Choosing to do a placement was a no brainer really. A course that’s engineering based really needs some application, so I saw it as an opportunity to use what I’d learnt in my first two years. I also liked the idea of a break within my studies, a chance to earn some money and reset.
As my placement progressed I was given more work to do, including data analysis, technical drawings and presentations.
The highlight was probably being able to lead my own project. It used a lot of chemical engineering theory, so it was exciting to get the chance to practice what I had learnt. It felt like a culmination of all the work I had been doing over the placement and was very satisfying to complete.