I have been looking forward to/really nervous about my first day at London Met for the last month or since I got the great news that I had been offered a place.
With an 11am start, I stopped by The Altitude Centre for a quick treadmill workout first. I’ve taken 3 of their classes but this time I was on my own- I completed a 30X30X30 workout, with 30 seconds at 16KPH, 30 seconds off, repeated 30 times.
I met my Mum for a quick pre-uni coffee to calm my nerves, and to get her to snap a few pics! I felt like a child being dropped off at school on my first day of school, but it was really nice.
I had induction classes from 11-4.30, which turned out to be a rathe dull 2.5 hour lecture on science courses as a whole at London Met, followed by an hour for lunch (where I had to go and buy plasters for the blisters from my new shoes-rookie error) and ate at a really cute healthy cafe opposite uni. I know I’ll be going there a lot over the next few years.
After lunch we split into our individual courses and I got to meet the 30 other future dietitians through a game of human bingo. It was a great way o getting to know the names and random facts about our intake. The squares I signed for other people included; ‘have been on TV’, ‘have been in a play’, ‘loves board games’ and ‘would like to be on the Great British Bake Off’!
Luckily I don’t seem to be the only mature student in our intake, although I didn’t love it when someone said to me ‘you’re obviously not 18!’
We’re only in Uni 2 days a week, although they are full days, with some tutorials during our lunch break. After hearing from two second year students I am part excited and part terrified to begin proper lectures, I think it’s going to be intense. I need to find someone that is down with the biochemistry and become best friends with them!
It’s a very new University, with brand new buildings (although they are laid out like a maze). I’ve been reading Lauren’s back to Uni blogs and am a little envious of the gorgeous library and collegiate atmosphere at the University of Washington. London Met feels very new and business like, and includes a SuperLab, where over 200 people can work in the lab at once. I’ve ordered myself a new official lab coat so get ready for some very attractive pictures of me wearing it!
Hope you guys like the more personal, life blog posts- don’t worry there will still be a LOT of fitness, running and marathon posts too, plus some more foodie blogs in future!
good luck for this new life chapter. Make good use of your student card (and the council tax exemption).
You have been through it all before – why so nervous? And how about some new Jeans? G
Delicious cafés near places that you often go to are dangerous for the wallet but delicious for the belly! 🙂
I love the back to school pictures! Wish I had snapped some of those too 🙂 I am also a little nervous for classes to start, but we’ve survived the worst part: getting IN!
How exciting! Good luck on your course and hope you like it 🙂
So excited for you! I went back to college in January (as I turned 40). I felt pretty old (even though there were plenty of ‘mature students’ on my course but those extra years have proved SO useful – so much more focus and determination and life experience. It’s been brilliant. I know you’ll love it.
Good luck for your first term back at uni! I sometimes wish I had waited a little while before heading off to uni. I don’t think I was mature enough to take on living away from home for the first time and managing my studying alongside partying with my new uni friends, aged nineteen. I’ve learnt a lot about myself since finishing uni and know I would have been much more successful as a mature student. That being said, I did achieve a degree which enabled me to become a teacher.
What an exciting time of your life! Have fun and cannot wait for more posts about the studies!