Student Voices

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Category: Study

  • 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…

  • Getting to Grips with 3rd Year

    Getting to Grips with 3rd Year

    Hello! So your time to start university is getting closer, and although for you the 3rd year might seem a long way off, it will almost certainly come around much…

  • The Survival Guide to University Life

    The Survival Guide to University Life

    You’re caught out in the wilderness. A completely new environment, with no-one to do your laundry. Your life flashes before your eyes and you suddenly appreciate all the little things,…

  • The big question?

    The big question?

    Hello, I thought I would now throw you in at the midwifery deep end with the big question – integrated or block placements? The answer to this question will depend…

  • College, Courses and Cases!

    Hello again everyone! I thought I’d base this blog mainly on accommodation as that’s likely to be your next step in preparation for coming to York (because you obviously chose…

  • 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…

  • Housing dilemmas!

    Housing dilemmas!

    I remember the second term of first year really well. Gone were the days of feeling like you were on a 10 week summer camp, and welcome to the days…

  • Wading Through a Winter Waterland

    Well exams are finally over! I hope my time at university doesn’t give me a lasting association of Christmas with revision. But I have the weekend to relax now. I…

  • Trains, Timetables and Tests!

    Hi guys! I hope you’re all well and had a lovely Christmas and New year. In this blog, I thought I would give you a bit of an insight as…

  • An International Perspective

    An International Perspective

    The University of York is a collegiate university, meaning that when you join, whether living on campus or not, you become a member of one its nine colleges. During my first…

  • Politics@York

    It can be very overwhelming looking at different universities and the way they structure their courses. Above all, you have to pick the one that you think will be best…