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Tag: support

  • My three favourite things about being a York Management School student

    23 February 2020 by Katy
    3 minute read

    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…

  • 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…

  • Studying with a Specific Learning Difficulty: what you need to know

    10 February 2020 by Megan
    4 minute read

    Hi, I’m Megan, a Masters student diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome and Specific Learning Difficulties. Studying with a specific learning difficulty can be daunting, so I wanted to share my experiences…

  • Get your scrubs on for a typical week on a midwifery placement

    22 January 2020 by Samantha
    4 minute read

    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…

  • Settling in doesn’t have to be instantaneous

    Settling in doesn’t have to be instantaneous

    18 January 2020 by Pippa
    3 minute read

    First Year: Round One First year was a whirlwind of lectures, labs, and assignments intertwined with sports, socials, and nights out. Days spent on campus (or sometimes in bed…), evenings…

  • How to settle into university if you’re struggling

    14 January 2020 by Joanne
    2 minute read

    Getting used to living in a whole new place where you don’t really know anyone is difficult at the best of times. However, due to a variety of circumstances, you…

  • First-generation student? Never fear!

    13 January 2020 by Taryn
    3 minute read

    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…

  • Why I Chose York

    16 December 2019 by Xavier
    3 minute read

    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…

  • Why I chose York (from the perspective of an international English Literature student)

    10 December 2019 by Mi Chelle
    3 minute read

    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…

  • My university experience: using support networks

    8 December 2019 by Zainab
    2 minute read

    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.…

  • 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…

  • Student Support and Wellbeing at York

    Student Support and Wellbeing at York

    26 April 2019 by Amy
    3 minute read

    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…