{"id":4811,"date":"2019-10-11T20:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T20:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/student-blogs\/?p=4811"},"modified":"2019-10-11T20:04:30","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T20:04:30","slug":"2-weeks-in-2nd-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/student-blogs\/2019\/10\/11\/2-weeks-in-2nd-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2 weeks in 2nd year!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I was on my first year, I remember every single second year people said, second year is gonna be tough. Two weeks in, and I feel great, I feel better than ever.<\/p>\n<p>You know why I feel great. I spent my first year, trying to figure out the person that I wanted to be, doubts and all. In the process, I jeopardize my academic record, and I had to push so hard a week leading to exam week, that I felt like my body are disintegrating. I slept in one of the exam room, during the exam. The worst thing that could happen on exam week happened to me.<span style=\"color: #ff99cc\"> But despite all that I passed, and I&#8217;m alive, and I couldn&#8217;t be more grateful that I did.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Is second year tough? So far, no. I know that it&#8217;s gonna get harder, but somehow I&#8217;m not scared anymore. What doesn&#8217;t kill you makes you stronger right. First year nearly killed me, and I got out the other side. Trust me, some people don&#8217;t find first year easy, <span style=\"color: #ff99cc\">don&#8217;t be so hard on yourself if you find it hard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Okay, so what have I been doing for the first 2 weeks of term. Well, you would&#8217;ve think the first week is fresher&#8217;s week. Yeah, no. That&#8217;s not how we roll at Imperial. I landed in London on Monday afternoon after an 18 hour flight. Lecture started on Thursday, and my stored clothes are barely delivered, my room is an absolute mess, I don&#8217;t have a skincare or a shower gel, or a coat. Guess what, Thursday is pub crawl, and Friday is 10AM lectures. Woohoo! <span style=\"color: #ff99cc\">Yes we do have social life, I mean work hard play harder, am I right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Second week be like:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Monday and Tuesday are 11AM to 6PM lectures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Wednesday is free from lectures, but hey there&#8217;s that event with Shell.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Thursday is 9AM to 6PM lectures, with 3 hour lunch break in between, and<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Friday is free-day.<\/p>\n<p>Somewhere on my non-lecture time, Networking (which includes free drinks *winks*), social life, seminars of personal interest, and hobbies, well and more networking. 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