Mishan knows he made the right choice
DECIDING whether to go to university, never mind what you’re going to study, is one of the biggest decisions you will ever make.
And, with A-level results day upon us, thousands of teenagers and parents will be focusing on making that choice.
For Mishan Wickremasinghe, 22, the Students’ Union President at the University of South Wales (USW), the decision to attend university has proved to be a very good one.
“I’m in my fourth year and doing an MBA, and really love it here,” said Mishan.
“I started off doing business management, but wanted to change to marketing in the second year. It was an easy process, and the university really helped with that move.
“I chose marketing because it’s an awesome subject – we did a lot of content creation, PR, branding – and that’s my cup of tea.”
Like most courses at USW, the marketing degree works closely with many outside businesses on student development.
“The university likes to use a lot of live projects. It would get companies to come in and speak to the students and ask us for our solutions,” Mishan added. “It was a great introduction to the world of work, what’s expected, and how we would fit in.”
Mishan did, however, face some difficulties while he got used to student life.
“There were a few challenges when I started at USW, but I didn’t deal with them alone,” he explained.
“My assignment writing wasn’t up to scratch. I needed some support so I used the university’s library services to help me. I went to workshops and improved my writing, and learned how to reference, to get me up to scratch.” But it wasn’t all work, work, work. “During my time at USW I joined a football team consisting of myself and a few mates that I met during my course and we decided to join a tournament,” Mishan said.
“Despite losing, it was great fun and it was great time for me to network with people from around the world that come to this university.”
Mishan is one of six USW students and graduates who vlog about university life. See southwales. ac.uk/clearing for details. All six have featured in the USW Clearing advertising campaign.
■ The University of South Wales has places on a wide range of courses. Call the clearing line today on 03455 76 06 06 to find a place. Your qualifications will be checked to see if they match the course you want and the clearing open days are on Saturday, August 18 and Thursday, August 23. You can discuss your options, see the campus and meet current students. Places are available on a wide range of courses. Search online at www.southwales.ac.uk/ clearing and call the clearing helpline.