Disadvantages of York Uni?

The University is quite far away from the city centre and you definitely need a bus to travel there.

But then I didn't quite feel the coziness inside and when we had to look for a canteen for lunch, no one could help us.

You went at the wrong time for this. There are loads of such places open during term time - and there would have been hundreds of people willing to help you as well.

Exactly. No offence, but complaining the campus isn't completely open in the holidays is a little silly.

I'd disagree with this. It takes half an hour or so to walk, and less than 10 mins to bike. I haven't got the bus once, despite going to the city centre relatively often.

I walk between the city centre and the campus regularly too, sometimes several times a day. It's a bit boring but only takes half an hour (45 minutes to the train station). Most campus universities are actually further from the host town, I believe. The lack of convenient supermarkets, however, is a pretty major problem but it is probably an issue that afflicts most campus universities. Red-brick universities can often have an advantage in that regard.

I have very little knowledge of Exeter but it seems unlikely that it offers better night life than York. Im much more familiar with Bristol and while it obviously offers greater choice than York, Leeds is probably actually a more interesting city, which is less than an hour from YU's campus via public transport.

Oh, and York is almost unparalleled in regard to pubs offering more historic hostelries than Leeds, Bristol and Manchester put together! Although not everyone likes ale, alas.

oh the real ale scene in York and the surrounding area is exceptional. Did you attend the festival on the racecourse in June?

ABB offer from York yay!

For what subject?

Congrats!

ABB offer from York yay!

I wouldn't get too caught up in reputation (read this whole thread as i am visiting york tomorrow). I was really into the league tables and whatnot when applying for chemistry and i dismissed york for Bristol and Sheffield. I went to Bristol this year and had an awful experiance. The accomodation was 45 minutes walk away (difficult to do every morning), i lived in a somewhat hospital ward, i found the other students very intimidating as most had come from well off private schools and i felt a culture clash (i found it difficult to adjust to the south being from midlands-found it unfriendly and pretentious). The city center was a further 15 minutes from the chem department, and the clubs although fantastic soon lost thier novelty after 2 hours of dancing and drinking, the best night i had was in a bar with one friend having a chat. i wound up depressed and had to suspend my studies. i lost my selfesteem among so many students which is why i'm looking faward to york! A smaller communal university well know for student satisfaction and support, you can look at rankings all day but when it comes down to it you need to make sure the whole university package is going to make your stay for 3 years a happy one (havn't really sold bristol there have i! sorry) xx

Nice one, what grades did you get at AS? And how long did the offer take to arrive?

i lived in a somewhat hospital ward, i found the other students very intimidating as most had come from well off private schools and i felt a culture clash (i found it difficult to adjust to the south being from midlands-found it unfriendly and pretentious).

A smaller communal university well know for student satisfaction and support, you can look at rankings all day but when it comes down to it you need to make sure the whole university package is going to make your stay for 3 years a happy one

ahhh i know what you mean about morrisons. i got way too much when i was in there last week (frozen food, drinks cartons, washing powder, fruit) and it was agony walking back

the closest bus would be the #4 on Heslington Road (which i was forced to get )

It's slipping down the league tables

[quoting you, but directing at everybody discussing shopping] - why not do a Tesco/Asda order? Both deliver to campus, it can cost about £5.50 for delivery - but if you have more than two people ordering, it's cheaper than the bus, and comes directly to your home.

Or, you could walk to Iceland on Fulford rd., as they'll deliver the shopping if you do the shopping there.