The Big 'Which College?' Thread
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Which college for me?Hey!
I'm in my last year at school in Scotland, and am considering applying for Cambridge to do Maths (Maths with Physics in 1st year). I do a lot of running, love music and socialising.
I really don't have a clue about the whole college deal...
Not sure about doing an open application as I would prefer going to a mixed college and don't really want to risk going to an all-female one.
Which are, in your opinions, the best?
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Which college for me?Hey.
I'd advise firstly reading what it says about the colleges on the cambridge website and in the cambridge alternative prospectus. Plus read what the various university guides have to say. But more importantly come to an open day. I appreciate you're in Scotland but it's really SO advantageous to do so. You don't get a real feel for the colleges until you actually visit them. From the prospectus i liked the sound of Emma, Clare and St Johns, but when I came to the open days I found that I preferred King's (where i eventually got my offer from) and Newnham. I really wasn't into the idea of going to an all-female college and only visited Newnham because it was convenient time-wise but then I was so impressed. You often just get a gut feeling about how you feel about a place and you can only experience that if you come in person. Plus you get a chance to meet the Directors of studies - i figured that if i was going to spend 3 years having supervisions with these ppl i might as well get an idea of what they were like and apply to a college where i felt i might get on with them.
Good luck!
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Re: Which college for me?You just need to come and have a look really, as beep says, get a feel for the place and where you think you'd be happy. Other than that, go through the prospectus and make a shortlist based one what size of college you'd want to be in, where it is located, and how you think it sounds based on that. Draw up a list, and I'm sure if you've any more questions there are people on this board from almost every college that can answer them.
However, to answer your question Catz is comfortably the best. -
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Re: Which ... college?That just put me right OFF Trinity... (the first... the second I actually agree with, although not the way he talks about it. It's not like academia is THE only worthwile thing in life and anyone who's not suited to or not interested in it (edit: as a career.. of course you should be interested for your study
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On the other hand Pembroke and Clare sound really nice. Anyone have any special feelings about Fitzwilliam, Robinson, Caius?
Which college would you recommend for its music scene? Classical and/or Jazz?Last edited by llys; 26-07-2008 at 10:22. -
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Re: The Big 'Which College?' ThreadClare is renowned for its music, and it is very good from what I've heard. But at the end of the day, if you're any good at the activities you want to do, you are more likely to join a uni-wide team/society as it has the best people from all the colleges. Colleges *on the whole* tend to be a bit more relaxed about it all.
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Re: The Big 'Which College?' Thread"The following Colleges prefer applicants to have three science/mathematics subjects at A level: Christ’s, Jesus, Magdalene, Newnham, St John’s, and Trinity. In the case of Magdalene, this must also include A level Mathematics."
Is what the website says..
Not sure if that actually answers your question but best I could find.. -
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Re: Which Cambridge college for undergrad law?Corpus has apparently come top of Tripos (or thereabouts) for the last few years. They have very good law fellows, including David Ibbetson.
Downing is meant to be quite good, but they take a lot of lawyers. Good fellows though: Virgo and Feldman.
I've also heard good things about Tit Hall. -
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Re: Which Cambridge college for undergrad law?I've heard Churchill does quite well in Law, with high grade requirements.
However, the College you go to doesn't especially matter too much. Teaching is largely by the faculty rather than the College in almost all cases, though often supervisions will be arranged within your College whenever this is possible, or so my Director of Studies tells me. -
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Re: Which Cambridge college for undergrad law?do you mean they take a lot of people who want to be lawyers and is that a bad thing(Original post by Phil.Murray)
Corpus has apparently come top of Tripos (or thereabouts) for the last few years. They have very good law fellows, including David Ibbetson.
Downing is meant to be quite good, but they take a lot of lawyers. Good fellows though: Virgo and Feldman.
I've also heard good things about Tit Hall.
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