Studying Abroad in Canada has changed slightly in the past
week because I’ve started my classes now. I mentioned this briefly in my last post but now classes have really started so I thought I’d write a brief post about
it.
I have no 9 AMs this semester! Even though some classes even
begin at 8:30 AM over here. I am probably the only student in the world who
doesn’t mind getting up for a 9 AM, in fact it’s unusual for me to wake up
after 7:00 AM! But that’s part of the
problem with 9 AMs for me because generally I tend to find that with
independent studying I am more productive after lunch time.
On the other end of the day over here in Canada I now have
classes that begin at 7 PM and run until 9:50 PM! When I initially saw those
times I was shocked however both of my 7 PM classes are on subjects which I really wanted to take which might end up
influencing my dissertation, so I gritted my teeth and chose them anyway. Now
that I’ve actually had my two evening classes I’ve found that it’s nowhere near
as bad as I initially thought that they might be. Probably the only downside is
that at the moment it’s still light when I go in but it is dark and beginning
to get cold when I leave the class room.
One thing that I know that my family and friends back in the
UK are probably wondering is what are classes like in Canada? Are they easier
or harder than they are back in the UK? Well I’ve mainly had introductory classes
so far but I will say that rather than being easier or harder Canadian classes
are different. For example there’s more assignments throughout the semester
however they’re generally not as long as assignments in the UK and having
multiple ones contributing to the overall grade throughout the semester means
that the pressure is taken off the final exam.
So overall even though classes have begun I am still really
enjoying being in Canada and studying abroad. And it turns out that night
classes are not so bad.
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