York University Village

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by: Azwar Khalid
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Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 Time: 1:47 PM
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Going into the unknown is always something of an unnerving experience, and starting university for the first time is no exception. For new students coming to York University and staying here on campus, it may at first seem like quite a daunting proposition, as the so called "York University Village" is the third largest university campus in Canada. To help new students to "bed in", and to assist them in finding their way around, York University runs special "acclimatization" tours. There's so much to take in, that it doesn't all stick at the first take, but at least you will have a good general idea where most things are located.

Campus is so large that students who have been attending for over a year still may not know some parts of the campus that they do not regularly traverse. The third largest university in the country boasts that their student body is made up of more than 50,000 students from around the world. What an exciting academic adventure your student will find at the York University Village.

Students are delighted to find the shortcuts that will take them through the 200-hectare campus. The underground tunnels connect some of the building, but there are also pathways and other little shorter ways that each student learns in order to navigate through their day at University.

For anyone who has been sheltered from a multiracial environment, they will find the experience both adventurous and challenging, but hugely enjoyable. It can be a real eye opener to find out all about how people from different cultures, backgrounds and religions approach life. According to the statistics published by the university, they tutor students from an amazing 175 different nations, so there is no shortage of new faces to meet, and new facts and traditions to learn. They say that travel broadens the mind, so what could be better than meeting people from so many different ethnic backgrounds in your place of learning?

The different faculties within York University have a good way of joining students together. They tend to make up groups of like minded people who share the same interests and who are following similar study programs. They can then explore each other's likes and dislikes, and build great relationships. The social life here on campus is superb. As well as debating groups, discussions forums, and some cool student bars where you can get together with your follow students and just chill out, there is also a superb agenda of other activities including hobby groups, games, and sports. These are mostly evening "get-togethers" to give everyone the best chance of joining in. The only students that do sometimes miss out on this opportunity are the "day" students who go back home when lectures are over. They really don't know what they are missing.

The university also has a selection of small homes and town houses just off campus, but quite close by. These are also quite popular because they are in easy reach of the campus.

Sending student sons and daughters off to university for the first time is quite an emotional experience for moms and dads; but a far as York University is concerned, you can rest assured that your young men and women will be in sure and safe hands. Life in York University village is a very sociable, rich and rewarding experience, and the young people who live on campus have the best of opportunities to mature and develop their personalities, ready to take their place in society when the time arises. Not only do students gain a great life experience, but they also have the opportunity to leave here with a first class degree.

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