Bio
Preferred name: Steve
Details: 19, Tianjin, China
Imperial Course: Year 1 – Mathematics (Pure Mathematics)
Clubs and Societies: Baseball, Swimming, Chinese society
Tags: Overseas, UG, FoNS, Maths
Motivations and Frustrations
Motivations
When he has completed his degree, Steve would like to return to China to support his family and work in international banking. He wants to improve his language skills and Imperial Award is a good way to do that, and to meet people outside of maths.
Frustrations
Steve struggles to communicate with his teammates when playing sport and worries that his language skills will make group work and presentations hard.
Studying in the UK is very different to his schooling in China, and he does not always know what is expected of him in assessments and group work. He also struggles with culture shock and homesickness.
Steve's housing journey
Sarah and Steve met at a swim club social and they are looking for a house to rent for their second year.
Find out more about what support is available from the college and what their challenges and plans are from theirPersonae Housing profiles.