Now that most of here in this particular post have decided to do LLM in Durham (me for sure ) shall we not share our future plans after LLM???? Me am planning to do solicitor xam before coming to UK or during LLM and preferably get on a training contract if possible and come bak to india to work in a corporate sector firm...what bout u guys????

Hello. I have not yet received the offer letter from the University. But I recently requested them by e-mail to consider my application for scholarship which they promptly replied in the affirmative. Is the delay common or is it due to some extraneous causes. I am really concerned as recently in news it was disclosed that visa rates are going to be reduced to certain numbers due to terrorist threat. Has anyone else other than alex got the official offer letter. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20100207/tuk-uk-britain-immigration-fa6b408.html

Hello everyone,

I got an offer yesterday through email. Only condition is the IELTS score should be 7. I have not taken the test yet. The college is Ustinov. LLM in International Trade and Commercial Law. This is the first University I applied to and I got the offer. I am going to accept it. Any suggestions guys??

Go for it. Durham's a superb university and I'll probably be studying a general LLM there from October myself.

Personally, I selected a different college because I didn't like the idea of living in a purely postgraduate college but you may have different preferences to me.

Hi
Congrats to all who got the offer
I'm also applying Durham LLM int trade and commercial law
But my recommendation letters are dated in 2008. Is it alright? I had no chance to renew my letters because my advicer lecturers are abroad. I'm so stressful.

Well I guess it should work if you graduated in 2008-09. It would be appropriate to call up the law school admissions and figure it out so that your application gets processed smoothly.

I have a query...I am not able to understand the multiple college theory. Does all the colleges offer LLM. I have been offered a seat in castle or something..Is it good for LLM??
Secondly I have offers from Queen Mary and Edinburgh as well and I wish to pursue commercial law and arbitration. So which university will be the apt one?

Durham's college system isn't the same as the Oxbridge college system, where you would be taught within the college (not sure what the Oxbridge system is like for postgraduates though).

At Durham you choose a college that largely influences your social life at the university. You're actually taught in the departments. Castle is a prestigious college but both it and Hatfield have reputations for attracting "rah" types. I lived with two Durham graduates last year while I studied my LPC. One was from Castle, one from Van Mildert. On the plus side, the girl from Castle was the most gorgeous girl I've seen in a long time (but so many problems...).

Of the three you've suggested, Durham would have the most prestige, followed by Edinburgh. Queen Mary, however, probably offers the greatest choice of modules. If I were you I'd check the module lists for each institution and pick the most prestigious of those that allow you to study what you want.

hello again,

i might sound a little lost here, but i donot have the best knowledge as to which college i should prefer and what are the differences among them. Second what are the prospects of a pass out after completing LLM in International Trade and Commercial Law from Durham. Where does an individual stand. Would one be ready to pursue a career with options in academics and corporate sector or its still miles to go??.. please help!!

thnx for the insight panthro. I am keen in pursuing LLM in dispute resolution and arbitration with specific stress on commercial law aspect and that is where QM scores a bit.

Btw i got a mail which says of something called brackenbury for accomodation

Once you have an offer your college mails you about accommodation. The building they mention is usually the one the college reserves for its postgraduates. In my case, I received an email about Deerness halls as they have a dedicated floor for postgraduate students.

anybody assigned for hatfield college in 2010?

Hey guys,
Got an offer today thru email from Univ of Durham and waiting for the official offer letter to arrive.. :)
Can sum1 pls help me understand how long it'll take for the letter to arrive (I'm from India)...
And also would like to know if any1 from India going to Durham this year??
Thanks..
Cheers

anybody assigned for hatfield college in 2010?

Hey pali,
I am going to DUrham International Trade n Comm Law. am from India. WHich college are u assigned at. I am asigned at Hatfield but have not yet received the official offer letter nor the academic info from the college.

hey pali n vidyaju,

Im also from India (university of calcutta), and got the offer 3 weeks back through email, still haven't received any hardcopy, so u can now figure out ur individual cases. I hav been assigned Ustinov College and as would know already, session starts in October, If u guys like, we can discuss few things to have a better understanding. All the best!!

anybody assigned for hatfield college in 2010?

FYI, all colleges hate hatfield college...

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=306387417414&ref=ts

Hatfield has a reputation as being full of "rahs". It is one of the older colleges, second only to University ('Castle'). Basically you will probably find a lot of crying girls who can't cope without daddy ensuring they get everything they want. I lived with someone like that last year - she was from University College.

I'm about to accept my offer from Durham. I'm looking forward to studying there!

Lol Panthro!!!!

Good luck at Durham. I may be heading to Durham in 2011.
Let me know how you get on.!!

I will!

It's encouraging that Durham is continuing to rise in the rankings, though it's always one of the very top universities.

I love the sporting options Durham has - I'll get to play a lot of tennis!!

@Wheretogo: Re Hatfiled: I just want you to know about Hatfield's reputation in Durham. In the end, regardless of College, we're all Durham graduates.

The only difference is the tradition which varies from one college to the other. Since Hatfield is the 2nd oldest college, it has more tradition compared to the newer ones in the Hills Colleges, like Josephine Butler College for example.

Ustinov College is the exclusive postgraduate college and sad to say, it only has two formal dinners. What a bore! haha

Bottomline, make friends from all colleges and make sure you get invited to their formal dinners. :-)