History

Hi, my name is Jess, and I'm currently studying History at the University of Sussex.

History has always been something that I've been interested in, and I love to read historical fiction and watch historical documentaries so picking history was quite an easy choice for me to make.

[ON SCREEN TEXT] CHOOSING SUSSEX

I personally chose Sussex because I went to multiple different open days and some were online and I looked at the courses that were provided and I just found that Sussex provided courses that I found more interesting.

I also love Brighton, so it was quite nice that I got to be able to pick a university that was quite close to it.

[ON SCREEN TEXT] STARTING UNI

Coming to uni at first, was quite daunting.

It's a whole new place with loads of new people.

But once I actually got into the course and started meeting new people and made new friends it all became a lot easier.

[ON SCREEN TEXT] FAVOURITE THINGS

I've enjoyed the course, I found the topics really interesting.

I've also found that the teachers have been really helpful.

At first, I was quite worried about having to write a university essay, but when I went to student hours and emailed the teachers, they were all really helpful.

[ON SCREEN TEXT] HOW I’VE CHANGED

Since starting uni, I've definitely grown in confidence, and that's academically and personally.

I found it a lot easier now to start being able to talk in seminars and talk to others about what we've done in the reading.

I've also found it a lot easier now to speak to new people.

[ON SCREEN TEXT] WHAT’S NEXT?

In the next year at uni I'm looking forward to being able to pick my own modules and look at new parts of the world and time periods that I found interesting, and also look at new places that I've never been able to previously study before.

[ON SCREEN TEXT] MY ADVICE

Go to lots of different open days, speak to current students and look at the topics and courses that they provide because I find if it's something that you're interested in, you're going to be more motivated to actually learn it and get the work done.