The Big 'Recommend Me A College' Thread

Alright, awesome. Are there any specific pros/cons about Trev you would tell a prospective student?

Well, I'm afraid there's still quite a bit of choice there.

I think most colleges hope to be non-elitist, but the air of the place will largely depend on the 'dominant' social group of the time, usually based around the JCR exec, which is usually just a superficial view - whichever college you go to, you'll find people you can get on with.

If you want to be close to all the shops and so on, you should be looking at the Bailey colleges with lovely buildings and a short walk to the town centre, although the Hill colleges have equally lovely scenery (just of a different type), and aren't more than 20 minutes walk away from the centre.

As for sport and activities, all colleges have their own societies and sports teams, so you'll find somewhere wherever you go.

Thank you for your reply.

I see; I currently have St Mary's down as it seems a very interesting place.
However if it changes things somewhat, I'm a rather... cautious person. I probably would either require my own room or if sharing, secure containers, at least at first. I'm not one for giving out trust willy-nilly.


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Well here's the page you want to find out which colleges have shared rooms.
http://www.dur.ac.uk/undergraduate/accommodation/choosing/

I think I'd probably recommend Van Mildert for you - it's not close to History, but distances really aren't a big deal in Durham - since it's got no shared rooms, I think it's got a fairly strong party/sporty reputation (with Aidan's and Collingwood), and they've got a pretty good bar/common area.

thank you! i'm not too bothered about distance to be honest. i'm thinking of hild bede as well because it's known for its sport. is it social there too? what would you say are the least social colleges? also...do you study at durham?

Here's what I posted earlier:



I have since been persuaded to apply to Trevelyan (in fact my application is now sent, but I could change it). It sounds great apart from the fact it is quite far away from the Economics department (which is just east of the castle). Having not been there, I'm not quite sure whether this would be an issue. I don't have a car so would probably be cycling as well, so ridiculous hills may be a problem. Also, I'd be a little annoyed if I were one of very few Economics students at the college.

Cheers.

I'm hoping to study History and English/Liberal arts, what is the best located college for me? Would love an ensuite but I know there's not a high chance of that

Presumably one of the Bailey colleges, since History is definitely on North Road

Err, shouldn't that be North Bailey?

So in terms of Trevs vs Collingwood vs Hatfield, what are the pros and cons (want to do combined arts/English and History).

I'm applying for Psychology at Durham, I want a fun college with some tradition, more towards the centre. (I dont mind walking)
Is there any with particularly good drama based societies or theatre groups, as that is something that I really do love

So I'm applying for Durham for 2013 entry.

- I'm applying for Psychology/Philosphy
- I'd prefer travelling distances to be kept low if possible
- I'd probably go for a medium sized college
- I'm not at all fussed about college activities (sports/music etc)
- I'd want quite a sociable college - going out a lot etc

Which college(s) would best suit me?

Thanks for any help

Just thinking - is Castle full of the best sportsmen, musicians, artists et cetera? As in, if the colleges got to choose, and they choose based on extra-curriculars, you'd expect Castle, with it's 20:1 applicant to entrant ratio, to simply pick the best of their applicants and pass the rest along to other colleges.

Huh, you make a reasonable point there - I'd never really thought about it like that. But to the best of my knowledge, I've never heard anything about Castle being the best at anything - apart from having a castle, and having huge balls.

having huge balls.