Durham International Students 2014

Hiya Sarah! (: Well you already know I'm Laura, but it's nice to meet you again :colone:

I've been studying in New Zealand for a while, but I'm actually Malaysian so I've encountered quite a few of the problems you mentioned above. So I have family in HK and it's quite normal for people to study abroad, but what made you choose Durham/the other places you applied to? I saw somewhere you liked Bath as well, right? :bath:

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Original post by headless-chicken

Hiya Sarah! (: Well you already know I'm Laura, but it's nice to meet you again :colone:

Hi Laura!

I have been to New Zealand before and it's such a lovely place! :top:

It's a bit embarrassing to admit that, but I originally chose Durham because of league rankings. Durham does pretty well on every league table, and it seems to have great reputation. (although no one seems to know Durham in HK :eek:

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After I applied to the five uni (Bath, Durham, Exeter, Sheffield and Sussex), I had a chance to go to UK and visited some of the cities. When I visited Bath, I instantly fell in love with it, and had been fangirling over Bath for the whole day (I know it sounds weird that someone would fangirl over a city). Because of its amazing reputation for Psychology and the beautiful city, I decided that Bath would be my first choice.

I always like Durham because of its prestige, and I also find the collegiate system appealing to me. But what makes me love Durham is the strong sense of community. I never feel that much support and love in other uni. Almost every Durham student I know love the university, and they are so proud of Durham! This is what makes me start to love Durham.

Even if Bath rejects me, I will happily accept Durham as my firm choice! Who knows, maybe Durham suits me better than Bath?

How about you? What makes you love Durham? :colondollar:

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Well, the collegiate system gave it major bonus points, as well as the fact that part of Harry Potter was filmed there... Mainly though, it was a good school. Although I do agree that no one here has heard of it before. But that's okay! We'll just be at the head of the new Durham trend! :thumbsup:

Have you ever studied outside of HK before? (: Are you nervous to go overseas for uni?

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Original post by headless-chicken

Have you ever studied outside of HK before? (: Are you nervous to go overseas for uni?

I love Harry Potter too!!! High five! :five:

Yes! I'm sure Durham will become famous in Asia later and we will be ahead of everyone :cool:

I have never studied outside of HK, so I'm a little bit nervous, but mostly I'm just very excited! :biggrin:

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username901818

Hey guys!

I'm an international student as well...I study at an American school in China but I'm not sure whether I'm going to firm Durham yet or not :s-smilie:

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Original post by tiffany_wu888

Hey guys!

I'm an international student as well...I study at an American school in China but I'm not sure whether I'm going to firm Durham yet or not :s-smilie:

你好！

It's fine, we could still talk about a lot of different things, like our most hated British food... :tongue:

What uni did you apply? Which do you prepare to firm? :wink:

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Original post by devils

你好！

It's fine, we could still talk about a lot of different things, like our most hated British food... :tongue:

What uni did you apply? Which do you prepare to firm? :wink:

I second that. I love finding out where everyone has applied to! :colone:

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Original post by headless-chicken

I second that. I love finding out where everyone has applied to! :colone:

Me too

Do you know if there are scholarships available for international students in Durham? If yes, do you prepare to apply for any of them? :smile:

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Original post by devils

Me too

Do you know if there are scholarships available for international students in Durham? If yes, do you prepare to apply for any of them? :smile:

I have checked, not very thoroughly though. I didn't find any. But if you do, lemme know! :wink:

And I'll keep searching as well, of course. It would definitely be great to get some help financially though, the fees are crazy!

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Sugar Zhuxin

Actually i have applied durham as my insurance but the university asked me for further fee status checking.I dont understand why i get this requirement .All my friends who have applied durham got offers without these requirements.

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Original post by Sugar Zhuxin

I wasn't asked about it too...so I think it's a good idea to ask Durham University about it directly. :yep:

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Original post by headless-chicken

I have checked, not very thoroughly though. I didn't find any. But if you do, lemme know! :wink:

And I'll keep searching as well, of course. It would definitely be great to get some help financially though, the fees are crazy!

I will definitely want to apply for scholarships too...the fees are insanely high :eek:

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Original post by Sugar Zhuxin

Maybe you've been asked for this because you've already made Durham your insurance? As in you've made a decision about them either way on UCAS. I haven't, so maybe that's why I haven't been asked about further fee status checking yet... :tongue:

Either way, you can call/email them to find out. Call would be faster, but both would work I'm sure (:

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Sugar Zhuxin

Original post by headless-chicken

Either way, you can call/email them to find out. Call would be faster, but both would work I'm sure (:

I didnt put it as insurance on ucas right now.But its an insurance in my mind.

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Original post by Sugar Zhuxin

I didnt put it as insurance on ucas right now.But its an insurance in my mind.

What's your firm choice? Just curious :tongue:

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Reiss64

Original post by devils

I love Harry Potter too!!! High five! :five:

Yes! I'm sure Durham will become famous in Asia later and we will be ahead of everyone :cool:

I have never studied outside of HK, so I'm a little bit nervous, but mostly I'm just very excited! :biggrin:

*looking at avatar* I would have never guessed :rolleyes:

Hi by the way :wink:

I'm gonna leave now as I'm a home student and am not aloud in here! :ninja:

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username901818

Original post by devils

你好！

It's fine, we could still talk about a lot of different things, like our most hated British food... :tongue:

What uni did you apply? Which do you prepare to firm? :wink:

Original post by headless-chicken

I second that. I love finding out where everyone has applied to! :colone:

Aww you guys are so nice :h:

I applied to KCL, UCL, LSE, Oxford & Durham.

rejected from lse & oxford post-interview, offers from durham & kcl, and now waiting for ucl who just WON'T TELL ME :frown:

I've also applied to some American universities so I've really got to wait for those results to make any decisions...

I really like the feeling of durham but I'm a little concerned about its lack of international reputation. What do you guys think?

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Wilmoody

I have an offer from Durham, I'm originally from Ireland and have lived in Spain for 10 years. Any other Spanish/Portuguese/Gibraltarians here? Think I will firm Durham as it is my only offer. is anyone concerned about Durham being too small?

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Original post by tiffany_wu888

Aww you guys are so nice :h:

I applied to KCL, UCL, LSE, Oxford & Durham.

rejected from lse & oxford post-interview, offers from durham & kcl, and now waiting for ucl who just WON'T TELL ME :frown:

You would find Durham to be the most heartwarming and loving community! :jumphug:

Wow, all 5 uni are really good! :top:

Sorry to hear that you got rejected from Oxford and lse, but Durham and KCL are pretty decent too. Good luck on UCL, let me know if you receive an offer! :biggrin:

As for international reputation, I do admit that Durham is very underrated. But if you prepare to study master degree in UK as well (like me), it would not be a big problem. The amazing domestic reputation of Durham is going to help you to enter the well-known universities with good international reputation. For example, if you have master degree in london uni or even oxbridge, I'm sure the employer will still be impressed and doesn't really care which uni you went before.

So my advice is UCL > Durham > KCL, but actually all if them are pretty amazing so you won't be disadvantaged by going to any of them.

Hope it helps! :tongue: