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Trev's vs. Van Mildert

OP

The accomodation looks better at van mildert and all the rooms are single too which is a plus, yet the social side of trevs seems better (just going by the jcr websites here, not experience lol) and they have better sporting facilities (tennis courts and gym) Which of the two colleges would I be more likely to get an offer from? Does anybody know what percentage of students are from state/private schools at these two colleges? Any bad points about the colleges I should maybe know? Thanx 4 all the replies by the way :smile:

Very helpful :wink:

Reply 21

arkbar

12

I believe Mildert has a Gym and shares a set of tennis courts with Teikyo (or maybe Grey,dunno).
Stats are:
http://www.dur.ac.uk/spa/034-3a.pdf
http://www.dur.ac.uk/spa/034-5.pdf

Reply 22

AATTMM

11

I applied to Trevs because of the low application rate in comparison to my other considered college, Hatfield. I got accepted within a few weeks :smile:

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Reply 23

AATTMM

11

Toffee_Girl

The accomodation looks better at van mildert and all the rooms are single too which is a plus, yet the social side of trevs seems better (just going by the jcr websites here, not experience lol) and they have better sporting facilities (tennis courts and gym) Which of the two colleges would I be more likely to get an offer from? Does anybody know what percentage of students are from state/private schools at these two colleges? Any bad points about the colleges I should maybe know? Thanx 4 all the replies by the way :smile:

Very helpful :wink:

There's a mighty virtual tour on the Trevs JCR website - spinny camera views and everything - I recommend taking a look, it takes you around the whole college.

Reply 24

dobbs

17

AATTMM

There's a mighty virtual tour on the Trevs JCR website - spinny camera views and everything - I recommend taking a look, it takes you around the whole college.

The virtual tour is quite cool! And you get to see the Buttery :wink:

hehe

A few points to make:

1. Trevs does actually have it's fair share of ducks which randomly walk around (particularly on the grassy area which goes along the road which has Aidans steps on it)....we have a little pond too! :biggrin:

2. Erm, I'm tired....but Trevs is awesome so apply there! :biggrin:

But I know people at Mildert and they're cool :smile:

Visit Durham if you can and have a look to decide for yourself :smile:

- as for gyms, Trevs does indeed have a lovely gym for the price of £5/year! :biggrin:

Reply 25

dobbs

17

Becca

Ooh, the castle had some ducks this summer too! Actually it was one duck that was nesting in the courtyard and she hatched a load of realy cute ducklings! :biggrin:

Then the RSPCA came and captured them and released them in the river. :smile:

Hehehe the river is the least safest place for them. I have been responsible for smacking 2 ducks and one duckling with my oar during my time rowing :biggrin:

Not on purpose though, I sometimes hear random quacking from behind me and I'm like "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" so stop rowing. Kinda annoys my crew when we're racing though :redface:

Reply 26

fonzievision

14

dobbs

Hehehe the river is the least safest place for them. I have been responsible for smacking 2 ducks and one duckling with my oar during my time rowing :biggrin:

Not on purpose though, I sometimes hear random quacking from behind me and I'm like "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" so stop rowing. Kinda annoys my crew when we're racing though :redface:

Dobbs, is 5'8" too short to row? I don't really wnna cox...

Reply 27

Toffee_Girl

OP

1

Is van mildert the only college with guaranteed single rooms for all first years?

Reply 28

AATTMM

11

Collingwood and St. Aidains (I think) as well.

Reply 29

cobra

14

AATTMM

Collingwood and St. Aidains (I think) as well.

St aidans has tons of shared rooms

Reply 30

morals_officer

9

Sharing is ace.

There's nowt quite like the sight of your roommates bare behind first thing in the morning, as he gets dressed before heading to his 9am. Especially if he has a hairy bott!

Reply 31

AATTMM

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morals_officer

Sharing is ace.

There's nowt quite like the sight of your roommates bare behind first thing in the morning, as he gets dressed before heading to his 9am. Especially if he has a hairy bott!

Reply 32

morals_officer

9

Yes! Like stumbling into your shared room at 1am, quite drunk, and interrupting your roommate having sex!

Also, not being able to get into the room for significant amounts of time during "girlfriend visits".

Reply 33

cobra

14

morals_officer

Yes! Like stumbling into your shared room at 1am, quite drunk, and interrupting your roommate having sex!

Also, not being able to get into the room for significant amounts of time during "girlfriend visits".

I used to get rid of my roomates girlfriend (also at aidans) at like 1am by getting undressed and climbing into bed then she asked if she ought to :p:

Reply 34

TKR

15

TREVS! It's clearly the best!

What with all this talk of hairy butts I'm beginning to wonder if I made the wrong decision in angling for a single room :frown:

Reply 35

TKR

15

Becca

Your room mate was obviously not very good at estimating when you'd be getting back then!

maybe he just didnt care? :dontknow:

Reply 36

dobbs

17

fonzievision

Dobbs, is 5'8" too short to row? I don't really wnna cox...

I'm 5'8 and I row :smile:

Although it's a big disadvantage....and unless you're at the gym every single day and really concentrating on rowing you won't be as good as the rest of the rowers in college.

You also won't have much of a chance of joining DUBC (Durham University Boat Club) - they're the best of the best and if you're 5'8 you'll have to be built like a brick house covered in cement covered in gold covered in some sort of forcefield to get in!

I'm good at rowing, but I just cant pull good ERG (rowing machine) times due to my height mainly! But I still row and our crew isn't too bad...it's fun :smile:

Toffee_Girl

Is van mildert the only college with guaranteed single rooms for all first years?

Trevs you're guaranteed a single room for at least 2 terms of the year. Some people manage to get away with having a single room all year, simply because some people like sharing so much that they just keep the same shared room all year - even though they have every right to a single room :smile:

I thought Mildert had shared rooms too though? :confused:

If they do, you could end up being stuck in one all year, and if you REALLY don't want to then do you want to take that chance? :wink:

Reply 37

ryan342

1

Last year I think 4 people had to share rooms for a term at Van Mildert. They can never get the numbers exactly right, but with just 4 sharing you're very unlikely to be chosen; there might not be any sharing this year. Despite that they still sent us all a room share questionnaire.

Reply 38

morals_officer

9

TKR

maybe he just didnt care? :dontknow:

No, it's just that sometimes I'd blunder in at 5am and others it was 11pm. I never felt any particular need to inform him when I'd get back, on the off chance he'd be boning a random. He got off scott free cos my woman at the time lived in norwich, and I was only infrequently unfaithful.

Reply 39

posh_git

1

:O thats shocking lol unfaithful?!

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