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4.04.14.01113 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsBest: the support at the uni is amazing, the teachers are kind and supportive and the campus is great to look at and fun to walk around Worst: food is expensive and limited options, classrooms are either very hot or very cold, changes and events could be communicated better
Small campus allows for great sense of community within the university, however the student support could be a little better. Excellent for students with disabilities, with additional support available and a plethora of courses other unis may not offer.
Class sizes are smaller at YSJ since it’s a smaller university. This is great as it means you’re lecturers are able to spend more time helping individual students. An improvement the uni could make would be investing more into newer technologies (primarily in the Library and for the computing courses)
It’s a good location a lot of support
It’s great
18-24 years
First gen student
The uni is a good central location and easy to get to and close to the city centre. There are so many resources for additional help within uni for not just the course but for wellbeing, which helps uni feel like a safe place where people have your best interest at heart offer any support you need throughout the course.
Great community and society’s
The support regarding mental health is unmatched, they try their best to understand and make adjustments where they can, the campus is beautiful and they have something for everyone, there isn’t anything I would change (apart from the safety of clubs around York) but that is not something the university can change.
Very welcoming place and great facilities to study and socialise in.
The community is really good and very inclusive. The campus is nice. Student support could be better. The students union is good but not the most helpful when it comes to society admin.
Overall the university is a good environment however there are times I feel like alone.
Need more activities
I think York is an amazing city to study in, and YSJ is in the heart of it ! The campus is made of a mix of modern and traditional buildings, and really makes it feel magical all year round. The facilities provided are excellent and the university are very active in updating the site, and are constantly making investments into the campus. Student support is excellent, with everything now centralised through the student hub. Being York, I have found accommodation to be quite expensive so this is definitely something to consider before making your choice.
Best experience is making friends and society’s Worst experiences is being homesick sometimes
The location of the university is great as it’s near the city centre.
York St. John University is a great place to study because of the excellent student support through the lecturers and seminar tutors and accommodating places to study.
Some of the lectures are quite boring but generally, the workshops are really engaging. I love the community I’ve found here and my course mates, and getting to know them all.
4.4
I love that's it's so close to the uni and the food is decently priced
We have lots of lectures and guidance with work