Tag: student support
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Things to look forward to about Education at York
Atmosphere The first thing I noticed about Education was the welcoming atmosphere. Soon after I started the lecturers arranged a mixer night for students across all three years. We all…
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University support: from student to tutor
Just before going to university, I was diagnosed with autism, and also had physical and mental health problems. I was worried I wouldn’t cope at university. I felt I had…
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Reasons why you should study Nursing at York
Placements The first thing to mention is the biggest difference between first and second term for us nursing students – starting placements. I love how nursing at York integrates placements…
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Things to look forward to about Law at York
The diversity of Student Law Firms I’ll be the first to admit, it‘s quite daunting thinking about working with a group of people you’ve never met. That was certainly the…
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My three favourite things about being a York Management School student
Let’s start at the beginning shall we? Staff care so much My absolute FAVOURITE thing, and what you should DEFINITELY be looking forward to most about joining the Management School…
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Get your scrubs on for a typical week on a midwifery placement
A typical week on placement can be absolutely anything! Last week I started with two night shifts on a postnatal ward, then a 7 hour day with the Screening Midwife…
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First-generation student? Never fear!
When you’re the first in your family to go to university, it can be a pretty daunting prospect. As a ‘first-generation’ student, I remember being really worried that this would…
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Why I Chose York
With so many great universities around, making the choice about where you want to study your degree is far from easy. Whilst it’s true that all universities hold their own…
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Why I chose York (from the perspective of an international English Literature student)
Hi there! I’m Mi Chelle, a second year student from Malaysia studying English and Related Literature. Applying to university can be a stressful process. Even after you’ve received offers from…
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My university experience: using support networks
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.…
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Student Support and Wellbeing at York
Hi everyone I’m Amy, I’m in Alcuin, doing an Archaeology and Heritage degree and I have OCD. When applying to university, we spend a lot of time looking at the…