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Choosing ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½

I attended an open day with my grandpa, who’s also an engineer. We both loved the facilities ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ had to offer. I really liked the feel of the place, too. Its location, being outside of London but not too far, also appealed to me because I go to a part-time acting school in London.

The course outline was my favourite out of all the different universities I was considering. The amount of practical work was a big factor because I like the hands-on work our laboratory modules provide.

I also love playing sports, football in particular, so the fact that the state-of-the-art ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Sports Park is nearby helped my decision.

Why electronic engineering?

I loved physics and computing in secondary school and I knew I wanted to study something related to technology. My choice was between computer science and electronic engineering. Computer science didn’t give me the practical circuit-building work I wanted, but the electronic engineering course gave me both the practical work and the programming.

I was also a big fan of Doctor Who when I was younger and I started loving physics from there. I started trying to design and build my own projects and I started to program a little. I had some great physics teachers whose classes I enjoyed, too.

My course

I’m enjoying the course. The first year went really well for me and, although the workload for my second year seems like a lot more, I’m trying to carry on the momentum from Year 1 and do the best I can.

The laboratory module and the C programming module have been my favourite parts of the degree so far because I love the practical work they offer.

Life at ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½

I’m enjoying myself and I’ve made really good friends on and outside of my course. I’m part of the African Caribbean Society, Woke Society, the University football team and I also play in a six-a-side football league at ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Sports Park every week.

In my first year, I lived in student accommodation. I was lucky enough to be living with a really good bunch of people and we had a lot of fun together. The accommodation I was staying in was also newly built and it looked great. It was right next to ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Sports Park, too, so I had easy access to the football grounds.

The future

My abiding memories will definitely be the ones created with the friends I’ve made – and will make – during my time here. I’ve met great people, who I hope to know for a long time after I’ve finished studying for my degree.

When my course ends, I hope to find a job where I’ll be able to make a positive impact on people’s lives. I’m interested in the applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning that produce sophisticated solutions to real-world problems.

Find out more about undergraduate study in our Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.