S1 My name’s Almas Ben-Aribia. For my undergraduate course I studied Human Biology BSc at the
University of Birmingham and then I switched to study the graduate diploma in Legal Studies
at the University of Birmingham.
Why did you decide to change direction and study a new subject area?
S1 I decided to change direction and study a new subject area, just because science really
wasn’t for me. It wasn’t where my interests truly lie and I didn’t really enjoy lab
work, so by switching to Law I was able to really kind of find out where my interests
truly lie and put into practice what I enjoy thinking about and discussing in my spare
time.
Would you recommend someone in a similar position to change direction?
S1 I’d recommend someone in a similar position as me to change at the University of Birmingham
because if you’re not 100% sure where your career lies then it’s always good to explore
other options and I think the University of Birmingham has a selection of courses that
are available for you to find out where your interests really lie.
What did you do to prepare for a change in your career direction?
S1 To prepare yourself for making a career change really is to make sure that you’ve
spent time speaking to people, you’re researched and you’ve really found out – you’ve
explored your career options and found out what it is that you need to do once you’ve
completed your postgraduate course because you may be entering a career at probably a
later stage than many of your peers, it’s important to make sure that you are really
one step ahead.
What do you plan to be doing in the future?
S1 In the future I hope to have specialised as a Barrister in Clinical Negligence or Personal
Injury. That way I’ll be able to bring across some of the aspects that I used for my undergraduate
course as well.
Would you recommend study at the University of Birmingham?
S1 I would definitely recommend studying at the University of Birmingham because it’s
a really renowned institution, it’s got an amazing campus and the quality of the teaching
is really superior.
