Student Profiles
We have collected comments from some of our students. Some of them have graduated and some are still with us.Please browse some of them below to see their views of Swansea.
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Name | David Winfield |
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| Area | Neath, UK | |
| Degree | MEng Mechanical Engineering | |
| Job / Career / Further study plans | Doing EngD for Corus in September | |
| Best things about studying at Swansea | Location, Nightlife, Friendly, Reputation | |
| If you could start again, would you choose Engineering again? |
Yes | |
| Sports teams / clubs / societies joined at Swansea | Karting Club | |
| The highlight of studying Engineering was | Formula Student / Meeting loads of new people | |
| Top tips for potential Engineering students | Enthusiasm and Hard work |
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Name | Owen Larsen |
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| Area | London, UK | |
| Degree | BEng Mechanical Engineering | |
| Job / Career / Further study plans | Sandhurst in September 08. Army officer in the Royal Mechanical and Electrical Engineers | |
| Best things about studying at Swansea | The activities available. The scenery. The Gower. | |
| If you could start again, would you choose Engineering again? |
Yes | |
| Sports teams / clubs / societies joined at Swansea | UOTC (Sergeant). History Football Team. Engineering Society (Committee Member) | |
| The highlight of studying Engineering was | Better than all my other friends degrees who do less time consuming subjects | |
| Top tips for potential Engineering students | Work hard, play hard, job done! |
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Name | Rhys Price |
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| Area | Newport, UK | |
| Degree | BEng Mechanical Engineering | |
| Job / Career / Further study plans | Mechanical Engineer at Solutia Inc. | |
| Best things about studying at Swansea | Close to dun. Small Uni. Looked friendly. | |
| If you could start again, would you choose Engineering again? |
Yes! | |
| Sports teams / clubs / societies joined at Swansea | Choral Society. Mech Eng Rep in Engineering Society | |
| The highlight of studying Engineering was | The friends I made | |
| Top tips for potential Engineering students | Work hard in years 2 & 3 |
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Name | Krystyna Juszczyk |
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| Area | London, UK | |
| Degree | BEng Mechanical Engineering | |
| Job / Career / Further study plans | Graduate engineer in Building services consultancy. Going round the world first though! | |
| Best things about studying at Swansea | ||
| If you could start again, would you choose Engineering again? |
Yes! | |
| Sports teams / clubs / societies joined at Swansea | Engineering Society. Worked at SU bar - JCs | |
| The highlight of studying Engineering was | The Engineering Society! Of course | |
| Top tips for potential Engineering students |
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Name | Ben Jones |
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| Area | Canterbury, UK | |
| Degree | BEng Mechanical Engineering | |
| Job / Career / Further study plans | Gap Year | |
| Best things about studying at Swansea | Atmosphere and Facilities | |
| If you could start again, would you choose Engineering again? |
Yes | |
| Sports teams / clubs / societies joined at Swansea | President of Real Ale & Cider Society. Swansea Uplands RFC | |
| The highlight of studying Engineering was | ||
| Top tips for potential Engineering students | Work hard |





