The Official Cambridge Offer Holders Thread 2017 Entry

And hopefully Cambridge women won't nearly sink this year 😂😂


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Oh I remember that I watched it last year

It made me kind of want to get onto the team but I'm so unfit it's ridiculous


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Anyone know what Cambridge is like for amateur astronomy? It's been a passion of mine since *shock horror* before I was ever interested in History and I'd like to get back into it. Although I live in the countryside, there is a lot of light pollution. I have a really good huge (both in size and expense) telescope in the attic, but I've been thinking of investing in a smaller one that I can take around with me. Or at least to uni there's an actual club at Durham (my insurance) but I guess I'd just like another excuse for a telescope. Ssshh.

As with everything at Cambridge... there's a society for that
http://www.srcf.ucam.org/astronomy/

It made me kind of want to get onto the team but I'm so unfit it's ridiculous

I'd love to do rowing too to be honest, but yeah I have not the best health myself.

A couple of 6am outings in February will quell that enthusiasm, I can assure you

When I went to one of my three visits (don't remember which one) I got talking to someone who wanted to row but gave up because they weren't a morning person

I just remember cycling over midsummer common thinking 'what the hell am I doing - it's 5.45am...' And it's freezing fog.

Good times

A couple of 6am outings in February will quell that enthusiasm, I can assure you

I just remember cycling over midsummer common thinking 'what the hell am I doing - it's 5.45am...' And it's freezing fog.

Good times

It made me kind of want to get onto the team but I'm so unfit it's ridiculous


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Wimp......

You should be grateful for global warming.
A member of my family who was a rower in 70's said the first thing you had to do in outings during winter months was breaking the ice on the Cam with your oar handle........

They're not like a regular club with permanent members.
They audition for new crews in summer every year to row for CUBC/CUWBC in a new academic year. All the rowers who are good enough to be accepted have previous rowing experience at quite high level.
And having been a CUBC/CUWBC rower in a previous year doesn't guarantee you'll be in again next year. It's a fresh audition for everyone.

And it's only just before and after the boat race people care about CUBC/CUWBC rowing.
Other times it's all about college rowing (esp. Bumps) which is one of the most popular sports at Cambridge (along with rugby and football) with the largest number of participants. Most of them started as a completely novice rower. So if you're interested in starting rowing, that's the way to go.

Not so much 'catching a crab' as 'catching pneumonia'.

Did you do dev squad then?

Here's someone who strongly disagrees with you.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rowing/39443593




Me? Must be joking.
I was very happy with my voluntary position as my daughter's club's private photographer on the towpath!

A couple of 6am outings in February will quell that enthusiasm, I can assure you

I had to wonder why that was a problem for a moment...and then I realised most people don't wake up at 6am like me

I know! I remember at the time that 6am was entirely ungodly (actually, I suspect 7am was slightly early), but I've had to get up at 5.15am now for many years, and 6am would be positively leisurely. Funny how things change.

Despite the early outings, I'm glad I did row - I've got some very good memories of it, primarily surrounding Boat Club dinner but even 5pm ergs don't seem too bad looking bad (if I don't think too hard about them)

They're not like a regular club with permanent members.
They audition for new crews in summer every year to row for CUBC/CUWBC in a new academic year. All the rowers who are good enough to be accepted have previous rowing experience at quite high level.
And having been a CUBC/CUWBC rower in a previous year doesn't guarantee you'll be in again next year. It's a fresh audition for everyone.

And it's only just before and after the boat race people care about CUBC/CUWBC rowing.
Other times it's all about college rowing (esp. Bumps) which is one of the most popular sports at Cambridge (along with rugby and football) with the largest number of participants. Most of them started as a completely novice rower. So if you're interested in starting rowing, that's the way to go.