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I'm going apply to Durham to do English, any advice on the best college to choose?
I don't want to share a room, and I'd prefer self-catered but I'm not THAT bothered. I'm sort of between Collingwood and St Hild & St Bede.
There's only one college does self-catering, that's Josephine Butler. And I think you might have to share a room in any college for at least one term, although it's less likely in Collingwood.
If you would like a single room then it's best going for somewhere like Van Mildert. All the colleges are full board, as far as I'm aware, with the exception of Josephine Butler and Cuth's (Cuth's has a range of options, depending on where you live).
There's only one college does self-catering, that's Josephine Butler. And I think you might have to share a room in any college for at least one term, although it's less likely in Collingwood.
my friend applied as "open" also, but I'm too picky haha. Josephine Butler says its really close to the science site so I'm thinking it'll be full of medicine students.
hmm, decisions, decisions..
my friend applied as "open" also, but I'm too picky haha. Josephine Butler says its really close to the science site so I'm thinking it'll be full of medicine students.
hmm, decisions, decisions..
All of the hill colleges (including Collingwood) are closer to the science site (closer than JB). However, none of them will have medicine students as medicine isn't taught in Durham but, rather, Stockton.
I'm in my second year at Durham, and for the love of god don't go to Hild Bede. It is so far out of town you will either skip all your lectures or spend half your life walking. Collingwood would be way better. (I'm at Grey, right next to Collingwood, but I don't think this is coming from a particularly biased perspective, I am not THAT into Grey. I'm not one of those "OMG GREY IS BEST COS I GO THERE YEAH WOOPWOOP" )
I'm in my second year at Durham, and for the love of god don't go to Hild Bede. It is so far out of town you will either skip all your lectures or spend half your life walking. Collingwood would be way better. (I'm at Grey, right next to Collingwood, but I don't think this is coming from a particularly biased perspective, I am not THAT into Grey. I'm not one of those "OMG GREY IS BEST COS I GO THERE YEAH WOOPWOOP" )
I'll forget St Hild if it's miles away D:
what's grey like socially/accomation wise?
There's only one college does self-catering, that's Josephine Butler.
Oh and I just thought I'd reply to this: Grey also has self catering facilities if you want them. And I dunno about other colleges but Josephine Butler sure isn't the only one.
I'll forget St Hild if it's miles away D:
what's grey like socially/accomation wise?
Grey is lovely, it has a lot of greenery within the college, unlike Collingwood, which is great for the summer (sunbathing etc). It is the first college going up the hill (there are the hill colleges, and the Bailey colleges in town) so not as far to walk, and everyone is friendly (though I am sure this is true of all colleges). I do get a sense of the cliquey-ness about it, it feels like I am at "Grey College" not "Durham University", but this is probably becuase I am too lazy to branch out, haha.
Accomodation wise, very good, it has literally just been redone (expected to be finished in a few months). So all modern and nice
[quote=bessle]nothing, I was just wondering where everybody else went if all the colleges were by the science site[/QUOTE
Doesn't mean no arts students can go there. Also, as the FAQ will show you, the colleges are split into Bailey (centre of Durham, older and more traditional, Geogrian townhouses, around the historic pennisula/cathedral, close to arts departments) or Hill (20th century, largely post-war, modern, larger, by the science site).
As a general rule, the Bailey colleges (plus Hilde Bede) are closer to the arts departments and will have a higher number of arts and law students, the Hill colleges are by the science site and will therefore have a higher number of science/some social science students. But there's a mixture everywhere.
Variety is the spice of life.
Originally Posted by bessle
I'll forget St Hild if it's miles away D:
It's not miles away. nothing's miles away in Durham.
It's actually a lot closer to the centre of Durham and Elvet Riverside (the large lecture complex) than the Hill colleges, including Collingwood. It's about a five to ten minute walk to Elvet Riverside and the English department then fifteen minutes walk to the main library (at the science site)
That's such a good point, I'm thinking far too much about this.
Yes and that Hilde Bede is still as closer, if not closer, than many hill colleges.
Anyway, I think I'll leave this for now. I'll come back later once I'm on my laptop. I'm using my father's desktop at the moment (well, techincally it's ours as it's made from old parts of both our old ones) and it's buggering up, is slow and making my bugger me posts up.
It's about a five to ten minute walk to Elvet Riverside and the English department then fifteen minutes walk to the main library (at the science site)
Crap you walk fast! I would say easily 30 mins walk from main library to Hild Bede. As for 5-10 walk to Elvet Riverside... it takes me that long from where I live at the moment and thats like, near the New Inn.
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