This is my story so far

Hello! I am Peace Nemedia and I’m a third year LLB Law student at De Montfort University, Leicester.

I have wanted to study law for the last few years.

As someone who was always attracted to criminal documentaries and legal shows, (yes, I’m talking about Suits), I decided to research more about what it would be like to actually study the subject.

After doing copious amounts of research, I realised that the subject areas interested me and I thought that it would be a great idea to take my interest in the subject and do something with it.

I applied to 5 universities; University Birmingham, University of Sheffield, University of Surrey, University of Sussex, and University of Nottingham.

I got accepted into 4 out of 5 of the universities and I decided that I wanted to go to Sheffield.

One problem – I needed 3 A’s and, at the time, I was predicted ABC (and was seriously struggling with my subjects).

See, in a previous life I wanted to be doctor.

In fact, from the age of 6 until 17, that is all I wanted to do. I even chose A levels that I may not have been good at, just so I could get into that career.

However, half way through my A levels, I had an epiphany. I didn’t want to be a doctor anymore. I loved science, but the thought of studying it for another year at A level (let alone another 5+ years at university) filled me with dread.

I’ve always been a lover of English and History (in fact, at GCSE, some of my highest grades were in those subjects). However, I chose to study science.

A level science and GCSE science are completely different and I subsequently severely struggled with understanding it. However, being the person I am, I decided to try my hardest and push through until my exams were over.

I put in as much effort and time into understanding the concepts as I possibly could but I still did not get the grades I wished for.

I did not get the grades I needed and I was starting to lose hope that I would even go to university. I knew that I didn’t want to resist my A level exams as they severely affected my mental health so I felt stuck.

However, after calling around at institutions, I started to get offers and I decided that I would go to De Montfort.

I feel like that was an amazing decision.