The "Ask a Durham Student" Thread :)

It's outside the city centre around Gilesgate way. It's actually the road which joins the city to the A1 motorway. It's a council estate (actually, most of the houses are probably private now) and a little rough around the edges, but one of the roughest parts of the country? Yeah, it's well known for its gun and knife crime, its riots and battles with the police

Also, that bit about the police not going there is a pile of nonsense. I can put you in touch with the former Chief Constable of Durham if you want, the brother of a family friend, he'll tell you the score

It actually reminds me a little of an estate on the edge of my small town (the town is semi-rural, largely middle class). It's a very small estate, has a terrible reputation and it was said the emergency services don't go there. It is rough, and all the shoplifters who come into the local shops are from there, but it's not that bad.

Does form quite a contrast, up the road from £800,000 Victorian semis and £400,000 1960s semis and detached. But its problems are very, very minor compared to the deprived areas of major cities and hardly affects those elsewhere in the town. The same with Sherburn Road. All areas have their dodgy parts, but Sherburn Road isn't all that bad and even if you live in Gilesgate after your first year it's easy enough to avoid it.

Psychology ask for AAB, so you still meet the requirements if you don't get AAA. They do seem to give some people offers to Applied, though, which means.. erm.. Stockton.

It says on the website that they want AAA for Psychology, and ABB for Applied Psychology. I assume that if I apply for Psychology, if they were to give me an offer, they'd only give a Psychology offer, as the course is quite different to Applied Psychology (and if I were to be offered Applied Psychology, I'd probably decline as it's not quite what I want to study).

I assume that if I apply for Psychology, if they were to give me an offer, they'd only give a Psychology offer, as the course is quite different to Applied Psychology (and if I were to be offered Applied Psychology, I'd probably decline as it's not quite what I want to study).

Applied Psychology is quite a different subject, studied at Queen's campus rather than the main Durham campus, though it's possible that if they wanted you but didn't thing you could get the grades they could make you an offer for Applied Psychology, but it is unlikely.

Sweeeeeeet! I can talk about climate!!!

Generally speaking, the east of the country is drier than the west but is also cooler. So Durham, being in the east, is cooler than say Manchester or Bristol but it's also a lot drier (that said, like anywhere in this country, there's still enough rain! October's seem to be particularly bad

It can get very cold during the winter. Not because it's in the north of England (because the difference between, say, London and Newcastle isn't all that great much of the time) but because it's rather small. A small city is never going to be as warm as a built up one, the temperature can certainly drop.

But, that said, you'll probably appreciate this when the next heatwave comes. I remember 2005 and 2006's heatwave. 26 degrees in Durham, 29 degrees in crowdy, built up cities. I know which one is more pleasent (and we're due for another heatwave).

So like much of the east cold but dryish, with some suddent drops in temperature at night during the winter months. But it really depends on where you're from. If you're from a market town or village in the south east then you may actually find Durham warmer. If you're from the south coast, or especially a large(ish) city in the south west or south Wales then it'll be a lot cooler (but then a lot drier).

What happens if you fall in the pond in St.Aidans or ponds in other colleges? Cause I know some places are quite strict and you'd get expelled for any of that malarky!

Um, have you ever lived out in a small village in the south east? I do, and Durham is definitely colder, all year round, it's windier and has a colder air temperature. No one from the south east is going to find Durham warmer.

Hello, I'm thinking of coming to Durham this fall and am hoping someone will be able to offer some insight on how much one might reasonably budget per month (outside of accomodation--I've seen the college prices).

I'm thinking of how much one might spend in an average month, perhaps not living it up to the fullest, but certainly allowing for a few pints here and there....

I'm in need of some advice. I've firmed Aberdeen for Anthropology but I'm beginning to doubt whether the place is really for me.

Looked at extra and seen places available for Human Sciences, and the requirements are the same as I would need for Aberdeen. E-mailed the department at Durham and they said I'd have a good chance of getting in If I applied. I know people often slag off Stockton campus because its in the middle of nowhere, but this doesn't bother me because I've spent my whole life living in the middle of nowhere.

Now my parents think it's all too good to be true. In their eyes, Durham equals straights A across the board and dozens of people scrambling for every place available. They think I might be best playing it safe and sticking with Aberdeen. I contest that Aberdeen always has shedloads of places in clearing.

Can anyone help me decide? I received a letter from UCAS today giving me 14 days to decide whether to remain with my firm or not.

Two daft as hell questions- Is there a Starbucks in Stockton, and is there a McDonalds in Durham? I couldn't find either in the respective places when I was last there...I was very disappointed with my McDonalds latte when I was in Stockton for the open day.

Two daft as hell questions- Is there a Starbucks in Stockton, and is there a McDonalds in Durham? I couldn't find either in the respective places when I was last there...I was very disappointed with my McDonalds latte when I was in Stockton for the open day.