Bachelor of Information Technology Co-operative Scholarship – meet Ais Rajeev

Day in Life – Aiswarya

At the same time, Ais is a gender ambassador for Women in Engineering and IT, a Student Ambassador, a member of Movement UTS, UTS Tech Society and now finally the student face behind the scenes representing the Faculty of Engineering and IT on both the Academic and Faculty Board.

When asked to share what a typical day looks like, Ais nervously laughed.

"8:30 am: It's kind of embarrassing, but since the Allianz team still works from home, I wake up and give myself just enough time to eat breakfast, and hop online at exactly 9:00am. If I have an evening class that day, I will wake up much earlier and work from UTS.

9:00 am: I'm usually checking for emails and catching up with what needs to be done that day.

10:00 am: There are usually meetings for the next two hours. Otherwise, I would try to get the documents I need to be reviewed out before lunch.

12:00 pm: As someone looking at the computer screen all day, I must take breaks throughout the day as well, but I get an hour off to take a walk and grab lunch.

1:00 pm: I would circulate the document to my team after I've gotten approval after lunch. I also note down any comments and distribute any action items which any of my team members need to be notified of before the document gets sent to the relevant stakeholders.

5:00 pm: The first hour after work is essential. I relax and destress, usually by watching YouTube, Netflix, or dramas. If I have a class that evening and I'm not already at UTS, I would have logged off work at 4:00 pm and be making my way to uni.

6:00 pm: My class usually starts at 6:00pm on Thursdays and Fridays; otherwise, I would be working on any upcoming assignments or homework until dinner. This isn't strict, but if I have something planned on the weekends, I would be making a head start.

8:00 pm: If I have class, they usually finish at 8pm. If we have group work, I will stay behind with the team and work on any assessments we have together and maybe we'll grab dinner while we are at it. If not, I would stop working for the day and…still be eating dinner [laughs]. I would use the time to catch up on anime, play games with friends, anything relaxing really.

10:00 pm: When I do have class, I usually get home around this time, but otherwise, I would be in bed or relaxing. It's important to me that I'm not working on anything after dinner."

When we asked about what advice she had for new students, she tells us, "University is a good time in your life, don't just waste it by doing too much work. It's as important to socialise and have fun as it is to work on yourself and improve your own skills. UTS has so many services available in making sure you're always supported no matter what you want to do."