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Tag: accommodation

  • What do you actually need to bring to halls?

    5 April 2016 by Poppie
    3 minute read

    You don’t want to be the person that brings a trailer or a minibus (cough Alice, my housemate) of things to halls. There is a difference in what you want…

  • My time choosing York for my degree

    6 March 2016 by Alex
    4 minute read

    As the new academic year is approaching fast, prospective students will be considering studying at York. I remember this feeling well, even though it is over three years ago now!!…

  • A few Environment FAQs…

    A few Environment FAQs…

    22 February 2016 by Chloe
    3 minute read

    What is a typical week like? In my first year, I typically had between 10 and 15 contact hours, spread evenly across the week. These consisted of lectures, tutorials, field…

  • Skipping Ahead

    18 February 2016 by Cecilia
    3 minute read

    Happy February, everyone! By now, you will have offers in hand and are probably trying to decide where you should live and study for the next three years. For a minute, though, I’d like to skip…

  • Choosing houses and making food

    Choosing houses and making food

    17 February 2016 by Finn
    3 minute read

    So far this term I have signed for a house, made some great food and played lots of squash! I also got exam results and chose my modules too, which…

  • The Social Side of University: It’s Not Just About Alcohol

    16 February 2016 by Sam
    5 minute read

    Hi! So, it’s now February, which means you’re one month closer to the day you start university. By now, you’re probably pretty sick of people telling you that university is…

  • Pomegranate Jam, Housing and Deadpool

    16 February 2016 by Elspeth
    4 minute read

    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…

  • College, Courses and Cases!

    12 February 2016 by Katie
    3 minute read

    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…

  • Housing dilemmas!

    Housing dilemmas!

    28 January 2016 by Bethany
    2 minute read

    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

    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…

  • An International Perspective

    An International Perspective

    28 January 2016 by Joshua
    3 minute read

    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…

  • What’s so good about the city of York?

    26 January 2016 by Sam
    4 minute read

    Hello again! Welcome back to York after the holiday season! By now, you’re probably trying to make the decision about which one of your chosen universities you would like to…