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4.18 / 5 from 587 verified student reviews

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The postgraduate study gives me a nice experience to live and study here. The University of York is really nice and beautiful. All teachers and staffs are friendly and happy to help students. Students can learn a lot here. Welcome to the University of York.

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University of York Ranking


Keele University #35
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University of York #39
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4.18 / 5 from 587 verified student reviews

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member463057 On 22nd October 21 verified Verified student

CS grad here, do not like my experience, especially after Covid-19. Some of the staff are great, but most of them do not know what they are doing. e.g. Professors suggests doing something for your assessment, and you got penalized for doing that after marking. Gradings are harsh and without any sense (some people write almost the same answer for a question while one get maximum point and the other gets 0, with no academic judgment appeal lol). They scaled four assessments in the final year, so this is not the place if you care about fair marking/classification. Career service reviews your CV, cover letter and holds mock interviews, nothing else. I must note that the CS department invests a lot of money in the facilities, and considering the university itself is pretty young compared to others, they are yet improving. But if you have an offer from the same ranked university, take it as they need more time for improving. I believe their actual rank should be around 35.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member662605 On 2nd October 21 verified Verified student

A great university with lots of student support. The faculty care for their students.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member1361265 On 22nd July 21 verified Verified student

Although coronavirus has so far decimated the majority of my time at university so far (I am a soon to be third year who missed out on summer term of first year and the majority of second year due to the pandemic), my time on campus has been fab. First year was great living in halls (even if it was short lived) as I got a good feel for campus life. In relation to my course Film & TV Production, the support I have had from my lecturers during difficult times either personally or struggles with course content has been brilliant and I am aware that the university has been doing all it can to keep students safe and supported in this difficult time.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member960731 On 5th July 21 verified Verified student

it's a lovely campus. I enjoy my undergraduate and master life here. nice environment nice lecturers

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Student Review: 1.8 /5
By member1360140 On 15th June 21 verified Verified student

Not had a positive experience at the Uni of York

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member959884 On 10th June 21 verified Verified student

Good place to study,and teachers are really nice to help students to solve problems!

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1059165 On 28th May 21 verified Verified student

A good experience for my undergraduate life

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member959147 On 28th May 21 verified Verified student

University of York is a great campus which has all the facilities that is needed.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By Miss On 27th May 21 verified Verified student

The campus is very large, the teachers are very nice, and the teaching facilities are very rich.

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member1257819 On 14th May 21 verified Verified student

It’s a good university and good support

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member857427 On 7th May 21 verified Verified student

Good campus, facilities and selection of societies. Most university departments frequently unavailable

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member657348 On 5th May 21 verified Verified student

Beautiful campus is very well kept. The library and other study spaces are very spacious and useful for both work alone and group presentation work. Many clubs and societies on offer. Not knowledgeable enough to judge the student union but have heard others complain about them. Never used careers service. Wifi system (eduroam) largely good but did have connectivity issues in first year. Overall would recommend.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member855940 On 8th April 21 verified Verified student

Very satisfied, got support whenever needed

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member855581 On 24th March 21 verified Verified student

I like ducks in the campus~ West campus is beautiful

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member555545 On 23rd March 21 verified Verified student

A university that takes good care of students.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member555544 On 23rd March 21 verified Verified student

Nice Campus. There are a lot of ducks

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member855538 On 23rd March 21 verified Verified student

The environment is very good, and there are free buses. I like the scenery by the lake very much.

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member955537 On 23rd March 21 verified Verified student

Enjoyed my time here although hard to review as course been online due to COVID

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By MCook On 22nd March 21 verified Verified student

University has been providing bags for each flat to support them during the pandemic. however, whenever anything goes wrong, getting in touch with course administrators, university administrators and accommodation services has been absolutely awful (e.g. never pick up the phone and never replies to voicemails) and has lead to exacerbation of existing mental health problems among students.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member454600 On 24th February 21 verified Verified student

A great university, environment is very good.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member954508 On 23rd February 21 verified Verified student

The teaching quality is excellent, but I haven't been on campus much this year due to Covid, so it is hard to comment on the campus itself.

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member752787 On 3rd December 20 verified Verified student

I really live my time at York Uni and am much happier on Campus, it is better than The Boulevard by Student Roost.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member1052642 On 29th November 20 verified Verified student

Unfortunately, I can’t participate in many activities due to the epidemic, but I think things will get better and better

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Student Review: 2.6 /5
By Johny On 26th August 20 verified Verified student

mean learning online just sucks compared to campus, but that's true for every school. My teachers have been incredibly caring and understanding, and Pass-Fail (I'm writing this Spring of 2020) has been a great opportunity to learn for the sake of learning.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member1250019 On 23rd July 20 verified Verified student

Great campus, wide range of activities, good classes.

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member947420 On 19th April 20 verified Verified student

The university is very welcomming and very international. A great place to study and to make friends.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member447396 On 17th April 20 verified Verified student

Hes west is older than Hes East and my lectures r based in west thats why I gave it a mediocre review for facilities.. But the facilities in East are very new n modern :-) though its a little deserted theres a bus that travels to town from east campus -> west -> town and back

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Student Review: 3.2 /5
By member1347364 On 16th April 20 verified Verified student

A beautiful university with a great campus. The best part about York is the college system because you can represent your college if you're not good enough to be in the top university sports or music clubs. Very friendly place and also quite safe in comparison to other universities. Negatives about York is that public transport is poor, clubs keep closing down in town and the student union is border-line useless. They don't listen to students and are rude when complaints are made. Some student reps end up siding with teachers and not representing students causing even more problems. The disability centre is also very poor and it doesn't do nearly enough to help students with health problems. If you want a safe, homely and pretty uni where you'll meet some cool people this is definitely the place, but if you are the type of student that needs a lot of support throughout your studies, look somewhere else.

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Student Review: 3.2 /5
By member1147193 On 7th April 20 verified Verified student

York University career center is not career-focused. They do not offer any real assistance regarding how to actually land a job. They just provide theories for job searching. You have to speak with 4 different counselors because each counselor has a designated specialty. This means you have to visit the career centre 4 times to get any real assistance with your job search. You are also only given 15 minutes per session, so there is not enough time to really provide you with the help you really need. For future students, my advice is not to do a liberal arts degree, you get nowhere with that. The jobs available to people with liberal arts degrees are cal centre and cleaning jobs. Get a decent degree or no degree at all.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member1045600 On 12th February 20 verified Verified student

Uni itself is great with good facilities campus-wide. Have been involved with a few societies and i've had loads of fun. The one thing this uni seems to be lacking though is a good student union building and indoor open spaces around the union and campus for activities and get togethers.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1145196 On 4th February 20 verified Verified student

Incredibly happy, best years of my life!

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Student Review: 3.2 /5
By member544148 On 2nd December 19 verified Verified student

There are lots of beautiful areas around campus. Is not parent/commuting friendly! Frequent timetable changes, making it difficult to arrange regular childcare. I understand timetabling is difficult, however other universities manage to accommodate commuting or parent students better. Commuting 5 days a week for 1 or 2 hours a day is ridiculous!

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1242584 On 6th October 19 verified Verified student

Best decision I ever made. Also, derwent p block till I f****** die (prob gonna be next week at the rate I’m smoking and drinking)

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member740666 On 23rd July 19 verified Verified student

Yeah uni campus was sick tbh. Huge campus, close to the city centre. Library's great. LOVED IT

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member440655 On 23rd July 19 verified Verified student

E tearing my fifth year - love the place

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member1040652 On 23rd July 19 verified Verified student

Nice uni with friendly staff and excellent environment

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member838575 On 27th May 19 verified Verified student

Campus is great. Find the place really relaxing.

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Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member1136967 On 8th April 19 verified Verified student

Pretty main campus though some buildings past their sell buy date.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member536824 On 29th March 19 verified Verified student

Quality. Top range of sports team, societies, volunteering and stuff. Lots of decent jobs. Quality venues. Best sport varsity in the UK.

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member736821 On 29th March 19 verified Verified student

It's a university that (probably) has just as many waterfowl as students. What more could you want?

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Student Review: 4 /5
By Minsun20 On 20th October 18 verified Verified student

WiFi doesn’t work properly in some locations. The university can sometimes be confusing to navigate. The NISA shops are quite expensive.

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By LoneWolf On 14th August 18 verified Verified student

Campus is STUNNING. And lots of green space and little hide aways. Students Union a little useless. Societies are fab! Careers are very helpful. WiFi is good. Until exam season when half the uni realises they actually have to study

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Student Review: 5 /5
By Nietzsch3 On 17th July 18 verified Verified student

An outstanding university where the people who teach you are experts in their field with national/global recognition. An amazing campus and city, and no cons that have ever reared up.

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member1232821 On 13th July 18 verified Verified student

Complete and utter s******, do not go here.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member1230135 On 30th January 18 verified Verified student

Whatever kind of person you are you will find something that youd be interested in to do!

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By UoY1997 On 21st October 17 verified Verified student

Great uni beautiful campus and plenty to do and get involved with

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member828670 On 6th October 17 verified Verified student

Eurodam was very temptimental and could go down for hours at a time

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Student Review: 2.8 /5
By member1326915 On 2nd July 17 verified Verified student

V disappointed in the philosophy department. Terrible marking compromising bright students and their futures

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member726170 On 24th April 17 verified Verified student

University of York is a collegiate university where there are 9 colleges around campus and your class is literally a minute away from your room. The social life here is good, I feel welcomed, everyone is friendly, the accommodation is the bomb, there is 24 hours reception at Ron Cooke Hub & also Hes West. Overall, it is the best uni & you can make friends with the cute ducks and geese!!!!

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Student Review: 3 /5
By member725980 On 26th February 17 verified Verified student

Sports clubs and teams are decent but could do with a bit more funding for pitches for rugby and football. Campus is claustrophobic, the buildings are usually reminiscent of horrendous communist prison-like architecture and the ones that aren't are situated on Hes East - the barren wasteland of Uni of York. Town is nice, but other than club nights, it's mostly left untouched by students as its about 15 mins away by bus.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member425805 On 26th January 17 verified Verified student

gym is hella expensive but bar that it's lit

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member525704 On 9th January 17 verified Verified student

Do not waste your money going to this place - it's beyond bad.

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Student Review: 1 /5
By member925670 On 6th January 17 verified Verified student

The internet and wifi is practically non-existent, always crashing. The staff are racist and talk to people like they are dirt - disgusting in truth. The Halls of Residence are little better then slums broken windows, mattress holed the kitchen facilities filthy. Clubs are drastically underfunded well the University is in debt so what do you expect. The university look like something from a secondary comprehensive modern built on a sink estate. Don't go here

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member1025442 On 21st December 16 verified Verified student

The collegiate system works well!

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By member725391 On 20th December 16 verified Verified student

the careers service was not bad. could have been better

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By buchandan On 11th October 16 verified Verified student

Clubs & societies are SECOND TO NONE, in terms of community & college spirit - just the right level of "house atmosphere" (imagine the Harry potter houses, you socialise with Gryfindor and there's just enough of the other houses around in lectures to meet them too).

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Student Review: 3.2 /5
By member1023671 On 18th August 16 verified Verified student

I really enjoy it, the student union is sorta non existence and do some very stupid stuff

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By Alex Urquhart On 15th July 16 verified Verified student

York is wonderful University that has gone under the radar for too long! The collegiate system and the more moderate size of the University means that there is an excellent community atmosphere. It also means that there is the opportunities to manage small scale business and events at a very early stage a progress into larger things - gaining invaluable experience that you simply cannot do in other universities. Go to York.

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Student Review: 1.4 /5
By member622737 On 3rd June 16 verified Verified student

AWFUL UNIVERSITY, IF YOU ARE DULL AND BORING THOUGH YOU'LL LOVE IT.

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Student Review: 2 /5
By member1221581 On 1st April 16 verified Verified student

bloody awful experience in york, the dullest place I've ever been. i dropped out lol no banter

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By hfgv500 On 7th February 16 verified Verified student

Love this place - great university, great atmosphere, lovely people, etc@

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By Insert creative name On 24th December 15 verified Verified student

The university is very stress free, There is so much green space and many places to go on strolls. Nightlife could be better but it's not bad.

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Student Review: 2.8 /5
By member420371 On 11th December 15 verified Verified student

It was okay, the social life is a total disaster on Heslington East and the student union is a huge waste of time. The on campus bars are awful too. The university expresses blatant sexism additionally by banning international men's day this year but celebrating a week for international womans day. Disappointment of a university really.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By Member111111 On 10th December 15 verified Verified student

An amazing university. The college system makes it so easy to settle in and make friends for a lifetime.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member420293 On 6th December 15 verified Verified student

The university of York is a fantastic place to live and work. The campus atmosphere is really beneficial to the university experience.

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Student Review: 2.8 /5
By member1320292 On 6th December 15 verified Verified student

not a great sense of community but teaching staff are good. Campus security are too over zealous

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Student Review: 2.8 /5
By member1320292 On 6th December 15 verified Verified student

Halls are really old and have too much wear and tear. My window was broken shut, shower had no temperature controls and my room was tiny! Would not recommend.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member620288 On 6th December 15 verified Verified student

I love Alcuin. There's always loads of events and campaigns to get stuck into.

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Student Review: 3.2 /5
By Preselier On 19th November 15 verified Verified student

Great people, and a great experience. Plenty of oppotrunities to get involved in societies, clubs, committees etc.

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member1019293 On 19th November 15 verified Verified student

Some areas of campus with outdated buildings which are gradually being replaced, on the whole great facilities, teaching staff and accommodation - look out for the ducks though!

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member419282 On 19th November 15 verified Verified student

Great community feel. So supportive. A lot of useful facilities and on campus activities and entertainment. Negative - ugly buildings

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member8008 On 19th November 15 verified Verified student

Nothing to complain about but the Union does not represent student views, motivated by self interest and sideline non-minority issues.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member717736 On 2nd November 15 verified Verified student

York is a wonderful place to live and the University of York is a great place to study. Wouldn't want to go anywhere else.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By AlannaERichards On 27th October 15 verified Verified student

York University is just exquisite: the campus, the city, the welcoming people and the high quality standard of teaching.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By UniOfYorkStudent7 On 26th October 15 verified Verified student

I love the University of York, in such a short space of time you realise how friendly everyone is and prepared to help you out. There is a society for everyone and there are so many opportunities to try new things and boost your career prospects if you choose to engage in them. The library is huge and there is plenty of space to work quietly or find places to work with friends and always a computer available.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member1217418 On 26th October 15 verified Verified student

York has made me feel at home, and is also a perfect space for a working environment.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member1217370 On 24th October 15 verified Verified student

Such an excellent and friendly university, I felt instantly welcomed and included. I love the college system, as it helped me meet so many people who I otherwise may not have met. I can only speak great things about this university, and I'm sure it will help me shape a thriving future for myself.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member517367 On 24th October 15 verified Verified student

By far one of the best university's in the country!

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member917366 On 24th October 15 verified Verified student

Too bad both campuses are so far from each other.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member917194 On 21st October 15 verified Verified student

good place nice campus lots of ducks and geese that sometimes attack but you get used to it

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member616943 On 18th October 15 verified Verified student

Beautifully furnished campus in an amazing historic city full of friendly locals.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member1116863 On 17th October 15 verified Verified student

Hes East is so nice, however a shop to buy food, etc. would be really helpful.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member916860 On 17th October 15 verified Verified student

Hes west is ugly af, but its still f******* amazing here. Tron is also life

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Student Review: 5 /5
By ljo506 On 17th October 15 verified Verified student

The University of York is SO much bigger than I expected it to be! (However it isn't too big that I get lost all the time). All the staff and students are friendly and the WiFi even reaches into the city!I'd recommend anyone to come here as long as their course taught here.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By yenpeng On 16th October 15 verified Verified student

We have an amazing student union who holds tonnes of various events and activities and the university has a lot of intriguing societies and clubs ranging from geek society, Taylor Swift society to caving club and skydiving club. Not forgetting the awesome facilities we have especially the library!

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By applechew On 15th October 15 verified Verified student

We have a very enthusiastic student union with loads of clubs and societies and especially interesting events. It is a good experience to learn how to organize activities and fundraise. Couldn't have done it with good campus facilities!

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Student Review: 4 /5
By York_Student_And_Lov On 13th October 15 verified Verified student

We've got a pretty cool library in my opinion anyway and although we don't have a nightclub on campus no-one really seems to mind since it isn't far in to town. The student union events however are awful in comparison, I went to one once there was probably 20 people there tops. If you want a thriving SU bar and nightclub York is not the place for you. There's a lot of different societies and sports teams so there'll be something for you whoever you are and every year they host at least 3 careers fairs.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member815378 On 11th September 15 verified Verified student

Love this uni, my home away from home. Love the lake and pretty areas around campus and Heslington East is very modern

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member744759 On 10th September 15 verified Verified student

The only annoyance is the geese , and you learn to co exist with them in time

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member815350 On 9th September 15 verified Verified student

Such a wonderful university in a lovely place with of course the highest duck density!!

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member515284 On 7th September 15 verified Verified student

Loads of great societies and a sport for everyone!

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member1315042 On 25th August 15 verified Verified student

All round fantastic. The West campus is great (albeit in need of an update). Huge suggestion though - please can someone address the issue of the library - during exam time/revision period there is literally no hope of ever getting a seat in the library - people have resorted to getting up at about 5.30/6am just to get into the library before 7am, which is when it is almost full. This is a huge problem because I struggle to work in my room as I like to separate work from home, and I know there are 'alternative' places but those places lack plug sockets, silence and things like water pumps etc. Other than the library issue, it is fantastic.

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By knowledgeablebert On 21st August 15 verified Verified student

nice university, but you have to make your own fun, and laugh at how grotty things can be. i have learnt to love it.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member614944 On 21st August 15 verified Verified student

The University is situated in the most beautiful town in England! It provides so many opportunities to students and has the most fantastic college system!

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member814741 On 15th August 15 verified Verified student

The best experience of my life, the place is full of people from diverse backgrounds, facilities are good, social life is awesome, teaching is amazing.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member814701 On 14th August 15 verified Verified student

Great uni, new developments, usually great wifi. Great campus and fantastic location

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member614652 On 12th August 15 verified Verified student

You don't have to be a fan of brutalist architecture to come to York. Heslington East is beautiful and the city is one of the best in Europe. However, you have to be a fan of geese!

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member1314651 On 12th August 15 verified Verified student

As a law student the Law School is on the cutting edge of creativity and modern legal research. As a student the University is academically highly regarded, and more importantly never loses sight of its young, plucky upbringing; yes you can be the best academically, but it means nought if you have no fun along the way.

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Student Review: 4.8 /5
By member914606 On 11th August 15 verified Verified student

Loved my first year at York! Loads to get involved with and such a friendly, encouraging and buzzing environment around campus.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member714573 On 10th August 15 verified Verified student

The best city to go to uni in, fantastic uni.

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