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4.04.14.01113 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsIt’s in the heart of York city. The staff are always happy to talk and give support when asked.
18-24 years
First gen student
The sports societies not getting the support or funding
Its easy to get into
18-24 years
Best is the tutors and amazing staff. Worst aspects are probably other student’s lack of consideration regarding sharing a building.
students and staff are nice and have a great overall learning atmosphere. The facilities are very useful such as the library which has two full floors of resources [books, CDs, films] as well as multiple computers, a student kitchen, vending machines and plenty of setting. the teaching rooms are all well laid out and comfortable - the buildings they are in are both modern and beautiful and fairly easy to get too. the food is great with plenty of options. the staff are very supportive of the students and are always willing to help if asked. The campus is reasonably assessable but there could be more assessable routes for smaller and older buildings for people with disabilities. And could have a more in-depth and responsive mental welling service - it is good, but could be better.
Great teaching staff and support, small classes allow better interaction. could do with better library resources and interface
Good facilities in a great location right next to the city center. Good staff and resources.
Best - the campus and community feel. Everyone knows everyone and the uni really care about us in general. It’s close to the city centre so everyone is within a good distance. The uni is steeped in history and it’s great it’s kept its traditions. Worst - facilities. The uni is growing massively by the facilities aren’t. The campus is too small and there is masses of money going into funding the arts but not into any other course/interest. Sports students have to travel half an hour away just for practice and if the uni want people to invest time and every into sports and extra curricular activities then they need to give us the facilities and the funding to do so.
The best aspects are the people, on my course, in my accommodation and in particular my tutors who are excellent and do so much to help me on my course. The worst aspect is the student union, I don't find them to be particularly helpful.
The university is in a great location and the campus is very well-kept. There is a great range of courses and the lecturers are incredibly helpful. The university has a range of societies and sports to take part in.
lessons are the right size and tutors give lots of support!
The university campus is in a great location. Only minutes walk to the centre of York.
18-24 years
First gen student
I love studying at York St John university, the support for disabled students is amazing and I always feel comfortable and welcomed
Everything is very accessible, very enjoyable, I wish the student union held more events.
small classes to get individual support
The university is quite nice and small but still very active and fun. Everyone is really nice and there is lots of support for students. However, York itself is a very expensive place to live which has been a problem. But the university does work to help out students with this.
I have really struggling transitioning into uni after working full time and being out of school for a while. I have had good support and continue to seek support as I still struggle and YSJ have helped with this
It would be better if we had tables in the creative lecture theatre and plugs for laptops for taking notes.
18-24 years
First gen student
I love everything about York St John and have never had a negative experience. If I would change anything, I would require students to scan their ID cards to enter the student buildings, seeing as it is an open campus, as anyone could walk in which may not be safe.
4.4
The location to the town centre is amazing as your less than 5 minutes walk away which is lovely and makes it very easy to travel to and from using public transport. The actual campus looks very nice and has numerous places to sit and study or have a coffee with the addition of being able to book a study space so your garunteed a place to sit in between timetable sessions. However, I feel that the support given to students needs to be improvd regarding life after univeristy and needs to be more in-depth and tailored to the student not just a generalised overview of everything.
I have received a lot of support from my academic tutor throughout the 3 years of my studying which has been very helpful to keep me on track with graduating on time. However, I am now finding that a lot of the jobs that I am wanting to do, my course does not meet their criteria. I also struggled all 3 years to find a placement and was met with little to no support which has led me to having placements that I didn't really care about or feel as though they now benefit me as it got to the point where I just needed one regardless of what it was- i think this could be improved by the university having more of a relationship with services such as the NHS.