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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Alice Snape

‘It’s been a crazy experience – but I wouldn’t change a thing’: how university took me out of my comfort zone

Students on campus
Ojo (middle) can’t believe how far she’s come in confidence Photograph: PR IMAGE

The thought of leaving home and moving to a new city to start university can feel huge – scary even – but at the same time there’s the excitement of a new chapter lying ahead, ready to be cracked open.

University is the perfect place to try on the person you’ve been thinking about becoming, stepping outside your comfort zone and into a more confident version of yourself. Plot twists, sliding door moments and main character energy are all par for the course, as these three University of Greenwich students prove. Here, they share the defining parts of their university story and what that journey has meant to them.

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