My advice for future students
If you know university is the right place for you, just go for it! You’ll have a good time wherever you end up, but to have the chance to study at Loughborough is special and you’ll love it.
If you’re not sure, visit the campus, talk to people here, talk to your teachers about where they went, and make sure you check out all the options. University can often seem to be the only route, but it’s certainly not for everyone and doesn’t have to be. Have a look at apprenticeships or even degree apprenticeships as they can be fantastic if you want to get working quickly.
You could even take a gap year, I know loads of people who decided to do that, and now they’re in a much better position knowing exactly what they’d like to do. There should be no pressure to dive into a degree if it doesn’t feel right!