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Category: Why York?

Our current students tell you their top reasons to choose York.

  • Moving from London to York

    17 March 2021 by Samantha
    4 minute read

    Moving away from home can be a daunting situation, especially when you find yourself moving over 200 miles away from home! But now, in my third year, York has become…

  • Things to look forward to about Engineering at York

    8 February 2021 by Lidia
    2 minute read

    Getting ready for university can be stressful. Today, I’m hoping to take your mind off this by telling you about all the exciting things to expect when studying Engineering at…

  • 4 things to look forward to about studying Maths at York

    7 February 2021 by Molly
    3 minute read

    I’m Molly, a 3rd year studying maths. I can think of hundreds of things I love about studying at maths at York, but I’ve narrowed it down to my top…

  • Things to look forward to about studying History at York!

    28 January 2021 by Lauren
    3 minute read

    I’m Lauren, and I am going to share with you all the things to look forward to about studying History at York. I am a second year joint honours student…

  • Why I chose to study at the University of York

    26 January 2021 by Ellen
    4 minute read

    Hi, I’m Ellen and I am a first year English Language and Linguistics student in Alcuin College. University has always been something that I have wanted to do, I’ve always…

  • Berlin to York – what moving from a big to a small city was like for me

    15 January 2021 by Luise
    4 minute read

    Moving cities is not always easy and I would be lying if I said that it was easy for me. As an international student, I did not only move from…

  • You’ve got your offer…so what does York have to offer you?

    1 December 2020 by Grace
    4 minute read

    Last February, listening to a lecture in Hendrix Hall, I realised that two years prior I had sat in the exact same room at my offer holders visit day. It…

  • Stuck between two options: York, and Oxford

    21 October 2020 by Ethan
    4 minute read

    When I was applying for uni it took me a long time to make up my mind of where I wanted to go. It was not an easy choice and…

  • Choosing York over Cambridge

    20 October 2020 by Cara
    3 minute read

    For a long time, Cambridge was my dream university.  From a young age, I wanted to go there to study and so naturally, I applied in October 2018. I also applied…

  • Why I chose York (over Oxbridge)

    19 October 2020 by Annissa
    3 minute read

    I first applied to university in 2017 and again in 2018 during my gap year. Both of these times I applied to the University of York and also Oxford University.…

  • Vlog: Why I chose York

    14 July 2020 by Faye
    1 minute read

    BSc (Hons) Biology student Faye explains why she chose the University of York. More why I chose York student stories.

  • Reflecting on 3 amazing years at York

    24 June 2020 by Abi
    3 minute read

    Why I love York Campus The University of York was the first university I visited as a small 18-year-old, and I have loved it ever since. The campus feels so…