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Why did you reject Oxford/Cambridge?

I know there are some people on here who rejected either uni after getting an offer, and i'm just interested as to what made you turn it down? :p:

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Reply 1

faber niger

This is a nice change from the norm; or at least it could be depending upon how it pans out...

EDIT: Very much OT, but please can someone help me -- are the words 'Tout comprendre c'est tout pardonner' in my signature green or dark grey? I have a mac and I wanted them to be dark grey, but I'm using a PC at the moment and it's turned green for some odd reason. I'm just wondering if the Windows world thinks I have absolutely no colour coordination? :p:

Reply 2

Vincente

My older cousin rejected Cambrudge on the basis of the extremely high workload and the location. She went to Edinburgh University instead.

Reply 3

SylverStrike

jismith1989

I'd say dark grey.

I know someone who rejected Oxford, and it was because of the pressure and workload, so she went to one of the London unis instead, though I can't remember exactly which one.

Reply 4

Higgy90

jismith1989

its grey to me :P

Reply 5

Kreuzuerk

My girlfriend rejected Cambridge because she preferred other places for medicine.

Reply 6

Good bloke

jismith1989

Green

Reply 7

Craghyrax

Its lime green on IE, probably grey on firefox.

And there have been several threads on this topic before - so use search. Also have you read through the 'negatives of Oxbridge' thread in the same forum?

Reply 8

Mithra

jismith1989

Green for me on IE.

Reply 9

faber niger

Higgy90

its grey to me :P

Good -- must just be this old PC I'm using. Thanks anyway.

EDIT: Looks like we have divided opinion. How odd... Maybe those who see it as grey are using Firefox?

Reply 10

Rebekka

I didn't get to the point of getting an offer, but I withdrew my application to Cambridge after two interviews on the basis that I received an offer from LSE which was my preference to study politics anyway. I still wonder whether I would have got an offer, but I don't regret my decision at all =)

Reply 11

Beccajh

jismith1989

It's bright green to me.

Reply 12

J35sica

jismith1989

Dark grey, but I'm on a mac too

Reply 13

Neil.A.H

Poor Illigan's head is going to 'asplode' if he ever stumbles upon this thread.

Reply 14

BrightGirl

Vincente

My older cousin rejected Cambrudge on the basis of the extremely high workload and the location. She went to Edinburgh University instead.

Ah I see, did she know about how high the workload was before she applied, or find out at the interviews?

Reply 15

FTC199

Vincente

My older cousin rejected Cambridge on the basis of the extremely high workload and the location. She went to Edinburgh University instead.

good for her (nothing like bias :biggrin:

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Reply 16

supergirl89

jismith1989

Good -- must just be this old PC I'm using. Thanks anyway.

EDIT: Looks like we have divided opinion. How odd... Maybe those who see it as grey are using Firefox?

I checked both as I'm extremely bored :smile:

Grey on firefox & green on IE :biggrin:

Reply 17

BrightGirl

Craghyrax

I did try and search, well scanned the first couple of pages and couldn't find anything...and I was just curious for actual relevant personal experiences, not just what's bad about oxbridge.