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  • A week in a life of a Psychology student

    31 January 2020 by Elizabeth
    3 minute read

    Monday To start off my week right, I typically like to hit the gym before I go for my lectures. It gets me into a good headspace, raring to begin…

  • A week in the life of an SPS student

    31 January 2020 by Jen
    4 minute read

    Hi, I’m Jen and I’m a second year Social and Political Science (SPS) student here at York. Trying to write about an average week at uni is tricky; although we…

  • A day in the life of a Computer Science student

    30 January 2020 by Hari
    2 minute read

    Daily schedule As the second year of the second term starts, the intensity of winter blues, work and stress start to increase. To battle this, I start off my day…

  • A week in the life of a Politics student

    30 January 2020 by Evie
    4 minute read

    Monday I start off the week with a 9am political philosophy lecture. This is one of my favourite modules, but it’s always a struggle to wake up on time! After…

  • Top tips for Post-Offer Visit Days: How to make the most of it!!

    30 January 2020 by Amelia
    4 minute read

    Congratulations! You’ve received an offer from York. Post-Offer Visit Days are held for students who have been given an offer from the University. Often these days run from January time…

  • A week in the life of a third year English Literature student

    30 January 2020 by Caitlin
    4 minute read

    The dreaded reading list: As a literature student there is a lot of reading (pretty obvious right?). But the key thing to remember is that the reading is not actually…

  • A day in the life of an Electronic Engineering student

    28 January 2020 by Matthew
    4 minute read

    Morning On a typical day, I am up and ready nice and early for 9am contact hours. As a third-year student, I don’t tend to have many contact hours compared…

  • What is a Post Offer Visit Day and why should you go?

    28 January 2020
    2 minute read

    So what is a Post Offer Visit Day? A Post Offer Visit Day is when you’ve received an offer from a university that you’ve applied to and they invite you…

  • A Week in the Life of a Linguistics Student

    A Week in the Life of a Linguistics Student

    28 January 2020 by Laura
    4 minute read

    A week in the life of a Linguistics student can be summarised in just one word: varied. Linguistics consists of so many aspects of language it is almost impossible to…

  • A Week in the Life of a York Management School Student

    27 January 2020 by Katy
    3 minute read

    Hi! My name is Katy and I’m a final year Accounting, Business Finance and Management (ABFM) student. Here’s a typical week for me: Monday I’m up early because my first…

  • Three reasons to go to a Post Offer Visit Day

    27 January 2020 by Adam
    3 minute read

    Before I went to the post-offer visit day at York, I had about four choices of universities that I shortlisted. York wasn’t the first because I didn’t know much about…

  • Five things look forward to about Midwifery at York

    Five things look forward to about Midwifery at York

    27 January 2020 by Sam
    3 minute read

    Placements One of the best things about Midwifery at York is that, within a few weeks, you are out on placement putting theory into practice. You’ll be testing urine for…