Original post by Al_imperialFeel Like I should put this straight as I see it.
I go to Imperial, and it's definitely not antisocial. I think its very true that lots of the students are odd and antisocial, but the same will certainly be true for Cambridge. There are more than plenty very sociable people here, and really you won't know what everyone means when they say the social life is terrible. Imperial has more societies than any other uni in the UK, so its impossible not to find a group of like-minded people in my opinion.
Socially, I think cambridge is very similar, but because they essentially have the same workload as Imperial, but condensed into 3 fewer weeks, it means you will definitely find it tougher going, and more socially lacking than Imperial. I guess it goes without saying that you'll have the most fun at bath, but will regret not going to Imperial and definitely will regret not going to cambridge, at the end of the day you're right they're not ranked has highly.
London is expensive, don't underestimate. But Imperial is most famous for all it's engineering departments.
tl;dr, I go to Imperial, but had I got an offer from Cambridge, I have to admit I would have accepted it in a second, even though I personally love going here. Also, don't assume that they'll be a load of posh toffs at Cambridge. Yes there will be some, but largely people will be very humble and more like-minded than you think. I think the type of people who go to imperial and cambridge are not that disimilar.