Student Profiles
Marta Zapasnik
"I enjoy studying at Wiltshire College because it provides high quality education and plenty of help from all the teachers. If I ever have any problems for instance with language I can always rely on understanding by others. The atmosphere here is great and it is a brilliant place to make friends."
Junshen Tang
"I chose Wiltshire College as it provides a friendly atmosphere which can help students adjust to life in the UK. I live with a host family who are kind, friendly and considerate; the English food is great too!"
Promise Chinda
Promise joined the University of Bath, International Foundation Year at Wiltshire College Salisbury in September 2011. He selected the International Foundation year because of the high standards required and because he felt this placed him in a good position to progress his education further.
Promise chose to study Biology, Chemistry and maths at Wiltshire College Salisbury with the aim of studying a full Degree in Pharmacy at the University of Bath on completion of the Foundation Year.
Did you know?
The local nickname for natives of Wiltshire is Moonrakers. This was thought to originate from a story of smugglers who, in seeking to hide their illegal stash of Brandy, dropped the casks at the bottom of a village pond. When the Excise men arrived to confront them, the smugglers used wooden rakes to disturb the surface of the water so that the Excise men could not see the casks under the surface.
When asked what they were doing, they replied that they were trying to rake in the large round cheese floating on the surface of the pond, which was of course the reflection of the full moon on the water. The local officials considered them to be simpletons and left, allowing the smugglers to continue with their activity. Most local villages in Wiltshire claim that this took place at their village pond.
