Freshers' Q & A thread

i said i wanted to stay at Oxford for clinicals.. would i sound totally frivolous to make this dependent on whether our hood is half as good..

oh my..i want one!!!

I've been pondering that vitally important matter too. I think I'll go for a long skirt and layers - probably a long sleeved top and zip up cardigan as I'll get hot rushing round unpacking etc. I'd go for trainers as they're comfy; don't want to have painful feet to contend with on a day like that!

I know at Oxford Master's of Surgery have purple silk hoods and Doctor's of Medicine get a scarlet red one.

Baz!
I think for going up tomorrow I'll wear my casual jeans, a pink v-neck top with a zip up top in case it's cold. I'm not sure what I'll wear for Freshers' day yet.

a question for the girls mainly, unless boys want to contribute...

whats everyone planning on wearing when they turn up? i'm thinking about this only because i'm packing clothes at the moment, and can't decide. i'll have a pretty long car journey, so i'm thinking jeans, but it'll also be cold, so i dunno whether to go for strappy top and zip up jacket +coat (if needed), or something else. also...trainers or cute white pump things with a flower on them?


i sound like the member who gossips don't i...

Baz! Apostrophes for plurals! How could you!

I'm here now and it's not cold. I wore khakis, a t-shirt and just a zip-up tracksuit style top, which kept me warm enough. Just dress comfortably and you'll be fine - Cambridge only turns evil and bitterly cold after Christmas.

Yeah, but Steve - everyone you'll be meeting in college this week knows you already so it doesn't matter what you wear. For the Freshers this is hugely important

Yeah, but Steve - everyone you'll be meeting in college this week knows you already so it doesn't matter what you wear. For the Freshers this is hugely important as you want to look good on your first day (and I want to look ok when I meet my children, one of whom is an MIT exchange student ) so there's a difference - and hence why I haven't decided what to wear yet

Rosie - yeah, lots of JCRs will have hoodies in college colours so you can recognise them. Ours are black with yellow writing.

Actually, it's a little weird, because D staircase Cripps is full of medics waiting for PfP to begin. The rest of college is dead at the moment, except for all the tourists, who still stop you getting anywhere in good time because they simply have to take a picture of each other on every bridge and in every doorway.

I think Clare is going to be ok, there are lots of boaties back as well as all three of us medics, so I might make it through the first week without dying of boredom.

I knew you liked boatie chat really.

Depends on the boatie

If I'm nice they might teach me how to row a bit, so I can see if I like it before having to make a tit out of myself with all the freshers.

Depends on the boatie

If I'm nice they might teach me how to row a bit, so I can see if I like it before having to make a tit out of myself with all the freshers.

I've told how to row... Catch - Drive - Finish - Recover.

Yeah, they can teach you the "Cambridge technique". Hey Baz, do Oxford use the Cambridge technique? Or do they call it the Oxford technique?