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4.04.14.01113 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsthe campus is very pretty, the library could be made a bit prettier though
The location is good so close to the centre of York and there is always a toilet and cafe facilities in almost every building, however the forthcoming of support and ways to get in contact are not very easy to find.
Every features and facilities like, Student support, Students' union, Location, Campus look and feel, etc make such a great place to study. "Only one of the best Universitiy of the World"
Mostly focused on international student.
It’s just a really supportive and friendly University. The campus is small and has a community feel and I don’t have anything bad to say about it !
18-24 years
First gen student
-York is a nice area to live -wide range of resources available to students -student support e.g. library staff helping with references etc. opportunities to join clubs and club socials
18-24 years
Location is really good and lecturers seem to have some genuine care for students. However support is lacking in terms of essay writing and research it can feel at times you are left alone to work it out
Very supportive staff and great resources available especially for the law department
I love York as a city it feels very safe, and it is full of good things to do. However a lot of the crowd at the uni just aren't my type of people.
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I have not really engaged in the student life or students’ union, but from what I understand these are both quite good. I think that the lecturers are very good at what they do and deliver engaging and enjoyable content. Their feedback has helped me realise that I can achieve if I put my mind to it. The experience is far more liberating than any educational experience up to this point as students are given far more control over how they learn. The only thing I can think of in terms of improvement would be more detailed campus maps. Whilst the university app provides a map of where buildings are there are none to show where individual rooms are. This would remove concern around being able to find the room and I think that (at least in my case) it would be beneficial.
There is support available if needed that can be easily accessed and is promoted around the uni. The student union is welcoming and give updates on how the university is working.
My university is a small one, so tutors feel more approachable.
Major lack in student societies and the YSJ union feels unresponsive. The university itself is appealing although for someone who commutes there and back from another part of York, it's very easy to feel detached from the university as a community.
amazing uni, the staff are supportive and easy to contact and the student union is a lovely place to chill with your friends
18-24 years
Everyone is really friendly and helpful.
Great location and campus. Some facilities are old not the Best.
I think the only downside is that there's often some disorganisation.
45-54 years
First gen student
As a mature student, with lots of younger friends, there does not feel like any real outlet for mature students that are parents and who commute.
4.4
This University is small and has a much more tight knit feel community wise, comparative to other universities. The facilities are adequate but not good, far too many students and not enough resources, but this correlates the way you would think, considering they let just about anyone with a brain-cell onto the courses, cheating people out of money when these said people have no hope in hell of getting a graduate job. The lecture content is too holistic and arty and gives students no real prospects on how to actually find work after they complete their degree.
Everything is opinion based and not strategic, you learn minimal valuable skills that set you up for future employment.