Student blogs

When I was first applying to KI, I was really interested in knowing what a typical day in the life of a TPP (Translational Physiology and Pharmacology) master’s student looked like. So, I thought it would be fun to do a day in my life – but blog style! I hope to give you some insight into what an average Tuesday can look like. Not all days look like this of course – somedays I go to class and then I go home, but I do try to fill my schedule up with fun activities, especially during the winter!

7:30 – Wake up and commute

My day starts bright and early when my alarm goes off at 7:30 am (and I snooze it for way longer than I should). I manage to leave the house at around 8:10, (although it’s a struggle) and I begin my commute to KI. I run to catch the metro and switch to a bus, and spend my 45 minute commute time reading on my kindle, listening to music or sometimes scrolling (oops). As a KI student, under the Medicinska Foreningen association, you get a Mecenat card (student card) and are able to use a discounted public transport price.

9:00 – Class and lunch 

I get to KI at around 8:50 and walk towards my first class of the day in the Biomedicum. Today we have a Pharmacogenetics lecture for Bioinformatics from a physiological and pharmacological perspective. We have two 10 minute breaks during the lecture, and then we have our one hour lunch break at 12:00. A few friends and I find some seats in the busy building, rush to the microwaves to heat up our lunch (brought from home) and enjoy our food together. Afterwards, I attend my final lecture at 13:00 and an hour later, I’m done with class for the day!

14:00 – Study time 

I’m feeling particularly productive on this day, so after class I head to the library with a friend and start reading a paper for this week’s journal club. Although it depends on the course, there are usually journal clubs every other week, in which we read, discuss and present a paper with our group. After reading about half of the paper (my brain is no longer functioning), I leave it alone for the day and head to my fun activities.

16:00 – Rehearsals and gym  

After a long day on a laptop screen, I head to the KI gym. There’s a good amount of equipment and the best part is that it’s free for all KI students and staff! So I use it instead of getting a gym membership. On this day I do a low-impact workout and some stretching afterwards. Once I’m done, I freshen up and then head to my Artymica rehearsals. We have a concert next week, which I’m excited about (also super nervous), so we’ve been rehearsing more than we usually do. Arytmica is my way of doing something I love, music, and also being involved in KI student life.

19:30 – Head home and dinner with housemates 

After rehearsals, I take the metro home, and once I’m there I put together some leftovers. I eat with my housemates (somehow our dinner times tend to line up), and I end the night with preparing my lunch and breakfast for the next day.

22:00 – Unwind and sleep 

After a long day, I make some tea, shower, brush my teeth and start winding down for bed. One of my 2025 resolutions is to read more, so instead of putting on a TV show, I continue reading “And the Mountains Echoed” by Khaled Hosseini. After a chapter or two, I put the book away and go to sleep.

And with that my day in a life blog comes to end. I hope it gives you a little bit more insight into what your life in Stockholm, and at KI, could look like!