Student Voices

Get the inside view on student life at York.

Category: Jobs and careers

  • Back to the future

    Back to the future

    The third and final year of my degree is, in theory, the year I make plans for after university ends. In theory. The reality has actually been very different, but it’s not…

  • How to make the most of your visit day at the University of York.

    Going to a general open day or a post offer visit day at the York Language and Linguistic department is the best way to see what this university has to…

  • Choices

    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…

  • “When I Grow Up, I Want To Be…”

    Hello once again! As a third year student, I have just finished my last ever lectures and seminars of university. From now until the end of  the year it’s just…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • The Wonderful World of Joint Honours

    The Wonderful World of Joint Honours

    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…

  • Results, Football and Something to think about…

    One of the things I like about the people on my course this year is our Facebook group we have, particularly when somebody notifies everyone the marks for a module…

  • Careers Help

    I know it’s a little early to start thinking about careers, but let it comfort you that at York, you have a lot of guidance and support along the way.…

  • Pomegranate Jam, Housing and Deadpool

    This term has gone by really quickly – I can’t believe we’re already over half way through! My favourite thing, academically, this term has been the MChem Mini-Project, which is…

  • Let’s go to the movies…

    As I write this, I have just got back from photographing designer jewellery, clothes, and a shirt signed by tennis champion, Novak Djokovic, in a girl’s Goodricke bedroom. The items…

  • Societies and Careers, time to explore!

    Societies play a huge part of university life here at York. They’re central to the student-organised activities at university and provide the best way of finding other people that are…