Applicants for Computer Science 2013 at Durham

I currently study CS at Durham, if you have any questions feel free to ask or PM me

I currently study CS at Durham, if you have any questions feel free to ask or PM me

Hi,

I also have an offer to read CS at Durham and I am currently torn between Durham and Bristol.

Durham is leading the way overall, but just like d_jukes above, I am also concerned about the relatively low ranking for the department.

I am also a little concerned about the apparent emphasis on 3D TV - This appears to be the major theme for the post-application open day in March, and compared to Bristol's pre-offer topics looks to be lagging behind.

Any advice would be very welcome.

Thanks.

I currently study CS at Durham, if you have any questions feel free to ask or PM me

I currently study CS at Durham, if you have any questions feel free to ask or PM me

Hi all,

Sorry about not replying, the last few weeks have been absolutely hectic here in terms of workload; havent had a chance to come on here at all.

In terms of choosing between Bristol and Durham, thats entirely up to you and I wouldnt like to persuade you to go to somewhere you wont enjoy the next 3 years at. The 2 universities might be similar in terms of reputation but the cities are very different and I think thats an important factor when it comes to choosing a university or at least it was for me.

In terms of the course here, it has changed slightly and youre likely to know more about it than I am; so far ive learnt Java and were learning C too, before I came to university I knew web languages but you learn PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript too (if they still offer that module?) I think the computer scientists do a bit more of C and some Haskell too.

I like the department, the lecturers are friendly and helpful and most provide good lecture notes too. Im not sure why its so low down on the tables, its probably to do with postgraduate stuff, we seem to lack funding to be able to hold onto a lot of students who want to MScs/PhDs. Im not too sure what youre asking about 3DTVs? Ive never seen anything about that here and it hasnt bothered me at all, if thats something that Bristol specialise in or have links with and it interests you, go for it. Ive had no problems getting internships though, although ive been mainly aiming for financial institutions I know a few people at IBM and the likes.

Thanks for the reply. 3D graphics and visualisation are the dominant topics in the programme for the Durham offer holders day in 2 weeks time. It was also on the programme of the open day last September. It didn't really impress me, so I was worried that it was going to be a major part of the course. I am pleased to hear that you have not come across it!

The third year CS students at Bristol gave the impression that they were having to beat off employers with a ****** stick! One even got an internship in London supposedly paying £1k a week. Have you had to be very pro-active to get internships or are there plenty of companies visiting and touting for business?

Please take your time to reply if you are still busy. Thanks.