Last week, we had the opportunity to speak with Luana, a second year Architecture student on our Chelmsford campus who studied a foundation year with us. Luana tells us about her life as a student in Chelmsford, her plans after graduation, and what she gets up to in her free time!
My name is Berkay Ekiz, I am a student from Turkey, and I studied a foundation year in Engineering, Computing and Technology with ARU College (BENG Civil Engineering with Foundation Year) in Chelmsford.
I decided to study at Anglia Ruskin University because of the outstanding support I experienced at school which pushed me to pursue my present route in higher education.
When I first visited ARU and ARU College, I knew straight away that I wanted to study there. Everything was great – from the facilities to the friendly staff who helped through all my application.
I have always wanted to become an adult nurse, however at the age of 45 I felt that it was too late. In September 2019, I dropped my son off at university where I was mistaken for registering as a student myself.
The College was recommended by a friend. After having a further look into the University, the College and course pathway I was really interested in how the foundation year prepares you for university.
ARU was my first choice university from the day I chose my IGCSEs, but when my A Levels didn’t go according to plan my dream of a BSc in Psychology and Criminology seemed far out of my reach.