For this blog to work, I’ve got to be honest. You’ve seen the media – NHS nurses are overworked, underpaid and stressed. Student funding has been cut across the country and the entire NHS was neglected in the autumn statement. Why on earth would I encourage you to study nursing? It’s incredible, that’s why! Nursing is … Continue reading Nursing is incredible
Hello all, I’m Freddy. I’m a second year Social and Political Sciences student, and I’m going to be blogging about all things York this year. For my first post, I thought it’d be a good idea to keep things nice and simple. Also, in writing this article I’m reminding myself of the great amount of … Continue reading Keeping up with deadlines
The end of term one at York can a busy time for Sociology students. The novelty of life at university is wearing off for first years, assessment deadlines are looming, second years are getting ready to submit their first essays that ‘count’ and for third years the pressure is really on! Although the nights are drawing in … Continue reading Christmas in York
You may have noticed that the University of York describes itself as a collegiate university and, if you’ve spoken to UoY students, people often take their college (and its associated superiority over all the other colleges) very seriously! The nature of this system is that every student becomes “a member of a small, distinct community” … Continue reading Colleges, Societies and Getting Involved
Deciding which is the best university, where you’ll spend the next three years of your life, is an almighty task. I have therefore come up with three incredible simple reasons why the University of York is an amazing university for you to study Archaeology at. 1. King’s Manor The Department of Archaeology is not actually based … Continue reading 3 reasons to study Archaeology at The University of York
Hey guys, I’m Jake, a second year Politics, Philosophy and Economics student. I thought I’d start out by talking about one of my passions and how coming to York has allowed me to push myself, meet new people and have a lot of fun though through pursuing this passion. For as long as I can … Continue reading Pursuing your passions at York
So this is my first blog post, and I thought it would be fitting to share with you all why I chose to study Law and why I picked York to do so! BACKGROUND: So first, a bit about my background. I come from Scarborough, a small seaside town around 40 minutes away from York … Continue reading Why York? Why Law?
Having chosen your subject area and whittled your university choices down to five, it’s now time to give some serious thought towards which options will become your firm and insurance choices. At this stage I’d suggest you really need to establish exactly what it is that makes each of your options different from one … Continue reading Geography/Environment at York – Three Unique Selling Points
Hello everyone! Since this is my first blog post, I thought I’d introduce myself. I’m Julia and I’m a second year Film and TV Production student from Austria. Now that I’m nearing the end of my fourth term at uni and Christmas is just around the corner (yay!), it’s quite fun to look back at … Continue reading 5 Reasons I love studying Film and Television Production at York
Hello! For my first blog post I thought I’d write a little bit about myself, how I ended up at York and why I fell in love with the city and the University. Okay, so a little bit about me; I come fro m a town a little outside of Liverpool called Southport; I have a … Continue reading How I ended up at York and why I fell in love with it
