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Reply 40

volive

Subjective :h:

ild bede is the best! It has the largest college library, 2 gyms, a gym room, 4 tennis courts, 2 squash courts, 1 bastketball court, etc. It is right beside the river. The food at Caedmon Hall is the best that I've ever tasted in this uni! Takes 25-30 mins to go the the Science Site though.
Objective: Grey is better for you. Most Physics lectures will take place at the Science Site, which is right beside grey(10 mins walk). The rooms are large, with lots of drawers. Food is ok. Not as much facilities though.

Both are quite near to the town.

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Reply 41

Itchynscratchy

volive

Science Site, which is right beside grey(10 mins walk). The rooms are large, with lots of drawers. Food is ok. Not as much facilities though.

Both are quite near to the town.

Although Grey is the closest, its only by a few seconds to the rest of the hill, not much of a difference really. All colleges seem close when you have to trudge in from Gilesgate every day.

Reply 42

Hopping Mad Kangaroo

volive

Subjective :h:

Mary's is closer, I think.

Reply 43

*Fool'sGold*

I've applied to Grey and I want to do French. Is it a hell of a long way from wherever Languages is?

Reply 44

Hopping Mad Kangaroo

*Han*

I've applied to Grey and I want to do French. Is it a hell of a long way from wherever Languages is?

Depends where your lectures get placed. The majority of the lectures are held in the science site.

Reply 45

dobbs

Hopping Mad Kangaroo

Depends where your lectures get placed. The majority of the lectures are held in the science site.

Erm....languages lectures are all down at Elvet Riverside aren't they? Unless they're making use of the fancy new lecture theatre complex....but I can't see why they would? :confused:

Reply 46

*River

Well, I'm doing History and I have 1 lecture on the science site, 1 on palace green and one at Elvet Riverside, with a Politics module also on the Science site. My flatmate's doing a French module or 2 and she's based at Elvet for that. I think when it comes to the arts they just put you wherever they have a room available that's big enough.

Reply 47

Itchynscratchy

dobbs

Erm....languages lectures are all down at Elvet Riverside aren't they? Unless they're making use of the fancy new lecture theatre complex....but I can't see why they would? :confused:

language lectures are most likely at elvet. Which for all you non-durhamites is in the centre of town.

Reply 48

Piggsil

dobbs

Erm....languages lectures are all down at Elvet Riverside aren't they? Unless they're making use of the fancy new lecture theatre complex....but I can't see why they would? :confused:

Yeah all languages lectures are still down at Elvet Riverside. The lecturers would go on strike if they had to lecture up at the Science Site! :p:

Reply 49

socialist cook

Hopping Mad Kangaroo

Ah, but Aidans does officially have the best college food (nationally), and has won the award for it 2 years running.

Aidan's food isn't THAT good. My boyfriend always came over on a Saturday night when I was living out for a curry because it was 'chef's special' or what he termed as 'donkey burgers'.

It is however, one million times better than Hatfield's standard of catering!

Reply 50

*Fool'sGold*

Itchynscratchy

language lectures are most likely at elvet. Which for all you non-durhamites is in the centre of town.

Is that mega far from Grey?

Reply 51

Itchynscratchy

*Han*

Is that mega far from Grey?

If you're a slow walker, its maybe 15 mins

Reply 52

inabit

hmmm.... i forgot about this thread lol

i applyed for collingwood tho :smile:

Reply 53

*Fool'sGold*

Itchynscratchy

If you're a slow walker, its maybe 15 mins

Ah not far then :biggrin:

I'm a fast walker :cool:

Reply 54

Bexaree

Hi people,

I was wondering if anyone had opinions on colleges in durham (not queen's campus) as i don't know which to choose.

i'm looking for a college with a good musical reputation and a good choir / choral society especially, but not with a particularly good sports reputation necessarily. i probably would not like to share a room and i don't need an ensuite, but it would be good to have internet access. i really don't like concrete and perhaps one of the older colleges would be good but i don't like University College or Van Mildert.

sorry this is probably a silly question to ask...i don't expect there to be replies...but there you are haha

thanks!!

Reply 55

Annu33

http://www.push.co.uk/Uni_Profile.aspx?id=2e95e50e-8db8-421e-919c-c7ae00d124b9&type=profile

that's the alternative guide to durham university, i love it! it has info about the colleges as well if you go to "General" and scroll down to the colleges.

:smile:

Reply 56