As UCL was my first choice, they invited me to attend an open evening. So, off I went to London for the day to attend the open day. I was nervous attending as the uni had a really good global reputation. While everyone waiting for the evening to start a number of PHD students studying HCI were showing off what they have been working on. One guy was working on a music device which responds to your breathing. It helps people with anxiety to help and calm them down. It was incredibly amazing to see a PHD student create this kind of work. I got a bit intimidated but after I found out he was a PHD student I was relieved as I thought I was going to be expected to build such a thing. Another PHD student was also there and she created a piece of software that can help people with chronic pain in the legs, by alerting the user when they are going over the threshold.
Alongside this demonstration, I was able to speak to the professors and other students who are currently enrolled on the course. The course modules were also on the tables so I was able to flick through and read what I could be studying throughout the year. The open evening only consisted of a short presentation of the course. I was impressed with the presentation and it got me very excited. The most impressive thing abut the presentation was that the research facilities are ranked #1 in the UK. Sweet.
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