4. That It Lasts A Considerable Length Of Time
University semesters in the UK last from around the September mark through to (depending on what year youre in) around the May to June mark. Even within that time youll be taking random weeks off that the university sanctions, or having full days rescheduled due to unforeseen circumstances, and as soon as you hit third year its head down dissertation-time. The entire period absolutely flies by, mostly as a result of meeting so many new people and having a wealth of new experiences, however almost none of them will be academically-related. Chances are that youll remember the first time you barfed up a lung trying a lethal mix of whiskey and wine before youll recite the difference between qualitative and quantitative research methods. When all is said and done, its the second year that is the closest to what you expect the full experience to be like. Awkward first-meets have been forgotten and friendships perfected, people have settled into their work regimens (or lack thereof), and the looming shadow of third-year's workload brings the entire course ever-closer together in a lets-make-the-most-of-this-while-we-can kind of way.