Oxford 2011 Freshers Chat Thread

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St Edmund Hall is the only Hall named after a male that's a college.

That's right, I went there.
Sky in the JCR too, and when you get thirsty? Well, there's a medieval well right in the quad.

You know it makes sense :colonhash:

Reply 541

C.man

u lot are all ****ers shut up man

Reply 542

RupertTheBear

Original post by shinobi93

I applied to Hertford because when I used their CD prospectus, it congratulated me for having a Mac.

Good College Choice! (Poor Computer Choice)

Reply 543

gasmask

Original post by RupertTheBear

Good College Choice! (Poor Computer Choice)

Nah, other way round.

Reply 544

Lumi Nous

Original post by RupertTheBear

I applied to Hertford because it had a bridge.

I applied to Hertford because it has a college cat and the porter was nice to me.

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thurin

Original post by Lumi Nous

I applied to Hertford because it has a college cat and the porter was nice to me.

A college cat?! Boy, did I make the wrong choice :s-smilie:

Reply 546

PaddyD15

Original post by shoshin

True, though this could backfire because you will be 'playing them on their home turf' :smile:

This is true but regardless of if it's "their turf" or an abstract field they are still likely to know so much more than you about it.

Reading up on tutors is definitely a very good thing to do, almost all of my interviews were based on tutor specialities

Reply 547

shoshin

Original post by PaddyD15

...regardless of if it's "their turf" or an abstract field they are still likely to know so much more than you about it.

True

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 548

mcgovernjon

Original post by Yrodrigues

It could be. But in practice it is the thread of the offer holders and the apostrophe is making me fidget.

Then you'll love these:

http://www.oxbridgeediting.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/apostrophe-1.jpg

http://www.oxbridgeediting.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Picture-20-500x303.png

http://www.oxbridgeediting.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/apostrophe2.jpg

Reply 549

rev_pain

My track just updated again...but nothing changed. The 'unconditional' turned red and became a link but it was the same decision letter...

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soutioirsim

Original post by JAR12

A college cat?! Boy, did I make the wrong choice :s-smilie:

Two cats

Reply 551

thurin

Original post by soutioirsim

Two cats

Noooooooooooooo!
I WILL BE VISITING/STAYING.

Reply 552

freezombie

Original post by Lumi Nous

I applied to Hertford because it has a college cat and the porter was nice to me.

Did you really? Interesting.

I mean, Mansfield College has a cat, and a nice porter, but I didn't know that when I applied.

Reply 553

miaow2010

Original post by Norbertnorbert

My offers from New (which said February on the letter) and it came through Track at half 5 today, so I imagine yours will come any time :smile:

Yeah mine's come through now too!! This teaches me a valuable lesson - if I complain about something not having happened on TSR then it will happen the next day... :wink:

Reply 554

Lumi Nous

Original post by soutioirsim

Two cats

Yeah but only the Simpkins one is acknowledged... the other one seems to be some kind of rogue one!

Reply 555

Lumi Nous

Original post by freezombie

Did you really? Interesting.

I mean, Mansfield College has a cat, and a nice porter, but I didn't know that when I applied.

Yeah, I had a day in Oxford and had to narrow down the colleges based on fleeting glimpses. Hertford seemed friendly. Sadly I did not get to see Mansfield!

Reply 556

soutioirsim

Original post by Lumi Nous

Yeah but only the Simpkins one is acknowledged... the other one seems to be some kind of rogue one!

Really? I thought they both "belonged" to the college :p:

Reply 557

thurin

Original post by Lumi Nous

Yeah, I had a day in Oxford and had to narrow down the colleges based on fleeting glimpses. Hertford seemed friendly. Sadly I did not get to see Mansfield!

I really liked Mansfield - the only thing which deterred me from applying was its small size!

Reply 558

Mann18

Original post by rev_pain

My track just updated again...but nothing changed. The 'unconditional' turned red and became a link but it was the same decision letter...

Same thing happened to me.
I called UCAS.

I assume you were an Open Applicant too? (Or were reallocated?)

It's just the campus code changing.

Reply 559

rev_pain

Original post by Mann18

Same thing happened to me.
I called UCAS.

I assume you were an Open Applicant too? (Or were reallocated?)

It's just the campus code changing.

Hmm, I was both an open applicant and reallocated but i'm pretty sure it had the right code the first time it updated because I remember checking to see if it was the code for my college ( St Hilda's) and it was.

Shouldn't be a problem, I'll just ring the college tomorrow to check but I'm going to be terrified that I haven't really got an offer in until the day I start :s-smilie:

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