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Homerton College, opinions?

So, I've just found out that my open applciation was allocated to Homerton College. What do you think about it? Is it really focused in education and sports?

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Reply 1

spurs123

Rudess

So, I've just found out that my open applciation was allocated to Homerton College. What do you think about it? Is it really focused in education and sports?

YEs...it isn't that nice.....wot subject u apply for?

Reply 2

Rudess

Yikes, I expected a more positive answer.

I applied for Computer Science.

Reply 3

MadNatSci

Homerton is a bit of a long way out (down Addies way) but its buildings are very pretty :smile:

and it's building up a rep; it only recently became fully affiliated to the university (before, it was a specialist teacher-training college) so some people may be a bit rude about it - some people are like that - but the people I know there seem very happy and successful :smile:

Reply 4

RobbieC

It sounds like Homer, who is amazing. So on that firm scientific grounding, I declare it a great college.

Reply 5

Tyler Durden

RobbieC

It sounds like Homer, who is amazing. So on that firm scientific grounding, I declare it a great college.

Poet or father of Bart?

Reply 6

Golden_Touch

englishstudent

Poet or father of Bart?

Why not both? :biggrin:

Reply 7

RobbieC

Golden_Touch

Why not both? :biggrin:

Yeah. I could try and pretend I was clever and actually knew about the philosopher guy who wrote Odyssey, but ill just admit that I meant Homer Simpson...

*Shrivels in corner and dies*

Reply 8

acidbubble

i am there!!! my open application was also allocated to Homerton College last year.

What do you think about it? Is it really focused in education and sports?

I think it's a great college, lots of things to do, including sport. it is quite far out so a bike would be good. About half the people here are studying education w/chosen subject.

Reply 9

Golden_Touch

RobbieC

Yeah. I could try and pretend I was clever and actually knew about the philosopher guy who wrote Odyssey, but ill just admit that I meant Homer Simpson...

*Shrivels in corner and dies*

Yeah well I knew you did :tongue:

I don't know much about the other Homer either. In fact, I know nothing. Who cares about him? Let's have more Homer Simpson!

Reply 10

Werther

Golden_Touch

Who cares about him?

People interested in culture?

Reply 11

Golden_Touch

Werther

People interested in culture?

Well...yes. But don't burst my bubble.

You can always been interested in culture and still not really care much about Homer.

Reply 12

naelse

RobbieC

the philosopher guy who wrote Odyssey

i could make it worse by saying that we don't know for sure if he actually existed, but he wasn't a philosopher and he didn't write.

Reply 13

visesh

Werther

People interested in culture?

Are you suggesting that the other Homer is not considered to be of cultural value? :eek:

Reply 14

Werther

visesh

Are you suggesting that the other Homer is not considered to be of cultural value? :eek:

Not at all! Though I think the ancient blind chap is a bit more valuable.

Reply 15

inactive__user

although it is argued that though we think of there being the homer (the greek one no american one) some scholars believe some of his works may have been by another person, also called homer...you can see where the confusion arises..

Reply 16

Werther

Never mind Homer. What about 'ton'?!

Reply 17

musicbloke

Werther

Never mind Homer. What about 'ton'?!

how old fashioned of you we use "tonnes" these days.

MB

Reply 18

visesh

musicboy

how old fashioned of you we use "tonnes" these days.

MB

All the more reason to think of Homer Simpson- he's is a fat mofo.

Reply 19

Bro

Rudess

So, I've just found out that my open applciation was allocated to Homerton College. What do you think about it? Is it really focused in education and sports?

I know quite a few (at least 4 people) who got high Firsts for their subjects (NOT EDUCATION) this year at Homerton. One girl came Top 3 in the faculty (Natsci). So academically I don't think Homerton loses, as long as you want to do well, the college will provide you with everything you will need from free books to extra supervisions. You just have to write an email to your Director of Studies.

The atmosphere in Homerton is quite special. Tripos students tend to keep away from the education students and vice versa. We are very different types of people and the College knows this so even accomodation is arranged with this in mind.

I hope this helps. Afterall, it's the academic side of you that's more important, and in Cambridge it's a lot to do with self-learning and self-education.