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Which one of the central colleges has the nicest accommodation would people say? Also does any college have particularly good sports facilities/near good facilities?

downing has v good accomodation, quite expensive though

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Chief Wiggum

Original post by mwatters

Which one of the central colleges has the nicest accommodation would people say? Also does any college have particularly good sports facilities/near good facilities?

Jesus could be one to consider. They have sports facilities on site.

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TritonSails

Original post by St. Brynjar

Whoah, really? He just read out from some notes. I thought comedian Reginald D. Hunter said more profound things about race than him.

I enjoyed his too. I don't honestly remember very much about Jackson's talk, except that I thought it was good. Maybe it was more impressive for me because I'd studied him as part of an American civil rights module in A-Level History.

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Theflyingbarney

Original post by L'Evil Fish

Grammar is what you need tbh! Vocab you can learn in your own time

I think 150 for that level is a bit meh though :lol:

although actually maybe not

Yeah £150 did feel a bit steep given that I was only doing three weeks' worth of course, but then I'm getting some of the cost back from my college, and I'm hoping it'll be useful CV points, so I'm not complaining too much.

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Viceroy

Original post by mwatters

Which one of the central colleges has the nicest accommodation would people say? Also does any college have particularly good sports facilities/near good facilities?

John's just remodeled their main undergraduate accommodation site (Cripps) so it should be quite nice now. They are also very close to good sports facilities, and a short bike ride away from the main sports center.

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L'Evil Fish

Original post by Theflyingbarney

Did they give any resources or anything?

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Theflyingbarney

Original post by L'Evil Fish

Did they give any resources or anything?

There's a whole stack of online resources posted on the CamTools site, way more than we got through during the course, and my teacher tended to print out a fair amount of stuff for us as well so I've still got quite a lot of stuff saved/filed that I can use. The textbook they use is a pretty standard one that's in most of the college libraries as well

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L'Evil Fish

Original post by Theflyingbarney

sorry, I'm asking all this crap, when it's probably irrelevant until I get an offer (if I were to get one)

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Theflyingbarney

Original post by L'Evil Fish

sorry, I'm asking all this crap, when it's probably irrelevant until I get an offer (if I were to get one)

No problem, answering questions makes me feel useful :tongue:

I'm sure you'll do alright! :biggrin:

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cmdexe

I've got a firm place for MML at Fitz for 2015, do you reckon they'll subsidise me doing an extra language course, even though my main degree subjects are German and Russian, ie already doing languages? If so, that's pretty handy, I'll be wanting to do some French classes :smile:

Edit: looks like I will qualify, according to their website. Let's make the most of it!!

Does anyone know if the extra lessons provided by the Slavonic department (classes in Polish and Ukrainian) are any good btw? Really interested in these!

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Sandtrooper

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What's the outdoor pool like? What stuff do the college shops sell? And how do you find people from other colleges who are studying your subject if it's an obscure one? Thanks!

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Vernish

1. I'll be studying MML: to what level should I try and get my ab initio language before starting the course?

2. (I think this was asked a few posts above, but I'll go for it anyway :biggrin:

): is it realistic in terms of time and workload to study a language at the language centre, in addition to studying for your degree and being involved in music, other societies etc.?

3. To what extent are intercollegiate friendships likely/possible?

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Helenia

Original post by Edminzodo

College shops? Do you mean places like Ryder and Amies that sell loads of college/university branded stuff? AFAIK most colleges don't have their own shops.

You'll meet people from other colleges in lectures/tutorials, you may share supervisions with some. There is usually a society for each subject (though I admit I have no idea how active the e.g. ASNaC or Land Economy societies are!) which will arrange some sort of social event early on.

No idea about the outdoor pool I'm afraid.

Vernish

1. I'll be studying MML: to what level should I try and get my ab initio language before starting the course?

2. (I think this was asked a few posts above, but I'll go for it anyway ): is it realistic in terms of time and workload to study a language at the language centre, in addition to studying for your degree and being involved in music, other societies etc.?

3. To what extent are intercollegiate friendships likely/possible?

1. Not a linguist so I'll leave that to someone who knows more.

2. You won't be able to do everything. You might be able to take a language course in addition to your degree, and do a few other bits and pieces, but you wouldn't be able to do that, play in a high level orchestra, sing in a chapel choir, play sport at university level and have a life. You'll work out your own balance.

3. Very possible. Usually either through your subject or societies.