Neo

Previous school: Looe Community Academy

Courses studied:  A level Computer Science, Physics and Maths

Extra activites: Academic Academy

Progression: Master of Computing in Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Bath

I feel very proud of myself for getting a first and I am excited to start the rest of my life. I'm also very happy with how my master's dissertation, “RADE JAPC Service: A New Service For Controlling and Monitoring Devices at CERN“, turned out and I’m eager to finish editing it so I can publish!

My dissertation was developed in collaboration with CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, building on the project I undertook during my year-long internship with the organisation in Geneva, Switzerland.

The city of Bath is lovely, everyone is so friendly and the university staff are excellent! My dissertation supervisor, James Davenport, was extremely helpful and he continues to aid me with publication.

I absolutely loved my course. For example, in maths, abstract algebra really challenged me but by the end of the first semester I was really enjoying it. In computer science, creating my own hash table data type in C is probably the most fun I have had in programming to date. The University experience has been life changing, leaving Cornwall was the best choice I have ever made. Being at university has helped me to become an adult very quickly, massively boosted my confidence, taught me how to manage my mental and physical health better and I have made some friends for life!

Callywith gave me many of the academic skills necessary to perform well at university. My lecturers were all instrumental in why I chose to study Computer Science and Mathematics and do my internship at CERN. 

In my second year of A Levels, time management became very important because there were so many important things I had to do in such a short amount of time (entrance exams, UCAS application, visiting/choosing universities, increased workload of A levels etc.) This skill has helped me greatly at university. The resilience and problem solving skills gained from A level maths have been really useful at university. The programming and formal computer science (principles of programming, data types etc.) in the computer science A level have also been very beneficial to my course.

I am returning to work at CERN in September for about 2-3 years, and my long-term plan is to start my own business!