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Category: Study

  • Ella’s placement experience at The Walt Disney Company

    24 February 2022 by Ella
    1 minute read

    Interactive Media student Ella tells us about her work placement as a Creative Campaigns and Production Intern at The Walt Disney Company. Why did you decide to do a placement?…

  • What’s it really like being a History student at York?

    23 February 2022 by Laura
    3 minute read

    Hey, I’m Laura! I am a third year student studying for a BA in History at the University of York. I just wanted to let you know about the things…

  • A week in the life of an Economics student

    22 February 2022 by Rashed
    4 minute read

    Hello! I’m Rashed, a 3rd-Year student studying Economics. I wanted to let you know what studying Economics is like, and some things you should look forward to! I’ve really enjoyed…

  • How to survive as a mature Archaeology student

    21 February 2022 by Cath
    4 minute read

    Hi! I’m Cath and I’m a 3rd-year archaeology student at the University of York. I wanted to share some things I love about being at university and what life is…

  • A week in the life of a Sociology student

    20 February 2022 by Quratulaien
    4 minute read

    I’m Quratulaien, and I’m a third-year Sociology student at the University of York. I wrote this blog post for students who want to know the general day-to-day life of a…

  • A week in the life of a second year Theoretical Physics student

    19 February 2022 by Elliott
    4 minute read

    My name’s Elliott, and I’m a 2nd year Theoretical Physics student at the University of York. This blog will give you some fresh insight into what it’s really like to…

  • 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…

  • A week in the life of a Computer Science student at York!

    15 February 2022 by Ben
    4 minute read

    Hi there! I’m Ben, and I want to take you through a week in my life as a Computer Science student at the University of York. In this blog post…

  • A week in the life of someone studying Politics and International Relations

    14 February 2022 by Malaikah
    3 minute read

    Hi, I’m Malaikah and I’m a second year student studying International Relations here at the University. I wanted to give you an insight into the life of a student within…

  • A week in the life of a Music student

    13 February 2022 by Sarah
    4 minute read

    Hi! I’m Sarah, and I study Music at the University of York. I just wanted to let you know what a week in my life studying music is like, and…

  • How to Ling and Lang for a week

    12 February 2022 by Emma
    3 minute read

    Hiya, My name is Emma and I am currently a second year student studying English Language and Linguistics. One thing I love about studying Linguistics is the range of topics…

  • Top Tips When Studying Two Languages

    11 February 2022 by Lucy
    3 minute read

    Hiya everyone! My name is Lucy, and I am a second-year student studying Italian with Spanish here at the University of York. I thought I would write this little message…