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Why Psychology? Why York? Decision Time.
Hi all, So if you’re in AS year, you’ll be beginning to think about where to apply to and getting your applications started, and if you’re in final year, you’ll be waiting for your offers eagerly and wondering what to choose as your firm and insurance! Firstly… Try not to stress! I’m not here to…
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Nursing is incredible
For this blog to work, I’ve got to be honest. You’ve seen the media – NHS nurses are overworked, underpaid and stressed. Student funding has been cut across the country and the entire NHS was neglected in the autumn statement. Why on earth would I encourage you to study nursing? It’s incredible, that’s why! Nursing is…
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Why York? Why Law?
So this is my first blog post, and I thought it would be fitting to share with you all why I chose to study Law and why I picked York to do so! BACKGROUND: So first, a bit about my background. I come from Scarborough, a small seaside town around 40 minutes away from York…
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5 Reasons I love studying Film and Television Production at York
Hello everyone! Since this is my first blog post, I thought I’d introduce myself. I’m Julia and I’m a second year Film and TV Production student from Austria. Now that I’m nearing the end of my fourth term at uni and Christmas is just around the corner (yay!), it’s quite fun to look back at…
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How I ended up at York and why I fell in love with it
Hello! For my first blog post I thought I’d write a little bit about myself, how I ended up at York and why I fell in love with the city and the University. Okay, so a little bit about me; I come fro m a town a little outside of Liverpool called Southport; I have a…
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Getting in and out of Clearing
This is a strange piece to write, because in some ways I hope that people won’t need to read it, as I hope everyone will get the grades they want to go to the place that they want to go. That being said, if you, like me, find yourself short of the grades you need…
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What I wish I knew before Uni life
I’m in a bit of a cathartic mood, so let me let you in on a few things I’ve been thinking about with regards to university life. WARNING: long post ahead. Applying isn’t the scariest thing ever Everyone I met when I turned up in Alcuin (woooo!) took the whole process so seriously. I basically chose my…
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Easter Break and the Summer Term
Hello all! I hope that you’ve all had an enjoyable Easter break. Well, ‘hope’ is rather wishful thinking for this time of the year. As someone said to me recently, Easter is probably the least enjoyable holiday with all the approaching exams and deadlines. If you’re anything like I was two years ago, then you’re…
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In the words of Rihanna, “Work, work, work, work, work..”
There are loads of opportunities to be involved in something at university; I hope you’ve gained a small insight of that from these blogs and the things I get up to in my spare time! One of the slight downsides to doing a lot of extra-curricular activities is that sometimes it can cost a bit of…