Higgs and Hill

Advantages: excellent computer faciliies, friendly & helpful staff
Disadvantages: bottom of hill, edge of campus

...this is , but Business and Economics students tend to be quite attractive! The only downside is that the building is at the base of campus at the bottom of a hill, meaning it’s usually the furthest from halls, difference of about 1min, and after tiring lectures you have to climb that hill again.... Read review

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Advantages: Taking advanatge of the resits opportunity.
Disadvantages: Exam board / government calamities result in unfairness to pupils, blighting their opportunities...

...students were doubtful about if they had achieved 50%, even though the equivalent January paper was "sooo much easier", as a student proclaimed on the message board. With such fiascos and controversies continuing to abound, students taking action was inevitable. Cue Edexhell, a website designed by disgruntled student Jonathan Higgs after his Grade D for compositions in Edexcel Music was re-marked as a Grade B, months after he had applied to universities. But feedback from visitors of this site has seen even more startling cases, with students claiming that they were forced to resit exams after Edexcel lost their papers, and Melissa Johnson claiming that her E at AS was re-marked as an A months later, potentially costing her a prestigious Cambridge place. Teachers and university admissions tutors in the A Level newsgroup were startled... Read review

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Advantages: FRIENDLY AND WELCOMING
Disadvantages: NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE

...required can be as low as BBC for less popular courses but I would say at least 3 Bs is normal. There are two main sections of colleges: hill and Bailey colleges. The hill colleges are, as the name suggest, on a hill just outside Durham. Don't be worried by the term "outside Durham", it's small enough that the centre is only about 10 minutes walk from the hill colleges. The Bailey colleges are situated onthe Bailey which is in the old quarter of Durham. So are you going to go to a hill or a Bailey college. Without wanting to stereotype the hill colleges are better for laid back people who aren't interested in joining the rahs of Durham. Hill colleges have a reputation for friendliness and are seen as more welcoming. The Bailey Colleges are well situated for central Durham and aremore traditional. I'll try to summarise the colleges below... Read review

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