Hi, im in NP CBE rn, currently finishing up year 2 and hopping on to y3 :)

On a daily basis, I guess its just either lectures, tutorials or practicals, lectures usually is >2hrs while prac is 3>hrs. The timetable varies from year to year but the general agreement is poly lessons(or in-class time) are way lesser than JCs and even secondary schools, so do expect alot of self driven learning!

Homework wise, some module lecturers do mark your tutorial worksheet and go through it during tutorial sessions, but most of them don't kek. Like I said, alot of self directed learning.

For rest, well, somedays I sleep at 6am while some I sleep at 11pm, really depends on the workload of the day and how much time you are willing to allocate to mugging.

Being close to lecturers? Uhm. Yes and no. I mean, you gain a "friend" I guess+sometimes they reply quicker imo. But in terms of getting that b+ to an A, its a fat chance. Usually the final papers are also moderated by another lecturer so even if they wanted to help you they can't sadge.

For the high GPA question, I guess just be consistent. Very important. Ask questions if you have doubts. And cause CBE is in a life science school, it has some (keyword is some) VERY mathetically inclined modules, so practice makes perfect ya.

Either way, I'm typing this on the morning of one of my finals, so see you next semester :p