I loved my first year at Warwick, and this is coming from someone who wasn’t entirely looking forward to uni here. I come from a city where there’s always something to do outside and always a buzz and Warwick is the complete opposite of that – but it really showed me the value of being outdoors in the countryside and building up a fun community with really lovely people. My accommodation was one of the highlights- a fairly large single room with a double bed, an en-suite, floor to ceiling windows for lots of natural light and a gorgeous view of the lake area. It was conveniently just 2 mins from the centre of campus, where there’s always something happening so I eventually got that buzz that I had always been craving. There’s an incredible state of the art gym which was so useful for me as well. Above all, I found really lovely people at Warwick from diverse international backgrounds, as well as those similar to mine- so fitting in and forming friendships was never ever an issue. I may have only spent 4 months with these people in this place but I’ve learnt so much and grown through such great relationships and memories.