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  • 3 Things to Look forward to as a Joint Honours Student

    19 October 2023 by George
    4 minute read

    So you’ve chosen a joint honours course and you might be sat there thinking “oh no, what have I gotten myself into?”. Well banish those second thoughts and feast your…

  • Coming To University As A Contextual Offer Holder

    6 July 2022 by Jasmine
    4 minute read

    What is a contextual offer? By definition, a contextual offer is ‘a reduced offer for UK undergraduates that is typically one or two grades below the standard entry requirements’. They…

  • How to stay in touch with your family and friends during lockdown

    27 April 2020 by Zainab
    2 minute read

    Let’s put it this way: the world going into lockdown was completely unexpected and you’re right to feel confused about how to live normal life. I’ve put together three pieces…

  • SwiftSoc (Taylor Swift Society)

    23 March 2020 by Rebecca
    2 minute read

    One of the best things about university is being able to spend time with people who have the same interests as you. I have been a huge fan of Taylor…

  • Five things to look forward to about studying Politics at York

    2 March 2020 by Evie
    3 minute read

    Hiya, I’m Evie and I’m a second year studying Politics at the University of York. There are so many reasons to be excited about your time at York, but I’m…

  • How being part of Vanbrugh College helped me to grow

    20 February 2020 by Nesta
    3 minute read

    If I asked you to describe home, what would you say? Cosy? Warm? Loving? If you ask me, I would say comfortable. Joining a college was the kind of the…

  • Five things look forward to about Midwifery at York

    Five things look forward to about Midwifery at York

    27 January 2020 by Sam
    3 minute read

    Placements One of the best things about Midwifery at York is that, within a few weeks, you are out on placement putting theory into practice. You’ll be testing urine for…

  • 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…

  • How volleyball helped me settle in to uni

    12 January 2020 by Natalya
    3 minute read

    Coming to university, one of the biggest challenges for me was always going to be making friends. At the same time, I was very excited! Making friends: the best part…

  • My university experience: using support networks

    8 December 2019 by Zainab
    2 minute read

    You can’t plan your university experience However hard you try, you can’t plan how your university experience will go. I came to York questioning whether I would actually make friends.…

  • Life at uni: 10 things I learned when I moved to York

    4 December 2019 by Eloise
    5 minute read

    It has been over two years since I moved to the UK to study, and they have been two of the most incredible, dramatic and ridiculous years of my life.…

  • Cooking Catastrophe to Chef (sort of)

    29 November 2019 by Eloise
    4 minute read

    Coming to university all the way back in September 2017, I was aware of my strengths. Cooking was not one of them. So I applied for catered accommodation, and enjoyed…