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Join The Student Room TodayBe part of the UK's largest and fastest growing student community. It's free to join and a lot of fun - Get inspired, express your ideas, interact and share Pembroke College, CambridgeFrom The Student RoomTSR Wiki > University > Choosing a University > University Guides > Cambridge > Pembroke College, Cambridge
LocationTrumpington Street, Cambridge. It is across the street from Peterhouse and almost as close as you can get to the centre of Cambridge.
Student Statistics
Source: The Reporter Special Issue: Student Numbers 07-08 Pembroke application statistics See College applications and admissions statistics Pembroke applications statistics per subject See Applications statistics 54% of Pembroke acceptances in 2007 and 56% in 2006 were from state school students (source). AccommodationAccommodation is all pretty good. there's a good variety depending on what you want. You can have all 3 years in College provided you don't mind where you are, but most people choose to live with their friends in the College-owned houses instead. Most of them aren't far. There's always loads of students about, so there's nothing to worry about. First Years All first years live in college.
The other rooms are all fairly similar, but in different parts of college.
In all of the above buildings, the toilets and showers are all in the basement, which some people find a bit of a pain. Similarly the kitchens are small and a bit rubbish. But you do get a nice old room, often with a big fireplace - so it depends very much on what you want. Some people prefer living in the historic old buildings to the modernity of Foundress Court. Second and Third Years Some 2nd and 3rd years continue to live in college, but most live in one of the college-owned houses. All rooms in Pembroke accommodation are single rooms - you do not have to share. If you have a reason to stay in College over vacations which is supported by your Dos and Tutor then you may be allowed to stay, although it is likely you will have to change rooms (especially at Christmas if you are living in College). In College gyp rooms you get a microwave and a hob. MealsTrough: The canteen is affectionately called 'trough'. The quality is generally ok, but very samey. Most people go every night but you can cook for yourself if you like instead. Pembroke is a bit pricey, but you're probably looking at somewhere round £3.50 for a full meal on top of Kitchen Fixed Charge. You can buy stuff for lunch and breakfast at Sainsburys and make these for yourself in your gyp or kitchen. The food is expensive. Personally I very rarely eat there because its cheaper for me to pay the KFC (Kitchen Fixed Charge) and then self cater. The only difference with weekends is that instead of putting on 3 meals a day they put on two, brunch and dinner. Pembroke brunch is amazing, and definitely worth going to. Formal Hall: Formal hall is quite relaxed, just shirt and trousers is fine, you'll be wearing your gown over the top anyway so its not always easy to see. Social Spaces
Library and Computing
Wireless hotspots Pretty much everywhere in college. The JP, bar and library all have good connection, but you can use it pretty much anywhere. Room Internet Connection: (written summer 2009) At Pembroke if you go over 500MB in 12 hour period or 1GB in a 24 hour period your bandwidth is automatically throttled until your are under the limit for the last 12/24 hour period. So it is done on a rolling basis. The throttling for going over a gig is quite considerable and for me at least rules out anything apart from browsing which is a real pain. I think the college only take any other action for large amounts of torrenting and that will only be a warning initially. All traffic whatsoever is counted. You can register two devices, but you won't get double the bandwidth, they will both be under your name and both will count towards your daily allowance. I think they're increasing it to 2GB for next year though. P2P is completely banned at Pembroke (and probably most other Colleges). Academic PerformancePembroke's ranking in the Tompkins Table (which ranks colleges by their Tripos exam results): 10th (2008), 7th (2007), 4th (2006), 6th (2005), 6th (2004), 3rd (2003), 1st (2002), 7th (2001), 6th (2000). AtmosphereMay Balls are Black tie. Most people do go to the ball, many people already seem to own black tie, but many people hire so don't worry. Facilities
The music facilities are pretty good, we have i think maybe 2 practice rooms. They seem to be generally available so it wouldn't be a problem getting hold of them. SocietiesWe have our own music society which puts on very regular recitals and we have two choirs, the formal chapel one and a more informal one for people who just want to go and sing and have fun. College MagazineThe Pembroke college magazine (written and produced by Pembroke students) is called Pembroke Street and is published twice a term. Past issues are downloadable here. There is also The Pem, Pembroke's poetry magazine. Student-eye viewLook up Pembroke in the CUSU Alternative Prospectus and read the Pembroke Alternative Prospectus. Other Links
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