I chose to do the Art Foundation Diploma at Loughborough because I found it to be a very welcoming place. I really liked that it was a university with a campus and there is a strong sense of community around the university.

Another reason I chose to study at Loughborough was because of the pathway option onto a degree course. When looking around where I would do the Art Foundation, I always looked at the degrees that the universities offered and at the time of applying I was interested in the degree courses here.

I would recommend doing the Art Foundation course to anyone that is unsure on what they want to do in the Art and Design industry, as it helps you to explore your creativity and what specialism you are more interested in. The Art Foundation course is set out to give a taster of different specialisms and at the start of the course you gain experience in each specialism – Visual Communication, Textiles, Fine Art, and 3D. This is useful because it gives you an overview of what they are before you specialise to the one, you are most interested in.