During her time as a programme rep, Lucilla spent a lot of her time planning activities and campaigns - the Undergraduate School Rep position was the perfect opportunity to turn these into reality.
"I was a student rep across multiple subject areas last year - I like to do as much as I can. The role really gave me an insight into the School and gave me an awareness of the processes involved."
Focusing on mental health and the LLC community
"I want to make sure that students’ wellbeing is a priority for LLC, especially with regards to mental health, and hopefully be able to create events that involve more departments to give students an opportunity to meet new people, as this might be something they struggle with."
Along with mental health, Lucilla wishes to work on the communication between schools that offer joint honours degrees.
"As someone who has experience with the system, I want to work alongside LLC staff to make this as efficient as possible, both for staff and students."
"Depending on what next year is going to look like, I would also like to organise some in-person meeting with programme reps... I want to make sure that they feel heard and that they are able to create a community/network. This is a great opportunity to make sure that students and staff at LLC work together to ensure that coming back on campus is not traumatic and is as stress-free as possible."
Four years are shorter than they seem
Towards the end of our interview, we asked Lucilla what kind of advice she would give school leavers this year.
"No matter how scary it seems, just jump into all the opportunities you find interesting. Sometimes you will not get a second chance, or you won’t have time to do it later on... Four years are actually shorter than they seem."
Related Links
Find out more about the role of School Rep from the Students' Association
Find out more about undergraduate Scandinavian Studies at Edinburgh