Student Voices

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Category: Social and Public Policy, and Criminal Justice

  • So much to look forward to

    It is amazing how quickly time flies. Having just turned 21 and now well over half way through my time at university, I feel I really ought to be acting like…

  • What even is Social Policy?

    A question thrown around a lot during Freshers’ week is “What do you study?”. It’s a nice, easy question to initiate a conversation as you get to know more people.…

  • Independence

    Independence

    Moving to university was the first occasion I had spent any extended time away from home, and I imagine this will be similar for many of you. Whilst moving into halls…

  • Chill out it’s Christmas!

    Chill out it’s Christmas!

    Hi everyone! I hope you are all enjoying the Christmas break so far. I feel such excitement for Christmas – I will be spending time with my family and friends,…

  • University interview day….your chance to shine!

    University interview day….your chance to shine!

      Interview day can be nerve-wracking for prospective students with feelings of excitement, fear and panic all rolled into one. I remember arriving 3 hours early for my interview day…

  • Your adventure

    Your adventure

    Hi everyone Since this is my first post I will start by telling you a little bit about myself and why I chose to study at the University of York.…

  • I’m so glad I took the plunge!….

    I’m so glad I took the plunge!….

    When I began my social work degree, I don’t think I really expected the epic journey of personal growth and development that lay ahead. Social work appealed to me as…

  • Looking forward….

    Looking forward….

    Next term is set to be a busy one! Here’s a few things that I’ll be up to… Assessments due! More of a case of looking forward to having them…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Christmas, New Year and Essays!

    Most modules for the Social Policy and Applied Social Science pathways have no exams, which is great but does mean you have lots of essays and assignments to do throughout…