Student stories

GSA provided me with the variety of skills and the broad knowledge needed to develop a sustainable career in theatre.

GSA had a great network of staff and student communication so there was always someone to talk to if you needed help or advice on anything.

I initially did the course because I wanted a degree to be able to teach, but I got so much more than that. It taught me a different perspective on life and myself and has given me more confidence in my abilities.

One benefit of the economics programme is that all first year modules are uniform across a few different degrees. This means if you’re not sure whether you want to do pure economics, or maybe add in some finance or business, you have time to decide and switch later. This is something I know a lot of people took advantage of.

I'm currently a vet for the UK’s largest veterinary charity, the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA). I love working in the charity sector because we get to make a real difference for animals and people.

The best thing about the course was how relevant and applicable it was to real life scenarios and how the theory had an impact on current events.

An Economics and Mathematics degree is gold dust on the job market!

Since graduating from Surrey I have worked in sea turtle rescue, hands-on marine mammal care, ocean conservation and biology education... We need passionate people in these fields, now more than ever!

My heavy involvement with StagTV to put course material into practice as well as my placement year at Dolby made it easy to choose my current career path.