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Most beautiful Oxbridge college. You vote, you decide.

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So which is your favourite?

I have put together some pictures of arguably the 3 most beautiful Oxford and Cambridge colleges. You decide which you think is most stunning. They are all grand places, and the students at these colleges are rather fortunate. I have chosen pictures of the main grounds, the hall, chapels and libraries of the following colleges.

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Cambridge:

St John's

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Trinity

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King's

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Oxford:

Magdalen

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Christ Church

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All Souls

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(edited 11 years ago)

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Reply 1
Man, I have too much free time on my hands...
Reply 2
Original post by Blutooth

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:love:

I voted for Magdalen.
Reply 3
everyone's just going to pick their's (assuming they go/are going to go to oxbridge)...
on that note, King's is the best :biggrin:
no... really, it is.
Reply 4
Original post by XxelliexX
everyone's just going to pick their's (assuming they go/are going to go to oxbridge)...
on that note, King's is the best :biggrin:
no... really, it is.


But there are 70-odd colleges that make up Oxford and Cambridge. Only 6 to choose :P. And hopefully, since the colleges are of roughly equal size, the votes of those who are supporting their college simply because they go there will cancel each other out.
(edited 12 years ago)
Reply 5
Original post by Blutooth
But there are 70-odd colleges that make up Oxford and Cambridge. Only 6 to choose :P.


:hmmm:

Lady Margaret Hall is clearly the most beautiful. :fuhrer:

This has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that they gave me an offer. :colonhash:
(edited 12 years ago)
Reply 6
personally i like brasenose but they're all such beautiful colleges :')
Reply 7
Original post by medbh4805
:hmmm:

Lady Margaret Hall is clearly the most beautiful. :fuhrer:

This is absolutely nothing to do with the fact that they gave me an offer. :colonhash:


Should have gone to specsavers ;P I joke.
Lady Margaret Hall is a very good college. :wink:
Reply 8
I appreciate there's over 60 colleges that make up Oxbridge, however it's very hard to rank them in beauty, as students probably have only attended either Oxford or Cambridge, and even then have not seen or appreciated the beauty of all or most colleges on offer. Furthermore, most students have not even attended Oxbridge. Therefore, the only way for them to perceive beauty is through carefully photographed images, which may not be representative of beauty, as you can quite easily hand-pick the ones YOU find beautiful, and also filter out the negatives which can exist in these colleges.

Henceforth, I doubt this will be conclusive or unbiased, and may really be seen as what TSR students, whom don't necessarily attend any of these colleges, think of their beauty based on images the OP picked, of only 6 available options (which happen to be some of the most popular or largest colleges).
Reply 9
Queens' :smile:
Reply 10
Original post by RedCasino
Therefore, the only way for them to perceive beauty is through carefully photographed images, which may not be representative of beauty, as you can quite easily hand-pick the ones YOU find beautiful, and also filter out the negatives which can exist in these colleges.

Henceforth, I doubt this will be conclusive or unbiased, and may really be seen as what TSR students, whom don't necessarily attend any of these colleges, think of their beauty based on images the OP picked, of only 6 available options (which happen to be some of the most popular or largest colleges).


Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so never will be objective. I tried to be fair and picked the nicest photos of each college I could find. But yeah, you do have a point.

Still, it's nice to drool over these pictures every now and then.
Original post by Blutooth
But there are 70-odd colleges that make up Oxford and Cambridge. Only 6 to choose :P. And hopefully, since the colleges are of roughly equal size, the votes of those who are supporting their college simply because they go there will cancel each other out.


hmm... this is true :P
I don't go to Oxbridge, but I voted Magdalen, with St John's being a close contender. To be honest they're all great though!
Reply 13
How is Merton not on there?!
Original post by RedCasino
I appreciate there's over 60 colleges that make up Oxbridge, however it's very hard to rank them in beauty, as students probably have only attended either Oxford or Cambridge, and even then have not seen or appreciated the beauty of all or most colleges on offer. Furthermore, most students have not even attended Oxbridge. Therefore, the only way for them to perceive beauty is through carefully photographed images, which may not be representative of beauty, as you can quite easily hand-pick the ones YOU find beautiful, and also filter out the negatives which can exist in these colleges.

Henceforth, I doubt this will be conclusive or unbiased, and may really be seen as what TSR students, whom don't necessarily attend any of these colleges, think of their beauty based on images the OP picked, of only 6 available options (which happen to be some of the most popular or largest colleges).

Wow, you seem to be taking this very seriously!
How is Churchill not on there

Reply 16
Original post by z0tx
How is Merton not on there?!


Merton would have been 4th on my list . All Souls=ultra prestigious and had the coolest library and was right next to the Radcliffe Camera . Christ Church=Hogwarts and Magdalen= best river views. Merton I'm afraid had to be excluded.
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Reply 17
We need to do a sequel after this thread of ugliest Oxbridge colleges :wink: See what gets thrown up.
Reply 18
Merton is better looking than those, just like New, Trinity (ox), St John's (ox) and maybe even worchester (depending on if you get a good angle).
(edited 12 years ago)
Original post by dnumberwang
How is Churchill not on there




I know! What a liberty!

God.

In my opinion, Gonville and Caius is pretty sexy. :love:

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