Amy Morgan BSc Business Management with Placement Year

Graduating 2019

When researching universities, the University of Southampton immediately stood out due to its prodigious ratings, achievements, and facilities. I also love the city so this increased my desire to come here.

Overall I would say Southampton is a place of opportunity.

I certainly have more than a few highlights since I've been here. Making new friends and meeting new people has been a big highlight for me. I have enjoyed social events as well as gaining knowledge. I must say, discovering the endless amount of opportunities for me here has been a big highlight.

Within the university, I have applied to be a course representative and for the student consultancy programme. I am also an employee of SUSU, which is a great opportunity. Outside the university, I have signed up to become a volunteer in the Hospital, whereby I hope to teach my skills of arts and crafts to the children staying there. Another aim of mine is to organise a Student Ball to raise money for the Hospital Charity. This is a great opportunity for me as I would like to go into event organising. By participating in all of these things, I feel I can develop my skills as well as learning new ones.

I enjoy the debating aspect of my course as it motivates me to share my thoughts as well as listening to other views on a matter. My course is rather broad in the first year, which is good as you get to learn about a range of different topics.

I have attended both the Careers Fair and Opportunities Fair, where I spoke to managers and employees about their businesses. I feel by speaking to these people, it has motivated me more to achieve my goals as I got a clearer understanding of the opportunities available to me.

Southampton is firstly a beautiful city with a wide variety of shops, clubs and facilities. The University of Southampton adds to this as it has one of the best Student Unions I've seen, has a great transport system and provides great working areas.