93% Club Society: Secretary

Hi everyone! :)

I am standing as Secretary because I would love to be part of a society that is essential at a university like UCL. After growing up in Northern state schools being taught by supply teachers in classrooms covered in black mould, moving to such an ‘elite’ university with an Access UCL offer can feel incredibly isolating.

I hope we can encourage more students to join the 93% Club through social events, social mobility workshops, & forming connections between members and various career sectors. I hope our efforts will empower UCL state schoolers & help them access opportunities that often seem exclusive to private schoolers. 

I would love to be part of this lovely committee because it has been incredibly reassuring and refreshing to meet friendly & like-minded people who want to make UCL a more viable option for students (like me!) who didn't grow up surrounded by established networks and have been discouraged by friends, family, & even teachers from studying at UCL.

After helping current students at my sixth form who did not even consider UCL due to their socioeconomic backgrounds, I hope to bring university-wide awareness to this issue that prevents so many state schoolers from studying at UCL.

Therefore, as Secretary, I hope our events (& efforts!) can help to level the playing field & make us state schoolers feel more comfortable and confident during our time at UCL and in our futures!

Thank you so much for reading! <3

Kate