Zaid Mahmood is President of Kent Union. The Business and Management alum secured a place at KBS with the help of the clearing process. Here he recalls a tearful results day and the adventure that followed after gaining a place at Kent Business School… <\/p>\n
“I have the clearing process to thank for where I am today.\u00a0 I was originally going to study Biochemistry and then go on to do Medicine \u2013 I\u2019d done Biology and Chemistry at A level but I\u2019d also done Business.<\/p>\n
But when it came to results day, I realised that sciences weren\u2019t for me, and neither was Biochemistry. I wasn\u2019t getting the best grades, because I wasn\u2019t enjoying what I was learning. But with business, I was doing amazingly.\u00a0 So I decided to look for Business and Management courses though Clearing.<\/p>\n
Results day was a stressful day. I cried quite a lot and was on the phone for most of the day. I was on a train, on my way to look around another university, when I read about Kent and the business courses there. It was so interesting. I called my mother and she was very positive about Kent. She knew about it because we\u2019d lived in Canterbury and she\u2019d studied her Master\u2019s there.<\/p>\n
I applied online while I was on the train and got a call back five minutes later offering me a place. I didn\u2019t even go to see the other university. I just got off the train and went back home. The Clearing process at Kent was one of the smoothest I experienced. Because I could apply online \u2013 I didn\u2019t have to phone up, they phoned me. That was really lovely.<\/p>\n
Preparing for life at Kent was easy. There was so much information available online and everyone was so helpful. I went to an applicant day at the Medway campus and fell in love with the architecture. I also had a tour of Liberty Quays accommodation [now called Pier Quays] and loved it.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve since had an amazing experience on the course and have loved the way I\u2019m taught. It\u2019s helped me grow and develop the business intellect I aspire to have. My programme included a wide range of modules \u2013 the foundations of everything in business. It has been really interesting getting to know different areas. Every lecturer we had was an expert in their field \u2013 we had some of the best people teaching us. One of the best modules we had was on entrepreneurship, with Adam Smith. He\u2019s an amazing lecturer and person, and makes you think for yourself.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m so proud of KBS because they have been so helpful and good at communicating. I was a student rep in the first year and I also became president of the Medway Business Society which, prior to Covid, ran free events.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve found some of the best people that I\u2019ve met in my life at Kent. True, genuine and authentic people who exude the same values as me. It feels like a diverse, multicultural and educated place with people from all walks of life.<\/p>\n
Whatever is meant to be, is meant to be. Trust the process and take your time choosing the right university for you. Your path isn\u2019t determined by this \u2013 you determine your own path.”<\/p>\n