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  • Don’t Worry, Be Happy!

    14 April 2016 by Joshua
    3 minute read

    The time of the year which must not be named fast is approaching, exam season (oops, I named it!). If you’re like me, you’ll be pleased to know that there are not many timed exams. I’m approaching the end of my second year and have completed just one so far. I’ll have my second in a…

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  • Easter Break and the Summer Term

    11 April 2016 by Jamie
    4 minute read

    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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  • Education, Education, Education

    16 March 2016 by Joshua
    2 minute read

    For most people (including me), questioning education is not something one does as they grow up. The bells, the uniform, the timetable, what you are taught and who decides this. For most of us, this goes largely unquestioned, a passing thought from time to time. We turn up, do what we are asked to do,…

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  • Confessions of a York Law Student

    15 March 2016 by Katie
    4 minute read

    First Year In first year things are a little different, you only have to do normal Problem Based Learning (PBL) because you don’t have option modules. Bearing in mind that second year involves an increase in work, my week still isn’t too bad. It varies along with how much I have going on, but this…

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  • Careers Help

    16 February 2016 by Katie
    3 minute read

    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. Careers Advice At York we have our own law careers advisor (Chris Wilkinson). He has worked in law and now works as a tutor for…

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  • Wading Through a Winter Waterland

    28 January 2016 by Nick
    2 minute read

    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 have to say that this festive period wasn’t improved by the fear of flooding, before I went away the river had already burst its banks,…

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  • Exams, Coursework and Internships…term 2 of a computer scientist

    22 January 2016 by Ranjit
    3 minute read

    As I take my seat in the Ron Cooke Hub lecture hall, I sink into my chair and feel relieved that January exams are over. This term we are starting new modules that to me, sound very interesting and I’m quite excited to start them, including one on artificial intelligence. Even though exams are over for…

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  • The E.C.O.N.O.M.I.C.S of studying Economics at York

    11 January 2016 by Elise
    4 minute read

    Happy New Year and welcome back on the York Blogs page for Economics! So you want to start this year off right? Here are the top 9 skills I think you need to succeed on the course and make the most of your time as a student. These are skills that you will no doubt…

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  • Survival skills which work on your CV

    11 January 2016 by Jacob
    3 minute read

    Looking back to when I first visited the University of York at the 2013 open day, I only focused on the basics. But amidst the excitement of taking in the essentials like the campus, the course and the abundance of ducks, I remember seeing posters and leaflets plastered everywhere branded with the letters ‘LFA’. I…

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  • Computer Science At York

    8 December 2015 by Ranjit
    3 minute read

    Going into a computer science degree, you always get the stereotypical view from others that you’re going into your first year expecting to stay in your room playing games like World Of Warcraft, you’re not really going to socialise with others and that you’re preparing for a life of pretty much just coding away at…

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  • Why I chose York

    26 November 2015 by Adam
    4 minute read

    Hi there! My name’s Adam Bruce, and I’m a Second Year Writing, Directing and Performance student here at the University of York, and I’m thrilled to be writing these blog posts! I really look forward to telling you about what it’s like to study and live here in York. It’s only a year and a…

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