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28/07/01 (137 review reads) |
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Advantages: Small and friendly, Great sense of Belonging, many opportunities
Disadvantages: Noisey Cathedral Bells!!!, Gossip!
I love Chad's and I'm pretty sure Chad's loves me! It may be the smallest of the Durham colleges but it certainly has a lot to offer (in my slightly biased opinion!).
I am now a 3rd year finalist studying Zoology (well, after the vacation anyway!) and I will be moving back into college accomodation having spent a year living in a rented house. And I am very much looking forward to getting back into college life.
Durham is a very traditional university and St. Chad's college, as one of the Bailey Colleges, is equally traditional. It is made up of 6 Jacobean buildings in a terrace behind the Cathedral - but fear not, all the rooms are very modern and well decorated. In keeping with tradition, we have (optional) formal dinners every Tuesday and Thursday and we all have gowns to wear on special occassions such as formals and other posh college events.
We have our own (very small but cosy) bar; JCR (which is being extended over the holidays) complete with pool table and Sky TV; a library covering 3 floors which is also being expanded over the summmer; our own very quaint Chapel and musn't forget the all important croquet lawn!
Because college is so small (only 350-ish people), it is very easy to get to know every one very quickly and become friends with people in different years including the Post Grads and so naturally there is a very friendly atmosphere. The staff are also very helpful and make every effort to get to know freshers. There is one draw back though - No Secret is Safe!!!!
Another aspect of this is the great sense of belonging to the college - a feeling that I gather isn't experienced by many students in the 'Hill Colleges'. Sports teams, dramatic productions and college events involve most of college and have alot of support from students and staff...this also means that whatever outside interests you have, you can general persue them (even if you play hockey as badly as
I do!).
Another great point is that Chad's is 2 minutes walk from the centre of town (and the nightlife) and only 15minutes walk from the Science Site and main library. All the Arts departments are scattered around near the town centre.
St. Chad's is great - I think that it's size is the best thing about it...you can feel like a person and not just a number! And there are so many more opportunities in Chad's than in the other colleges. The only real bad point I can think of is that during the summer term (exam term) the Cathedral Bell ringers do far too much practising!!
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collingwood21 - 28/07/01 My boyfriend was at Chads and I remember those cathedral bells and the unusual mural in the bar! |
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