Oxford 2011 Freshers Chat Thread

Congratz all. Though has anyone else not received anything since meeting their offer?

Do you have to sign up to WebLearn?
I received a letter today, which was nice, but nothing else!

If anyone going to Christ Church/doing geog wants to say hi just PM me (the facebook page has yet to actually let me join)

So Merton give us gown/cap/tie order forms for three different companies, which on inspection of their websites all use the same photo and have the same price. What, pray tell, is the point in trading under three different names? If anyone can find a self-tie white bow tie for under £10.50 please let me know.

St Catz gave us the websites for 2 of them. The only difference that I can see is that one (Shepherd and Woodward) can spell separate and one (The Varsity Shop) can't

Nice catch.

Those aren't self-tie, but it seems you edited that out.

Yeah I then realised that self-tie means, well, self-tie.
Don't judge me, I sustained a head injury yesterday

No worries, you girls get it lucky with your 'ribbon' that's basically a piece of string. You might want to go easy on the head injuries now that your brain's got something to look forward to.

You make a very good point, it said somewhere that we can also wear a soft cap rather than a mortarboard (I can't see any way to order that instead though)
Yeah I did find it a tad ironic that rather than rewarding myself for doing well I poisoned my liver and bashed my brain about

You make a very good point, it said somewhere that we can also wear a soft cap rather than a mortarboard (I can't see any way to order that instead though)
Yeah I did find it a tad ironic that rather than rewarding myself for doing well I poisoned my liver and bashed my brain about

Physics, you?

Engineering so similar enough - i think we met at the interviews actually. Really excited and can't wait to meet everyone ^^

Ah right, I should hopefully recognise you in October then! Yeah can't wait either, I really want a freshers pack

Highly doubtful considering my own friends don't recognise me half the time due to some drastic image changes on a supposedly fortnightly basis.

There some freshers info on the hertford website here but I'm guessing we will get a pack as well - any idea when? Other colleges seem to have had info with their acceptance letters ):

Yes!

Hahaha! Like dying your hair or something?

I don't actually know, in the confirmation letter I got today it just says we will hear from them shortly. I get the feeling we'll get a freshers pack in the next week then