Malaika is a third-year student studying Psychology, who undertook a sandwich year and likes watching crime documentaries on Netflix. What is a sandwich year? Unfortunately, this doesn’t quite involve eating sandwiches over the course of an entire year like the name suggests. A sandwich year is when you spend the third year of your degree […]
Posts with the Work tag
Juggling work and studying at uni
Fatima Lobocka is a second-year student studying Psychology, who was born in Poland and is half Iraqi. Juggling work whilst studying is common with many University students in the UK! My first year experience In my first year, I started a part-time job at Vision Express to support my student maintenance loan. I worked on […]
Why I went to uni to study Criminology and Sociology
Juste is a third year undergraduate student studying Criminology and Sociology, who used to do ballroom dancing but is now very much into fitness and training! Why I decided to go to university My educational journey in the UK began at 10 years old, when my family and I moved here from Lithuania in 2010. Having moved from […]
Things to consider when deciding to go to university
Diana is a third year Law student, who loves mystery novels and painting. Why I went to university I went to university mainly because I wanted to pursue a career in law. Naturally, getting a law degree was a part of that. However, from personal experience I can confidently say that going to university has so many benefits […]
Meet a BA Journalism student
Julia is an undergraduate student studying Journalism, who likes listening to old music and watching sunsets. The move I am originally from Poland and have lived there my whole life, so to study at City, I had to move countries – which was a huge step for me (and for anyone really)! In high school, […]
Meet a Computer Science student
Alexandra is a third year student studying Computer Science, who once made a short video game in only 48 hours. My journey to City I’m originally from the US where I completed high school. While there I studied a wide variety of topics in AP classes (A Level equivalent) such as Computer Science Principles, Comparative Government and Politics, and […]
Why I went to university to study Accounting and Finance
George is a third year student studying Accounting and Finance, who has a puppy, a Yorkie, named Ollie! The path to my degree After completing my A-Levels, I decided to take a gap year to figure out what I wanted to do at university. I travelled to Ethiopia for a month teaching English and sight-seeing. […]
A student’s guide to juggling work whilst studying
Salwa is a second-year undergraduate student studying diagnostic radiography, who moved to London for university. As a university student who moved away from home, it was important for me to work part-time alongside my studies. The jobs I had During my first year at City, I had a job in retail, working in Oxford Circus. […]
Meet a Child Nursing student
Nadia is a second-year undergraduate student studying BSc Children’s Nursing who has been skydiving twice, and intends to go a lot more! Hi everyone! I’m Nadia and I’m a second-year child nursing student. This course has made me 50% human and 50% zombie, but I wouldn’t change a thing because this course is both unique […]
Meet a Criminology and Sociology student
Juste is a third year undergraduate student studying Criminology and Sociology, who used to do ballroom dancing but is now very much into fitness and training! When I first started university, I wanted to take part in the different activities and opportunities that City had to offer, to make the most of my time at university. […]