I know wanted to study politics because
of what i learnt in school and I knew I
wanted to spend more time studying what i'd 
already learn and then new things and
when they came to Birmingham of all of
the open days I'd been to it just felt
right. I really loved how I've been able
to explore my own thoughts as opposed to
being told what to think.
There was one module that really stood
out to me this year and that was the
feminist political ideas module.
It was amazing to have the chance to
study feminism in depth and it was such
a challenging module intellectually and
also it was such a great atmosphere and
to have people already interested in
feminism discussing the issues within an
external to feminism. I would say to
anybody thinking about studying this
course, definitely try and come to the
open days and the applicant days,
because that's when you really get a
feel for the university and what the
court has to offer. The department
organised lots of sort of independent
lectures on topics that the academics
are working on and me and my friends have been
to a lot of those on things like warfare
and when Trump was elected and there was
one on him and they kind of pulled
together experts on the topic and then
give talks and anybody can go who's a
student and if you make the time to go
to them and when you're free, off your
own lectures, I think they're an amazing
opportunity to learn about things from
the academics. In my first year the
politics society organized a trip to
Parliament so we had a talk off an MP
and they gave us a tour of the houses of
parliament and then we had the chance to
sit in on some sessions and that was
really cool for someone like me who
comes from Pembrokeshire in Southwest
Wales which is ages away from London. So
I've never been to see Parliament before
and and it was just incredible to see
where it all happens. I really love the
campus I think it's really beautiful and
when you come in in the mornings you
feel like you're part of really good
community and then the great thing about
the city is that you're not far away
you can just hop on the train but you
don't have to be immediately in the
hustle and bustle of a big city like
Birmingham but you still have access to
be amazing things that it has to offer. 
I've had a great time at the University
of Birmingham studying politics I've
learned amazing things and met
some incredible people and so I
definitely recommend considering
studying politics at the University of
Birmingham.
