{"id":980,"date":"2018-10-23T20:51:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T20:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.northumbria.ac.uk\/politics\/?page_id=980"},"modified":"2018-10-23T20:51:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T20:51:50","slug":"chris-freeman-second-year-irp-student","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.northumbria.ac.uk\/politics\/?page_id=980","title":{"rendered":"Chris Freeman &#8211; Second year IRP student"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Why did you choose to come to Northumbria?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I have visited the city of Newcastle several times and I love the vibe and culture of the city. Northumbria was a perfect fit for my ambition to both get a high quality degree and continue playing sport at a high level.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What is it about the course that appealed to you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I studied politics at A-level and the intricacies of the political system has always intrigued me and the addition of IR widened my view on the political landscape<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What do you like the most about your course?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The helpfulness of both lecturers and peers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Do you have any advice for anyone applying for your course?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Be open to challenge your own views on issues, and don\u2019t be surprised if you end up changing your mind; it\u2019s a good thing!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Do you have any lessons that you want to pass on to fellow students?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Make the most of your time at Northumbria. It will fly by, but if you put in the work you\u2019ll have the best 3 years of your life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What are your plans for the future?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I plan to emigrate to Australia following the completion of my degree in 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why did you choose to come to Northumbria? I have visited the city of Newcastle several times and I love the vibe and culture of the city. Northumbria was a perfect fit for my ambition to both get a high&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.northumbria.ac.uk\/politics\/?page_id=980\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-980","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.northumbria.ac.uk\/politics\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.northumbria.ac.uk\/politics\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.northumbria.ac.uk\/politics\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.northumbria.ac.uk\/politics\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.northumbria.ac.uk\/politics\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.northumbria.ac.uk\/politics\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/980\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.northumbria.ac.uk\/politics\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}