The Official Durham College Allocation Thread (including pictures of colleges)

I applied for JB and got allocated to St John's instead, really gutted as I definitely wanted a hill college, and JB was my favourite by miles, but I might have to turn my Durham offer down now which would be gutting does anyone know if its possible to take a place in their preferred college if someone eg doesnt get their grades in the summer or doesn't put Durham as firm?

HI, I am a international student from Canada, and I just got the conditional offer from Durham for Law M101. When I chose the college, I chose the University College. And I really really want to get in. I haven't got the college allocation yet. But is there any way that I can increase my chance to get into the University college? Do you know how they decide if the student is accepted by the castle? Just want to get into a college that is close to the law school......

1) College allocations are random.
2) University college is not close to the law school. It's not FAR (15-20 minute walk) but it's not close either. The closest are Mary's and Grey. Chad's and Cuth's are also both closer to the Palatine Centre (where the law school is based) than Castle.

Hey guys,

I was reallocated a college I'm not too fond of but I really want to study in Durham still, is there a way to appeal or maybe wait for clearing type thing to kind of reapply for my original preference? Or at least another college :/

Not really to be honest. Which college are you headed to, which did you want and what's wrong with what you've been allocated?

I applied for Josephine Butler mostly because it was ensuite and self catered, but I got reallocated to St. hilde and bede instead. I'd just rather less people, have a private bathroom and be self- catered. (I also liked the idea of formal dinners they have at butler and a few of the other colleges, but hilde doesn't)

Butler is hugely oversubscribed, unfortunately. I'm sorry that you're unhappy with where you've been allocated.

You're unlikely to be able to change colleges unless you have a medical need, but Hild Bede is a lovely college. It is big, but it has lots of space (inside and out!) and Butler isn't exactly a small college anyway. I can see that if being self-catered is important to you then you might be less keen on the idea of going to Hild Bede, but I would recommend going to the post-offer visit so that you can visit the college properly and get a better idea of the atmosphere.

Hild Bede does have formals a few times a term (about as regularly as Butler). They aren't as formal, and they aren't gowned, but I've been to a couple and they're good fun. There's nothing stopping you making friends at other colleges and going to formals with them, either - I've been to formals at both Butler and Hild Bede and I'm not in either college!