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Law at Durham

Do not bother - I am on the course with 1st class results but still think its no good....

Tolerant Durham?

How about tolerance at St. John\'s College? - Prejudices and acceptance of gay people in particular....

Accomodation and living in Durham

HI I\'m coming from Germany, and got an offer to study law at Durham Uni (at St. John\'s). The thin...

Durham Univeristy: The Colleges

Hi. I have applied to Durham, stating that i have no prefernce in which College to attend but now i\...

miss

Durham colleges - Can anyone let me know that when you are allocated a college if you can change it ...

Durham Uni Stockton

I have been offered a place at john snow college at durham but lots of people are telling me that i ...

Night life

Is there much going on socially, ie, bar disco party nights etc., at the Stockton Campus? I've heard...

Durham University - nightlife

Durham's nightlife is not great for those who prefer the monotony of a big city with lots of look-a-...

Chance of getting in to do geography

I was wondering how hard this actually is? I have AAB and was told by a friend that although the web...

Confused here

I'm an American who's been offered a place at SOAS and Durham, both in law. I'm kind of old LOL (23 ...

Durham - what it like?

Hi people, Im thinking of coming to Durham to do a post grad course. ive just graduated from LSE ...

Durham or UCL for law

Does anyone know the ratings for Durham for law in the UK? And whether UCL ranks above it or not? I'...

business and management wid computing

hey fellas, any clue how is business and magement along wid computing in durham,also give ur fair...

What's it like?

Hi, by coming to durham i'll be leaving home for the first time (i live in n. ireland) and i'm quite...

Help!

Hi, i just really want to no what this uni is like in terms of social life/friendliness/courses/teac...

PPE at Durham/York/Manchester or Warwick?

I have offers from these 4 unis. What would you personally choose? ...

durham or UCL

is durham realllyy posh..cos i got that impression when i went around it!!...

durham or lancaster

Hi, Im hoping to do finance and investment at durhan or lancaster or cant make my mind up. They are...

Durham vs Oxford Brookes

Is durham a better place for management than oxford brookes or is oxford brookes a better place?...

Social Work

Hey! I've a 2.1 in Psychology and am going to apply to the 2 year postgrad Social Work Masters, can ...

Girl from Arizona stockton?

Hi I am considering medicine at Durham next year. I’m a girl from Arizona so I can’t visit Stock...

Social Work - Ustinov College - PLEASE HELP

Hey! I'm hoping to apply for Post Graduate Social Work at Ustinov College, I'd appreciate answers t...

Durham theologians?

Any opinions on the course etc would be appreciated. Thanks...

durham or ucl?

which university should i go to for anthropology out of durham and ucl? what is the housing like in...

should I come to Durham ?

I ahve an offer to study sport, which is one of the few courses not needing any A's at A level. Will...

what about msc finance & investment in Durham?

what about msc finance & investment in Durham? ...

re: combined social science

its the most flexible course ever. the guy in charge of the degree, Richard Smith is a legend and sp...

social sciences

i'm applying to do social sciences, mainly psychology, and am wondering about how flexible the cour...

Mobile phone coverage

What are the good mobile networks to be on in durham, is 3 good? (Especially in Parsons field) Th...

QUEEN'S CAMPUS ISN'T CRAP!

There is nothing crap about Queen's Campus other than where it is located - Stockton on Tees, althou...

Accepted

Just been accepted into History and I'm in the Josephine Butler college, quite nervoud but very exci...

PPE - St.Mary's-Oct.2006

Hey! I have a place for PPE -starting this October, I'll be staying at St.Mary's College. Any ch...

P W

I haven't actually studied at Durham but I live relatively near by. Durham actually has the oldest b...

Accuracy? Updates?

The info about Durham seems to be about 5 years old - Grey bar was renovated completey 4 years ago, ...

Collingwood, Gun College

Collingwood, the big gun college. Thats all that needs to be said....

Millionaire

Guy`s - Oxbridge v Durham v the rest. As an employer I`m looking for talent from any reputable sourc...

Durham colleges

Do Durham "colleges" each have their own governing body, with fellows, like at Oxbridge ? ...

Re: Only You Can Make Up YOUR Mind

Remember, though that how happy you are (or think you will be) at university is not the only factor ...

St Marys???

I have been offered a place in St MArys college but I went to look round it and I thought it was a m...

is cuth's rah?

i've got into cuth's next year, i've heard its maybe the least rah of all the colleges apart from mi...

Law at durham? NO DONT DO IT

A real let down, please think twice before u do it, as a current student there there are great rumbl...

Only You Can Make Up YOUR Mind

I would just like to say that I think debate as to which university is best is totally fruitless. P...

Durham or edinburgh...any advice?

I've got offers to study anthropology at both places, but i am getting in a muddle trying to decide ...

how to change college?

I applied for hatfield college for deferred entry but have been accepted into van mildert. ive been ...

Re. Durham Law

Last year I didnt get the offer until April. So dont worry. G'luck to both of u ...

Is it possible to change colleges if you don't like the one that gave you an offer?

Durham is my top choice uni and I have been offered a place, so that's great, but unfortunately it's...

What about English Literary Studies at Durham?

I have received an offer of MA in English Literary Studies of Durham University. But I'm not sure ab...

psychology '06

Durham is well-known for being slower than most unis to make offers so you shouldn't worry yet. Goo...

psychology

has anyone heard anything for psychology 2006 that didnt apply to st marys because the only person i...

Re. Anything about law

Nooo, I'm still waiting too, but the letter they sent before said they probably wouldn't make deciso...

Law at durham

Hey! I was just wondering if anyone ha heard anything for law at durham. Thanks...

Durham social life (for Louise)

To be honest, there's plenty to do around Durham whatever your tastes. You can stay close to college...

anonforsafety

You most probably got this, but for anyone else reading I was in fact being sarcastic....

asif khawaja

asif khawaja's jokes are shit!!! to be a joke it actually has to be funny,his are just weird and unf...

To Everyone, Anywhere

Standing back as an observer reading some of the comments on this site, I feel sorry for universitie...

Alex-Student Radio

Hey Alex, Got an offer of a place at St Mary's, to start in Oct 06 studying sociology. Would reall...

For Claire

Hey Claire, Just got accepted to study sociology at St Mary's, Durham too, starting in sept 06. Wo...

RE: TOO MANY FAGS

If anyone is wondering where the brilliant messages below came from (TOO MANY FAGS and RACIST POLICE...

durhams social life

well durham isnt like a major city uni in that a lot (way too much in my opinion) of then social sid...

sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll?

I just got accepted at Collingwood, starting next year. I was really worried about the social side o...

about the police

last time i checked this site was about unis, not some soapbox for some weirdo to go on about the po...

someone

Has anyone who applied to study Politics in 2006 heard anything yet?...

First step

perhaps the first tentative step on the rocky road to Durham is to master the english language. ...

stephen

two virtually incomprehensible posts. You are a shoe in! ...

I WANT TO BE A COMPUTER ENGINEER IN DURHAM UNIVERSITY

I determined to be a computer engineer in Durham university organisation....

HOW CAN I BE APPLIED TO DURHAM

This was the first question that came into my mind when I had about Durham university.Now how iapply...

Dave!

I'll take for granted that you'll stop comparing the FTB Sachin to Prince Lara now. God Lara has sco...

Re: St Mary's

It's true that Mary's is now taking men, but according to this article, the ratio will be 40% men, 6...

St Mary's??

I just got accepted to study sociology at st mary's is it true that they are now accepting boys?? I ...

Sachin??

Lara might be the best WEST INDIAN batsman since Sobers, but Sachin Tendulkar is the finest player i...

Re: Nasser Hussain

It's hard to compete with the great Brian Lara, but I suppose they're still pretty proud to have a f...

Nasser Hussian?

Why would you be proud to have as an alumni a batsman who avraged only c. 38 in test cricket, and ye...

Someone

Get over yourselves! ...

Anonymous

Superciliousness and sarcasm are no substitutes for genuine wit - nor do they lend any weight to emp...

Almost foiled...

'Mr Anon' is not clever enough to retain his anonymity through his style of writing. Go back to the...

Crude dudes and Harleys

Wow. Thanks. Now all I have to do is refrain from unleashing a volley of angry jibes to make myself ...

Durham Dude so crude

LSE teaches and researches a much wider range of subjects than economics and politics -that fact tha...

Re: Sunday Times

It’s interesting to see how Durham’s detractors often accuse Durham students of having an obsession ...

Re: General Responses

I would have to agree strongly with Anonymous. In a small city with over 10,000 students I would def...

Sunday Times

The 'University of the year' title in the ST league table is a kind of 'best runner up' prize that i...

General responses......

Firstly, in response to the person wondering about 24th position in the Guardian league tables, woul...

Re Dude

Yell.com is just another opinion. Having done a year at Durhan. (postgrad so perhaps not the same) i...

Durham's Social Side

Durham’s College system ensures social life is so much more enjoyable than at other places. I’ve jus...

Re: Sunday Times University of the year

There are a lot of tables around, and the Guardian’s one always strikes me as being a little strange...

Re: advice needed

The negative comments you may have heard about Durham probably arise from the fact that it’s quite a...

Re: Sunday Times University of the Year

http://education.guardian.co.uk/universityguide2005/table/0,,-5163901,00.html puts Durham at 24th fo...

Uni

Come here! I am having the best time ever! Everyone is so nice and there is plenty to do. I have ...

advice needed!

I have heard that Durham is a very good uni, but I have heard negative stuff about the social side, ...

Sunday Times University of the year

Speaking of rankings, I just saw that Durham University was named “University of the year” in the la...

Re: Not so great

The person ridiculing the night life at Durham obviously hasn't been checking out Yell.com's ranking...

Datie

Hi , I am thinking of studying law. Can anyone tell me what its like? Is this a work 'till midnight ...

Van Mildert for ModLangs???

I'm hoping to apply to Van Mildert for French and Russian, but on the map it looks like it'll be age...

Re: Clueless

Although Durham is collegiate, the lessons are run by the University as a whole, rather than by each...

clueless

which college is best for Classics?have to submit ucas form this week,help?...

Needing Insight

Having spent a day in Durham, exploring the City and the Law faulty I can honestly say I was blown a...

RE:mike

It's pretty evenly split. If your fortunate you'll be bunched with someone/people on your Course. ...

Re: Missed the point

You said that due to the lack of social life, Oxbridge rejects are choosing other universities. Rep...

Missed the point

You appear to have missed or ignored my point tasmin. I suggested that the social scene was just one...

Re: Not so great.

Unless you are brainstem dead, wherever there are 10000 students, you will always find something to ...

Not so great

Durham is a spent force. The lack of any kind of social life means that those who did not get into o...

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