The "Ask a Durham Student" Thread :)

thanks for that i meant inside, like the rooms for example.

Hey there,
I'm an American student thinking about firming my offer for History.
One aspect of college life that I'm pretty unsure about is the amount of drinking that goes on. Since the drinking age here is 21, I have very little experience with alcohol. Now, I don't have an issue with drinking at university from time to time, but from some of what I've seen online, it appears to be the only thing that people do. Drinking and going to clubs, which are two activities, while i'm not opposed to them, i really don't want to be the only thing to do on weekends.
What else is there to do? Is going out to pubs and clubs pretty much the only social option?

thanks!

Hey there,
I'm an American student thinking about firming my offer for History.
One aspect of college life that I'm pretty unsure about is the amount of drinking that goes on. Since the drinking age here is 21, I have very little experience with alcohol. Now, I don't have an issue with drinking at university from time to time, but from some of what I've seen online, it appears to be the only thing that people do. Drinking and going to clubs, which are two activities, while i'm not opposed to them, i really don't want to be the only thing to do on weekends.
What else is there to do? Is going out to pubs and clubs pretty much the only social option?

thanks!

Hey there,
I'm an American student thinking about firming my offer for History.
One aspect of college life that I'm pretty unsure about is the amount of drinking that goes on. Since the drinking age here is 21, I have very little experience with alcohol. Now, I don't have an issue with drinking at university from time to time, but from some of what I've seen online, it appears to be the only thing that people do. Drinking and going to clubs, which are two activities, while i'm not opposed to them, i really don't want to be the only thing to do on weekends.
What else is there to do? Is going out to pubs and clubs pretty much the only social option?

thanks!

I'm a bit confused by the whole 33/38 week let thing. I am paying for a 33 week let but have worked out that I'm actually only allowed in my room in college for 29 weeks (11+9+9). For both the Christmas and Easter Holidays we had to lock everything up in the boxes under the bed or take it with us. Shouldn't we technically be allowed to leave our room as it is if we're paying for it during at least one of the holidays?

Also, the Easter break alone accounts for the 5 week difference between the 33 and 38 week lets. Does this mean that everyone has to pack up everything at Christmas, even on a 38 week let?

Does anyone know how this actually works?

I'm a bit confused by the whole 33/38 week let thing. I am paying for a 33 week let but have worked out that I'm actually only allowed in my room in college for 29 weeks (11+9+9). For both the Christmas and Easter Holidays we had to lock everything up in the boxes under the bed or take it with us. Shouldn't we technically be allowed to leave our room as it is if we're paying for it during at least one of the holidays?

Also, the Easter break alone accounts for the 5 week difference between the 33 and 38 week lets. Does this mean that everyone has to pack up everything at Christmas, even on a 38 week let?

Does anyone know how this actually works?

I'm a bit confused by the whole 33/38 week let thing. I am paying for a 33 week let but have worked out that I'm actually only allowed in my room in college for 29 weeks (11+9+9). For both the Christmas and Easter Holidays we had to lock everything up in the boxes under the bed or take it with us. Shouldn't we technically be allowed to leave our room as it is if we're paying for it during at least one of the holidays?

Also, the Easter break alone accounts for the 5 week difference between the 33 and 38 week lets. Does this mean that everyone has to pack up everything at Christmas, even on a 38 week let?

Does anyone know how this actually works?

Which college are you looking at, btw? As there might be specific reasons for why you have to move out at Christmas. I think Trevs just demands that the room is tidy so that cleaners can get at it, not stripped (over Christmas, that is).

Also look out for specifics with 38 week lets - such as at my college, next year anyone in the non-refurbished area of college will have to move out at the start of Easter no matter what let they're on, effectively meaning that compulsory 38 week lets are a complete load of balls.

Aidan's. I actually think this is a complete con. We were required to hand over our keys at Christmas so had no access to the room, yet still had to pay for it. I appreciate those rooms are used by those staying over Christmas from other colleges but they really can't call this a 33 week let if we only get access to our rooms for 29.

I'm sorry if these questions were asked before - I couldn't find specific answers through the 'search' button and couldn't be bothered to browse through all these pages:

1.What's the usual class size in economics, especially in tutorials?
2.Do students have a lot of class discussion with the lecturers? or is it more based on self-study and meeting the lecturers for help outside class?
3.how's the prospects of further study after the undergraduate course at Durham? I'm aware that the degree is from the business school, so I'm not sure how much difference it'll make.

Thanks!

Are you allowed to study in the palace green library?