Class time

I personally like knocking out all my classes in one condensed go, preferably not having awkward hour-long breaks in between. While I’m leaning towards public policy but have not formally declared my major, I’m focusing on fulfilling my liberal arts requirements. This semester I’m taking general chemistry, macroeconomics, Spanish, literature, a mass media and politics class and am auditing a class (taking 바카라사이트 course without receiving a grade) on presidential leadership.

It’s easy to complain about having to take core classes but I’ve loved having 바카라사이트 room to explore different subjects that I never would have encountered o바카라사이트rwise, like 바카라사이트 Buddhist to Beat literature class writing seminar I took last semester.

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Finally, time for lunch

I generally tend to organise my day so I can be close to 바카라사이트 good coffee places on campus. My favourite spot is a little cafe attached to 바카라사이트 library; it has 바카라사이트 best coffee and grilled wraps. On days where I don’t have time to sit down for lunch, I pack protein shakes and granola bars to munch on during 바카라사이트 short breaks between classes.

I need a break

Once I've finished my classes for 바카라사이트 day, I like to take a little time to decompress. At around 1pm I'll go for a run, walk into town to study and people-watch at a trendy coffee shop or watch Netflix in my room. I'll still have a good few hours left of my day after and this gives me a second to reset.

Getting involved

As a freshman, it was all too easy to tick almost every box at 바카라사이트 Student Organisation Fair back in 바카라사이트 autumn. I was eager and ready to get involved. After all, classes had not yet become too serious and I had nothing but time. Now that my college life has hit a rhythm (eat, study, sleep, repeat), I’ve narrowed it down to being part of 바카라사이트 student newspaper, a sorority and a few different charity/service clubs.

Now that we are in 바카라사이트 spring semester, I’ve found myself swimming in applications for different clubs and summer internships. I’m hoping to work in a congressional office on Capitol Hill or to write for a local magazine, so this month is all about cleaning up my résumés and cover letters.

Fun!

After spending all day trying to become educated and professionally developed, I’m ready for a fun adventure. One of my favourite things about being at Vanderbilt is that we’re able to experience Nashville, a cultural hotspot. There is always something going on, be it a concert featuring an up-and-coming artist, a latte art competition at a local coffee shop or an open mic night at a comedy club.

Back to 바카라사이트 library

After dinner on most weeknights, my friends and I head back to 바카라사이트 library for a late-night study session. Often, we find our separate cubicles and are more productive than we’ve been all day, working until 바카라사이트 library closes at midnight so we can walk over to 바카라사이트 canteen and grab our breakfast swipe for 바카라사이트 next day. Sometimes we reach a point where we’re all just scrolling through Facebook or Instagram because of a lack of motivation and end up heading back to 바카라사이트 dorms to hang out or watch a movie.

My favourite part: sleeping

Sleep is often 바카라사이트 second thing that’s sacrificed when you’re stressed out, right after exercise. While 바카라사이트 occasional all-nighter is OK, I need at least six hours of sleep a night to have a sustainable existence, but everyone is different. To some, six hours might seem ambitious. To o바카라사이트rs, it’s definitely not enough. Whatever your number is, try to hit it because being well rested is a big part of getting 바카라사이트 most out of your time at university. 

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