Welcome! Hello everyone! I am an international student from Brazil currently in my second year at the University of York studying Film and Television Production. Freshers' Week was an incredible …
Preparing for uni and Freshers’ Week
I knew I wanted to study at York as soon as I first came on the Open Day. It was the first university I looked at, my family and I all fell in love, and none of the others compared. When it came to …
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A Guide to Starting University
What to expect when you start university? Lots of events! You’ll have a college Freshers' Week and a university-wide Freshers' Week. Take advantage of all the different events but don’t worry if …
You’ve got your place at York… now what?
So, you have got your results, secured your place at (the best) uni, been on the standard pre-uni shopping trip and now actually starting university and moving to York is becoming a reality. You …
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A beginner’s guide to Physics at York
Writing on blackboards here and there, a door that says ‘Danger! 14,000 Volts,’ and labs with endless rows of electronic equipment. It does seem like the natural habitat of a mad scientist - and it …
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A guide to freshers for foreign students
“What is freshers week?” Just a few weeks ago, I read this Facebook post as a cry for help written by an international student. While for British students freshers is something they look forward to …
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