Student Voices

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Category: Campus life

  • Coming to York: Things I wished I’d known…

    Okay, so in my last few blogs, I’ve talked about why I chose York, my course and the city of York itself. Now, in this blog, I’ll be telling you…

  • How and why I chose York!

    Hey everyone! Well, that’s another term at York done for me here. It’s certainly been busy and hectic, but incredibly rewarding. How have things been going for you? In this…

  • Colleges at York

    Colleges at York

      In the past few weeks I’ve been involved in an Open Day and an online chat room event with prospective students. One of the questions I’ve been asked most…

  • Get volunteering experience alongside your degree!

    Volunteering! As a Criminology third year student, like most York students, it has come to that time of my university journey, where I have been looking online for potential jobs…

  • The road to Roses has begun!

    The road to Roses has begun!

    The road to Roses 2016 has begun! Roses is a bitterly contested sports tournament against our rivals Lancaster University. It’s easily the biggest event in the sporting calendar at York. This…

  • My time choosing York for my degree

    As the new academic year is approaching fast, prospective students will be considering studying at York. I remember this feeling well, even though it is over three years ago now!!…

  • Life outside of lectures

    There’s so much more to being a student at York than lectures and studying, here’s just a few things I’ve been up to recently to give you a taste of…

  • Spring Term so far

    Spring Term so far

    Spring term is now well under way, I should be getting exam results any day now and I am a little bit tense for it. Work wise, the bulk of…

  • What do your fees get you?

    Have you ever thought about what is actually available to you when you go to university? Here are 10 insights on what you can get for your fees. Before I go…

  • Is there a life outside a nursing degree?

    As you may have seen the undergraduate nursing degree course is very full-on, with an equal divide between placement and theory hours. However it is important to have a work-life…

  • Keeeeeeeeep dancing!

    Keeeeeeeeep dancing!

    University is a great way to try new things and discover your passion for something previously unknown; whether it is an academic topic, a sport, or a society. At the…

  • Freshers, socials, cocktails and York

    Freshers, socials, cocktails and York

    Socialising – easier for some than others. Club lover, pub person, cocktail chick or curl up on the sofa with a film kinda peep, whatever your thing is, it’s fine!!…