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Category: Study

  • Interview with a second year Biology student

    18 March 2018 by Fanni
    5 minute read

    Hi I’m Fanni, and I’m part of the student content team. In this blog post, I’m going to interview my housemate Atalie who will walk us through one of her…

  • What makes an SPS student!

    9 March 2018
    2 minute read

    Hello everyone! My name is Jessica and I am currently a 1st year student who is completing a degree in SPS (Social and Political Sciences). I will be using this…

  • What to pack for university

    7 March 2018
    3 minute read

    I don’t think a definitive list of what to pack for university exists but there are definitely a few essentials that won’t go amiss, unfortunately, none of it is very…

  • A Day in the Life of an English student

    7 March 2018 by Trina
    4 minute read

    7.30am: I’m up this early in the morning because I have an early morning seminar for my American Literature, 1910-Present module. I spend 9-11am every Thursday morning in this seminar,…

  • A typical day for a third year Electronic Engineer at York!

    A typical day for a third year Electronic Engineer at York!

    6 March 2018
    4 minute read

    In this post, I’m going to take you through what a typical day for an Electronic Engineering student might look like at York. Due to being in my third year…

  • A typical week of a Chemistry student…

    5 March 2018
    6 minute read

    Hi, I’m Caitlin and I’m a third year chemistry student at the University of York! Being a chemist at York is an unique experience where we have two paths we…

  • A week in the life of a Law student

    5 March 2018
    8 minute read

    Hi I’m Aaron, and I’m a third year student at the York Law School [YLS]. I’ve had a great time at York so far, from getting involved in Student Representation…

  • A Week in the Life of a Second Year Theatre WDP Student

    5 March 2018
    9 minute read

    Hello and welcome to my second blog! My name is Roxanne, I’m a second year Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance student here at York. For those of you who are…

  • A day in the life of a Physics student

    A day in the life of a Physics student

    5 March 2018
    4 minute read

    9am, Monday morning. This is a situation dreaded by many, and to be quite honest, me too. My first lecture starts in an hour, and strangely the gravitational field around…

  • A week in the life of an English Literature Student

    3 March 2018 by Beth
    4 minute read

    When I was applying to University, one of my biggest questions was, what is it like? Back then, I had no idea of all the amazing and incredibly fun things…

  • A Day in the Life of an Economics Student

    A Day in the Life of an Economics Student

    2 March 2018
    3 minute read

    Hi! My name is Rosita and I am a second-year Economics student. Today I’ll bring you along with me on what is a typical day at university. 7.30 am This…

  • Let’s get down to Business

    Let’s get down to Business

    2 March 2018
    5 minute read

    My name is Josh and I’m a first year Business and Management undergraduate at York. This is my first time studying at university level, my first time having to make…