What industry did/do you work in?
I'm a pharmacology student and my industry was in the pharmaceutical research industry MRC medical research council
Did/do you enjoy it?
YES! Best experience of my life. one of the highest (if not highest) paying industrial placements around (across any field), brilliant people, brilliant really cutting edge scientific research in drug discovery i was working on that is still 1.5yrs on going successful! More money.. TIME omdz i had time like never before. as a student life is all about lectures, coursework, exams etc and you have to study in the evenings. But working is a new freedom!!
Did/do you miss university?
So yes, i had a good group of close friends and i really did miss them for at least first three month (it does take a few months to adjust to the new lifestyle). But after the adjustment period you become a scientist, enjoy the perks and move on.. some time or another you have to leave your friends and you just do it one year early to get ahead of everyone else.
Would you recommend doing a placement year to anyone else?
100%
It gives u 1) a good break from studies so u can come back to final year and really bang it out, plus no friends to distract u 2) money to pay your fees and ease burdens and splash out a little more c) EXPERIENCE so this year landed me a PhD straight after my graduation in one of the top scientific research fields at a top university