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PROFILES

TIM ADELANI, 21 which brought together five speakers from a
variety of backgrounds to discuss the topic.
School University of Cambridge He organised the logistics of the event and
Subject Classical Tripos (BA) personally wrote invites to speakers.
Year Graduated Tim has also spent the past two years as a
Grade 2:1 Target Oxbridge Mentor, an annual scheme,
which helps students from disadvantaged
Tim recently completed a stint as the backgrounds with entrance into Oxbridge.
Diversity Officer at Cambridge University Every year, he has mentored up to two
where he made it his “goal to bring students, helping improve their confidence
discussion of important intersectional issues and interview techniques.
to the society”.
The first major event he organised was a Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
forum entitled Decolonising Academic Spaces, Having set up my own charity.

JASMINE AFREH, 20
School University of Manchester
Subject Law (LLB)
Year Second
Grade average 2:1

Jasmine is a Law Mentor for the African
Caribbean Society, where she offers academic
advice to foundation and first-year students.
KIRSTIE ADJEI, 21 I had received in my first year to others,’ TEEAH BLAKE, 20
‘I felt it was important to pass on tips and
School University of Manchester she says. School University of Manchester
Subject Law (LLB) Though only in her second year, Jasmine Subject Criminology (BA)
Year Second has completed internships within IKEA’s legal Year Second
Grade average 2:1 team for the UK and Ireland and at London’s Grade average First class
Leigh Day Solicitors.
While taking her A-Levels, Kirstie became Jasmine, who would like to go into property Teeah is the Vice-President of the Criminology
aware of the difficulties students faced during law, is also the former Head Girl of her Society at the University of Manchester,
the transition from GCSEs to A-Levels and secondary school and Head Alter Server at St which sees her chair meetings alongside the
it became apparent to her that “alongside Lawrence’s Roman Catholic Church. President and liaise and communicate with LAW
the lack of academic support available for external organisations.
students from low-income families, there was Where do you see yourself in 10 years?: This year, she delivered a presentation to
a lack of social, motivational, skill-based and In Ghana, as a solicitor with experience in the the Student Union’s finance team and was
career-focused support”. commercial sector in London. able to secure £250 for the university’s annual
As a result, she founded CLUB, a mentoring Summer Ball.
scheme aimed at preparing GCSE students for In her first year, Teeah became a
sixth-form study. Criminology Representative and would
She has led her team of 27 mentors regularly attend meetings and highlight any
in hosting leadership conferences and issues she or her peers had.
confidence-building workshops.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? I would like to be a director of the National
Qualified as a barrister and starting a charity Crime Agency in the public protection
working with students across England trying unit, dealing with modern slavery, human
to help them get into their chosen careers. trafficking and child protection.

JONATHAN he was made the captain of both his rugby

CHILESHE, 25 team and football team.
While at university in South Africa, he
School University of York achieved a merit certificate for achieving the
Subject Law (LLB) highest grade in an international relations
Year Graduated module. He received the fifth highest grade in
Grade: 2:1 his honours year.
He also volunteered at an orphanage in
Jonathan once challenged himself to become his native Zambia and motivating youngsters
“the first black student to complete the Duzi to abstain from sexual practices “to avoid
Canoe Marathon, the longest canoe marathon contracting HIV/AIDS and teenage pregnancy”.
(120km), in the school’s 119-year history”.
After months of rigorous training, Jonathan Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
completed this feat and received a Half Probably back home in Zambia. I feel I have a
Colours Award. In the final year of high school, lot to contribute to the community.

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