Name: Mariyam Stoyanova

From: Sofia, Bulgaria

Highschool: Sofia Vocational Highschool of Toursim

Course: Psychology

“This year my biggest dream came true. Namely to study psychology. My heart has been on fire for this since. I was dreaming to study psychology, but the education system in my home country (Bulgaria) it is not good enough. My ambition is not only to graduate; I wanted to succeed, to have the best education and to use the best resources. I never imagined I really could come here, in England, and study at University of Bedfordshire. I knew I wanted to get to England, but didn’t know exactly what to do: how to find the best university, what documents I will need, how to find accommodation – all this ‘’big and small’’ stuff. And I became desperate. My teacher mentioned to me about Partnerships for Change and said that they could help me. And they did it. They walked me through the process. They helped me with the documents for the University, with the documents for student finance, with finding accommodation and all the other things I had to deal with. If you are purposeful and ambitious, take this piece of advice for me: choose the best education. If you need help chose Partnerships for Change. I’m very thankful for what they’ve done for me and continue to do. They can do the same for you.”