Durham Postgraduates 2012-2013

Nice! Always helps when you know where you're placed.

Hey there and congrats! Honestly, I believe ppl here are a bit bias towards Durham (at least I know I am). Honestly I hadn`t heard of SOAS, but it is far from my field (I am doing MSc in Strategic Marketing). Since I am not familiar with the type of the course, I can only comment on the other aspects.
One is in London = busy lifestyle, lots of things to do, always hectic, so to speak.
The other is in Durham = smaller town, not so many things to do but still enough to occupy your time. For me, the best thing about Durham is exactly the fact that it is situated in a relatively small town. This way you really connect with your fellow students, since you are in a closed environment. Especially for postgrads, I think we can all agree that connecting with like-minded ppl is as equally important as your studies.

In the end, I think the best strategy really is to follow your guts.

I don`t know if I was of any help, but I wanted to share my opinion. Best of luck to you

Hi guys,

I've registered quite a while ago, but I guess this is my first sensible post on the TSR My name is Ross Iankov and I am from Bulgaria. I got my bachelor's degree from Dickinson College, USA in International Business & Management with minors in Econ and French and from October will be doing an MSc in Finance & Investment at Durham. I have already chosen Van Mildert and St Aidan's as my preferred college and I hope I made a sensible choice here I am really interested to get to know you guys and I hope that we can stay in touch during the summer before the program starts

Hi guys,

I've registered quite a while ago, but I guess this is my first sensible post on the TSR My name is Ross Iankov and I am from Bulgaria. I got my bachelor's degree from Dickinson College, USA in International Business & Management with minors in Econ and French and from October will be doing an MSc in Finance & Investment at Durham. I have already chosen Van Mildert and St Aidan's as my preferred college and I hope I made a sensible choice here I am really interested to get to know you guys and I hope that we can stay in touch during the summer before the program starts

No, you were very helpful.

I was a bit torn at first, I really want to be in London, but ultimately, I think Durham is a better choice. Two questions for you; I've sent in my confirmation of an acceptance of place to Durham yesterday and I've not yet gotten a response. Do they normally take long to respond to emails? It's only one day so I'm not worried, but it seems to me that the admissions departments of all the Universities that I try to contact take ages to respond, it's probably due to the volume of emails they receive. Additionally, as I applied and received my offer at such a late date I'm worried about accommodation. Where should I apply as a postgrad? I know about Ustinov; is that in Durham City? Any others I should be aware of? Thanks in advance.

Hey, glad I was of some help to you. Regarding your questions, the administration is really busy this time of year and it might take them longer than expected to respond. When I confirmed my offer I received the "welcome" e-mail around 2 or 3 days later. If you don`t however, I suggest you ring them up and check what the holdup is. About your question of where you should apply to (college), I can`t really help since my program is based in Stockton and I am not familiar with the colleges up in Durham. I am sure the other ppl in the thread will be able to clear things out for you.

Whichever uni you end up choosing, I wish you best of luck with your studies.

Hi!

Been accepted into Hatfield College to study Theology MA - anyone else in the same boat? I'm still umming and ahhing about whether to go to Durham (it's SO far from home, and I'm very very nervous!) but hopefully someone will manage to persuade me!