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  • Don’t Worry, Be Happy!

    14 April 2016 by Joshua
    3 minute read

    The time of the year which must not be named fast is approaching, exam season (oops, I named it!). If you’re like me, you’ll be pleased to know that there…

  • Revision, Revision… Results!!

    7 April 2016 by Katie
    2 minute read

    Hello! So, by now, York will (of course) be your first choice… and you’re starting to think “but it’s so amazingly perfect I don’t want to go anywhere else, what if…

  • Natural Sciences: Streams and Socials

    5 April 2016 by Finn
    4 minute read

    As a little overview of what our fun interdisciplinary degree is like, I’ll go through a few of the streams you can choose and why we like them! Chemistry-Maths-Physics I am…

  • A Typical Week

    21 March 2016 by Cecilia
    5 minute read

    Hello from the other side…of term! Sorry, that was terrible, but I am happy enough to be done with Spring term that I’ll forgive myself a bad Adele intro. First…

  • Maths at York: a student perspective

    Maths at York: a student perspective

    21 January 2016 by Grace
    3 minute read

    Originally, York wasn’t one of my university choices. Living in East Yorkshire means that my parents are a mere 45 minute drive away, and at the time, that didn’t seem far…

  • Christmas, New Year and Essays!

    21 January 2016 by Katherine
    2 minute read

    Most modules for the Social Policy and Applied Social Science pathways have no exams, which is great but does mean you have lots of essays and assignments to do throughout…

  • 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…

  • The Work and Home of NatSci Students

    The Work and Home of NatSci Students

    27 November 2015 by Finn
    5 minute read

    Hello! My plan is to restrain myself from etching down every single event that has occurred in the last 7 weeks since I arrived so, instead, I’m just going to talk…

  • Studying Chemistry@York: Halfway

    25 November 2015 by Elspeth
    4 minute read

    I should probably start with telling you a little about who I am. I’m a third year studying Chemistry at York and thoroughly loving it. I don’t really know how…

  • Law at York

    Law at York

    23 November 2015 by Katie
    3 minute read

    Studying law at York will help to prepare you for qualification as a solicitor or barrister, or for a range of other careers. We do lectures and seminars like most…