[fluteflute]

(Original post by Harry S Truman)
Cambridge's University Library is much more useful to an undergraduate student than Oxford's Bodleian.

Can you take books out of the main Cambridge library?

[medbh4805]

For a long time I wanted to do Classics with Oriental Studies (which you couldn't do at camb). And when I decided to just do straight classics i never even thought to consider Cambridge also one of my teachers and a family friend who both went to Oxford were influencing me

[Harry S Truman]

(Original post by fluteflute)
Can you take books out of the main Cambridge library?

Yes, and most of their books are on open shelves.

[la-dauphine]

(Original post by Harry S Truman)
Cambridge's University Library is much more useful to an undergraduate student than Oxford's Bodleian.

Am I the only one who finds it quite cool that readers can only use one pencil in Duke Humfrey's Library?

[a rusH]

(Original post by Postscript)
Generally speaking...Oxfordonions smile with a warm heart Cambridge folk seem hollow, misty, unreachable even - and not in a good way. A humanity of sorts attracted me to Oxford.

[STFU]

Neither there both crap

[nulli tertius]

(Original post by STFU)
Neither there the're both crap

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[CeeTay]

I do kind of regret my choice because I kind of think the course at Cambridge might of been better for me, but I chose to apply to Oxford purely for the fact that it seemed like a more vibrant city with more things going on whereas although Cambridge is nice for a picturesque punt on the river on a sunny day trip, i couldn't imagine being a student there

[a rusH]

(Original post by STFU)
Neither there both crap

(Original post by nulli tertius)

(Original post by STFU)
Neither there the're they're both crap

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[Bobo1234]

Because Oxford's ranked higher for humanities, and I started my course doing just German (without the science-y linguistics bit). Doesn't really come down to more than that, though having visited both cities since starting uni (I'd never been to Cambridge before I came) I do think I prefer Oxford as a city as well over Cambridge, as it feels more like a university integrated within a city and less like a university with some shops and random people's houses dotted about in the middle.

[nulli tertius]

(Original post by a rusH)
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Oops.

How do you spell petard?

Done too late at night

[Cinnamon_Twist]

(Original post by panda11)
Cambridge because it's closer to me (30 mins drive) & so I know the city well (ridiculously Durham was my insurance - miles away & I've never been there!).

Have only visisted Oxford once but found the city centre busier than Camb. A professor at Christ Church Oxford told me that "the main difference between Oxford and Cambridge is that Cambridge has more green areas", but whether he was talking nonsense I don't know.

(EDIT: haha most people seem to have based their decision on league tables/courses offered etc., mine is essentially because "I like going shopping in Cambridge.")

What shops are there I didn't see very many when I visited!

[Chiseph]

It's simple: Oxford offers Czech, and Cambridge doesn't. St Edmund Hall has the leading Czech professor attached to it (and there are only two who teach Czech)

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[Lord of the Flies]

(Original post by STFU)
Neither there both crap

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[wibletg]

I chose Cam over Oxford as I preferred the structure of their Engineering / ChemEng course

[to_ni]

I got PhD offers from both. Physics at Cavendish in Cam and Materials Science at Ox.

I chose Ox over Cam because I got a full stipend at Ox whereas only a fees only stipend at Cam.
Never been to Ox or Cam so far... That´s why I can´t say anything about their quality as a place to live in.

[Jiraiya is no liar]

(Original post by STFU)
Neither there both crap

Someone got rejected

[Lord of the Flies]

Because this

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[BurntPeach]

My role models attended Cam.

Not once did I consider the other place

[Ja-m-ie]

Oxford does PPE and it is more lively. Cambridge was too village-y for me.