Continuing Education

Helen Cooke: Living Quarters

Helen was born in 1969 in Surrey. She attended mainstream primary and secondary schools, going on to University from her Grammar school.

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Here Helen describes visiting potential universities to continue her studies.

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I remember going to see the living quarters at Manchester. I was on the third floor, and I was told in the event of a fire then, hopefully one of the other students would get me out. So I didn't apply to Manchester.

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