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Student Voices

Get the inside view on student life at York.

Author: Helen Richardson

  • My top tips to make friends and settle in to uni

    28 June 2022 by George
    6 minute read

    Moving to university is undoubtedly one of the biggest things you will have ever done in your entire life so far! It is most likely the first time that you…

  • Preparing for University Academic Work

    15 June 2022 by Oliver
    4 minute read

    Hello, my name is Oliver and I am in my first year at the University of York, studying Film & TV production. I have always loved everything Film & TV,…

  • Receiving a Contextual Offer – What it Meant to Me

    13 June 2022 by Genevieve
    3 minute read

    What even is a contextual offer? It’s a term that got thrown around a lot when I was applying for university. But, even after I clicked that final button on…

  • Making it work: part-time employment and full-time degrees!

    15 March 2022 by Sammie
    2 minute read

    Hi, my name is Sammie. I am in my 4th year at the University of York. I previously studied BSc Environmental Geography for three years, and now I’m engaged in…

  • Navigating Mental Health on the Twisting Road to University

    7 March 2022 by Jodie
    6 minute read

    When I think back to receiving my offer for the University of York, and how I was feeling at the time, I remember a blur of emotions. Mainly it was…

  • My top 5 revision tips

    16 February 2022 by Sonam
    3 minute read

    As exam season fast approaches it’s important to begin to think about how best to manage, plan and utilise your time effectively. In this blog, I’ll go through my top…

  • Meet MA Social Work student, Kshira

    7 February 2022 by Kshira
    2 minute read

    I came onto the Social Work MA after finishing a degree in Psychology. I wanted a space to explore and apply different theories and make a real difference with my…

  • My experience of receiving a contextual offer

    2 February 2022 by Martyna
    4 minute read

    Hi, I’m Martyna and I study Psychology at the University of York. In this blog, I will talk about receiving a contextual offer and what a contextual offer could mean…

  • My experience of colleges at York

    1 February 2022 by George
    4 minute read

    When applying to the University of York, something that quickly stood out was the collegiate system in place here. York is unique in the sense that it is one of…

  • A chat with third year Social Work student, Kashi

    22 January 2022 by Kashi
    3 minute read

    When I was 18, I started volunteering in refugee camps in Calais, first as a volunteer, and then later as a coordinator for one of the charities there. Towards the…

  • Meet Social Work student, Ryan

    21 January 2022 by Ryan
    3 minute read

    From a young age in secondary school, I knew that I wanted to work with young people as I loved seeing my younger family members. This passion developed throughout my…

  • My experience as a Social Work student

    19 January 2022 by Charlotte
    2 minute read

    I have always been the type of person to care about those around me and always wanted a career where I could help people to improve themselves and/or the situation…