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Here is my weekly schedule! (Note that I did not have my morning class for the few two weeks, as it is a Session D course). As you can see, on some days I had classes for five hours. My morning class was long, but the workload was minimal. Hence, my math class in the afternoon proved to be much more exhausting, despite its short duration.
Every day, I would wake up at 7:40 a.m., brush my teeth, and head down to the dining hall for breakfast. If I woke up late, I simply took a piece of bread and made a beeline for class. After Theatre 5, I returned to my dormitory to eat lunch. Some students in my class also lived in the iHouse, so we walked back and ate lunch together. Then, I had approximately two hours to work on my assignments. On some days, I stayed in my room to save time; on other days I worked in one of Berkeley's (30)! libraries. When I got stuck on a math problem, I attended the peer tutoring sessions at the Student Learning Commons.
Berkeley operates on "Berkeley time," which means that classes start ten minutes after their specified start time. So my 4:00 p.m. math class commences at 4:10 p.m. Thus, I started walking toward my math class at 4:00 p.m. After class, I headed back to the iHouse's library to re-read lecture material that I did not fully comprehend. Sometimes I gave up because the content was too difficult. However, only after giving myself an honest attempt at understanding the material.
I started to eat dinner from 7 to 7:30 p.m. The dining hall is packed during dinner; I tried to see if I knew anyone—and join them, if I did. Otherwise, I attempted to strike up conversations with some students whom I hadn't met.
After dinner, the time approaches 9:00 p.m. I tried to find activities to do before bed. On some days, someone on Discord hosts a board game night at their residence. We had a few "Mafia" game nights at the iHouse, which were fun and great for meeting people. Some other notable weekly events include: attending a concert (Louis Tomlinson), grabbing late-night snacks with other students, seeing the fireworks on July 4th, and doing sunset hikes.
Most of the "bigger" trips I did were on the weekend because I didn't have class.
I would begin my nightly routine from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m., depending on what activities I had prior. I made an effort to prioritize social events over sleeping, so I did not get adequate sleep (less than six hours) on some nights. I do not regret this decision, as I was going to be in Berkeley only once in my life.