Norfolk student shares experiences of COVID and isolating
She tested positive just weeks after arriving
A student from West Norfolk had an unusual start to her university experience.
Former Springwood pupil, Sammy Leet is now studying psychology at Warwick University, and contracted COVID 19 within her first few weeks.
She said:
"Although University during a pandemic wasn't the experience I had in mind when I applied. It has been such a positive experience for me. I get to study the subject I love and live independently.”
She said it was the passion of her teachers at Springwood that helped her fall in love with the subject and to continue her studies.
She said:
"What really stood out for me was my teachers' passion for the subjects they teach, particularly for social sciences. It made me fall in love with the subject and as a result I was really successful.
"I've already made what I think will be lifelong friendships with my flat mates and as a result, my mental and physical health has never been better.
"The impact of Coronavirus has, for obvious reasons, been detrimental to the typical university experience.
"But I think there's a lot of positives that need acknowledgment too. I personally really get on with having my lectures online.
"Warwick has really impressed me with the safety measures in place. I'm actually in isolation currently as I'm recovering from a positive Covid-19 test.
"As soon as I showed symptoms the university moved me to an en suite hotel room with a hot food delivery to my room three times a day to help me recover. They also immediately put my flat into isolation from the rest of the university."