I have to put my preferences for the colleges so this is helpful. Honestly, I’m just gonna put all the self-catered colleges and hope for the best haha
@@naag_nool absolutely not. you have no access to cooking resources (ie stove, fridge) and a lot of colleges won’t let you keep things like kettles, mini fridges, or microwaves in your room. if you want to self cater, you should only apply to a self catered college.
Heya, South student here! the ensuites are flats on top of each other like you said, but townhouses are a whole like column of building per flat. Each floor has 4 rooms and 2 bathrooms and the kitchen on the bottom floor which you share with all 12 people in your building. Hope this made sense!
No lies spoken about Butler! Especially about the people 😏 A note for anybody put off by the location, I will say you can get the Park and Ride which stops literally outside the college and drops you into town. When I was in first year it was £1-2 for a day saver if you showed your ID! ❤️
@@crochetbyaanisah4806 hii, my preferences are university college, ustinov, st mary's, st chads (i've decided not to stay in the colleges though). are you going for this sept intake as well?
@@simran5448 Hi simran I'm also going to Durham from India this year with my husband, but I have no idea about college preferences. This is for what? Can you please help me with this?
i’m not entirely sure, as you have to move out of college at the end of first year into private housing. you can apply to stay in college but it’s not guaranteed you’ll be approved. i think it will come down to the individual college honestly, it might be worth trying to get in contact now to see if that’s something they’re willing to do.
@syd ewing BTW, Durham's 2023/2024 fresher's college accommodation preference is ending on the 23rd of April (Sunday). Part 2 would be super helpful for a lot of freshers (including me :) for our college selections.
you do have to pay for your own food and in the cost of living crisis it’s definitely something to keep in mind as my grocery bills have gone up massively
if you can, maybe go through and do a fake weekly shop online on tescos to see what you’d spend on groceries every week and factor that in to the cost self catered versus catered xxx
Durham is so overrated. 198th in the THES World rankings. So many UK universities are better - Oxbridge, LSE, Imperial, UCL, Edinburgh, KCL, Manchester, Bristol, Warwick, Glasgow . . .
I have to put my preferences for the colleges so this is helpful. Honestly, I’m just gonna put all the self-catered colleges and hope for the best haha
oh im so glad! honestly self catering isn't too bad because you'll have to cook for yourself in 2nd and 3rd year so you might as well get used to it!
@@sydewing I'll be self catering too. Can you self cater whilst living at a catered college?
@@naag_nool absolutely not. you have no access to cooking resources (ie stove, fridge) and a lot of colleges won’t let you keep things like kettles, mini fridges, or microwaves in your room. if you want to self cater, you should only apply to a self catered college.
Do you know any students who live in college all 52 weeks a year?
Heya, South student here! the ensuites are flats on top of each other like you said, but townhouses are a whole like column of building per flat. Each floor has 4 rooms and 2 bathrooms and the kitchen on the bottom floor which you share with all 12 people in your building. Hope this made sense!
ohhhh ok, so all the ensuites are organized into townhouses? or are they two separate ways that people live?
No lies spoken about Butler! Especially about the people 😏 A note for anybody put off by the location, I will say you can get the Park and Ride which stops literally outside the college and drops you into town. When I was in first year it was £1-2 for a day saver if you showed your ID! ❤️
hehehe, totally wasn't thinking about you when i was talking about people from butler...
but had no clue about the park and ride!!! that's so helpful. thanks for sharing
thank you so freaking much!! i got an offer from durham and have to rank them like next week or sumn
hey! so glad this was helpful. i’ve met a bunch of south asians, but they’re also an indian society through the student union that could help you out!
hii @auna, i’m an indian student going to durham for my masters this year. so now you know someone from india going there as well!
Hey!! I’m going there for master's as well :) which colleges did you choose?
@@crochetbyaanisah4806 hii, my preferences are university college, ustinov, st mary's, st chads (i've decided not to stay in the colleges though). are you going for this sept intake as well?
@@simran5448 Hi simran I'm also going to Durham from India this year with my husband, but I have no idea about college preferences. This is for what? Can you please help me with this?
I've heard you have to move out each term in some colleges. Which colleges can you live in year-round?
i’m not entirely sure, as you have to move out of college at the end of first year into private housing. you can apply to stay in college but it’s not guaranteed you’ll be approved. i think it will come down to the individual college honestly, it might be worth trying to get in contact now to see if that’s something they’re willing to do.
you are a god send for this video
oh hahaha thanks! i’m thinking of doing another video answering people’s questions abt durham, do you have any you’d like me to do?
@@sydewing amazing! can you talk a bit about what public transport is like/ how accessible durham is for people that don’t drive
@alicedunne6419 oooooh love those! defo will answer
112 subs! Congrats, waiting for part 2 :)
thanks so much!!!! it comes out on sunday!!
@syd ewing BTW, Durham's 2023/2024 fresher's college accommodation preference is ending on the 23rd of April (Sunday). Part 2 would be super helpful for a lot of freshers (including me :) for our college selections.
oh good to know! i’ll try to get it out sooner, it’s just a lot of editing!!
@@sydewing thank you! *v(>.
@@laujh715 i gotchu, i'm gonna try and get it out tomorrow for my weekly video!
is self catered cheaper than catered?
you do have to pay for your own food and in the cost of living crisis it’s definitely something to keep in mind as my grocery bills have gone up massively
if you can, maybe go through and do a fake weekly shop online on tescos to see what you’d spend on groceries every week and factor that in to the cost self catered versus catered xxx
@@sydewing tysm for replying! i will check that out, such a smart idea :)
i gotchu, don’t worry!
Durham is so overrated. 198th in the THES World rankings. So many UK universities are better - Oxbridge, LSE, Imperial, UCL, Edinburgh, KCL, Manchester, Bristol, Warwick, Glasgow . . .
i think it’s dependent on the program you’re applying to as durham does outrank these universities in some regard
Rankings don't really matter too much unless your choice is consistently at the bottom.
employers don’t look at rankings