Student Profile: Ben

Name: Ben

Subject: Physics w/ Astrophysics

University: York College: Halifax

First Choice?: Yes Other Universities applied for: Lancaster, Durham, Nottingham, Leicester

A-Level subjects: Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Media, Philosophy & Ethics

Any Societies?: Octopush club, Game Development Society, Physics Society, Pokemon Society

Favourite moment: 5 minutes before the beginning of the national level sporting tournment I had organised, realising how it had all come together and everything was going well

Worst moment: Statistical Mechnics is as boring as it sounds

Study Tip: Library too full? Go to the comp sci department, computers and power outlets everywhere and less people so there's more room and a better enviroment to study in.

Top place to visit at your Uni: Probably Heslington Hall

Top place to visit in your city: Its York, tourists are everywhere. The White swan is a nice place for a drink

Any Regrets? Probably that I didnt go out as much in my first year as I should have

Any other advice? You can get a lot of software as a student. Make the most of it.

Student Profile: Naomi

I would like to develop these Student Profiles into a regular feature, so I'm looking out to get some opinions and experiences from some of my friends. Everybody is different, every university is different. It's great to hear their take on these questions and see the fantastic things they're up to. If you would like to contriute a student profile, leave a comment below or get in contact with me.

Name: Naomi

Subject: Psychology

University: Leicester

First Choice?: yes

Other Universities applied for: Anglia Ruskin, Nottingham, Northampton, Nottingham Trent

A-Level subjects: French, Psychology, English

Any Societies?: Chorus, Concert Band, Band and Gig, CU, Psych

Favourite moment: meeting all my flat mates and realising they were great!

Worst moment: waiting for any results

Study Tip: don't set goals of work you want to complete in a day that are too difficult to achieve and make lists so you can tick things off as you go! If you can, revise with fellow course mates and find ways to test each other/discuss topics you may have found more difficult than them and vice versa

Top place to visit at your Uni: o2 academy (ours is attached to the SU) - I've had some great nights out there!

Top place to visit in your city: National Space Centre

Any Regrets? Perhaps sometimes getting unnecessarily stressed over my work

Any other advice? If you can, try to be a student ambassador as you work casual hours that you choose but it also really builds your confidence. And make the most of the opportunities that come your way.

Student Profile: Me

Name: Rachel

Subject: History

University: University of York

College: Goodricke 2014, Alcuin 2016

First Choice?: Once my offers had come in, yes.

Other Universities applied for: University of Edinburgh (Rejected), Durham University (Rejected), University of Sheffield, Reading University.

A-Level Subjects: History, Art, Physics, and Maths.

Any Societies?: Underwater Hockey and Swing Dancing

Favourite moment: Finally lying my head down to sleep and thinking: "This is home."

Worst moment: Being told that having glandular fever meant I would have to take a year out.

Study Tip: Do the Reading for your lectures and seminars. It will make essay writing and exams much easier in the long run.

Top place to visit at your Uni: Take  a walk around the lake. It's not until you've truly appreciated the sheer volume of waterfowl that you realise exactky what being a York student entails.

Top Place to visit in your city: The York Cocoa House. Everything on the menu, including the savoury, has chocolate inside it. I'm slowly making my way through all of it!

Any Regrets?

Don't worry so much. It tool me a few weeks to pluck up the courage to go to the societies for the first time, and I really wish I had just thrown myself headfirst into it all.

Any other advice?

Don't let anybody else dictate to you how your university experience should be. University is a time for exploration, of discovering your own tastes. You will find the people you fit with eventually, they're pretty much definitely not going to be in your flat, so don't let that discourage you.

Hello, my name is.....

Hello, my name is Rachel and I have just finished my first year studying history at the University of York!

I am originally from Norfolk, and I go home there during the holidays, but I am hoping to eventually move up north, to Yorkshire, or even Scotland.

I would like this blog to document my progress throughout the rest of my degree, as well as serving (hopefully) as a guide to anybody else thinking about going to university. I also want to share the different societies that I participate in, as well as celebrating history degrees and the University of York as a whole.

What you can expect from me:
~History
~University
~York attractions and places to eat
~Swing Dancing
~Underwater Hockey
~Leave of Absence Experience
~And much more!