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4.04.14.01113 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviews25-34 years
I am so happy to be here because the environment is so friendly, there is all sorts of support and advice from teachers and mentors. Also the kitchen food is delicious:)
This is a beautiful uni with great facilities and lovey staff members. I love how close it is to the city and how close it is to my accomodation. I would say the worst aspect is just the fact that there aren't many clubs nearby to my accomodation but I know that this isn't the uni's fault.
Everyone is friendly, student activities/union and society choice is great. Campus location is right in the city centre.
York St. Johns university is a great university with its location being close to the heart of York. The lectures and seminars are within a reasonable time span. However, when your commuting and using a train every day for early morning lectures I am having to wake up 2 hours early to get sorted and walk to the station to then get to York in plenty of time most of the time an hour before the lesson due to the trains are every hour and arrive at awkward times (this isn't universities fault but for early morning lectures and seminars it isn't great)
I live right outside campus so it’s a 2 minute walk! The staff genuinely care about our well being and how well we perform. Facilities in the art department are more than I could’ve asked for! Only thing I would improve on is more funding for equipment!
Good general sports facilities Very small gym
Best aspect is student life and the worst aspect is pints being over a fiver at student union
I love the community of the uni. It’s a lot smaller than others in both amount of students and physical size so you can’t get lost on campus and you really feel a sense of community. I also really love how inclusive and LGBTQ+ friendly the university is and that was a big reason why I chose it.
18-24 years
It is a great place to study as you are right in the center of york so you are not to far from anything. It is also a great place to study as it is quite a small campus so you know where everything is. The university could be improved by having a bit more help with housing when you move into second or third year so that we have a better understanding if what is a good house and bad house. However, this may be difficult as there are two universities in York.
york is a lovely place to live, especially as a student. There’s loads to do in the city and it’s not that busy where it feels overwhelming. The city is also really pretty so it’s lovey to live in. My main issue with the uni is the library. It’s so small that it is so hard to get a space to study, the SU is also so small that it fills up so fast because there’s no space in the library. Also the societies aren’t great, there isn’t much choice and those that you can choose from aren’t that active.
25-34 years
First gen student
York St John is a great place to study because it got quite a compact campus so for pretty much any course you won't have to go somewhere else is York to get to a lecture/seminar/workshop. It's also very inclusive as a campus with lots of facilities for people with disabilities, a chaplaincy for people of all faiths and religions, and has very supportive staff. The only thing I'd say that coukd improve it is if there were more events and things happening because i think the quality of student life could go up.
At York St John everything is so accessible. The teaching is supportive and encourages us to share opinions and discuss theories and research. Outside of the classroom, support is in place both regarding studies and personal development, with wellbeing support for students and 1 to 1 tutorials with lecturers. The facilities are available to all students and are useful for academic and personal use. The student life at university is well supported by the students Union, with support in place for societies to operate independently whilst having structure from student union staff and promoting a social life aside from the academic community at university.
Best - feel, attractive campus, location Improvements- unclear directions to certain buildings, more equipment in gym
Too busy, not enough library space
Some good facilities like the 24/7 library which has different floors and rooms to accommodate for everyone. However, better support for students mentally is needed
35-44 years
The reason that york St John is a great place to study is that they offer a wide range of support. Additionally, it is diverse in culture.
The best is the layout as it is not too big that I end up feeling lost. When I was a first year I knew were everything was very quickly. I feel like the arts are underfunded. We could have a better student life if we could get the funding. It would go towards workshops being run by professionals, in and out of uni. It would go towards trips to see amazing theatre. We could have a better chance at making it into the industry. As you can tell I'm extremely passionate about this.
I think this university is a great place to study. Its in a great location with amazing people and the lecturers are so understanding and have a level of respect for their students
4.4
Best: campus facilities are open pretty much all the time, I live very close, and it's mostly flat (wheelchair user). The societies are also really fun, I have enjoyed going along and being a part of them Worst: medical stuff not related to the uni but meaning I miss out on social aspects
Best: brand new PC's each with a drawing tablet. Tutors are available all working hours of the week Worst: the history of art lectures and essay. The lectures don't feel all that relevant to animation with things like Bauhaus. And essays are just yucky
Good size room and fairly clean when I first arrived. A few occupants had moved in when I arrived, both human and spider. Most spiders have since been evicted due to refusing to pay rent. Only problem seems to be there isn't a doorbell on the door, nor a letterbox, (not that post is an issue, I can get it delivered to the uni post office) Also 16 people have to share 1 washing machine. And there isn't a back gate, so often we get random punters walking into the garden to have a smoke or make a phone call etc etc Last thing I want to add is the mattress quality isn't great. It's not very comfy. Not that a load of blankets between me and it can't help