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  • Spotlight: Korean Cultural Society

    19 February 2020 by Hayley
    2 minute read

    When I first started uni I never thought I would join the committee for the University of York Korean Cultural Society (UYKCS). I couldn’t speak a word of Korean and…

  • Campus life and thoughts after 5 months living here

    18 February 2020 by Marta
    3 minute read

    Midterm. Ring of an alarm. The last five of them have been snoozed even though your practical starts in 30 minutes, so this time you have to get up. All…

  • Spotlight: Coffee Society

    11 February 2020 by Stefan
    3 minute read

    Ever since I renounced coffee chains for their arguably exorbitant prices, I’ve been looking for ways to enjoy good coffee at a reasonable cost. This has led me down a…

  • 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…

  • Rumours About Masters Degrees (and why they’re not true)

    13 January 2020 by Megan
    3 minute read

    Applying to study a Masters degree can be a stressful time. And it doesn’t help that there are always rumours flying about what postgraduate study is really like. I’ve just…

  • Baking Society – Ready, Set, Bake!

    10 January 2020 by Kirsten
    2 minute read

    The first society I joined during Freshers’ Week was Baking Society, and I have loved being a part of it ever since! I love to bake at home, and I…

  • Roses are not red and other things you might learn when arriving at the university

    8 January 2020 by Marta
    4 minute read

    I am sitting in my room and looking up at the pinboard calendar. Just realizing that almost two months have passed since I first arrived. A lot has happened, including:…

  • My Freshers’ Week Experience

    17 December 2019 by Annabel
    4 minute read

    There’s a certain legend cultivated around Freshers’ Week, that it should be the best and wildest week of your university experience. But although Freshers’ Week can be a lot of…

  • Worried about making friends and fitting in?

    16 December 2019 by Annissa
    4 minute read

    As a commuting student, I felt quite anxious about coming to university. I was worried about making friends and ‘fitting in’, which I now know a lot of people were…

  • Life at University – Myths vs Reality

    6 December 2019 by Xavier
    4 minute read

    Life at Uni – Myths vs Reality Moving to University can be a daunting concept. As prospective students, many people worry about commonly voiced (and not necessarily accurate!) ideas about…

  • 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.…

  • Misconceptions about university: expectations vs reality

    Misconceptions about university: expectations vs reality

    4 December 2019 by Joanne
    3 minute read

    Nobody knows quite what they are getting themselves into when they start university. There are a huge number of expectations about university you have that often don’t turn out to…