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Author: Matt

  • Getting in and out of Clearing

    Getting in and out of Clearing

    19 July 2016 by Matt
    4 minute read

    This is a strange piece to write, because in some ways I hope that people won’t need to read it, as I hope everyone will get the grades they want…

  • ‘I Don’t Just Want an Office Job’

    11 April 2016 by Matt
    3 minute read

    I’ve been at home recently for Easter, spending some time with my family, and generally just neglecting the copious amounts of work that I have to do for the next…

  • Choices

    16 March 2016 by Matt
    3 minute read

    At the end of this month, some of you should all have all of your offers made from all of the universities you applied to, and others of you may…

  • The Wonderful World of Joint Honours

    The Wonderful World of Joint Honours

    22 February 2016 by Matt
    3 minute read

    Although I’m an SPS student now, back in the heady days of UCAS applications, that wasn’t what I had put down to try and study. I was originally going to…

  • One year on

    One year on

    22 January 2016 by Matt
    3 minute read

    Happy Christmas, and welcome to 2016! As we approach the new term, and I approach the halfway point of my university life, (not quite sure how we got here so…

  • Finding the Fun in Formatives

    Finding the Fun in Formatives

    24 November 2015 by Matt
    3 minute read

    With November rolling around, many students will be recovering from their post Hallowe’en hangovers, enjoying one of the many firework displays in York, and getting in a frenzied panic about…