Current Year 13 Thread (2013/14) - Mark I

Manchester was excellent, I was really surprised. And the Nottingham campus was mediocre, and it was MILES into the city centre, whereas Manchester was plum in the middle of the city.



I got involved early on last year, and drifted away. Hopefully I'll like you guys enough to stick around. Although early signs aren't good...

Anyone been to Durham Uni yet? I'm going on the 28th for a chemistry open day, and I want to know what to expect.

Yes. What do you want to know?

Yes. What do you want to know?

Yes. What do you want to know?

Erm.. how was it?

did you book a college tour - I ended up not booking one because we didn't have a clue where each college was, or are there tours you can take while at the open day?

I couldn't make the official open day so I'm just going to a mini one, so I'm not going to be able to see everything, I'd quite like to know how Durham itself is as a place.

Ok. Chemistry building is ugly. That's my experience of Chem at Durham anyway.
I went for summer school, so I'm not sure I'm afraid.

I've spent time in 5 colleges though, so I can tell you a bit about them.

Ok. Chemistry building is ugly. That's my experience of Chem at Durham anyway.
I went for summer school, so I'm not sure I'm afraid.

I've spent time in 5 colleges though, so I can tell you a bit about them.

Oh right, ok. Give me 5 minutes.

St johns by chance?

I think most chemistry buildings are ugly to be fair.

Yes, I'll apply for medicine next year.

Love it. My favourite. I didn't see any accommodation but we went into the reception, the dining area and the garden. It was gorgeous

True. And it was freezing inside!

Love it. My favourite. I didn't see any accommodation but we went into the reception, the dining area and the garden. It was gorgeous

True. And it was freezing inside!

Anyone been to Durham Uni yet? I'm going on the 28th for a chemistry open day, and I want to know what to expect.

Looks like I've made a good random choice for accommodation overnight

That's fine, I think I'll get a thermal lab coat

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If I apply to Durham it'll 95% be for St Johns I think
You'll need it It was boiling outside too, which was strange.

About Durham itself - personally I'm not too keen on it, but some people absolutely love it. For a city it's actually fairly quiet. Lots of greenery and little market streets, which are quite pretty. It's very hilly though, so walking (while it's fairly quick to get between most places) can be really hard work!
There are two types of college - hill and bailey. The hill colleges are all (or mostly) located on or around one road. They're more modern and aren't as pretty as the traditional colleges, but they're quite spacious with good facilities. The bailey colleges are the traditional ones in the heart of the city. Much nicer IMO, but I can't talk about accommodation as I've never actually seen any.

The library is fantastic, on the edge of a lovely square. So yeah, I'm not too sure myself whether I'd like to be there but it's certainly a nice place.

If I apply to Durham it'll 95% be for St Johns I think
You'll need it It was boiling outside too, which was strange.

About Durham itself - personally I'm not too keen on it, but some people absolutely love it. For a city it's actually fairly quiet. Lots of greenery and little market streets, which are quite pretty. It's very hilly though, so walking (while it's fairly quick to get between most places) can be really hard work!
There are two types of college - hill and bailey. The hill colleges are all (or mostly) located on or around one road. They're more modern and aren't as pretty as the traditional colleges, but they're quite spacious with good facilities. The bailey colleges are the traditional ones in the heart of the city. Much nicer IMO, but I can't talk about accommodation as I've never actually seen any.

The library is fantastic, on the edge of a lovely square. So yeah, I'm not too sure myself whether I'd like to be there but it's certainly a nice place.