Why rather Oxford than St John&#x27;s?

:eviltongu

Would rather be at John's in my stupendously big set!

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Would rather be at Oxford than have to sleep in a room where bf's random strange roommate wanders through at various inopportune moments :p:

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Helenia

Would rather be at Oxford than have to sleep in a room where bf's random strange roommate wanders through at various inopportune moments :p:

Lol, I think even I'd rather be at Oxford than that!!! Luckily I don't have a roommate so I think I'll stay at John's!

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MadNatSci

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tiggerishon

:eviltongu

Would rather be at John's in my stupendously big set!

I love John's really! :wink:

(Well, maybe 'love' is too strong a word...)

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Steveee

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Interesting question: What about St John's, Oxford?

Rather be at salford than John's Oxon

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tiggerishon

Lol, I think even I'd rather be at Oxford than that!!! Luckily I don't have a roommate so I think I'll stay at John's!

Didn't you have to share last year?

He's getting quite well-trained now, though I feel a little mean for effectively causing him to play gooseberry in his own room a lot of the time.

Anyway - John's is a decent place really, just their sports teams are a bit up their own arses (from my experience) and they like to be big and loud and red.

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Narsha

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so what is wrong with St John's?

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See above. They have a reputation for being quite public-schoolboy-rahish but that's not really true. I do think their sports teams can get a bit that way (and the boat club!) but in general it's just something to take the piss out of.

My boyfriend is at John's, and as you can see from my post above, I don't appreciate the fact that 2nd years have to share sets (two rooms + bathroom - the bathroom is off his room so the other guy has to come through to use it).

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Ronove

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lovingbuzz

so what is wrong with St John's?

From what I saw of it on the open day, unfriendly porter (in comparison to Trinity) and some odd-looking/ugly designs on buildings hidden somewhere at the back (nowhere near as nice as Trinity).
That's about it really... but what's really wrong with St John's? Well... as a Trinity applicant I'd have to say... everything. Especially the fact that it's not Trinity. :p:

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Helenia

See above. They have a reputation for being quite public-schoolboy-rahish but that's not really true. I do think their sports teams can get a bit that way (and the boat club!) but in general it's just something to take the piss out of.

My boyfriend is at John's, and as you can see from my post above, I don't appreciate the fact that 2nd years have to share sets (two rooms + bathroom - the bathroom is off his room so the other guy has to come through to use it).

Yep I did share last year, but me and my friend were right at the bottom of the ballot and so ended up (and might have chosen anyway?) in North Court, where you don't have to walk through each others rooms to get anywhere. Which suited us both as we both have boyfriends...

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Narsha

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Ronove

From what I saw of it on the open day, unfriendly porter (in comparison to Trinity) and some odd-looking/ugly designs on buildings hidden somewhere at the back (nowhere near as nice as Trinity).
That's about it really... but what's really wrong with St John's? Well... as a Trinity applicant I'd have to say... everything. Especially the fact that it's not Trinity. :p:

but New Court seems pretty by the pics.

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Ronove

From what I saw of it on the open day, unfriendly porter (in comparison to Trinity) and some odd-looking/ugly designs on buildings hidden somewhere at the back (nowhere near as nice as Trinity).
That's about it really... but what's really wrong with St John's? Well... as a Trinity applicant I'd have to say... everything. Especially the fact that it's not Trinity. :p:

Hehe....I think you're referring to Cripps. It's a lot better on the inside, but yep, really ugly on the outside!

Reply 14

lovingbuzz

but New Court seems pretty by the pics.

New Court IS pretty on the outside but almost all the rooms there are shared, with all the aforementioned inconveniences that brings. Some of the 3rd year rooms on the other side of the river are amazing though.

And Cripps is hideous, but loads of colleges have minging bits (Trinity's Wolfson Court - I think - is not the most attractive!). The rooms themselves aren't that bad, though the bathrooms and kitchens leave something to be desired. And there is always the problem of Cripps TV...

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