random questions....

need a castleman really but i *think* that if oyu opt to share you're more likely to be in the actual castle

Reply 2

BullYardBill

I got the freshers pack today and it seems you can only choose to be single if you have a medical reason (with medical evidence.) It says 1/3 of freshers go into shared rooms, so I guess its all down to chance.

Reply 3

All the best rooms in the Castle go to finalists who get to choose them. Most freshers end up in moatside single rooms.Notoriously awful, but they aren't that bad, and I believe have been/are being refurbished to an extent.

Reply 4

TKR

didnt they refurbish them last year and loads castle people had to live miles away and get a lil bus to their meals? or is that happening this year?

Reply 5

Relaxis

Are the rooms (shared) literally just a room with two beds or is like a suite with 2 bedrooms?

room with two beds

I think I will end up murdering someone.

Reply 8

TKR

hahaha most people who share get used to it even enjoy it! so dont worry!

i never shared so there are things that im not quite sure how they work...

Reply 9

RobbieC

I don't like sharing, so I didn't :biggrin:

You can't have naked alone time if you share, that must a daunting prospect.

Reply 10

Relaxis

Well unfortunately I have all the cards for sharing - not only in castle - but despite my british passport, Durham has put me down as being an international student which I suppose means that they will want to pair me (the foreigner) up with a real british bloke to show me about the ins and outs of british life. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Reply 11

TKR

didnt they refurbish them last year and loads castle people had to live miles away and get a lil bus to their meals? or is that happening this year?

I think that this was proposed, but that the students weren't happy, so the uni ended up paying more to get it done in a shorter time over summer. Not sure though.

Reply 12

Relaxis

Well unfortunately I have all the cards for sharing - not only in castle - but despite my british passport, Durham has put me down as being an international student which I suppose means that they will want to pair me (the foreigner) up with a real british bloke to show me about the ins and outs of british life. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Hmmm, well, had you chosen Hatfield ( :wink:

), you would almost certainly have had a room to yourself, as was the case with all international students in the year just gobne. The international students also arrived slightly earlier, and got their own extra freshers induction programme. I don't know if this is the case elsewhere, but hopefully for you, your choice of college won't have let you down :p:

Reply 13

Relaxis

Oh well I think I've found my bible if I do have to share -

http://mypage.direct.ca/h/honl/eroommat.html

Reply 14

abacab

OP

so have they finished refurbishing those grotty little rooms then?! i remember the guy on my tour saying they'd be ready for this term but...

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durhamdosser

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TKR

didnt they refurbish them last year and loads castle people had to live miles away and get a lil bus to their meals? or is that happening this year?

It happened last term. They made people live up at Butler and get the Nightbus down...

Reply 16

Mattmoy_2000

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Are the rooms (shared) literally just a room with two beds or is like a suite with 2 bedrooms?

The thought of this actually made me laugh out loud. You think Durham University <sic> would actually fork out for something that wasn't totally pikey? Think again.

I think that this was proposed, but that the students weren't happy, so the uni ended up paying more to get it done in a shorter time over summer. Not sure though.

No, the Dean of Colleges (also master of Hatfield) said "the decision has been made" at the "consultation" meeting. It was a *****ing joke. They screwed our firstyears right royally. Again, do you think that they'd actually pay more? Estates and Buildings is couldn't organise a *****ing p*ss up if you put them in a store room full of Tennants extra and a dozen tramps.
Moatside is refurbished, and I believe the rooms may now be larger than prison cells (seriously, if moatside was a prison, it would have been shut down because the rooms were too small). If you do not share, you will not get a room in the castle. Full Stop. If you do share, you might get a room in the castle.

I'm not bitter.

Reply 17

Timothy

TKR

didnt they refurbish them last year and loads castle people had to live miles away and get a lil bus to their meals? or is that happening this year?

They had to stay near as sub-standard hillfolk :biggrin:

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