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Yeah, theoretically you need to let college know if you're having someone to stay, or if you're not staying in college, but no one ever does this.
Some colleges have mattresses available that you can borrow if you're having someone to stay, but I don't know if they all do.
Some colleges have mattresses available that you can borrow if you're having someone to stay, but I don't know if they all do.
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Hello just wondering if there was anyone that went to John snow college and could tell me more about it?
activities and such...would be really greatful, im heading up there today to have a look around...and am currently deciding between Durham and Manchester...I want to go to Durham but I'm worried about living in stockton and whether there wont be enough going on...I would love to be convinced otherwise. Im also worried about living with people I study with! thanks for any help in advance
activities and such...would be really greatful, im heading up there today to have a look around...and am currently deciding between Durham and Manchester...I want to go to Durham but I'm worried about living in stockton and whether there wont be enough going on...I would love to be convinced otherwise. Im also worried about living with people I study with! thanks for any help in advance
Original post by The Cello Ninja
I was wondering the same thing, have just firmed Grey's
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If your guests want meals in college they need to buy meal tickets but they're only ~£3/meal (or were when I lived in). No-one ever signs guests in. I'm at Grey and I've never had a problem with my bf/brother/friends staying the night. Can be a little awkward when the cleaners come round to empty the bins in the morning though
Original post by elephants
Original post by elephants
Hello just wondering if there was anyone that went to John snow college and could tell me more about it?
activities and such...would be really greatful, im heading up there today to have a look around...and am currently deciding between Durham and Manchester...I want to go to Durham but I'm worried about living in stockton and whether there wont be enough going on...I would love to be convinced otherwise. Im also worried about living with people I study with! thanks for any help in advance
activities and such...would be really greatful, im heading up there today to have a look around...and am currently deciding between Durham and Manchester...I want to go to Durham but I'm worried about living in stockton and whether there wont be enough going on...I would love to be convinced otherwise. Im also worried about living with people I study with! thanks for any help in advance
I'm as well deciding between Durham (Business Finance) - at Stephenson Collge in Stockton and Manchester (International Business, Finance and Economics) in Manchester city center...
No offence for those who study there, I am really trying to find out... Isn't it boring there?? Are there things to do??
I'm picking a place for 3 years, I'd better be sure...
Hey,, I was thinking of applying to Durham next year, but I was just wondering about a few things:
1) What's the Student Union/nightlife/friendliness of the uni like
2) What facilities are there for sport
3) What is the Economics course like and to any postgraduates, how easy was it to find a job?
Thanks! =D
1) What's the Student Union/nightlife/friendliness of the uni like
2) What facilities are there for sport
3) What is the Economics course like and to any postgraduates, how easy was it to find a job?
Thanks! =D
Hey! Ive firmed Durham St Aidans but i have a few questions:
What is St Aidans like for college groups like Theater?
What is St Aidans bar like?
How far away is Aidans from Elvert Riverside?
What is Sociology like?
Thanks
What is St Aidans like for college groups like Theater?
What is St Aidans bar like?
How far away is Aidans from Elvert Riverside?
What is Sociology like?
Thanks
There's a wonderful little thing on TSR called the search box. Use it.
This is mainly aimed at currently chemistry students 
What/how many books are on the reading list? Do you recommend buying them or is there plenty of copies in the library, and are they all neccessary or is there really no need, as I know some science people doing degrees say the lectures are all you need and the books are just to reinforce stuff, but I was wandering how true this is?
Was just wondering because if I do need to buy all the books was wanting to know how much theyll cost, thanks! Im also planning on hopefully doing 20 or 40 maths credit modules in first year so wondering for them too I guess. Thanks!
What/how many books are on the reading list? Do you recommend buying them or is there plenty of copies in the library, and are they all neccessary or is there really no need, as I know some science people doing degrees say the lectures are all you need and the books are just to reinforce stuff, but I was wandering how true this is?
Was just wondering because if I do need to buy all the books was wanting to know how much theyll cost, thanks! Im also planning on hopefully doing 20 or 40 maths credit modules in first year so wondering for them too I guess. Thanks!
Definitely dont buy the books before you get here! People in other years will be selling theres cheap and you can work out which ones you actually need, reading lists for each module are massive and generally theres only 1 on there you need if at all. For 1st year you shouldn't need to many books, especially for something like chemistry, however some people find they dont 'click' with the way things are explained in lectures and want something said in a different way.
Original post by Quagers
Definitely dont buy the books before you get here! People in other years will be selling theres cheap and you can work out which ones you actually need, reading lists for each module are massive and generally theres only 1 on there you need if at all. For 1st year you shouldn't need to many books, especially for something like chemistry, however some people find they dont 'click' with the way things are explained in lectures and want something said in a different way.
Oh no I definitely wasn't going to buy the books! Was just wondering what ones they use/how much theyre going to cost
Original post by magicalelf
This is mainly aimed at currently chemistry students
What/how many books are on the reading list? Do you recommend buying them or is there plenty of copies in the library, and are they all neccessary or is there really no need, as I know some science people doing degrees say the lectures are all you need and the books are just to reinforce stuff, but I was wandering how true this is?
Was just wondering because if I do need to buy all the books was wanting to know how much theyll cost, thanks! Im also planning on hopefully doing 20 or 40 maths credit modules in first year so wondering for them too I guess. Thanks!
What/how many books are on the reading list? Do you recommend buying them or is there plenty of copies in the library, and are they all neccessary or is there really no need, as I know some science people doing degrees say the lectures are all you need and the books are just to reinforce stuff, but I was wandering how true this is?
Was just wondering because if I do need to buy all the books was wanting to know how much theyll cost, thanks! Im also planning on hopefully doing 20 or 40 maths credit modules in first year so wondering for them too I guess. Thanks!
There are only four books the dept recommend you buy (Organic Chem - Clayden, Greaves, Warren + Wothers (some people prefer the Housecroft and Constable one), Physical - Atkins, Inorganic - Housecroft and Sharpe, and they recommend buying a Maths for Chemists book as well but I think I only opened that twice last year and not at all this year so that is perhaps one to get from the library. If you can, try and get pre-owned ones off ebay instead of buying new ones (they often come with useful annotations!) and although Waterstones in Durham do a pack with a discount they were still expensive, £100 or more I think (can't really remember). Some tutors set problems from the textbook for tutorials so I would recommend having your own copy of all of them to avoid library issues.
What is perhaps more useful (certainly this year) is the Oxford Chem Primer series of books. The library has most but they're only about £12 each I think, and cover about the same material as 1/3 of a module. Very useful if you have a problem with one particular lecture course. Maths books I can't help with; however I would recommend you choose Maths modules carefully as there are two 40 credit 1st year ones, one is a lot easier than the other! (But might preclude you from taking 2nd year maths modules in your second year.) You always have the option of doing 5 *20 chem credits and a single module from somewhere else (Molecules in Action, the optional chem module, is a doss course). You only get one module choice in second year but you can do a 1st or 2nd year module from another dept if it fits with the lab timetable.
Anything else you want to know, feel free to ask
Original post by Number6
There are only four books the dept recommend you buy (Organic Chem - Clayden, Greaves, Warren + Wothers (some people prefer the Housecroft and Constable one), Physical - Atkins, Inorganic - Housecroft and Sharpe, and they recommend buying a Maths for Chemists book as well but I think I only opened that twice last year and not at all this year so that is perhaps one to get from the library. If you can, try and get pre-owned ones off ebay instead of buying new ones (they often come with useful annotations!) and although Waterstones in Durham do a pack with a discount they were still expensive, £100 or more I think (can't really remember). Some tutors set problems from the textbook for tutorials so I would recommend having your own copy of all of them to avoid library issues.
What is perhaps more useful (certainly this year) is the Oxford Chem Primer series of books. The library has most but they're only about £12 each I think, and cover about the same material as 1/3 of a module. Very useful if you have a problem with one particular lecture course. Maths books I can't help with; however I would recommend you choose Maths modules carefully as there are two 40 credit 1st year ones, one is a lot easier than the other! (But might preclude you from taking 2nd year maths modules in your second year.) You always have the option of doing 5 *20 chem credits and a single module from somewhere else (Molecules in Action, the optional chem module, is a doss course). You only get one module choice in second year but you can do a 1st or 2nd year module from another dept if it fits with the lab timetable.
Anything else you want to know, feel free to ask
What is perhaps more useful (certainly this year) is the Oxford Chem Primer series of books. The library has most but they're only about £12 each I think, and cover about the same material as 1/3 of a module. Very useful if you have a problem with one particular lecture course. Maths books I can't help with; however I would recommend you choose Maths modules carefully as there are two 40 credit 1st year ones, one is a lot easier than the other! (But might preclude you from taking 2nd year maths modules in your second year.) You always have the option of doing 5 *20 chem credits and a single module from somewhere else (Molecules in Action, the optional chem module, is a doss course). You only get one module choice in second year but you can do a 1st or 2nd year module from another dept if it fits with the lab timetable.
Anything else you want to know, feel free to ask
Ahh thank you thats really helpful, shall remember to look out for them on ebay/that waterstones offer nearer the time
Yeahh the difference between the two maths modules confused me a lot at first, but as i havent done futher maths AS i can't do the harder module anyway, so im fine there! what does the molecules in action module involve if you dont mind me asking?
to me it seems like the how sciencey works stuff like in a level, but obviously i don't know much about it! i was thinking of either doing that and single maths A, or single maths a & b but its too early to worry about that for the moment anyway, thanks again!Original post by Hemzo
Hey,, I was thinking of applying to Durham next year, but I was just wondering about a few things:
1) What's the Student Union/nightlife/friendliness of the uni like
2) What facilities are there for sport
3) What is the Economics course like and to any postgraduates, how easy was it to find a job?
Thanks! =D
1) What's the Student Union/nightlife/friendliness of the uni like
2) What facilities are there for sport
3) What is the Economics course like and to any postgraduates, how easy was it to find a job?
Thanks! =D
The sport is amazing, you can play at college or university level so you can always find a team of your standard. Have a look at www.teamdurham.com to see what sports are available/inter-university league tables/etc.
Original post by magicalelf
Ahh thank you thats really helpful, shall remember to look out for them on ebay/that waterstones offer nearer the time
Yeahh the difference between the two maths modules confused me a lot at first, but as i havent done futher maths AS i can't do the harder module anyway, so im fine there! what does the molecules in action module involve if you dont mind me asking? to me it seems like the how sciencey works stuff like in a level, but obviously i don't know much about it! i was thinking of either doing that and single maths A, or single maths a & b but its too early to worry about that for the moment anyway, thanks again!
Yeahh the difference between the two maths modules confused me a lot at first, but as i havent done futher maths AS i can't do the harder module anyway, so im fine there! what does the molecules in action module involve if you dont mind me asking?
to me it seems like the how sciencey works stuff like in a level, but obviously i don't know much about it! i was thinking of either doing that and single maths A, or single maths a & b but its too early to worry about that for the moment anyway, thanks again!No worries
Molecules in Action is two hours of lectures a week, and two 1500 word essays. There are two lecture courses a term, Michaelmas is Giant Molecules (polymers, protein structure, bit of DNA, glass transition temperature etc. but no molecular weight formulae, that's this year), Physical Properties of Water (what it says on the tin basically :P but it was really boring/hard so no one I knew chose to do that essay lol). Epiphany was Elements At Work (radioactivity, fusion/fission, carbon dating, origins of colour, dyes/pigments) and Beautiful and Nasty Molecules (carbon allotropes, neurotoxins, cancer, painkillers, drugs, and we finished with how to prevent hangovers :P ) The lecturers were generally a bit crap, not as good as the Core ones, but the Beautiful and Nasty Molecules guy was pretty good. Hope that helps Hi,
I might start on the MSc in Economics and Finance 2011/2012. I also have a friend who might start the MSc in Finance. I am 26 and he is 24.
I absolutely love it that we might be regarded as "mature" students. But then again, Swedish students usually take a 2-3-gap years before going to university. We are both studying at an old Swedish University in northern Sweden with lots tradition and where formals and tailcoat dinners are held every week and so on...
So which college should we apply for? Ustinov does not come across as the funniest place on earth of what we have read. Feels like Soviet.
In addition, we do not have any "yellow fever". At all, my friend adds. My friend also request to live with mostly British and Scandinavian MSc-students enrolled at the Business School in the age range 24-27.
I myself, not being such a toff as my friend, just request that it would be great if there are many people taking any of the Finance Masters. Moreover, that those are mostly people in the age range between 24-27.
All information is very welcome!
I might start on the MSc in Economics and Finance 2011/2012. I also have a friend who might start the MSc in Finance. I am 26 and he is 24.
I absolutely love it that we might be regarded as "mature" students. But then again, Swedish students usually take a 2-3-gap years before going to university. We are both studying at an old Swedish University in northern Sweden with lots tradition and where formals and tailcoat dinners are held every week and so on...
So which college should we apply for? Ustinov does not come across as the funniest place on earth of what we have read. Feels like Soviet.
In addition, we do not have any "yellow fever". At all, my friend adds. My friend also request to live with mostly British and Scandinavian MSc-students enrolled at the Business School in the age range 24-27.I myself, not being such a toff as my friend, just request that it would be great if there are many people taking any of the Finance Masters. Moreover, that those are mostly people in the age range between 24-27.
All information is very welcome!
Hello,
just accepted Collingwood as my firm. Studying Psychology starting October.
Was wondering if anybody knew how far the psychology set up is from Collingwood? Will I be able to roll out of bed hungover and late if it's nearby or will I have to set the alarm and put a pot of coffee on?....
Also, any info on freshers week, Collingwood accommodation and meals and Durham nightlife would be welcome. I know that Newcastle isn't far for big clubs and that the college bars look pretty nice and cheap, but wondered what else Durham has to offer?
Cheers!
just accepted Collingwood as my firm. Studying Psychology starting October.
Was wondering if anybody knew how far the psychology set up is from Collingwood? Will I be able to roll out of bed hungover and late if it's nearby or will I have to set the alarm and put a pot of coffee on?....
Also, any info on freshers week, Collingwood accommodation and meals and Durham nightlife would be welcome. I know that Newcastle isn't far for big clubs and that the college bars look pretty nice and cheap, but wondered what else Durham has to offer?
Cheers!
Original post by srichley
Hello,
just accepted Collingwood as my firm. Studying Psychology starting October.
Was wondering if anybody knew how far the psychology set up is from Collingwood? Will I be able to roll out of bed hungover and late if it's nearby or will I have to set the alarm and put a pot of coffee on?....
Also, any info on freshers week, Collingwood accommodation and meals and Durham nightlife would be welcome. I know that Newcastle isn't far for big clubs and that the college bars look pretty nice and cheap, but wondered what else Durham has to offer?
Cheers!
just accepted Collingwood as my firm. Studying Psychology starting October.
Was wondering if anybody knew how far the psychology set up is from Collingwood? Will I be able to roll out of bed hungover and late if it's nearby or will I have to set the alarm and put a pot of coffee on?....
Also, any info on freshers week, Collingwood accommodation and meals and Durham nightlife would be welcome. I know that Newcastle isn't far for big clubs and that the college bars look pretty nice and cheap, but wondered what else Durham has to offer?
Cheers!
I don't know much about psychology's requirements, but you'll probably have lectures at Elvet Riverside about 10-15 minutes walk away (depending on speed).
I think a lot of Psychology's stuff is on the upper science site which is really good news as thats even closer to Collingwood than the main science site, you can leave at 9 for a 9am lecture and still only miss the 1st slide!
Collingwoods 1st year accommodation is good, I think its all been renovated fairly recently, you'll either be on a floor of 10 rooms with 2 loos and 2 showers or in a 2 person sharing room with an ensuite. Meals are ...... average, there is 3 options most days for lunch and dinner with 1 being vegetarian, breakfast has the option of cereals, toast or cooked breakfast.
Durham nightlife is small if your used to the big city but not too bad, ive never felt the need to go to newcastle in 2 years and it isnt that common to do so. Theres normally 4 clubs open on any given night and will cater for most mainstream tastes, the nightlife has been covered loads on this sub forum just have a scroll through the pages/do a search. College bars are dirt cheap, its amazing!
Tom, Collingwood 2nd year Physics
Collingwoods 1st year accommodation is good, I think its all been renovated fairly recently, you'll either be on a floor of 10 rooms with 2 loos and 2 showers or in a 2 person sharing room with an ensuite. Meals are ...... average, there is 3 options most days for lunch and dinner with 1 being vegetarian, breakfast has the option of cereals, toast or cooked breakfast.
Durham nightlife is small if your used to the big city but not too bad, ive never felt the need to go to newcastle in 2 years and it isnt that common to do so. Theres normally 4 clubs open on any given night and will cater for most mainstream tastes, the nightlife has been covered loads on this sub forum just have a scroll through the pages/do a search. College bars are dirt cheap, its amazing!
Tom, Collingwood 2nd year Physics
Hi! I was wondering if anybody could help?
How do you go about applying for accomadation at Durham... Im in St Aidans College so do i need an application to reserve a room, what is the process?
Thankyou
How do you go about applying for accomadation at Durham... Im in St Aidans College so do i need an application to reserve a room, what is the process?
Thankyou
Original post by S.L.Welsh
Hi! I was wondering if anybody could help?
How do you go about applying for accomadation at Durham... Im in St Aidans College so do i need an application to reserve a room, what is the process?
Thankyou
How do you go about applying for accomadation at Durham... Im in St Aidans College so do i need an application to reserve a room, what is the process?
Thankyou
In your first year, you'll be guaranteed accommodation, but probably won't get any choice (because your college will almost certainly only have one kind of room anyway).
If Aidans has shared rooms (which I think it does), they'll probably send you a form to fill in with some information about yourself, so that they can pair similar people together where necessary. I don't think they do anything until after the exam results are released, though.
If you want to be sure about timing, email them, but I don't think there's anything you need to do for a while.
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