But most of all, the sense of a real community throughout the University. I feel like everyone I speak to I can relate to in some way. We all have been freshers somewhere sometime and we all know how it feels trying to manage everything you want to do into such short weeks, how to manage your money or how to survive finally at university; being truly responsible for your life and everything you do. It’s scary and thrilling at the same time, but it’s all part of the journey and there will be people there to help you through all of it.

Having been within my comfort zone for as long as I can remember, knowing everyone and everyone knowing me, it was nice to start with a blank slate when I came to University. I could be who I wanted to be, not what anyone else expected me to be. I think overall, Loughborough has inspired me to try out new things, stray away from the ordinary and expected, see what I am really capable of.