Preparing for university

To be extra prepared, you can buy student bus tickets from the First Bus app before you arrive. It's also helpful to follow the Uni’s social media (like accommodation colleges) to keep updated with their events.

Have good, healthy bases for your meals. It’s a small trick to easily make your diet much healthier. Try swapping white bread for brown – preferably from a bakery, as it will have less artificial preservatives. There are nice bakeries in York, my personal favourite being Bluebird Bakery in the Shambles market.

It's helpful to socialise with your new flatmates. Make plans and settle into your new city together. It’s really exciting to explore the new place you are now living in! In York, one of my favourite places to relax and read is the York Museum Gardens – plus it is a great place to spend time with your friends.