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	Emmanuel College
	Established:	1584
	University:	University of Cambridge
	Address:	St. Andrew's Street
	Telephone:	01223 334200
	Website:	www.emma.cam.ac.uk
	Student Union/JCR website:	Emmanuel College Students' Union
	Admittance:	155 undergraduates per year

Contents 1 Location 2 Accommodation 3 Social Spaces 4 Library and Computing 5 Welfare 6 Atmosphere 7 Facilities 8 Student-eye view

Location

Emmanuel College is situated on St. Andrew's Street, just outside the main town centre; near to Downing, Peterhouse, Sidney Sussex, Pembroke and Christ's colleges. It enjoys being near enough to the main shops, restaurants and bars, without all the tourists who frequent the Backs' colleges.

Accommodation

South Court rooms are exclusively grades 3&4 - all the 3s are identical as are the 4s. This is the 60s building which also houses the bar.

North Court rooms range from grades 1 to 6 (although very few 5s and 6s will be available for first years) and are more variable. You go through an underpass from the main site to get there. Rooms facing inwards over the court are lovely, those facing outwards look over a building site or the bus station and can be noisy as a result. Inward facing automatically means a higher grade so grades 1&2 are almost exclusively outwards facing. Some nice grade 4s facing inwards and one immense grade 3 that is obviously a mistake as it is huge.

I chose North Court as I hated the fluorescent lights in south court but South Court has nicer showers and toilets.

South Court you know what you're getting, North Court you don't (although they do try to give you the grade you request but if it is 5-6 then it is unlikely and you normally end up with a 4). If you want a grade 4 it might be an idea to apply for a 5-6, that's what my girlfriend did even though she knew there were no 5-6s in South Court. Equally, I did that and got a grade 4 in North Court. Applying for grade 3-4 is more likely to land you with a 3, particularly in North Court.

Social Spaces

The college has a very popular bar situated in South Court, which holds frequent themed nights. In summer, the paddock is used as a social place as students are free to laze around on the grass.

Library and Computing

Emmanuel has a large library, which is adjacent to the paddock. It also has an on-site computer room for students.

Welfare

The college, like many others at Cambridge, operates a college parents scheme, whose help can be very beneficial to freshers trying to find their feet in their first term or so.

Atmosphere

The college's atmosphere is often described as very friendly. Students from other colleges often comment on Emmanuel students' approachability and their being down-to-earth. Emmanuel also has a repuation for being a very academic college, which can be shown by its consistent top perfomrances in the Tompkin's Table. Hard-working and friendly!

Facilities

In the summer, tennis courts are set up on the Paddock for students to use. The outdoor pool through the Fellows' Garden is open a few weeks each year in summer. The college is the only one that offers a free laundry service to students, though of course keen students can do their own laundry if they do so wish!

Student-eye view