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  • An Interview at York Law School

    An Interview at York Law School

    20 December 2016 by Jasmine
    4 minute read

    At the time of writing this post, I have just finished my shift as a Student Ambassador working at one of many upcoming interview days for prospective students at the…

  • Here’s why studying economics is your ticket to success

    Here’s why studying economics is your ticket to success

    25 April 2016 by Elise
    3 minute read

    So you think you want to study economics? Contrary to popular belief, economics is not just looking at graphs and analysing statistics – it’s a actually a very rich and…

  • Work work work work work….

    Work work work work work….

    11 April 2016 by Laurie
    3 minute read

    I’m now well and truly on the “home straight” of my degree (which I cannot believe as I’m writing this!) and in the last year I’ve been thinking a lot…

  • ‘I Don’t Just Want an Office Job’

    11 April 2016 by Matt
    3 minute read

    I’ve been at home recently for Easter, spending some time with my family, and generally just neglecting the copious amounts of work that I have to do for the next…

  • Finally approaching the end of third year- Some top tips

    11 April 2016 by Alex
    4 minute read

    So the end is finally in sight for all third year students here at the university. Numerous questions are flying around including, what are you doing after university? The answer…

  • Problem Based Learning

    7 April 2016 by Katie
    3 minute read

    I have had a lot of questions about PBL so I thought I’d go into a bit more depth about what it entails. Example Scenario- recent news article about an…

  • How To Survive A Library Study Session

    5 April 2016 by Sam
    4 minute read

    It’s a Sunday afternoon in the middle of the Easter holidays, and here I am, in the library, working on my essays and dissertation. Welcome to the third year. During…

  • What can you do with Archaeology?

    What can you do with Archaeology?

    15 March 2016 by Izzy
    3 minute read

    So, you’ve received your offers to study archaeology, and you may have already decided on your firm choice. This is when you start asking yourself… but what can I do…

  • Unexpected yacht expertise and other things you might gain from your degree.

    Unexpected yacht expertise and other things you might gain from your degree.

    9 March 2016 by Katie
    4 minute read

    Learning at university doesn’t necessarily mean learning things, although you’ll learn some of those as well. You’ll gain a bunch of other skills useful for later life (and some that…

  • Projects

    27 January 2016 by James
    2 minute read

    With the new year ahead, it is the perfect time to recap on all of the fantastic projects we have produced. Despite the early stages we were at (in our…

  • 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

    11 January 2016 by Elise
    4 minute read

    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…