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Funding your studies: Why you should apply for an undergraduate scholarship

Posted by guestblogger on September 28, 2022

Hi! My name is Jessica, and I’m from Indonesia. I’m also an International Student Ambassador at the University of York, studying Bachelor of Arts in Music. Currently, I’m in my second year as I just finished my first year and foundation year consecutively at York. I received an undergraduate scholarship when I progressed from my foundation … Continue reading Funding your studies: Why you should apply for an undergraduate scholarship

Life off campus in second year

Posted by guestblogger on September 14, 2022

Three of my flatmates and I started looking for a house together over Christmas break in first year. We all got on well, had similar standards of cleanliness, and were on the same page about going out (not against it, but only infrequently). We figured we would work quite well as a house. So, we … Continue reading Life off campus in second year

The Essential York Interview Guide

Posted by guestblogger on September 12, 2022

An interview for university can be one of the most daunting aspects of applying, but it doesn’t need to be. Interviews are your chance to shine, they are simply a way for the university to see what type of person you are, not just what’s on paper. So, the big question is, how should I … Continue reading The Essential York Interview Guide

Living off-campus as a second, third or fourth year

Posted by guestblogger on September 8, 2022

Living off-campus as a second or third year (or in my case, in my fourth/masters year!) is a great experience, and there are plenty of options to cater for all types of students. You could rent a house / flat with friends or course mates, rent in private student halls, apply to live on campus, … Continue reading Living off-campus as a second, third or fourth year

Top tips for preparing for a university interview

Posted by guestblogger on September 7, 2022

Hello, my name is Benjamin! I study an LLM in International Human Rights Law and Practice at the University of York. I’m also a member of Vanbrugh College. In this blog, I’ll share my three top tips for preparing for a university interview. 1) Asking relevant questions to your subject and university Asking questions is … Continue reading Top tips for preparing for a university interview

Edinburgh Fringe Festival with The Comedy Society

Posted by guestblogger on September 7, 2022

Over the past year, I have taken part in many of the comedy society’s shows as a member of their sketch troupe, The Dead Ducks. If you can, I’d recommend getting involved with our society, whether that means helping with productions or coming along to watch our shows! My experience of the Comedy Society The … Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe Festival with The Comedy Society

Colleges – what to expect when you arrive at York

Posted by guestblogger on August 15, 2022

Starting university and moving elsewhere leads to a lot of questions. There are a lot of blogs out there already about student societies, preparing to live on campus, getting prepared and organised before moving to York, part-time work, and exploring the city of York (just to name a few things I wondered about before starting … Continue reading Colleges – what to expect when you arrive at York

My Summer Internship – what I’ve learned so far

Posted by guestblogger on August 1, 2022

Hi! I’m Anjali and I’m currently on a 3-month summer internship with Auto Trader as a Business Development Intern in Manchester. I’m studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics here at York. Although my degree doesn’t directly relate to the next steps I’m taking in my career, the transferable skills I’ve picked up across the three disciplines … Continue reading My Summer Internship – what I’ve learned so far

From a small town to a university – fulfilling my dreams!

Posted by Helen Richardson on July 27, 2022

Hi, my name is Sophie, and I am a third year Law student in Goodricke college. Thinking back, it now seems like such a long time since I applied to university, especially since I applied twice! But we’ll get to that later. We’ll start at the beginning… University was always on the cards for me. … Continue reading From a small town to a university – fulfilling my dreams!

My experience of getting a contextual offer

Posted by Helen Richardson on July 26, 2022

My name is Stacey, and I grew up in Barnsley. Now unless you are also from South Yorkshire you have probably never heard of it. Unfortunately, Barnsley has some of the lowest participation rates in higher education (the number of young people who go onto study higher education). Because of this, I feel lucky to … Continue reading My experience of getting a contextual offer