Yat Chau Cho

Nationality: Hong Kong
Degree: 2nd Year, BSc Economics and Finance
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The number one reason why I chose Surrey is the graduate employment rate. Studying here has made me realise that going to university is not just about gaining knowledge, but skills that will be beneficial in the real world and especially in building up my career.

My first impression was that the place is very large. Compared with schools and universities in HK, the size may be the same but Surrey makes it seem like it’s bigger because of the large open areas. I believe people from HK come here and feel like it’s a green zone.

When I enrolled, I joined the gliding and economics society. Coming from HK, I wanted to try something new which is why I joined gliding. I am currently the treasurer of the economics society. I enjoy playing badminton as well as ping pong, so I joined the sports park which I find quite nice. I enjoy being so close to London so that I can take advantage of doing a lot of shopping and enjoying the good restaurants. I like the fact I can buy Chinese food from there.

One of the biggest problems I faced when I first got here was cooking. I started out, by eating out for the first week. Then after that I forced myself to cook. I’m the type of person who has to eat proper food, and it has to taste good. I started researching into how too cook, and the best types of meals for the student life. And I found out spaghetti was a good one. The key thing is to cook in bulk. My advice to you is learn to cook from your parents before you get here!