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Original post by vincrows
For people who're going to Clare this weekend.....
Don't worry, he's not there anymore.


It's also The Tab - so, not real life :smile:
Original post by jneill
It's also The Tab - so, not real life :smile:


You never know....... It's Cambridge.




:tongue:
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Hello, I'm starting at Cambridge next week, reading Medicine and I'm just looking at the societies i want to join. Would I have time to join two sports teams (or even 3!), or is it just not possible to fit everything in?
Original post by Lista
Hello, I'm starting at Cambridge next week, reading Medicine and I'm just looking at the societies i want to join. Would I have time to join two sports teams (or even 3!), or is it just not possible to fit everything in?


It'd depend on what sports and whcih club. Some sports clubs requie the member to commit to more 3-5 training a week while other only meet once a week for practice/training. Also it'd depend on which day/s or week each club obviously.

There's no rule to stop you from joining two or more clubs/societies,, but because medicine being one of the most demanding course, I'd recommend not to overburden yourself with too many commitments, whether it's a sport or non-sport activity, especially in the first year.
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Original post by Lista
Hello, I'm starting at Cambridge next week, reading Medicine and I'm just looking at the societies i want to join. Would I have time to join two sports teams (or even 3!), or is it just not possible to fit everything in?


I'm starting next week too ^.^
I guess you can just join as many as possible and then stop going to any that you feel are taking time you can't give.
Original post by Lista
Hello, I'm starting at Cambridge next week, reading Medicine and I'm just looking at the societies i want to join. Would I have time to join two sports teams (or even 3!), or is it just not possible to fit everything in?


Original post by MathMoFarah
I'm starting next week too ^.^
I guess you can just join as many as possible and then stop going to any that you feel are taking time you can't give.


Just to give you some idea.....

Some do play two sports, but not many. And most who do two are usually on a less demanding course than medicine.
People who do two activities typically do one sports and one non-sports or two non-sports societies/clubs.
Amount and quality of work they expect you to do is not quite like what you've experienced at school, so don't use it as your benchmark in your decision. . :wink:

Don't forget you can join most clubs/societies anytime you want.
Please don't overload too much. :wink:
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Original post by physicsmaths
Oh yeh I forgot that it is approx 30 miles from cambridge.Posted from TSR Mobile


Man up! I used to cycle from Girton to Homerton to play in a string quartet and then cycle back again afterwards.
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Original post by tiny hobbit
Man up! I used to cycle from Girton to Homerton to play in a string quartet and then cycle back again afterwards.


Yeah this. It takes less than 10 minutes to go from Homerton to town on a bike. My personal record for Homerton to the chem dept. is 4 minutes.

Cambridge is really not very big.
Original post by alow
Yeah this. It takes less than 10 minutes to go from Homerton to town on a bike. My personal record for Homerton to the chem dept. is 4 minutes.

Cambridge is really not very big.


Overslept? :tongue:
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Original post by vincrows
Overslept? :tongue:


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Original post by Mathemagicien
Are there many political views that are socially unacceptable at Cambridge, which would not be socially unacceptable in general society?


Depends who you socialise with.
Original post by alow
Depends who you socialise with.


PRSOM


The only thing that's politically very wrong and utterly socially unacceptable at Cambridge is The Other Place.
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Original post by alow
Depends who you socialise with.


This. :smile:
Original post by Mathemagicien


Not sure if your definition of progressive liberals is same as my idea on what progressive liberal is. :wink:
Don't want to turn this thread into a political debate battlefield, so I'm going to bed.
good night. :smile:
Original post by alow
Depends who you socialise with.


Is there racists.


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Original post by physicsmaths
Is there racists.


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In all likelihood, probably. With as many students as Cambridge has there will undoubtedly be some bad eggs.

I've never seen any outward racism in Cambridge however.
Original post by physicsmaths
Is there racists.


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Is there any society where there's no racist?

And what happened to your fridge and room? That's need more urgent attention.
Original post by vincrows
And what happened to your fridge and room? That's need more urgent attention.


I was about to ask the same...
Original post by Mathemagicien
Apparently, two people once voted for BNP, in 2010.

http://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/investigations/0007082-tcs-election-survey-tory-and-lib-dem-landslide.html

But I'd imagine they just did it for a laugh.


Have you heard of him? :wink:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Griffin

Why do you think they did it for fun?
There're thousands of students, it's no surprise a few of them are racists.
Cambridge or any university towns are usually more racially diverse and internationalist community but they're not immune to racism, you know?
Original post by Mathemagicien
Honestly, it had never occurred to me that he might have gone to Cambridge.



Even if they were BNP supporters, doesn't it make more sense for them to vote UKIP than BNP for their protest vote during general elections, when we have the first past the post system?

The only way voting for any other than the top two/three parties influences things is by persuading those two/three parties to try gather the votes of the smaller parties - so BNP supporters should try to vote UKIP in order to persuade the Conservatives to move further right, because the Conservatives are not going to go after BNP votes.


As I said, there're thousands of students. So there're bound to be various views on various things . :wink:




Not all the people think like the way you think.
Perhaps they were not trying to influence things. :wink:
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