The Big &#x27;Can I Get Into Durham With These Grades&#x27; Thread

Original post by scavi2008

Waiting to hear from Durham for History, and the longer I wait the more worried I am that I'll get a rejection!AS: AAAAGCSE: 5A* 6A 2BAlso my PS didn't have a lot of extracurriculars in etc

i'm waiting for Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Same grades at AS but 2A* 3A and 4B at GCSE. However, i think my PS and reference were strong and hoping it'll make up for my GCSEs. Plus my course is AAA, not A*AA. In regards to waiting, i read somewhere that they give out 75% of offers after 15th January and i have seen people getting offers for History in March! So, my attitude has became "a day hearing nothing is better than a day receiving a rejection." If you keep surviving day by day, they keep thinking it's not time to reject you yet and that you still have a chance. I don't expect an offer considering the competition, but i don't think you can draw a line saying "you need this to get in." I saw a girl last year with 2A* at GCSE who got an offer for History at Durham! :smile:

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scavi2008

Original post by bethblur

i'm waiting for Ancient, Medieval and Modern. Same grades at AS but 2A* 3A and 4B at GCSE. However, i think my PS and reference were strong and hoping it'll make up for my GCSEs. Plus my course is AAA, not A*AA. In regards to waiting, i read somewhere that they give out 75% of offers after 15th January and i have seen people getting offers for History in March! So, my attitude has became "a day hearing nothing is better than a day receiving a rejection." If you keep surviving day by day, they keep thinking it's not time to reject you yet and that you still have a chance. I don't expect an offer considering the competition, but i don't think you can draw a line saying "you need this to get in." I saw a girl last year with 2A* at GCSE who got an offer for History at Durham! :smile:

It's such a competitive course! I'm not expecting to hear until after the 15th but I'm really hoping for an offer, I really like the uni and course. It's just the waiting is ruining my confidence in my application :s-smilie:

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Original post by scavi2008

It's such a competitive course! I'm not expecting to hear until after the 15th but I'm really hoping for an offer, I really like the uni and course. It's just the waiting is ruining my confidence in my application :s-smilie:

Yeah! Over 1000 applicants this year. I'm expecting either a rejection this month or an offer in February or March. Lol. I love it so much. The college system appeals to me so much! I understand how you feel. I feel like the ones who gave me offers before Christmas read my application and went "yes" and the ones that still haven't got back to me went "maybe." So obviously it does ruin confidence a bit! However, the strongest candidates i would argue applied in October, and we haven't been rejected yet! Therefore, as long as not LOADS of outstanding candidates come in this month, we stand a chance! :smile:

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Thereisnospoon!

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A*A*A*A*A*AAAAB GCSE
AAAB in maths, further maths, chemistry and physics respectively
300 in maths C1, C2 and M1
246 in further maths FP1, D1, D2 (resitting D2) also, i have been told that durham don't put much weight on decision, i hope that's true

what are my chances?

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scavi2008

Original post by bethblur

Yeah! Over 1000 applicants this year. I'm expecting either a rejection this month or an offer in February or March. Lol. I love it so much. The college system appeals to me so much! I understand how you feel. I feel like the ones who gave me offers before Christmas read my application and went "yes" and the ones that still haven't got back to me went "maybe." So obviously it does ruin confidence a bit! However, the strongest candidates i would argue applied in October, and we haven't been rejected yet! Therefore, as long as not LOADS of outstanding candidates come in this month, we stand a chance! :smile:

Me too! And that's a great way of looking at it, best of luck & I hope we both get in :h:

What college have you applied to?

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Original post by scavi2008

Me too! And that's a great way of looking at it, best of luck & I hope we both get in :h:

What college have you applied to?

Thanks!! Same to you. St Chads lol. I don't expect to get in due to how small their intake is, but it seemed the best suited to me! I wouldn't mind whatever college I end up in, as long as it's in Durham city :smile:

what about you?

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Rosie 2015

Original post by bethblur

Yeah! Over 1000 applicants this year. I'm expecting either a rejection this month or an offer in February or March. Lol. I love it so much. The college system appeals to me so much! I understand how you feel. I feel like the ones who gave me offers before Christmas read my application and went "yes" and the ones that still haven't got back to me went "maybe." So obviously it does ruin confidence a bit! However, the strongest candidates i would argue applied in October, and we haven't been rejected yet! Therefore, as long as not LOADS of outstanding candidates come in this month, we stand a chance! :smile:

Looking at Durham for MML what college would you suggest?

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Original post by Rosie 2015

Looking at Durham for MML what college would you suggest?

Well, each college will try and make the students within it as varied as possible. So in regards to your course, no college will have much more MML students than others.

I haven't actually been to Durham, so my advice is pretty limited. I think when picking you should consider which location you'd like, whether you'd require an ensuite, whether you would care if you had to share a room, whether you wanted it to be self catered, etc. I found all of this information here: https://www.dur.ac.uk/undergraduate/accommodation/choosing/

Very useful!

That should help cut it down a little bit. Then, I would recommend typing in, for instance, "St Chads Durham" and they actually have their own website. Most should. You can read all about what they offer and compare to others. I chose St Chads because of its great location, large library, gowned dinners, didn't care if i had to share a room (it might actually be a great thing), small intake so it felt a lot more like a community, and it's reputation for sport etc, as well as a nice bar. All colleges will be good wherever you end up, but you can choose to have a preference on your UCAS for a college, and therefore if you particularly sporty, musical, etc, there will be a college that may be more famous for something than others. :smile:

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alecto_holmes

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Original post by Rosie 2015

Looking at Durham for MML what college would you suggest?

Just see which most appeals to you. As a person who lives in Durham, my advice is to consider the location, because Durham is very sloped, and walking up hills is really annoying. Also, some things in Durham Uni aren't actually in Durham City, and each of those has a separate college near them. There are buses for free to the other areas, but you may want to check that the course you want is actually based in the city before choosing.

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scavi2008

Original post by bethblur

Thanks!! Same to you. St Chads lol. I don't expect to get in due to how small their intake is, but it seemed the best suited to me! I wouldn't mind whatever college I end up in, as long as it's in Durham city :smile:

what about you?

I don't mind either! I've applied to St Mary's :smile:

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Shaurr

I had applied to durham for law. Im predicted 95% best of 4 from a CBSE Indian Board. I screwed up my LNAT, got a 20. Do i still stand a chance?

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tiny hobbit