Loughborough is one of the top universities, it has a great campus and great facilities. I know that the Loughborough produces some of the best engineers in industry and I only hear good things about it. I have a sister who also studies here, and she showed me around the campus during my application process. All of these factors convinced me to study here.
The story of how I came to study Materials is a little complicated. I remember always being intrigued by the subject whilst studying A level Physics, however, I never realised it was a university degree. A couple of years ago, I applied to study Chemical Engineering; after doing some background research on one of my interviewers, I discovered that they had a degree in Material Science. I asked myself “What even is this subject? Who even takes that as a degree?” and, lo and behold, after watching some lectures and doing some research I found out that I have a strong passion for this subject, and I could not imagine myself studying any other course.
I therefore withdrew my UCAS application for Chemical Engineering and decided to take a gap year to work in industry just so I could re-apply to study the subject I love most. I enjoyed Chemistry, Physics, Engineering and Maths; Materials Science is the perfect combination of them. I also know that I can work in any industry and that the learning opportunities are infinite.
What I love most about my course is that there is so much content to learn. There are many new skills and abilities that I can develop. The modules are all very different; they focus on different aspects that will be important for industry. Some are computer and modelling related, some are group projects and others are design, some are scientific, and some involve maths. The course covers anything and everything; I get to learn about how materials behave and how processing affects their structure and properties. I never get bored and never will be bored!