As I live quite far away from Durham and I couldn't attend the open days, so the offer-holder open is a good opportunity for me to visit the city, departments (I got accepted for engineering) and colleges. As the subject sessions are 3hr long, that leaves me with little time in the morning to visit the colleges (I recon I should have about 2hrs), hence I have to be very selective with which colleges I decided to visit.
I would very much appreciate any help with my shortlist.
More specifically I would like a college that:
1. Has good kitchen facilities, I'm a very picky eater and I struggle to eat foods I am not familiar with, so I would prefer to have the option to cook, a college that has both options would be great
2. I would like a college that's a bit on the older side, distance is not a problem for me
3. Ideally it should have good accommodations (having the option to choose an en-suite would be nice), and I would like the option to choose a single sex flat
4. Good general vibes (I come from a working class background). This point is not as important as the others as I can adapt quite quickly to different kinds of environments and it's probably going to be fun and interesting to interact with people with different background from mine. That said I would like a college that's vibrant with lots of things to do and a close knit community.
Other details that I would like to take into account:
- I don't drink or party (at night clubs, bars and such)
- I would like to know which colleges offer good financial support
Thank you for taking the to read this.