St Catharine's College (Cambridge) Students and Applicants

Yep A*A*A is now the standard Cambridge sciences offer for all colleges. A*AA for arts.

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But but on their website under entry requirements it says:

"At present the typical conditional offer for applicants to Cambridge courses in science is A*A*A, and for arts and humanities subjects A*AA. However, the St Catharine's 'typical' A-level offer for candidates who apply in autumn 2014 will be A*AA in all subjects - arts, humanities and science"

But it would seem they haven't stuck to this, so some students hoping for an easier time by applying to St Catharines may have had a surprise when their letter arrived.

Has anyone's track updated yet? Some of friends now have their offers on UCAS, but mine isn't yet...is everyone in the same boat?

Thanks - I didn't know that
A bit naughty for the college to do that if they've given hints otherwise...

I suspect it's a typo, it wouldn't be the first technological error Catz has made during the application cycle, there's normally at least one a year

I'm applying for general engineering. Has St Catherines ever asked for a STEP or an admissions test prior or after the interview process?

Have you checked their website yet?
http://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/subject/engineering

Hey guys!

I will be applying to Cambridge in October and was just wondering if all of you could tell me the pros/cons of St Catherine's college, Cambridge? And if you could comment on the following?

-Food
As you'd expect, not michelin star quality but pretty reasonable and if you don't like it you can always cook for yourself. I might be able to find a menu or two (covers a week) if it's that important

-Accomodation - on main site and St Chads
What about it? accommodation is cheaper than a lot of colleges with rooms on a large cost scale representative of quality. Chad's is awesome! Huge rooms, all flats have been recently refurbished and you live in flats with mates

-Atmosphere - friendliest college.. I've heard.. is this true?
Of course!

-Laundry - are there washing machines in accomodation, do you have to pay? I dont know how it all works!
Yes there are (and tumble driers) yes you do have to pay

-Location
Really central yet doesn't have the issues with tourists of our neighbour

The main thing that concerns me is the size.. it's really small.. but I've heard good and bad things about that:

Pros: you get to know EVERYONE in college, won't feel lonely, it consequently has a friendly atmosphere
Definitely true

Cons: may feel claustrophobic at times, not much space to clear your head if you're doing an intense course, like medicine, lacks the beautiful grounds that some of the other colleges have
Wouldn't say it's claustrophobic just that gossip spreads fast. Being small also means a good support network of friends

So yeah, if you could add to the point about size too and you guys' opinions on it, I'd be very grateful!

Thank you, and congratz to those who will be studying there!
Oh! and is there anything that the college has that makes it stand out from other colleges? I think it is the only one to have an astroturf, but is that it?
It's the best college? Will that do? Yes it does have an astroturf and we do better at sport than our size would predict

Annie

Hey, I've just graduated. There are two open days coming up if you want to find out more.



Anything else just ask

Sounds grrr8!!! (no need for the menu, I'll save the food as a surprise )

It's between Catz and Clare!

I'm going to both open days to make a more informed decision, but thank you! Was so anxious to if the claustrophobic point was true.. :P But yeah, a strong network of friends is deffo important and maybe something highly unlikely in larger colleges, such as John's.

Clare isn't MASSIVE, it's medium sized right?

Any interview invitations yet?

Any more interview invitations here? I have one for HSPS.