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Tag: freshers

  • Freshers Week Survival Guide

    Freshers Week Survival Guide

    Although Fresher’s week can be one of the highlights of your first year at university, it can also be a pretty daunting prospect! Here are a few pearls of wisdom…

  • What do you actually need to bring to halls?

    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…

  • Preparing for University

    Preparing for University

    It’s scary, but university is just around the corner… the last hurdle is sitting those all important A-level exams, and before you know it, you’ll be at York! …For me, this…

  • Coming to York: Things I wished I’d known…

    Okay, so in my last few blogs, I’ve talked about why I chose York, my course and the city of York itself. Now, in this blog, I’ll be telling you…

  • Freshers, socials, cocktails and York

    Freshers, socials, cocktails and York

    Socialising – easier for some than others. Club lover, pub person, cocktail chick or curl up on the sofa with a film kinda peep, whatever your thing is, it’s fine!!…

  • Settling in at university

    Settling in at university

      Chat to Jamie at our online chat event for Arts and Humanities. It’s happening on Monday 6th March from 16.00 – 18.00 GMT.  Register for the online chat.  …

  • 10 reasons why I chose York, and why you should too

    To be perfectly honest, choosing where to study was a really tough call, and it was only after I started exploring the city and everything the University had to offer…

  • The Survival Guide to University Life

    The Survival Guide to University Life

    You’re caught out in the wilderness. A completely new environment, with no-one to do your laundry. Your life flashes before your eyes and you suddenly appreciate all the little things,…

  • Your first term at York: What to expect

    Your first term at York: What to expect

    Let’s fast forward a year… you will have just completed your first term at the University of York, about to start your second term and ready to sit those all…

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

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

    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…

  • How to survive your first term as a History of Art student in York!

    Don’t worry, this won’t be boring – the life of a History of Art student at University of York is nothing of the sort! First week: the panic begins The first week…