# Hear from our Foundation Year students
**Source**: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/foundation-year-stories
**Parent**: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/subjects/foundation-years/undergraduate
Studying a Foundation Year helps prepare you for University life, and successfully completing it guarantees you a place on your choice of a range of linked courses at Sussex. Read some of the stories from our Foundation Year students below.
## Maisie Savage
**Mathematics (with a Foundation Year)**
“I would recommend the foundation course to anyone.”
[Read more](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/foundation-year-stories/maisie-savage)
## Natalie Allen
**Physics and Astronomy (with a Foundation Year)\**
“Since the Foundation Year, I have achieved amazing grades and have more confidence.”
[Read more](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/foundation-year-stories/natalie-allen)
## FOUNDATION YEAR
Start your own journey – explore our courses
[See our Foundation Years](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/subjects/foundation-years/undergraduate)
## Amber Kalejaiye
**Arts and Humanities (with a Foundation Year)**
“I'd rather do this course somewhere I feel like I'll have a good time, do an extra year and enjoy the course."
[Read more](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/foundation-year-stories/amber-kalejaiye)
## Lauren Conway
**Physics and Astronomy (with a Foundation Year)**
"I believe Sussex has prepared me in the best way possible for the future."
[Read more](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/foundation-year-stories/lauren-conway)
## CLEARING
Explore our Clearing opportunities
[Find out more](https://www.sussex.ac.uk/clearing/)
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