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Source: The Reporter Special Issue: Student Numbers 07-08 Corpus Christi Application Statistics See College applications and admissions statistics Corpus Christi Application Statistics per subject See Appplication Statistics 61% of Corpus Christi acceptances in 2007 and 54% in 2006 were from applicants with a state school background (source). LocationCorpus Christi is situated right in the centre of Cambridge on one of the most famous roads, just along from St Catharine's, King's and Gonville & Caius colleges. This is an ideal location, not far from any of the faculties and near the shops too. Accommodation outside college remains within reasonable distance of college.
AccommodationIn college: Old Court Built in the 1300s, Old Court has lovely rooms with lots of character, and is very popular despite the high rents (they're usually large and there are a number of sets) and lack of bathroom facilities (no bathrooms in the same staircase, although new (2008) bathroom facilities were recently built together with the Library Court development). New Court Built in the 1800s. Has generally nice rooms which tend to have pretty high ceilings, but some can be quite small and some don't have sinks. Stable Yard/Library Court - Rooms in S staircase can be quite nice. Has a couple of small rooms, two shared sets (living room with 2 bedrooms), and 3 single sets. - R staircase is unique as it's actually part of Old Court, but is accessed via Library Court and actually has its own bathroom. - Y staircase was off the ballot for a couple of years (during the Library Court development). Has one of the few functioning kitchens in college, and thus its kitchen is used by many non-Y residents. Most of the Y rooms are en-suite and these are the only en-suite rooms within college.
Bene't Street Just to the north of college (across Benet Street, above the Eagle pub). Rooms vary very greatly from very small to absolutely massive, from low ceiling-ed attic rooms to rooms with very very high ceilings. Bathroom/kitchen facilities aren't fantastic but they're okay. Bene't Street can also be a little bit of a maze to get around so it can be tricky finding a room for the first time (not a problem subsequently though). Beldam Just behind Benet. Very modern (1990s), all en-suite, and has a bit of a hotel feeling to it. Amazing kitchens shared between just 3-4 people. Also just above cycle parking, making it very convenient if you cycle a lot. Botolph Just to the south of college (only St Botolph's church and Botolph lane separate this from college). A couple of en-suites. And there's apparently only one shower (but a few baths) in the whole of Botolph Court. Newnham About a 7 minute walk from college, next to Newnham college. Where a lot of second years (and some third/fourth years who like it too much) live. Has amazing kitchens, and good shower facilities. Also has a nice lawn with grass you can walk on (yay!). Is also close to the Sidgwick site, which is good if your faculty (e.g. Law) is there. T street About a 7 minute walk from college, near the intersection of Trumpington Street and Lensfield Road. Like Newnham, it's also where a lot of second years and some fourth years live, with amazing kitchens and good shower facilities. Is good for Engineers and Chemists (right opposite the Engineering department and pretty close to the Chemistry department).
'Other Accommodation -related info:' Our college used to be rich, and still owns lots of stuff that costs a lot but has no actually money ;) Our rents are 7% below average this year after a 9% rise (I known these random figures because our JCR president spent the whole of his last term going on about it). We were way cheaper than that before but they're planning for another 9% rise to get us onto the average. The rooms are all fine, with basically all freshers in benet and botolph which are on opposite sides of the college with a few finding there way into college etc. And our college is the only college to have a full time fire safety officer, which means that you get a really boring talk at the beginning of term and then random men turning up at random points to check your fire alarms/detectors are working. Its fun...
Varies very greatly. College removed the hobs in a lot of kitchens in college and Benet Street (health and safety) a couple of years ago... They did replace the hobs with fancy oven/microwave combos though, which is amazing if you like baking or if you're okay with very precise microwaving. So within college most of the kitchens have no hobs but do have the oven/microwave combos. As far as I know, X and Y staircases are the only staircases in college with hobs. Outside of college, Benet has no hobs but has the oven/microwave combos, Beldam has lots and lots of hobs (4 hobs/kitchen and each kitchen shared by only 3-4 people) and microwave but no oven (so not so good if you like baking), (not quite sure about Botolph), and Newnham and T street gyp rooms are likely to have everything you ever wanted (hobs, microwave, oven, freezer...) Social SpacesThere's a JCR room with a pool table, video games, pin ball and daily newspapers and magazines. There's also a TV room with the large-screen television and video. Library and ComputingA new library - the Taylor library - was opened in 2008 following the Library Court project. The library is situated over three floors and has many spacious study spaces (with power points and internet connection points). It's also rather well stocked (and it's not usually a problem asking for more books if you need them). Room internet connections
Academic PerformanceCorpus Christi's ranking in the Tompkins Table (which ranks 29 colleges by their Tripos exam results): 9th (2008), 8th (2007), 8th (2006), 16th (2005), 10th (2004), 7th (2003), 18th (2002), 20th (2001), 10th (2000). AtmosphereCorpus is Cambridge's second smallest college in terms of undergraduate numbers. As a result, it has a very close-knit community. This can be a huge benefit in that you can make lots of close friends across different years and disciplines, but can also be annoying as gossip about you can get round the entire college in not a long time at all! Facilities
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Student-eye viewLook up Corpus Christi in the CUSU Alternative Prospectus Links
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