Tristan Surgenor
26 February 2024Our OW callers have been asked a few questions about their time at Wellington and why they decided to be involved as a caller during our telephone campaign which took place in April 2024. Tristan Surgenor (L 23) is currently studying Politics at the University of Exeter with a module in Spanish. Qu. 1 What […]
Louis Hughes
22 February 2024Our OW callers have been asked a few questions about their time at Wellington and why they decided to be involved as a caller during our telephone campaign which took place in April 2024. Louis Hughes (Bd 22) is in his first year at Bristol University studying Psychology, where he is currently playing lots of […]
Cole Whittingham
22 February 2024Our OW callers have been asked a few questions about their time at Wellington and why they decided to be involved as a caller during our telephone campaign which took place in April 2024. Cole Whittingham (Bn 21) is currently pursuing a masters degree in History at the University of Edinburgh, in his penultimate year […]
Oliver Knight
22 February 2024Our OW callers have been asked a few questions about their time at Wellington and why they decided to be involved as a caller during our telephone campaign which took place in April 2024. Oliver Knight (Bl 22) is currently in his penultimate year at Newcastle University, studying Archaeology. Qu. 1 What is your favourite […]
Eszter Gerezdi
23 October 2023Eszter Gerezdi (Hg 23) was one of four former pupils of Cumberland School in Newham East London, who was awarded a Prince Albert Foundation Scholarship in 2021. Eszter graduated from Wellington College in 2023 and will take up a place at London School of Economics to read Law and Anthropology from September 2023. Wellington has […]
Alexandra Tiantova
19 October 2023Alexandra Tiantova (O 22) graduated from Wellington College in Summer 2022 and is currently at the University of St Andrews studying International Relations. In Year 11, Alexandra was competing for her then state school, Collingwood College, in a debating competition and spotted by Wellington College’s Head of Sixth Form, who encouraged her to apply for […]
Casey Thomas
17 October 2023Casey Thomas (M 23) graduated from Wellington in the Summer of 2023 and has gone on to study Finance at Durham University. Here, he talks about the two years he spent at College. My time at Wellington has been some of the best years in my life thus far. Over the last two years I […]
Space Lutterodt-Clottey
15 September 2023Space Lutterodt-Clottey (M 23) was one of four former pupils of Cumberland School in Newham East London, who was awarded a Prince Albert Foundation Scholarship in 2021. Graduating in 2023, with phenomenal A Level results in Maths, Computer Science and Economics, Space was awarded a fully funded, four-year unconditional scholarship to Emory University in Atlanta, […]
Naomi Tchesse
14 September 2023Naomi Tchesse (Hg 23) was one of four former pupils of Cumberland School in Newham East London, who were awarded a Prince Albert Foundation Scholarship in 2021. Naomi graduated from Wellington in the Summer of 2023 and shares her perspective of her time at Wellington. I’m not yet ready to leave Wellington, so I do […]
Thierry White
07 September 2023Thierry White (Hl 22), from South London, a talented rugby player who played hooker for London Irish Academy, joined the PAF programme in the Lower Sixth Form. He achieved A Level results of A* A* A for Biology, Economics and Maths and secured a place at Bath University to read Accounting and Finance. The extra […]
John
15 March 2022What are you doing now? I am now a first-year student at Durham reading history. What is your favourite memory from Wellington? There isn’t one particular memory that stands out above all others. Instead, all those memories of messing around with mates, trying new things and getting involved in college life stick with me. Nevertheless, […]
Grace
15 March 2022What are you doing now? I am a freelance painter/illustrator currently searching for a design job in London. What is your favourite memory from Wellington? My favourite memory from Wellington is from the annual campus wide game, ‘Be The Duke’ Why did you want to be a part of the campaign? What made you want […]
Finn
15 March 2022What are you doing now? After leaving Wellington College I decided to take a year out. For 6 months I worked at Eagle House, where I thoroughly enjoyed being a gap student for two terms. After this I went travelling in Costa Rica for a couple of months before coming back home. I also completed […]
Thomas
15 March 2022What are you doing now? I am in my first year of studying Politics at the University of Exeter. What is your favourite memory from Wellington? Taking part in the CCF Colour Party ceremonies on Remembrance Day, Speech Day and for CCF inspections. Why did you want to be a part of the campaign? I […]
Will Hobson
10 November 2021Will Hobson (S 21) has recently graduated from Wellington College and has started his training contract with Premiership rugby club, Harlequins. Will, shares with us how transformational he found his journey at Wellington College to be. The Prince Albert Foundation programme and this school has completely changed my life around from one extreme to another. […]
Nicole Clarke
10 November 2021Nicole Clarke (Hg 21) has recently graduated from Wellington College and has started studying Anthropology at University College London. Nicole tells us about what being a Prince Albert Scholar meant to her and how it has impacted her life. I heard about Wellington College from my Saturday school, Eastside Youth Leadership Academy (EYLA). Wellington was […]
Joe Simpson
10 November 2021Joe Simpson graduated from Wellington College in 2019. Joe thinks fondly upon his time at Wellington and feels it helped prepare him for entering the workplace straight from college. He is currently working as a Business Development Assistant at IDES and studying at Bucks New University, due to graduate in 2024 with a Chartered Manager […]
Ben Webber
22 March 2021What did you enjoy most about being a caller in the campaign? By being a caller in the campaign I enjoyed speaking to a range of people with different career and life paths since leaving Wellington, having the opportunity to hear about their time at the College whilst picking up interesting and helpful pieces of […]
Ella Redfern
18 March 2021What is your favourite memory/OW story from the telephone campaign? Speaking to a Colonel! I was nervous at first calling due to his salutation, but he was extremely friendly, stating that I caught him at the perfect time to talk as he had just finished marching in the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral. He then proceeded […]
Lola Oates
18 March 2021What did you enjoy most about being a caller in the campaign? Speaking to different OW’s who all went to Wellington at different times and hearing how Wellington led them into their careers and life they now have today. I found it really engaging talking to so many different people and thoroughly enjoyed the range […]
Georgia Basham
18 March 2021What is your favourite memory/OW story from the telephone campaign? Most of the OW’s I spoke to said they really missed the sport at Wellington and the camaraderie around it which is something I can relate to massively. The sport at Wellington is incredible and I think there is something very special about representing your school. […]
Will Smith
18 March 2021What is your favourite memory/OW story from the telephone campaign? Whilst at Wellington, an OW was cast in a film that was set at Wellington, called ‘The Lords of Discipline’. For the role, he was required to shave his head, which his mother was not particularly pleased about! What did you enjoy most about being […]
Jonty Davies
18 March 2021What is your favourite memory/OW story from the telephone campaign? I spoke to a gentleman who, back in 1969, drove from England to Iran in a small Citroen. He arrived in time to watch the moon landing on television in Tehran! What did you enjoy most about being a caller in the campaign? I most […]
Umit Abdulkasim
18 March 2021What did you enjoy most about being a caller in the campaign? I loved hearing about the different experiences OW’s had at Wellington and the numerous career and life advice they shared. What did you personally learn whilst taking part in the campaign? I found that a lot of OW’s enjoyed working in smaller businesses […]
Tommy Morris
18 March 2021What are you doing now? I am currently studying English Literature with Spanish at the University of Manchester. I am loving my further studies and feel like we have all got through the hardest part of locked-down university life! What is your favourite memory from Wellington? The largest part of my best memories from school […]