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In the first semester of my second year, I attended the University’s talk at the Global Opportunities Fair to learn about study abroad. I…
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Studying at university is different to studying at school, so what are the most important things to bring? Packing for university is a very…
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Hello! My name is Eleanor and I’m a first year student studying History and Economics at the University of York. If you’re considering studying…
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Hi, I’m Grace! I study MA Renaissance and Early Modern Studies and I love it here. As someone from York, I’m uniquely placed to…
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In my second year I was studying a module on politics and society in 20th and 21st-century America. I wrote an essay on how female pop artists like Beyoncé and Taylor Swift have advocated women’s empowerment. It goes to show just how vast the subject of history is.
I chose York because it’s a Russell Group university, the campus is really pretty, and it was one of the universities that did joint honours in English and History. That was important to me as I really wanted to do both subjects.