John Moran Educational - Trust Making financial awards to support the entry into higher education
 
Student Profiles

The Trust has made awards to over sixteen deserving students from the Merseyside region since it was set up in 2003. Here’s more about what these students did with their awards, and what it meant to them:

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I’m an 18 year old student from Liverpool and I live at home with my mum. I’ve just finished sixth-form at Holy Family Catholic High School where I studied English, Psychology and Spanish for my A levels and managed to gain the grades AAB, which means I have been accepted for my Spanish and Italian course at the University of Manchester, which I’m very excited about! I love learning languages because I find new places and other cultures really interesting. I also enjoy foreign films, rock music, socialising with friends and the martial art Tae Kwon Do. I can’t wait to get to Manchester and live on my own, meet new people, have new experiences, and improve my fluency in Spanish as well as starting a brand new language in Italian.  I’m even looking forward to the year abroad. This money will make all the difference to my university life, especially as I am moving into halls which is an extra expense.   I know that money will be tight even though I plan on working, but I wouldn’t want to miss out on such an important part of my education and my life in general.

I'm now at the end of my first year of university, and glad to say I've finished all my exams and I am just awaiting the results in the summer. Looking back over the year I believe it has been one of the best in my life.  There have been so many great firsts; starting university, learning Italian, living away from home, and meeting new friends, to name but a few. I have to say that my award from the John Moran Educational Trust has helped so much in easing my way into university life. It went towards my accommodation in halls of residence, and meant that I had to worry about working less this year, and could focus on the experience and my studies. I'm already looking forward to next year when I will be living in a student house. I should also be able to pick more of my modules. I plan to take up Portuguese.

I'd like to say again, how thankful I am to have received the award this year. I know my first year would have been a lot harder and less enjoyable without it.
 

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