Official Durham Applicants Thread 2011

Ah, ok thanks for the clarification. Apologies for the misinformation; guess I will have to wait a few days for a letter to confirm my college as well.

Don't worry there are several of us still waiting for Durham Physics (and at Castle). Frustrating though isn't it! (I was also rejected by Oxford )

My best friend is waiting to hear for History V100 at Josephine Butler...her AES is still with department.
I know from here/my own experience that there have been plenty offers given out for History, but has anyone specifically heard for History at Josephine Butler? Or Josephine Butler in general?
It's really hard, because Durham was my second choice and I have an offer, and it's her first choice and she doesn't...I wish there was something I could do!

Just had a look on AES (for the first time), and my application has been recieved by the department but not by the college, so I assume either the physics department aren't done with me yet or they're planning on allocating me to a different college.

Hi, i'm probably wrong, but I didn't think Durham updated UCAS until a college was confirmed.

Are you sure UCAS isn't showing a one digit college code against your offer details? Mine did but I missed it at first.

Congratulations on your offer, maybe see you there

mine still says 'O' so its still on open application. I think thats just coz its the weekend and they dont do any editing on the weekend?

Basically the AES is pretty rubbish. It just lets you know when you have been sent to ANY college, not just preferred. The fact it is still with the department means they are still considering you, although be warned, being sent to a college does not necessarily mean an offer. (although >90% likely) as it shows the department would like to offer you a place
Good luck!

That's odd :/ yeah its quite possible it got lost then. I felt the same way, I really liked the old Cambridge buildings and Durham seemed very similar. I think that's the 21st, I'm going up on the 22nd myself, which is a Tuesday. Really? It's closed? Where did you hear that? That is rather worrying :/ but as long a I can get to Newcastle it should be ok

Nice, might go to Economics Foundation instead! More interested in that

Ah ok, yea, its good to know early on that there's something you're more interested in.
What's the procedure for changing subject? Can you do it while you're there or do you have to do the whole application process again?
I'm more interested than actually considering changing myself.

Has anyone else checked the UniStats website? The tables don't give allllll that much information, but you can choose a subject area then order all the universities by average UCAS points gained by entrants, and Durham do awesomely.

NB : I have a (unproven) hunch it's slightly biased towards science subjects by nature, as maths/physics/chemistry/ other science students are more likely to do double maths, or at least 4 subjects. And, also, it doesn't actually directly relate to the competitiveness of the course, but you could assume a correlation.

http://unistats.direct.gov.uk/

Anyways take a look if you're curious, it felt awesome to see that in physics (what I've applied for) Durham rank second in the country (behind Oxford, Cambridge don't count as they do natsci)

I was accepted by a different college than to the one I applied to about 2/3 months ago and UCAS still displays my original choice.

When I tried to book a ticket on national rail it said this:

"Engineering work affecting First TransPennine Express services

It is not yet known how First TransPennine Express services will be affected by engineering work from Saturday 19 to Friday 25 March 2011. Please check back nearer the time of travel."

I guess it might not be closed but it's difficult to know yet. Will have to look into coaches or something. Anyone else thinking of going to the open days should probably take note!

I'm booked on a First TransPennine train on 22nd March. They didn't mention any problems when I booked it (or since). Where are you travelling from?

Me too.

Got my offer through yesterday morning. I applied in October, so it's a big relief to finally hear from them.

Now I just need York to reply so I can figure out what to do with my life

* Your application has been received by a College
* A decision has not yet been made. Please visit the UCAS website for further details

about bloody time :P