I was automatically offered a place at Loughborough to study Textiles after I successfully completed my foundation year. I intend to take a placement year to gain valuable experience in woven textile design and eventually I hope to work for myself upon completion of my degree. I think without the Foundation course I would be less equipped to understand other areas of art and design or feel so confident that I had chosen the correct creative pathway.

The course is very well structured, and covers all aspects of art and design, so whether you are potentially interested in Fine Art, Graphic Design or Textiles you will experience so many aspects of these disciplines to help you make an informed choice about your chosen degree. I think it would be amazing if more mature students came to Loughborough to study and the foundation course offers a very important steppingstone into Higher Education, especially for students like me who really struggled to self-educate over the years.

I really enjoyed the variety the course offers; I had the opportunity to experience many different specialisms in art and design. It really helped me to discover what I wanted to achieve from a degree in creative arts and gave me the confidence to development my ideas, but also learn from my mistakes.