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York Applicants 2012!!

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Reply 900

LostHorizons

Original post by Snapescape

I've been looking for a first year English student as I have a few questions to ask :smile:

hope you don't mind answering them. I got an offer from York a few months back but I'm still undecided as where to go (I'm terrible at making decisions).

I was wondering, how many lectures/seminars do you attend in an average week? And how many essays in an average week as well?
Do you feel like you get enough support and help from the Department staff or are you left to fend for yourself when it comes to getting work done (I understand that there is lots of research involved but is there a tutor you can go to if you're completely lost?)
And how is the course assessed in general?

Thank you! :smile:

Last term I had 2 2 hour long seminars and 1 lecture per week, and this term I have 2 2 hour seminars and 3 lectures per week. We do 4 essay per term, 2 for each module. I feel like I've always had lots of support, yes. You can always email or meet up with your module tutors to talk over things with them, or you can just take advantage of any tutor's office hours. In my first term I was writing an essay on Beowulf, so I found a professor here who specialises in Old Englishy stuff and just went to have a chat with him about it, and he was very happy to talk to me even though I wasn't actually his student. You will also have a supervisor throughout the whole of your degree who you can talk to about more general problems, like anything affecting your work, whether you're finding it difficult to keep up with anything or whatever. The course is primarily assessed by essays. I have 1 exam this year, and I think I have 2 exams next year, and none in the third year. :smile:

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Reply 901

Benny100

Just got an AAB offer for (L100) Economics! So pleased :smile:

Reply 902

Yangydoodles

Original post by Benny100

Just got an AAB offer for (L100) Economics! So pleased :smile:

I've just got the same offer. :smile:

Well done!

Reply 903

cvety

Yes, yes, yes, yes I'm so over the moon :biggrin:

I've just recieved an offer for Genetics
(4 year sandwich course) and I feel like I'm the happiest person in the whole world. I'll definetely firm it and the conditions are so achievable... :badger:

Reply 904

tussanfr

Thinking about firming PPE here. From what I have understood, York seems to be the second best place in the UK (and possibly the world) to study PPE at. Any objections?

Reply 905

Aglitterofseas

Hi everybody!

I'm just wondering if anybody has had an offer for History at York Uni?

Thank you x

Reply 906

Dippy Dip

Got my offer from York today! Five offers from five uni's!

Now onto phase two of the UCAS cycle: deciding between Sheffield, Exeter, York, and Leeds.

Reply 907

shake_it

Offer for L100, so much lower than I expected. Insurance probably. :smile:

Reply 908

Parataxis

conditional AAB for English Language and Linguistics.
woshhh.

Reply 909

Historophilia

Original post by Aglitterofseas

Hi everybody!

I'm just wondering if anybody has had an offer for History at York Uni?

Thank you x

There's a good few of us still waiting!

I haven't heard of any being given out since the start of January.

Reply 910

Superwoman

Original post by Dippy Dip

Got my offer from York today! Five offers from five uni's!

Now onto phase two of the UCAS cycle: deciding between Sheffield, Exeter, York, and Leeds.

YORK!

Reply 911

xraphx

Original post by Benny100

Just got an AAB offer for (L100) Economics! So pleased :smile:

Original post by Yangydoodles

I've just got the same offer. :smile:

Well done!

Original post by shake_it

Offer for L100, so much lower than I expected. Insurance probably. :smile:

Well done everyone! I too got an offer yesterday. :smile:

Anyone thinking of firming York?

Reply 912

Yangydoodles

Original post by xraphx

Well done everyone! I too got an offer yesterday. :smile:

Anyone thinking of firming York?

I'm putting it as my insurance I think! :smile:

Are you gonna firm it?

Reply 913

xraphx

Original post by Yangydoodles

I'm putting it as my insurance I think! :smile:

Are you gonna firm it?

I'm pretty sure I am but I want to visit it before I make my decision. Which uni are you planning to firm?

Reply 914

Yangydoodles

Original post by xraphx

I'm pretty sure I am but I want to visit it before I make my decision. Which uni are you planning to firm?

Yeah, same here. Not actually been before, but looks really nice! I think I'm going to firm Bristol.

Where else have you applied? :smile:

Reply 915

Superwoman

https://www.facebook.com/groups/222249687862853/

join the york applicants group :smile:

Reply 916

Blue November

Original post by Aglitterofseas

Hi everybody!

I'm just wondering if anybody has had an offer for History at York Uni?

Thank you x

Yeah, I got one for AAA. You waiting or got one? :redface:

Reply 917

xraphx

Original post by Yangydoodles

Yeah, same here. Not actually been before, but looks really nice! I think I'm going to firm Bristol.

Where else have you applied? :smile:

Bristol is amazing. I'd certainly choose it over York. :smile:

I applied to York, Birmingham, Manchester, Lancaster and Queen Mary. So I far I got unconditional offers from York and Birmingham and haven't heard from the rest.

Reply 918

Aglitterofseas

Original post by Historophilia

There's a good few of us still waiting!

I haven't heard of any being given out since the start of January.

Ah! Phew, I've had all of my other offers and have really been panicking because York will be my first choice if they'll have me.
Good to know I'm not alone!
xxx

Reply 919

Yangydoodles

Original post by xraphx

Bristol is amazing. I'd certainly choose it over York. :smile:

I applied to York, Birmingham, Manchester, Lancaster and Queen Mary. So I far I got unconditional offers from York and Birmingham and haven't heard from the rest.