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Tag: Day in the life

  • A day in the life of a Computer Science student

    30 January 2020 by Hari
    2 minute read

    Daily schedule As the second year of the second term starts, the intensity of winter blues, work and stress start to increase. To battle this, I start off my day…

  • A day in the life of an Electronic Engineering student

    28 January 2020 by Matthew
    4 minute read

    Morning On a typical day, I am up and ready nice and early for 9am contact hours. As a third-year student, I don’t tend to have many contact hours compared…

  • Studying English in Education at York: A day in my life

    26 January 2020 by Helen
    3 minute read

    Rise and Shine… It’s Thursday, we’re almost there! We’re towards the end of Autumn Term, so by this point I am in a routine and ready to go. Studying English…

  • Social Policy in Action!

    23 January 2020 by Danny
    4 minute read

    Monday The second Monday back after Christmas usually consists of getting everything ready for the coming term, introductory lectures and seminars and catching up with housemates. 9-10am: Shreddies! I usually…

  • A day in the life of a History student

    22 January 2020 by Nicole
    3 minute read

    Hey! I’m a first year History undergrad, and this is what an average day looks like for me. Early morning Like many students, I have to force myself to get…

  • Life as a student nurse

    22 January 2020 by Christine
    4 minute read

    For a bit of context: generally, the first term of Nursing is structured so that Mondays are dedicated to the ‘Biological and Pharmacological Aspects of Health and Wellbeing’ module, Tuesdays…

  • A day in the life of a Law student

    21 January 2020 by Annissa
    3 minute read

    Hello! I’m Annissa, a first-year law student at the University of York. Morning As a commuting student, my ‘Day in the Life’ is slightly different. I wake up at 5.30am,…

  • A day in the life of a 2nd Year Social Work student

    17 January 2020 by Vanessa
    2 minute read

    You hear the profession social work and what comes to mind is the busy schedule due to massive workload. This is not something that I thought I would have to…

  • Day in the life of a Natural Sciences Student

    17 January 2020 by Sifa
    4 minute read

    The typical day of a Natural Sciences student is rather full, but it’s so varied. 7am: time to organise I’m an early riser, and I like to be up 2…

  • A day in the life of an Environment student

    17 January 2020 by Alisa
    3 minute read

    Hello, my name is Alisa and I’m a first year studying Environmental Geography at the University of York. In this blog, I will shed light on the daily activities I…

  • A week in the life of a PPE student

    9 January 2020 by Cerys
    4 minute read

    Some might think that studying three subjects at university is a lot more work, but this isn’t necessarily true. In fact, the best thing about the course is the variety…

  • A day in the life of a Management student

    26 January 2019 by Aiko
    1 minute read

    I love my course as it’s really relevant to what I want to do in my career. Instead of essays we do more practical assessments, like creating an innovative product…