York St John is a university I was worried to attend before visiting and a university I was dead set on attending after my first open day. I attended an open day for the music production course I wanted to apply to and as soon as I got there I was confident this was the uni I wanted to study at. I was worried about it being a small campus with little “renown” and yet I was pleasantly surprised with the cheery attitudes of all the people working in my department and the helpful nature of the campus as a whole. Overall I’d say if you’re willing to sacrifice the “getting lost on campus” experience and prefer a homely feeling then it’s the perfect university.