Despite the rain pouring down around the campus, staff and students stood under umbrellas with beaming smiles upon their faces. I was at an open day for prospective students at the University of Portsmouth.
Ignoring the torrents, the enthusiastic student ambassadors showing me and my dad around were cheerful and positive, offering a sense of warmth that made me feel immediately welcomed into their community. And I decided there and then that this was where I wanted to study nursing. I’ve always known I wanted to be a nurse – caring is embedded in my nature, I find it satisfying to help others.
