A week in the life of an Electronic Engineering student
Jacob Rawson is one of around 100 first year engineering students around the UK to be awarded a Diamond Jubilee Scholarship by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Below he describes a typical week as a student on Surrey’s MEng Electronic Engineering.
Jacob describes his typical week as a Surrey student.
MONDAY
9am - Lecture for the laboratory part of my professional studies module
10am - Lecture on Engineering Science
12pm - Professional studies lecture to help us write reports and become better at giving presentations
1pm - Lunch with people from my course
2pm - Back to my flat to make longer notes on the morning’s lectures
6pm - Quick tea, then three hours of orchestra practice
TUESDAY
10am - Lecture on Engineering Science followed by Electronic Circuit Design
12am - Hour long tutorial with my personal tutor
1.30pm - Lab preparation for my labs on Thursday and Friday
6pm - Hang out with my flatmates
WEDNESDAY
9am – Two-hour maths lecture on the basics and fundamentals we will need for our entire degree course
11.30am - Back to my flat to work through all the maths questions from the lecture and have lunch
3pm - Go over to Surrey Sports Park and climb at the wall with the Mountaineering Society
5pm - Look through lecture notes for Thursday and Friday
8pm - Go out to a social with the Ski Society
THURSDAY
9am – Lecture for Electronic Circuit Design
11.30am – Back to a friend’s flat for lunch and to check through our laboratory preparations
2pm – Laboratory session applying what we’ve learnt in lectures
6pm – Arrive back at my flat and have tea
8pm – Catch up on some TV with a couple of my flatmates
FRIDAY
10am – Mathematics lecture
12pm – Lunch at a friend’s
2pm – Lab session
6pm – Quick tea back at my flat
8pm – Go into town with some flat mates and course mates
SATURDAY
10am – Finally manage a lie-in!
10.30am – Have breakfast and do some washing
12pm – Go swimming at Surrey Sports Park
2pm – Read over my lecture notes for the upcoming Monday and Tuesday
8pm - Go out to a friend’s flat
SUNDAY
12pm – Weekly shop at Tesco followed by a coffee
1pm – Go into town shopping for a couple of hours
4pm – Prepare some meals for the next week and then skype home
6pm – Early tea and night in watching a film
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