A Levels: Drama, English Literature, Geography 2017 – 2019
After leaving Friesland Sixth Form in the summer of 2019, I decided to study ‘Real Estate’ at Harper Adams University, with the hope to qualify eventually as a Chartered Surveyor. Harper Adams is an agricultural university; meaning it has a fully functional farm on campus with a variety of livestock. Last year I was lucky enough to help on the farm during lambing season, which I really enjoyed. Although I am from a farming background, the more rural setting of the university was very appealing to me, as it offers a more practical approach. My course is very enjoyable, and I am given a lot of support and guidance from my lecturers, as there are only 10 students on my course. I am currently working towards organising my placement year as part of my degree, I am excited for this as it will enable me to put what I have learnt into practice in real life working environment .
Despite being the only girl coming from a different secondary school being a very daunting prospect on my first day at Friesland, I honestly believe that joining Friesland was one of the best decisions I ever made! All of my friends from my Saint John Houghton were going to larger colleges such as Bilborough College, but I knew I wanted to join a sixth form with much smaller class sizes and where I could make new friends and the smaller year group size meant that I was able to get to know the majority of my peers personally; meaning I always had someone to talk to in my free periods or at lunch time. Friesland’s performing art’s facilities played a huge influence when making my decision to join Friesland. I thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the school’s production of Chicago, as this not only allowed me to spend more time with my peers in rehearsals but it also gave me the confidence to bring me out of comfort zone in the first few months of joining a completely new school. I found completing my Silver LAMDA examination a very rewarding experience, making it something that I’d recommended anyone with an interest in performing arts to pursue. Alongside LAMDA, the regular trips to the theatre as part of the Drama A Level course were always a fun experience. One of my fondest memories from my time at
