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I had a brilliant time at Carmel. My classes were full of great people who pushed me to reach my full potential. "After Carmel, I studied at ALRA for three years doing an acting course. My experience at ALRA was great. We focused on theatre acting for the majority of the course, the first year being mostly technique, be it physical or vocal, with a few hours a week being spent in front, or behind a camera, learning screen technique and developing an understanding of a set. I really took to the accent classes we had, which led really nicely onto Audio classes, where we learnt techniques for radio, commercials, video games etc. I’m now auditioning for jobs whilst living in London. I’ve worked with the BBC audio and recently finished voicing on an indie video game.

At Carmel the teaching was delivered really well with the right balance of opportunities to figure out my own style of creativity. “I graduated with a first in BA Hons Fashion Promotion and Marketing with sandwich. During my placement year I interned at a modelling agency in Manchester called FAD. In my final year I was nominated to go to Barcelona for a design challenge, where I got to design and create a garment in a group with other international students. I also got shortlisted for three awards at graduate fashion week in London. I have been recently nominated for a visionary award for a project I did in my final year for a live brief with size? Syllabus X Salomon. So fingers crossed! I also secured a Digital Media and Content Assistant internship at UCLan. I am currently applying for social media/styling roles before my contract at the university ends.

My time at Carmel was extremely beneficial to my future. The skills I gained from each subject have stuck with me during my time at university and postgraduation. I made friends for life and was continuously supported by the tutors. "After Carmel I went on to study BA (Hons) Photography at the University of Huddersfield until 2022, and obtained a first class degree. Immediately after studying an undergraduate, I went on to post-grad study and completed a masters in photography at Huddersfield. Whilst studying, I have been working two jobs that are local to me in order to gain experience. Since graduating at the end of last year, I am now looking for work that is focused more around my degree and is greatly refined towards my passion for creativity.