The "Ask a Durham Student" Thread :)

That doesn't really help. It gives prices for both 33 and 38 weeks and says not all options are available at all colleges. St Aidan's is still showing as 38 which seems to be a change on last year, which is what I thought the university had backed away from. Is it just out of date?

EVERY college has to let freshers have 33 week lets. Colleges are really bad at updating websites. But there are no compulsory 38 week lets this year, if your college tries to tell you you can't have a 33 week let then ask them to look at the letter from the Head Warden and DSU President which says that there won't be any compulsory 38 week lets in 2011/12.

Compulsory 38 week lets have been universal in Josephine Butler and the two Queen's colleges for some years now. They are also the required let in some individual blocks in other colleges (e.g. Deerness in Mildert) I don't think the letter changes those situations.

When will I know what textbooks I will be needing?

What course? with some searching you can probably find out now but I would strongly strongly recommend not buying any books until you get here and then only getting them as you need them. It will save you lots of money.

How will I know (and when) if I've been allotted an ensuite room at Mildert? Any idea? I'm doing my masters in Psychology and got accepted into Mildert!

I don't think they finalise accommodation until after the exam results come out, though I could be wrong. If you want to be sure, drop them an email.

I'm an international student, my results are already out but I'm guessing results coming out in the England applies to all students!

You're post grad as well I assume, if you're doing a masters in Psychology? In which case I'm afraid I don't know, you'd be best off contacting the college if you want to know.
But also, you can ignore the 'you won't find out until after results' comments you'll get as that applies to undergrads. (If I'm mistaken and you mean you're doing a 4 year undergrad course, you won't find out until August, and you're very unlikely to get an ensuite room)

I'm looking to apply to Durham for Theology but the gowns are freaking me out a bit!

How much do they tend to cost and where do you buy them?

Thanks