The &quot;Ask a Durham Student&quot; Thread :)

Pretty much all the hill colleges are fairly casual so I wouldn't worry about that. Not sure about the gowns.

I recommend you come to the open day in March and see if Durham seems like a good fit. :smile:

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yeh i plan to!also do people taking combined arts classes go to the same lecture,etc that the single joint honour students of the same subjects do?

is there a mc donalds in durham?

are there many hot people at durham?

whats the student union like?

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River85

Eadaoin

yeh i plan to!also do people taking combined arts classes go to the same lecture,etc that the single joint honour students of the same subjects do?

If you're studying the same modules then yes, otherwise the lecturer will have to teach it twice (which would be silly)

Eadaoin

is there a mc donalds in durham?

Not in the city centre, no. There's one in the Arndale centre (a small shopping centre just outside the city). But nowhere easily accessibly in the city centre. Good job too, McDonald's is evil and you're just gaurenteed litter. I don't think one will ever open in Durham. I wouldn't be suprised if they didn't try to open on a few years ago but were told to bugger off. Can't have a Mcdonalds in a pretty historic city.

With Greggs, Peters Bakery and Subway (plus a Bimbi's for fish and chips) who needs McDonalds?

Eadaoin

are there many hot people at durham?

Temperatures are faily moderate, so not reall (there certainly aren't many hot people today).

I'm so dry...I'd say average, just like any other uni.

Eadaoin

whats the student union like?

Never been a big fan of it myself (horribly brutalist building too). You have Revolver on a Saturday night which is the "indie" night.

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MyNameIsDave

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I'm not a current student (so I shouldn't answer, but I'm not one for rules), but I am a similiar person to you in wanting nightlife (and I live locally), and going to go and do a similar course (well, same, but Social Sciences instead of Arts). So I've thought about this, and I'm putting the Uni before the area (turning down Manchester in the process).

Reason being, Newcastle isn't far to travel (< 15 minutes by train), although getting back can be hard. An option is to have a friend at Newcastle to go stay at the halls of when you go out there (stereotype, but a lot of Irish people go to Newcastle so you might know someone from Belfast?). So, in that respect, you can actually get the nightlife of arguably England's best student city.

I can't comment on hot people :s-smilie:

But there's more girls at Durham than males.

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MyNameIsDave

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Now.. I've got a question, just a quick one about accommodation.

If your offer is unconditional, you're obviously guaranteed to get in. Does this mean I'd pretty much be getting the accommodation I want, as they can assign it to me for definite/first, as I'd 100% be going there? (i.e., a bit like offers which are sometimes made first to those holding their grades already.)

Just wondering as I'm particularly keen on being self-catered and have the college which have a combination of both types of accommodation.

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MyNameIsDave

Now.. I've got a question, just a quick one about accommodation.

If your offer is unconditional, you're obviously guaranteed to get in. Does this mean I'd pretty much be getting the accommodation I want, as they can assign it to me for definite/first, as I'd 100% be going there? (i.e., a bit like offers which are sometimes made first to those holding their grades already.)

Just wondering as I'm particularly keen on being self-catered and have the college which have a combination of both types of accommodation.

Accommodation isn't dealt with until after the A Level results are out in August so that they know exactly how many students they have to house.

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Lol thanks for the help!
Yeh im nearly definitely sure im going, its between Durham and Edinburgh. Couple more questions :smile:

Is Trevs a lively enough college?
Whats the deal with the gowns, totally compulsary?
You must have misinterpreted my previous question :P i meant were there many aesthetically pleasing people at Durham?
Also are you allowed alcohl in your rooms?I need a good cocktail to wake me up in the morning...(joke)

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Oh also, are you allowed to use facilites of other colleges?
For example the Pizza shop in Collingwood?

Reply 1930

River85

Eadaoin

Whats the deal with the gowns, totally compulsary?

The Hill colleges aren't as traditional as the Bailey colleges (being newer) and, as far as I'm aware, gowns aren't compulsory for matriculation at Trevs. I may be wrong.

Eadaoin

You must have misinterpreted my previous question :P i meant were there many aesthetically pleasing people at Durham?

I was being silly, I knew what you meant. Like I said before, pretty average. Plenty of pretty Rah types if that floats your boat.

Eadaoin

Also are you allowed alcohl in your rooms?I need a good cocktail to wake me up in the morning...(joke)

Take whatever you want into your room. You'll be a big girl :p:

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If formals require gowns, then yes, you will have to wear one. In any case, you'll look pretty silly if you're the only one not dressing up as a character from a Harry Potter film.

Trevs is awesome - really friendly from what I've seen and you get to live in a hexagon. How many people on this planet can say that :p:

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It's university - I'd say most people have at least some form of alcohol in their rooms. *eyes up Baileys*

Of course there are attractive people in Durham... just like there are all over the world.

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first river dude [why do you have the same name?] i was being sarcastic but thanks to both anyway :smile:

i'm not into the rahs no!Trevs is growing on me too...im well excited!are there many irish peeps in durham?

also if anyones a history student, are there courses on communism/soviet union?cos in some unis they don't offer that which is crazy cos i love communism!!
How often does Trevs put on musicals?And does it have a choir or are the choirs uni based.

Also does anyone know about using other colleges facilities, ie. Collingwoods pizza place? :smile:

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i love harry potter.

how hot is emma watson tho!?

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generic hybrid

Eadaoin

first river dude [why do you have the same name?] i was being sarcastic but thanks to both anyway :smile:

i'm not into the rahs no!Trevs is growing on me too...im well excited!are there many irish peeps in durham?

also if anyones a history student, are there courses on communism/soviet union?cos in some unis they don't offer that which is crazy cos i love communism!!
How often does Trevs put on musicals?And does it have a choir or are the choirs uni based.

Also does anyone know about using other colleges facilities, ie. Collingwoods pizza place? :smile:

Here's something about the modules you can do:
http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/faculty.handbook/degrees/frameworks/v100.pdf

I'm assuming "Europe East and West" will probably have a lot to do with communism.

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roz84

River85

Not in the city centre, no. There's one in the Arndale centre (a small shopping centre just outside the city). But nowhere easily accessibly in the city centre. Good job too, McDonald's is evil and you're just gaurenteed litter. I don't think one will ever open in Durham. I wouldn't be suprised if they didn't try to open on a few years ago but were told to bugger off. Can't have a Mcdonalds in a pretty historic city.

With Greggs, Peters Bakery and Subway (plus a Bimbi's for fish and chips) who needs McDonalds?

Sorry to butt in, but there was a McDonald's for years in Durham City. It closed down a couple of years ago, can't remember what it is now - a bank or building society I think.

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okay thanks!but can someone please answer my question on whether your allowed to use facilities in other colleges??

Reply 1937

Eadaoin

okay thanks!but can someone please answer my question on whether your allowed to use facilities in other colleges??

Things like bars and food outlets in other colleges - yes, you can use them.

There's a 2nd year History module on the social history of the USSR, and a special subject, which is a triple module focusing on primary evidence, on the USSR as well. In first year the closest you'll get is the Cold War module I imagine.

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River85

Eadaoin

first river dude [why do you have the same name?] i was being sarcastic but thanks to both anyway :smile:

Sarcasm doesn't travel well on the Internet. Especially when you're thick (as I am) and don't really get sarcasm anyway :s-smilie:

We both have the same name because we both chose it. It's a great name. I don't know why original River picked the name but I only chose it because I was listening to Nick Drake's Riverman. I didn't really put much thought into it as I thought I was just going to be around for a few days. Then within eight months I become a mod :cool:

Eadaoin

i'm not into the rahs no!

Grab yourself a rich young man? Marry into money and be a lady of luxury. That doesn't sound appealing? :p:

Eadaoin

are there many irish peeps in durham?

A few about, yes. Although domestic-wise the student population is southern English dominant (at undergraduate level, postgraduates always more varied) and. But I knew a handful and I'm sure there are many more.

Eadaoin

also if anyones a history student, are there courses on communism/soviet union?

Other River is so she'll be able to tell you more than I can. But there's currently a reasonable amount in the modern history content. A second year module plus a triple module on Stalinism in the final year.

http://www.dur.ac.uk/resources/faculty.handbook/degrees/frameworks/v100.pdf

Remember that modules are liable to change and not all modules are avaiable each year.

roz84

Sorry to butt in, but there was a McDonald's for years in Durham City. It closed down a couple of years ago, can't remember what it is now - a bank or building society I think.

Was it on Saddler Street? When did it close, when the Arndale centre opened up? I was messing about on google maps and it does list a McDonald's there.

Anyway, the point remains that there isn't one now. I don't suppose it was a particularly welcome and the Arndale's probably a better location (larger?). If it was located on Saddler Street I can't imagine it being a great location.

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