Taran playing cricket

Playing cricket at Loughborough has been fantastic from a social aspect - it has allowed me to meet so many people. Also, being of Indian descent, I joined the Asian society, which was great as it allowed me to meet people from similar backgrounds.

If working from home I would typically watch my morning lectures or recordings between 9 and 12pm. Then I would go to the gym and have a lunch break from 12-3pm. Depending on the time in the semester and amount of work to do, I would work until between 5 and 8pm before either heading to cricket training until 10pm or having the rest of the evening for dinner and time off to myself. 

If on campus, I would normally arrive at campus for my first lecture at 9 or 10am. Between lectures I would be in one of the campus computer labs doing coursework or revision. Depending on the workload at that time in the year, I would aim to get home between 3pm and 6pm before going to the gym and then either having the evening off or heading to training.

Whilst the academic aspects are great, it’s the student life that has stood out to me during my time here. There’s a big community feel and with having a large university in a small town, this extends into the town centre too. An example would be if you lose your phone or drop a bank card/house key on campus or in town, I would say you’re fairly likely to find it through Facebook groups or someone even message you. I don’t know anywhere else that could claim that!