A day in the life of a final year Biomedical Science student
By Freiza, from Vienna, studying Biomedical Sciences
My name is Freiza and I am a final year Biomedical Sciences student, currently working on my dissertation. Here is what a typical week-day looks like for me!
8.00
Usually, I start my day by waking up at 8am. Depending on whether or not I have a 9am class, I like to squeeze in a morning workout at the Pleasance Gym. Sometimes, I feel like taking a class or working out alone – it depends on my mood.
Afterwards, I like to head to one of Newington’s plethora of cafes and enjoy a coffee or matcha (I’d recommend checking out Kilimanjaro coffee or Fluffee! So good!!) before going home to make some breakfast.
Once I’ve eaten, I like heading to the library to catch up on some work or look through the lecture before my class, if I have one. Currently I’m in the second semester of my final year and, I am writing my dissertation, so I only have one class a week. I also have meetings every week with my supervisor.
12.30
Around 12:30, I call it lunchtime, so depending on how I am feeling, I like to grab some food from a nearby place with affordable prices like Mosque Kitchen (the most flavourful rice dishes), Saj’s Shawarma Grill, or Nile Valley (exceptional wraps).
For a change of scenery, I like to head to Potterrow to get some work done, although it does get very noisy quite quickly! It’s a great hangout spot, with ample opportunity for distractions from work – whether it be from bumping into friends or indulging in the curly fries from the kitchen, which I’m practically certain are created to be deliberately addictive.
After allowing myself some afternoon distraction (or what I’d rather imaginatively rebrand “chill work”), I will usually head back to the library as that is where I get most of my work done. My dissertation involves a lot of statistical analyses, so a silent working space is ideal.
I’m a member of the Biomedical Society and so I will also prepare the meeting schedule for this around an hour before we are due to meet. This is where we will discuss what’s coming up in the next week and just catch up on how everything is going with everyone.
19.00
Around 19:00 I will head back home to cook some dinner, which is one of my favourite parts of my day. There is something so therapeutic about chopping onions and crushing garlic that it just de-stresses me. I like putting on a show or hanging out with my flat mate whilst I eat dinner, which is a nice way to wrap up my day.
However, on some evenings, my friends and I will go to a pub quiz at Bar50 on Mondays or go ceilidh dancing in Stramash on Wednesdays.
So, that’s basically a day in my life as a final year Biomedical Science student :))
