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  • You’re studying Chemistry at York! What is it actually like?

    4 February 2020 by Jenny
    3 minute read

    Hello there! My name is Jenny and I’m in my second-year studying chemistry here at the University of York. I find it fun to observe people’s reactions when I tell…

  • A week in a life of a Psychology student

    31 January 2020 by Elizabeth
    3 minute read

    Monday To start off my week right, I typically like to hit the gym before I go for my lectures. It gets me into a good headspace, raring to begin…

  • A week in the life of an SPS student

    31 January 2020 by Jen
    4 minute read

    Hi, I’m Jen and I’m a second year Social and Political Science (SPS) student here at York. Trying to write about an average week at uni is tricky; although we…

  • 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 week in the life of a Politics student

    30 January 2020 by Evie
    4 minute read

    Monday I start off the week with a 9am political philosophy lecture. This is one of my favourite modules, but it’s always a struggle to wake up on time! After…

  • A week in the life of a third year English Literature student

    30 January 2020 by Caitlin
    4 minute read

    The dreaded reading list: As a literature student there is a lot of reading (pretty obvious right?). But the key thing to remember is that the reading is not actually…

  • 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…

  • A Week in the Life of a Linguistics Student

    A Week in the Life of a Linguistics Student

    28 January 2020 by Laura
    4 minute read

    A week in the life of a Linguistics student can be summarised in just one word: varied. Linguistics consists of so many aspects of language it is almost impossible to…

  • A Week in the Life of a York Management School Student

    27 January 2020 by Katy
    3 minute read

    Hi! My name is Katy and I’m a final year Accounting, Business Finance and Management (ABFM) student. Here’s a typical week for me: Monday I’m up early because my first…

  • 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…