The Christ's College Thread
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Re: Christ's collegePhysical Natsci. Is it possible to do physical natsci with a few biological modules?(Original post by sarahliz12345)
Don't go there yet but hopefully ask me in a few months!
I really liked it at the open day and when I went for interview. Bio or physical nat sci?
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Re: Christ's collegeYeah. You'll apply as either biological or physical but when you start the course you can choose whichever modules you want (provided you've done the right a-levels or whatever).(Original post by suneilr)
Physical Natsci. Is it possible to do physical natsci with a few biological modules? -
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Re: Christ's collegeI'm a NatSci at Christ's presently. I like the college, apart from when it can be a little authoritarian at times; people are friendly here, I've found, and I like the central location (and, as a NatSci, it's close to all the science faculties except Physics - well, Chemistry is 10-15mins walk, but that's not bad).
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Re: Christ's collegeOh, I just mean that the college can be quite keen on regulations, like having to get your computer checked out before connecting it to the network (can take several days), no TVs in rooms, when the JCR are allowed to put events on, and such. But that sounds worse than it is
We call tutorials 'supervisions' in Cambridge, and they are organised by your college. I've found nearly all of my supervisors to be nice and helpful, though - my only complaint about one was that he was badly-organised. They mostly go through the recent lectures and set work on them, giving feedback on the last week's work, and most of mine were 2 on 1. -
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Re: Christ's collegeWhat course are you doing at Cambridge?(Original post by Mithent)
Oh, I just mean that the college can be quite keen on regulations, like having to get your computer checked out before connecting it to the network (can take several days), no TVs in rooms, when the JCR are allowed to put events on, and such. But that sounds worse than it is
We call tutorials 'supervisions' in Cambridge, and they are organised by your college. I've found nearly all of my supervisors to be nice and helpful, though - my only complaint about one was that he was badly-organised. They mostly go through the recent lectures and set work on them, giving feedback on the last week's work, and most of mine were 2 on 1. -
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Re: Christ's college(Original post by Mithent)
Oh, I just mean that the college can be quite keen on regulations, like having to get your computer checked out before connecting it to the network (can take several days), no TVs in rooms, when the JCR are allowed to put events on, and such. But that sounds worse than it is
Really?! That is quite authoritarian! Are there TVs in college? Do people not watch any at all?
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Re: Christ's collegethere's a tv with freeview in the tv room, which mostly gets used for big events like sports matches etc, and things like neighbours at lunchtime. in truth, you won't have time to watch much tv at all. most people I know at other colleges who have tv's don't really watch them that often anyway. When people do watch tv they tend to watch things on dvd etc as most people's computers have dvd drives.(Original post by Rich_b)
Really?! That is quite authoritarian! Are there TVs in college? Do people not watch any at all?
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Re: Christ's collegeI suppose yeh - as long as neighbours is available lol!! A lot of tv shows are going online now anyway - I can always watch Paxman on Newsnight online, and that means you don't have to be free at the set times as well. What are other college's policies? Are Christ's different in this rule?
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Re: Christ's collegeWhen I went on open day, they said all first years live in the typewriter building except a handful (depending on numbers) who might end up in a house nearby. The girl showing us round said that the typewriter was actually pretty popular as it was very sociable. Hope so!
What exactly is it authoritarian about? The tutorials are done by the college? What are they like?
