University of York

[nlondondad]

Anyone have any views on , or experience of, the University of York?

Nowt wrong with York! I don't know what you're on about RussiansOnTheSpree

It's near Leeds and the coast, and Scotland, and beautiful walking countryside. And I speak as a true Lancashire lass.

Never mind Chimney. I hope you get better soon.

Like I said, it's a very well regarded university.

I studied at York. And have come back to live here. University has expanded since I left here but still pretty similar I think. And even though there are quite a few 60s concrete blocks on campus, it can look quite lovely too :)

I went to York, too (albeit 20+ years ago!) and loved it. I am now looking at it for my dd who has just started sixth form. She is very keen on going somewhere which is organised in colleges as it makes everything more manageable and easy to make friends. Most of my friends were from my college rather than my course. Looking at the website it does look like it has changed a lot since my day.

Russians you're just a soft southerner

York is a lovely place to live and study. The costs of living are reasonable as well. Lots of people want to live in York after their degrees and sadly there are no jobs.

However whether its the right university depends on the student's personality and course. I did a masters at Salford and in someways living in Manchester was more fun.

My DS is only 3, but I am grooming him rigorously for a future at York uni! Just because I love the place so much, and also because I wish somebody had encouraged me to study further afield (grew up in Edinburgh, studied in Glasgow)

I have an MA from York. Can't praise them highly enough

Ah but Morris you need to live up to your name, and send your DS either to Rummidge or Euphoria. Although last time I was there, Euphoria had lost some of its glow ... cutbacks, even in the State of Euphoria. And Rummidge no longer has the paternoster.

I so wanted to go to Rummidge. :(

Ruussians you are sad, sad, sad.

I've been to Paradise, but I've never been to Rummidge.

Hmmm, something's wrong there.

It sounded like fun. All the 60s/70s fictional universities did. I was a big fan of campus novels when I was a teen.

DH and I both went there and we still live in York-it makes me a bit sad that DD probably won't want to go there because it's in her home town!

Antoinette I've been thinking similar things about DS and DD (not that it needs to be thought about for a while )

Well yes, DD is only 2

Thank you everyone who commented.

Much appreciated.

All I can say is DH went to an OU summer school there and everyone came down with food poisoning! But that was 20 years ago!