Sadie Bottrell 
At A Level I chose English Literature, English Language and Drama – all very similar in lots of ways! I was very clear on what I was good at and, as is often the case, those were the things that aligned with what I enjoyed. I did a lot of writing, acting and reading during …
From a young age I have always been fascinated with computers and was pretty sure that I wanted to pursue a career that involved them. When I applied to 6th form college, I decided to follow what I considered my “favourite” subjects; Maths, History, Physics, German and Computing. I dropped Physics within my first year, …
What’s Dramatherapy? That’s the question that usually follows telling someone what my profession is. The answer is always a difficult one to put in a sentence; it’s also an answer that is unique to everyone. To me, Dramatherapy is a form of therapy which uses dramatic expression and activity in order for individuals to explore …
Paddy Cassidy, who studied History at Oxford. When I was looking at next steps after Sixth Form I wasn’t sure about what I wanted to do. I decided to follow the advice that I was given to do something that I enjoyed at University. I studied A-levels in English Literature, Religious Studies and History and …
Sitting at my prize giving ceremony, amongst my peers, I glanced in the ceremony booklet. Many of my fellow classmates had their intended course and university of choice next to their names. I got to my name, and it was blank. Something inside of me jolted. Had I failed? Was I making the wrong choice? …
Medicine; some people fall into it, some say they’re born to do it and some are forced into it. I’d say I probably fall between the first two categories having always been vaguely interested in biology in general and medicine but not really considering it as a future career. This changed when the time came …
Kerry Foster who studied Chemistry at university – but what is she doing now? I enjoyed school and always knew that I wanted to go to university, but at 17 I didn’t really know what I wanted to do with my life long term, so the big question was “what should I study?” We had …
When I applied to 6th form college, I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I had vague idea that I might wanted to do medicine, but I wasn’t sure. I’d always been interested in science though and it was my strongest subject at school, so I took biology, chemistry and physics, along with psychology …
By day I image people’s eyelashes, by night I photograph wildlife and landscapes. Currently, most of my time is spent switching between my full time job as a new product development scientist for one of the biggest companies in the world and my life as a photographer clambering around the countryside capturing the stunning beauty …
After finishing my GCSEs I didn’t know what I wanted to do as a career, or even what I wanted to study at university! However, I knew I liked science, in particular Biology, and I wanted a job where I would be able to work outside and wouldn’t be at a desk full time. I …