I was initially attracted to Loughborough by a combination of its high reputation, particularly from previous students and how much I was impressed when I visited the University. The range of facilities and opportunities offered as part of the course and socially outside of gave me a great impression of the university and motivated me to become a student here.

I chose Chemical Engineering because firstly, I enjoyed and felt my best subjects were physics, chemistry, and maths at A level, and as a result found that Chemical Engineering very nicely incorporates all three whilst providing me with a huge amount of new knowledge as well. In addition, the career opportunities attained through chemical engineering are very attractive to me as I like the prospect of being able to apply my technical knowledge learned to real life industrial applications that could make a difference in a company.

My favourite aspect of the course is the mix of learning approaches involved that all complement each other really well, particularly that there is a great mix of practical work which I particularly enjoy), group projects, design work and in-class learning. As a result, I feel the course is equipping me with a very valuable and diverse skillset for the future.

The teaching quality is very good as the course is in depth enough to cover a huge range of interesting topics whilst at the same time all the appropriate support required to succeed is very accessible in my opinion. For example, the career support department helped me succeed in finding a high-quality industrial placement last year that I really enjoyed. The recreational sport and social facilities are also very high quality and allow for a great social life to be maintained outside of the course.