I first came across Loughborough when I was researching universities that offered Natural Sciences. I dragged my poor parents all over the country looking at countless universities and I never had that feeling of belonging as all my friends had at their chosen universities. I was just beginning to accept that maybe there was no university I would feel that way about and then I came to Loughborough. I already had my results and a clearing offer from Loughborough before I visited. Loughborough in the spring and summer is unrivalled and even now it takes my breath away.
The campus is close-knit and everything is available in walking distance. Immediately, stepping on to the beautiful Loughborough campus on a gorgeous summer day I knew I was in love and this was where I belonged. I went home and accepted my offer that night.
When I finished applying to universities in year 13 it was only October and the further, I got into year 13 the more I realised I had made a mistake in the universities I had applied to and the course I had originally applied for. I became more and more conflicted with which of my A level subjects I wanted to continue to study, and I thought to myself why can’t I do both? Knowing I had made a mistake with my university choices meant that I had to go through clearing. Searching for courses that would allow me to do biology and physics led me to Natural Sciences. Even after realising the physics pathway was not for me after one semester, I began studying material science, which combines everything I loved about physics but also areas of chemistry and maths I was missing. Natural Sciences was everything I wanted from a university course and it allows me to develop my passion for my chosen pathways separately and more importantly it allows me to intertwine my love of interdisciplinary science.
The best thing about Natural Sciences for me is the variety, I love that there is the opportunity for me to specialise without having to sacrifice my interests in other areas. Instead of being herded into one way of thinking I am encouraged to constantly broaden the way I think and seek ways of overcoming challenges that involve teamwork and bringing multiple concepts to solve one problem.