No doubt at all that my hobbies have shaped my academic career. I think I probably would have gone into IT if I hadn't gotten a taste for explosions and the like. I think if you word it right then anything can look good. I just said "I've built 4 air cannons" without any more said unless they asked ...

A little about me: I'm studying chemistry at a top UK uni. In the third year I am offered the opportunity to spend 12 months in industry on a paid placement. Yesterday I confirmed my place in a large multinational company starting this summer. The placement was supposed to be for an electronics engi...