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  • A week in the life of Film and Television Student

    21 January 2020 by Lee
    3 minute read

    Monday An early start. Time to get my work hat on, down a cup of tea and head to Campus East where Theatre, Film, Television and Interactive Media is based.…

  • A day in the life of a Law student

    21 January 2020 by Annissa
    3 minute read

    Hello! I’m Annissa, a first-year law student at the University of York. Morning As a commuting student, my ‘Day in the Life’ is slightly different. I wake up at 5.30am,…

  • A Week in the Life of an Economics Student

    18 January 2020 by Dasha
    4 minute read

    Economics at the University of York is generally a relatively contact-hour heavy course. In second year I can have up to sixteen contact hours on campus a week! Balancing the…

  • A day in the life of a 2nd Year Social Work student

    17 January 2020 by Vanessa
    2 minute read

    You hear the profession social work and what comes to mind is the busy schedule due to massive workload. This is not something that I thought I would have to…

  • What is postgraduate study really like?

    13 January 2020 by Sophie
    3 minute read

    Unlike some people in the final year of their undergraduate degree, I was sure I wanted to do a masters degree. As soon as I was able to, I applied…

  • A week in the life of a PPE student

    9 January 2020 by Cerys
    4 minute read

    Some might think that studying three subjects at university is a lot more work, but this isn’t necessarily true. In fact, the best thing about the course is the variety…

  • Is University Really Any Different To School?

    7 December 2019 by Claire
    3 minute read

    As a third-year mathematics student studying an Integrated Master’s degree, I am in my second to last year now. And I can tell you that, for me, university feels worlds…

  • Reasons to be Cheerful: Environment and Geography

    28 February 2019 by Hazel
    5 minute read

    Trips To be honest, at the start of this course the idea of frequent field trips was daunting to me. I hadn’t done a geography GCSE or A-level, so I…

  • Things to look forward to about studying Social Work at York

    22 February 2019 by Vanessa
    4 minute read

    I wanted to study in this department as I have always had a passion for helping people and working as a volunteer within this sector. Before university, the fact that…

  • Things to look forward to about Linguistics at York

    20 February 2019 by Lena
    4 minute read

    One of the hardest decisions you have to make is deciding which university to go to. However, another really tough decision is which department and course to choose. There are…

  • Studying in Australia: a Day in my Life

    Studying in Australia: a Day in my Life

    21 January 2019 by Rebecca
    3 minute read

    It’s a little hard to write about a normal day in the life at the moment because I’m on my Summer holiday from Sydney University, travelling around Australia and New…

  • A day in the life of an Archaeology student

    20 January 2019 by Amy
    1 minute read

    Hi there! I’m Amy, I started a BA in Archaeology and Heritage in October and I’m loving it! The staff are so enthusiastic and happy to help, and my course-mates…