Exchange studies actually changed my life

I chose to study in the UK because the language is familiar and it’s close to my home country. I was also intrigued by Worcester because of its size and town-life. It seemed as a big city but with the small country side benefits. Which were true.
 

University life

University of Worcester was a perfect place for me. The campus-life was challenging me to be more social, accommodation was nice and close to my classrooms. The teachers were all very good and had a more friendly approach in my opinion. I felt very welcome. The school system was quite different from Swedish university system, but I found it fun and easy to learn. Both students and teachers were all very helpful.

There’s the option to join a society or sport society while going to the University. I joined two sport societies during my exchange and I loved going to practices and meeting new people.
 

Accommodation

I lived at campus accommodation, En-Suite Plus. I was very lucky to get a place there and it was very lovely. I had a room with a bed, desk, wardrobe and a private bathroom with shower. Since I am a little older than most students at campus, a private bathroom was very appreciated.
 

How did you find the student life?

While I was in the UK I had a very different time as a student compared to Sweden. Mainly because I didn’t have any comfort zones. Living at campus made me 5 new friends who I shared halls and kitchen with. I gained friends from all over the country and spent all of my free time with these people. We ate dinners together, played games, went to the Hangar (student hangout with a bar), went out in town and so on. I made life-long friends here. In Sweden I don’t hang out with any new people, not even from my class. I’m not engaged in any student activities at my school, and I don’t even know if we have any… Exchange studies actually changed my life. I learned to have fun again after loosing myself for a few years. Now I'm planning to go see my international friends in just a few months.
 

What I was studying

I studied psychology and sociology since it matched what we were doing back in Sweden. I loved all my modules but especially the Visual Sociology module. The teacher was making sure everybody got a chance to understand and ask questions and were open for feedback. It was a very interesting course were we learned how to analyze visual images with sociological views.

- Fanny-Cecilia