University life
i have been at university now for nearly ten weeks and time has flown by i must admit. The most difficult thing about studying law is the amount of reading involved, and quite frankly i don't have the time!! as a mature student i am finding i can't bloody remember something i learned the day before! if i get through this course it will be because i fluked my way through the course and also due to the help of Allah. Studying law requires you to act and think like a "lawyer" or a liar as some people might say, one must also write like a lawyer and act professional something else i am finding very difficult! The lecturer has asked me to pronounce my t's (using the glottal stop!) this has had an effect on me as i am now re-educating my four year old to speak properly before it's too late!! i don't mind attending the classes as there is a good mixture of fellow students ranging from young to mature and from serious to dossers! Surprisingly quite a few have dropped out for various reasons maybe realising that law is too difficult for them, hopefully i will have the resolve to get through the three years....
Since beginning university i have had to tell many people that i am studying law and their reactions have been largely negative and unsupportive which i find dis-heartening but this only strengthens me to carry on to prove that i can do it. There are some people who are generally pleased that i am studying, but the people i care about have not made a big fuss about it. I havent told my parents i am at university because i cannot be bothered with their negative comments there's only so much negativity a person can take!!
There seems to be a racial divide amongst the students in my class, i noticed that those of an ethnic minority are sticking with their own kind if you like and those who are white are keeping to their own. This is not a good thing and i hope that this will change during the course of the year as i feel that some people in the class are very competitive and they think they are more intelligent than others, while some are more laidback. I'm a people person which means i mingle and fit in with everyone and i hope by the end of the year i have had a conversation with every single student in my class.
University life includes joining a society, there are a number at the uni i attend but i am interested in joining only one, the islamic society, have not met anyone from there yet so i can't tell if its a good society or not. As a law student its compulsory to join the student law society, nothing much has happened there either apart from taking the £5 membership off me i havent had much benefit from them yet!!
The worst thing about university is definitely the exams which i am absolutely dreading!! I have two in january meaning my two week xmas break to enjoy Eid is officially ruined!!
i have to say the lecturers on my course have been excellent, two have a really good sense of humour and up to now all have been most helpful and understanding. Lets' hope this continues throughout the course....
