York Applicants 2014

Hi guys I was wondering if anyone knew anything about Goodricke college as I have firmed York to study computer science? Any help would be much appreciated

Someone asked me a similar question regarding accommodation. Unfortunately being a Law Student and knowing little to no midwifery students I suppose this is the only way I can help. So here goes, though you may already know some of this!

The closest college to the medical and midwifery schools is Alcuin College. It has a good reputation for a strong college community and accommodation, though of course the best accommodation is on Hes East. It like most other colleges maintains a rafter of events throughout the year and has a decent fresher's week, as well as a high proportion of science and medical students due to location. It is also in close proximity to the Library, Market Square and a large Cafe now connected to the medical department. The only criticism that they seem to have is in terms of its semi-isolation; the community though strong has a tendency to keep to themselves. This is down both to location but also the makeup of the students that inhabit the college.

All round though it is a very good college, and location wise if it suits you well then its worth considering strongly. A word of caution though is that you won't be the only one, York has a number of scientific students that will see Alcuin as a prime choice, and so I would suggest perhaps doing some extra research and having a second college in mind just in case. I suggest this regardless of which subject you aim to enter into.

Have a look at both the college website run by the community and by accommodation and read through reviews of the benefits and negatives of certain college's. The college's however tend to be differentiated on location, so its also worth checking a campus map, and finding out how far away your accommodation may be from your studies, or any other potential interests you may have!

Studying law next year, like the look of Goodricke. Wise choice?

I'm current Law student.

Goodricke, Langwith and Constantine are all good choices for law.

Looking into what kind of college community feel you want, aside from the college proximity.

I'm Constantine Colleges' Vice Chair for Community so message me any questions,

Jack

Where do I find out what kind of community feel a college has?

Look on each college website and their student committee website. Best place to get a feel for how much stuff they do and what sorts of things they offer.

Cheers mate, I'll give them a look now.

I'm just looking for a college that has plenty of people wanting nights out clubbing, at gigs etc as well as into playing some sport.

I think most colleges you'll find people wanting to go clubbing.

Goodricke, Halifax and Derwent put on gig like festivals every year.

Most colleges do sport, Langwith and James are mode known for sports.

You probably won't mind much about Constantine yet becauae it's a new college and the websites haven't been fully completed (I'm currently building the new official website for Constantine)

What course are you doing?

Goodricke seems very decent.

And law.

Goodricke isn't bad for accom but the student committee needs improvement... I've friends from Goodricke this year who said that it was alright though, You should look into Constantine when we've released more info about it. I know the student committee website is going live this week :P I'm Vice-Chair for Community for Constantine.

Another Lawyer :P Awesome. I study law as well.

Is Constantine not more expensive though? My budget is already stretched enough trying to accommodation on Hes East.

And ah great, how did you find the course?

And ah great, how did you find the course?

As someone who in undergrad shared a bathroom 6 to 1 toilet and shower and it was still bearable, I feel that since Constantine is on a 3:1 ratio it actually won't be at all as bad as people make it out to be (not getting ensuite that is).

Now I can't speak for what the ratios for students:bathrooms will be in other non-ensuite accommodation but I can say that it won't be better than 3:1.

I have now just spent my first year living in Goodricke and can say that it a great college. Accommodation is great, and they have a good appreciation of the fun and varied side of university social life. They put on some of the biggest and greatest college events on campus successfully and I would say that that is their big plus.

But where they have room for improvement is regarding real college interaction, especially committee wise. The committee never really made a strong push to interact with the students they represented in the same way as other colleges, kind of pitching when the big events came round rather than helping on the smaller stuff. Having said that though its still brilliant, and far surpasses the support other university college committees provide, its only that when compared to other college committees at York they have room for improvement in this regard in my view.

I would suggest doing your research of all college sites, asking around and then thinking about how they compare to the needs of your degree. Also as I'm sure you now know, applying for accommodation can be a bit of a hassle, so coming up with a first and second college is a good tactic to ease the possible strain of application on the day.

hoping to be accepted to study film and tv production here and I'm not quite sure where to stay. The accommodation next door to the uni is in the middle of nowhere and i want a decent social life considering lectures will only be a few hours 2 or 3 times a week. I was looking at derwent for the social outlook on uni life. Would this be difficult to get to the film department? What do people recommend for film students???