Prior to starting my PhD, I was working on a master's in Counselling Psychology in Northern California. I did not know about Loughborough before applying. I saw it ranked well internationally for psychology, so I investigated the programme at the University. The rapport I developed with the staff who would ultimately be my supervisors and seeing what the Loughborough area was like when I visited, were what ultimately led me to choose Loughborough University over my other offers.
I did my research about the University entirely online since I did my application from overseas. I only had the opportunity to visit the area after I had received multiple offers, so my girlfriend and I flew over to see what the areas were like for where we might live. Ultimately, the visit is what sold us. But I was more confident about attending Loughborough after finding information showing what areas in the world and what jobs alumni of my programme were doing on the careers website.