{"id":2140,"date":"2022-02-24T15:20:22","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T15:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/?p=2140"},"modified":"2025-11-12T12:20:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:20:49","slug":"a-day-in-the-life-of-a-second-year-computer-science-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/nms\/2022\/02\/24\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-second-year-computer-science-student\/","title":{"rendered":"A day in the life of a second-year Computer Science student"},"content":{"rendered":"

You might envision a day of the life of a computer science student to be close to the one of Dracula (or at least a 21st century Dracula) \u2013 waking up late, avoiding the sun and staring at code throughout most of the day. I would say that life at King\u2019s as a computer science student is entirely what you make out of it<\/strong>. This is how a second-year computer science student may go about their day:<\/p>\n

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\"\"Rise and shine:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wake up around 7:30 to start and prepare for my day.<\/strong>\u00a0 I take a shower and prepare my bag for university, careful not to forget any chargers. This is followed by listening to some music whilst waiting for my bus to campus.<\/p>\n

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King’s Building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Le<\/strong>ctures and tutorials:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I go to a mix of lectures and tutorials. Lectures are used to communicate concepts and ideas; and then the tutorials are where I am able to ask my professors all my questions about the content. I find the tutorials very insightful and always look forward to them.<\/p>\n

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Bush House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Self-study: <\/strong><\/p>\n

After finishing the lectures and tutorials for the day, I either study with friends or am found to be in a team meeting for the current project that I have for one of the modules. University teaches you how to manage your time and organise your self-study periods. I would normally have one to three lectures a day which means I am free to organise my day afterwards. I usually form a study group with my friends and we make use of the computer labs with monitors to work on whilst seeing the great views of central London from Bush House.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"Relax time: <\/strong><\/p>\n

I usually get back home between 6- 7pm. My chill time consists of doing society work, cooking, watching films with my flatmates and training at the King\u2019s Fencing society.<\/strong> I enjoy taking the nights off studying but sometimes, you may find me quietly working on a current project as you can never stop thinking of how to find a solution to a problem or sort out a bug!<\/p>\n

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Azky shares his typical day as a master’s student in software engineering<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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