Being a postgraduate student is different because most people on my course have taken a couple of years out between graduating the first time and the master's, which means that they have often decided to return to university to fulfil a passion for the subject. It is also different because there is a greater focus on your work and what you can contribute to the subject knowledge.
On a typical day for example, I wake up early so that I can watch the news while I get ready. This is helpful as so much on the course can be aided by a good knowledge of current affairs. I then head to a lecture and afterwards might go home or to the library to do reading before I have to go to work. After work I often settle down to work on essay plans or do further reading for assignments.
In my time away from my studies I am a member of the Hiking Society and have attended events run by the Postgraduate Executive Officer. I also spend a lot of weekends away from Loughborough travelling to visit friends or going to gigs and shows in Nottingham and Leicester.