Official Durham Applicants Thread 2011

got rejected for combined social sciences today, sad times but slightly relieved as it makes my choice a lot easier!! UCAS Track says 'Regrettably, we have not been able to make you an offer, and will be contacting you shortly to
provide further information regarding our decision.'

do you think they actually will contact me and give me a reason or would i have to email? just curious to know why...!

I applied for Anthropology (L602) with Trevs as my college, and according to the AES system the admission department received my application on the 9th of November yet i still haven't heard anything back.

I called the Anthropology department earlier this week and a very nice lady on the phone told me the reason I hadn't heard was because my application was still with the admission department, but that the University hadn't told them the quotas so they couldn't give out offers- yet clearly they have been doing so looking at this thread!

Any ideas?

I've got an offer for Biological Anthropology at the Stockton campus (which came through months ago) and am predicted A*A*AA, not really sure where i stand...

Im in exactly the same boat but with anthopology and sociology. lots of people say the anthropology department takes ages and ages to decide and looking at the thread it looks like the offers and rejections are coming out in batchs according to subject so I think there is still hope . I don't think we should be waiting to much longer ( I hope). wit the qoutas maybe they don't know the full quota yet so they just gave out a few and now are waiting to see how many more they can give.

Good luck! Hope that helps

I think so. I got a rejection for Anhropology two days ago, but Durham has referred me to Biological Anthropology at Stockton, asking if I would consider the option. Guess I do not completely suck then

congratulations on the referal!

do you think you will go for that course then?

Is it necessary to pre-order train tickets in the UK if I need to go from Newcastle Airport to Durham and back, or should it not be a problem to buy tickets when there (and do they sell tickets on the train, or on the station only)?

No, you don't need to buy the tickets in advance.

You'll need to get a Metro (Newcastle's underground rail system) from the airport to Newcastle Central Station, the journey will take about 25 minutes, you must get your ticket from a machine before getting on the Metro. (It will cost about £3 single, or you can get a day return, cost varies depending on time of travel)

Then, when you get to Central Station you change from the Metro system, up some stairs to the proper railway station, where you have to get your ticket before you get on the train. There is a big ticket office, or you can use a machine. The electronic departures board will tell you which platform to go to. The journey from Newcastle to Durham takes about 15 minutes. (Costs about £5/£6 depending on what time you go, for a single ticket.)

There. I should get a job at British Rail. If it still existed.

Haha! I guess I'll maybe see you some time then. (and I also figured asking before checking the wiki article is a bad habit. It definitely raised my impression - I guess I just didn't like the sound of the name at first )

Does that mean that they take more people from private schools? (probably uncited wiki rumours, but that's all I have to go on for now )

Thanks.

Edit:
PS: Just noticed Hild Bede doesn't run gowned formals (oh noes! ), so I'd like to know how much black tie costs in the UK (Wikipedia didn't tell me ;p)?
Thanks!

It's not posh! Sssh ssh. It's amazing, 16 acres, beautiful buildings, loads and loads of sports team (all levels), societies, etc.