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Category: Why York?

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

  • 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…

  • Why I love York and studying Biomed here

    24 June 2020 by Amy
    4 minute read

    Favourite thing about studying in the Department of Biology?   I could spend hours listing the many, many reasons I love studying in the Biology Department: the great facilities, the fantastic…

  • Why I Chose York – My experience through Clearing

    27 May 2020 by Kirsten
    3 minute read

    Waking up on A level results day to the update on UCAS that I was in Clearing wasn’t the ideal situation I had been hoping for, to say the least.…