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St Aidan's Collegs (Durham) offer holders 2019

Hey guys! I haven't seen a specific thread for us future students staying at St Aidan's yet so I figured i'd get a chat going. Might as well get to know the people I may share the same building with for the next 3 years of my life.
So, to get the ball rolling, i'm studying English Literature, English Language and History and have an offer for law...
Why did you guys pick Durham, and are you looking forward to your stay at st Aiden's?

(edited 5 years ago)

Reply 1

Olive282

Hi! I’m studying RS, History, Art and Chinese and I have an offer at St Aidan’s for Chinese studies 😃 I applied to Durham because I like the collegiate system, the course I’m applying to looks great and there are good opportunities for the year abroad (I also got rejected from Oxford lol). I applied to St Johns originally because it’s quite small and on the Bailey, but I got allocated the complete opposite 😂 I’m looking forward to it though, the college looks lovely and I’m still very grateful to have an offer. I think being out of my comfort zone will be good for me, plus the extra exercise walking up and down that hill every day!!

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Reply 2

Crew2305

I have been allocated st Aidan’s too. Never been to Durham before, going up soon to look around the city.

Reply 3

BlueWhale1

Original post by Crew2305

I have been allocated st Aidan’s too. Never been to Durham before, going up soon to look around the city.

Hope you like it! It's quite nice in Durham, but rather small - yet the scenery makes up for it, I think

Reply 4

BlueWhale1

Original post by Olive282

Welcome to the Oxbridge reject club haha, but yeah I've heard great rhings about the year abroad - i'm contemplating it myself. I suppose that's part of what uni is about, getting out of your comfort zone! I think that's paet of what makes it so exciting, its almost like you can re-invent yourself

Reply 5

Olive282

Original post by BlueWhale1

Yes exactly!! I can’t wait to get to uni and try out all sorts of new things. I haven’t visited Durham yet but I’m looking forward to the offer holder day in March. Have you been to see Aidan’s?

Reply 6

BlueWhale1

Original post by Olive282

I haven't got the chance to see St Aiden's yet too, i'll be checking it out on the post-offer open day too :tongue:

Durham is a quite a scenic place though, just hoping St Aidan's is good on the visit haha

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Reply 7

Marcowhacko

Hey all! I have an offer for English Literature - really excited to start my course and meet you guys later this year! (FYI, kinda an Oxford Reject, but not in the traditional sense lmao!)

Since I'm an international student (from India), I can't really make a post-offer visit, so if you wouldn't mind - what's Aidan's like? Moreover, what's Durham like as a whole?

Reply 8

Olive282

Original post by Marcowhacko

Hi! I’m not sure about anyone else on this thread, but I haven’t been to Durham yet- everyone I know who’s been really likes it though. I’m going to an offer holder day at the end of March so I can let you know what I thought of it after then :smile:

I’ve found that searching up videos on YouTube is quite helpful

Reply 9

ellie1652

Hey, I’m applying for geography for next year (altho might take a gap year and reapply for liberal arts…) originally applied for st. Mary’s but got reallocated to Aidans :smile:

also part of the oxford reject club woo 😂

Reply 10

Crew2305

Anyone going to the 25/26 open day?

Reply 11

_loz_

Did anyone here go to the open day/residential? 😊

Reply 12

Olive282

Original post by _loz_

Did anyone here go to the open day/residential? 😊

Hi, I did 😊 I didn’t stay overnight but I visited during the day and the college looked really nice

Reply 13

_loz_

Original post by Olive282

Hi, I did 😊 I didn’t stay overnight but I visited during the day and the college looked really nice

I did the residential thing, it was great! The students were all really friendly too 😊 So what course did you apply for?

Reply 14

Olive282

Original post by _loz_

I did the residential thing, it was great! The students were all really friendly too 😊 So what course did you apply for?

Ahh that’s great, I would have loved to have stayed over but the long travel up and down meant I couldn’t. The people I saw there were lovely though, definitely excited to go there now (plus the hill isn’t as bad as I expected 😂) I applied for Chinese studies, what about you?