Official Durham Applicants Thread 2010

Only places you'll be guaranteed a single room are Jo Butler and Van Mildert. Anywhere else there is a possibility of it.

Reply 4101

legumbre122

finnyounger

Guys I really do not want to share a room at Durham, I want my own room, so does this rule out University College? does Cuth's have private rooms?

Every college HAS single rooms, but most of them has at least some shared rooms. If it's a REALLY big issue then you can just ask the college you apply to to give you a single room but it's honestly not an issue. No-one I know has ever had issues with it.

Reply 4102

Sequin

11

I'm at Castle, and I didn't want to share, so I put that on my accomodation form and I'm not sharing. Just ask them, they'll oblige because the less problems for them the better. Its in noones interest to make you unhappy because they don't want to deal with the fuss of complaints and moving people around.

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Reply 4103

astro67

10

Sequin

I'm at Castle, and I didn't want to share, so I put that on my accomodation form and I'm not sharing. Just ask them, they'll oblige because the less problems for them the better. Its in noones interest to make you unhappy because they don't want to deal with the fuss of complaints and moving people around.

Can't really draw a general conclusion from a single observation like this, however. It's impossible to judge how lucky you've been. It may well be that a number of other people who made a similar request have been chosen to share. Asking not to share isn't a guarantee that it won't happen. That said, while everyone fears it the reality isn't at all bad if/when it happens.

Reply 4104

milesofsea

15

Aula

Only places you'll be guaranteed a single room are Jo Butler and Van Mildert. Anywhere else there is a possibility of it.

And not quite guaranteed (due to the fact that shared rooms actually exist), but highly unlikely at Hild Bede.

Reply 4105

Marinuska

I'm also a Castleman and not sharing - and they are very accomodating if you really can't get along with a roommate. A few people generally drop out (one person in my year arrived, took one look at the building and went straight home again) so there are generally a few empty rooms knocking about.

Official Durham Applicants Thread 2010

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