A Typical Day in My Life

Hey there! I’m a junior in the college studying computational biology, a concentration within the biology major. While no two days look exactly the same, here is a taste of what it’s like to be in my shoes on a typical Tuesday.

9:30 - 10:00 AM: Wake up, get ready for the day.

10:00 - 11:00 AM: Eat brunch, catch up on emails.

11:00 - 11:30 AM: Touring an apartment! I currently live on campus but will be off campus next year, so I’ve been apartment hunting.

11:30 - 12:00 PM: Walk to my first class of the day. I live on the opposite side of campus as my first class, but the good thing is that this is the furthest you can get living on-campus. 

12:00 - 1:30 PM: CHEM 2510 (Biochemistry) in the Chemistry Building. I’m taking this class since it fulfills a requirement for my major as well as a pre-med requirement!

1:45 - 3:15 PM: CIS 5450 (Big Data Analytics) in Meyerson Hall. This is a very practical, hands-on, data science class that samples the fundamentals of machine learning with Python. 

3:30 - 5:30 PM: PHYS 102 Lab (Physics Lab) in David Rittenhouse Laboratory. While we are allotted 2 hours to complete the lab, we almost always finish early. This class is pass/fail but must be taken with the corresponding physics section. 

??? - 6:00 PM: Go to our school gym, Pottruck. I try to fit in exercise whenever I can, so sometimes that means at night, and other times that means in the morning. 

6:00  - 7:00 PM: Have dinner back in my suite. By this time, I’m usually starving from a day of classes. I would either eat with a friend, chat with roommates, or watch a show while eating. 

7:00 - 9:00 PM: Call for my CIS 5450 group project. Club/Social event.

9:00 - 1:00 AM: Homework, research tasks, or studying for exams. This is my grind time! I am a night owl so I tend to do good work later in the evening.

1:00 - 2:00 AM: I wrap up my work around this time, and head to bed. 

- Leilei H.