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Old 26-05-2007: 26th May 2007 11:28 #1 
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They appear not to have a thread in the colleges forum! Shocking.

My estimation of Somerville (not that high after tutes in the smallest cupboard in Vaugh in hot weather) have risen again after meeting Pogo, the college cat. Wadham's ducks just don't compare.
 
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Finally! Hopefully I'll be joining lovely Somerville next year.
Anyone here who can tell me wonderful things about it?
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If all goes well I'll be at Somerville next year too which is a rather exciting prospect now it's only a few months away.
It wasn't my first choice college though, and I spent most of the time in my room fretting about interviews or with my friends from back home that were down for interviews too, so I quite regret that I didn't get to know much about the college or meet students etc. So any info would be great!
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Hey,
I'm a current undergraduate at Somerville, studying classics and German so if any of you potential freshers 2007 have a question just ask and I'll try to answer them...

and yes pogo is cute, and there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with Vaughan (it is actually Vaughan btw - not Vaugh....I live there!!)
 
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Originally Posted by irishman_carl
Hey,
I'm a current undergraduate at Somerville, studying classics and German so if any of you potential freshers 2007 have a question just ask and I'll try to answer them...

and yes pogo is cute, and there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with Vaughan (it is actually Vaughan btw - not Vaugh....I live there!!)
Argh! It's Carl!
 
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and argh it's PETE!!!! lol why are you lurking on the Somerville forum? thinking of reapplying to a decent college?!? ;-P
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Hey carl! Are you trying to aid your male welfare bid by helping out freshers to be??

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Originally Posted by irishman_carl
and yes pogo is cute, and there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with Vaughan (it is actually Vaughan btw - not Vaugh....I live there!!)

OK, Vaughan - but have you ever had a tutorial there?! Philip Kreager's office is absolutely tiny, and on damp days smells vilely of cigarettes. And Kreager had to lean over me to get anything out of his bookcase.
 
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Ah Somerville, got my fingers crossed for an interview!

Any Chemists in the ranks who can give me interview tips?
 
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I suppose the great thing about being in Vaughan is that once you're inside, it can't spoil your view anymore.
 
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^^ Was my comment exactly!
 
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Originally Posted by Rustlessbowl
I suppose the great thing about being in Vaughan is that once you're inside, it can't spoil your view anymore.

I found the place to be depressing, on the inside as well! From the inside, you can still see the concrete bars outside your windows!
 
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Does no one at this College have anything to add to the Colleges page on the wiki?

http://thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Som...lege%2C_Oxford

It's looking very empty and I was hoping to find something in here to add, but there is nothing
 
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Hmmm, this thread seems to have died, but I'll give it a go. I just made the grades for Somerville, and I was wondering if there's anyone else on here who either got in, or is currently going. If you're going there at the moment, then what's it like - any quirks/traditions I should know about? Also, is it true that you get your first essay in fresher's week?
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Originally Posted by verylucky
Hmmm, this thread seems to have died, but I'll give it a go. I just made the grades for Somerville, and I was wondering if there's anyone else on here who either got in, or is currently going. If you're going there at the moment, then what's it like - any quirks/traditions I should know about? Also, is it true that you get your first essay in fresher's week?

I'm sure one of the helpers told me that she got her first essay in freshers week, but that was in December, and I can't even remember what happened yesterday. I suppose it's possible; freshers week starts on Tuesday the 7th, so I'm guessing it ends on the Tuesday of the 1st week of term.
 
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Aha, thanks.
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Do you guys have good kitchen facilities there? Might apply.
 
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*revives the topic*

I got a second interview at Somerville. It didn't look as nice as Merton, where I applied, but the people were very very friendly and I loved the tutors who interviewed me. I also like the bit the website is saying about the liberal atmosphere. Anyway I haven't even got an offer in general, but I just thought I'd post something nice ^^
 
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Originally Posted by Zenobia
*revives the topic*

I got a second interview at Somerville. It didn't look as nice as Merton, where I applied, but the people were very very friendly and I loved the tutors who interviewed me. I also like the bit the website is saying about the liberal atmosphere. Anyway I haven't even got an offer in general, but I just thought I'd post something nice ^^

While at the same time telling us our college is ugly
 
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While at the same time telling us our college is ugly
Not quite. I only said not as nice as Merton.
In fact I don't think it's ugly at all (though I admit I haven't seen the entire college in the ten minutes I spent rushing through there to my interview).
 
 
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