thespanishcel
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Always been curious about what your routine is or how a normal day in your life goes. When I passed from undergraduate to a postgrad it was a huge change having so few lectures per week (I had less than 10 hours) and not having to worry anymore about exams as my masters grading was entirely assignment based. I also liked the relaxed atmosphere, professors gave you stuff to read but it was never compulsory, it was just "very recommended" so you would understand better the next lecture but they were never going to ask you if you read it or deduct points from your grade. So if the reading was interesting I would do it but if it was boring I didn't give a fuck and in the next lecture I understood the content quite well so all good. Regarding my assignments I didn't like cramming so I started long before the deadline and did a little bit of work (around 250/500 words) every day and it was much better.
Is it similar for PhD students or you have even more freedoms? Do you go to lectures or just thesis supervisor meetings? Are there exams? How many hours a week are you physically on campus? How are you graded until you submit your thesis which takes around 3/4 years?
Is it similar for PhD students or you have even more freedoms? Do you go to lectures or just thesis supervisor meetings? Are there exams? How many hours a week are you physically on campus? How are you graded until you submit your thesis which takes around 3/4 years?