What&#x27;s St. Anne&#x27;s like?

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ElWilson

not many linguistics students are female

Interesting, I didn't know that! I wonder why that is?

Reply 3

Angelil

Hello all,
as you can see from my sig I'm going to apply to St Anne's, Oxford, to read MSt Linguistics for 2007. It wasn't one of the colleges I visited when I applied for my BA and so I don't really know what it's like there. My main reason for applying to St Anne's specifically is because they mention on their website that they like the AEA. What is the college like? Do they have a lot of applicants (i.e. is it one of the more competitive colleges?)?
Any other info would also be helpful.
Thankye :biggrin:

St Anne's definitely like Linguists (since for my matriculation year, there were 3 linguists matriculating as well). I have to admit that due to various reasons incl. the fact that it is modern and not very rich, the number of applicants might be lesser than the other colleges but perhaps for linguistics, it could be different. The college has around 400 odd undergrads and 150 odd postgrads. If you have any more questions, do ask.

Reply 4

The library's very good for linguistics. Which always helps.

Reply 5

anycon

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Only thing about St Anne's is distance from centre, which is often a pain. Going to theatre, cinema, shops, Bod must be so much easier for someone at, say, Jesus.

Reply 6

OP

I did think of that.
However, Exeter has a lot of hills and you have to walk everywhere, so it pays to be nearer to things, whereas Oxford is flat and you can cycle. Plus it's all so pretty it doesn't feel like a long walk (one of my friends lived at the far end of Banbury Rd for ages and I've stayed with him and walked into the centre from there a fair few times).

Reply 7

Bear in mind though, since it looks like you're applying for a graduate course, that you wouldn't get accommodation on the main college site anyway. St Anne's graduate accommodation is Robert Saunders House in Summertown, which is at least a thirty minute walk from town. Although there are regular buses down Banbury Road too.

Reply 8

If you are hoping to get accommodation at RSH, you'll have to get admission early. The problem is that RSH has some 105 odd rooms and the total no: of grads are between 150-170, so inevitably a few (such as yours truly) would find themselves without a roof over their heads.

Reply 9

OP

I did have a look online at RSH so I knew it was a bit of a trek, didn't realise that not all graduates would be able to squeeze in though!
So what do graduates do if they can't get accommodation at RSH?

Reply 10

Myself and a few other Stanners applied for University accommodation (which you'll have to do separately http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/accommodation/, the rent of which ranged from £230- £340 (the latter having en suite). Or else, if you write to the accommodation people, they will give you a list of private lettings. Alternatively, you could write to other colleges and ask if they have any spare rooms.

Reply 11

OP

Ahhh fair enough.
Doesn't sound any more stressful than my accommodation woes here...I think I'll live :smile:

Reply 12

You might want to look into St Anne's accommodation prices before you decide what to do. Undergraduate accommodation is currently at £1015 for an eight week term... I don't have a clue what they charge at RSH but it's unlikely to be cheap, because St Anne's is not particularly well off. We're basically paying extra for the fact that they just spent a phenomenal amount on the new building (although this might not affect graduates because it's undergraduate accommodation mainly) and also because, for a poor college, we have reasonably good facilities, such as the large library. So if you get into University accommodation that's cheaper AND closer to town, that might not be a bad thing...

Reply 13

For a poor college, St Anne's is investing a lot on the students and getting great results. And obviously, newer colleges would be poorer.
One argument for living in RSH is that you would make quite a many Stanner friends, others on your course, definitely there would be company for bops/dinners/clubs etc etc. If you live out or in University accommodation, you might gain friends from other colleges & there is a slight possibility that it could be farther than RSH.

Reply 14

samlangfield

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eleri

on the new building ...

Where do freshers tend to be put?

Reply 15

Nutter

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And why exactly would new colleges "obviously" be poorer? Could someone explain further?

Reply 16

samlangfield

Where do freshers tend to be put?

Not in the new building I'm afraid - those rooms are pretty nice, with ensuite. Freshers tend to be in Gatehouse (the ugly building by the lodge), a Bevington road building or 39/41 Banbury road (i.e. quite old buildings, rooms all individual and varying in quality and size) or Wolfson and Rayne (the big grey cement blocks). What the new building does mean is that from your second year onwards you should hopefully be able to get a nice ensuite room on-site, or at least one in Wolfson or Rayne, whereas second years a couple of years back were mostly either in off-site buildings owned by college or private accommodation.

If you go look on the college JCR website there's a room database which'll give you descriptions of rooms and some photos, although it's out of date so the new building isn't on there, and some buildings which aren't used anymore are.

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anycon

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The way it happened this year (for next year's second-years) is that the ppl who were really high up on the ballot got in the brandspankingnew Ruth Deech building, but the ppl who were middling chose Wolfson & Rayne to be with their friends, which meant all the loners went in Claire Palley.

Reply 18

sanjay`

And why exactly would new colleges "obviously" be poorer? Could someone explain further?

The older colleges have been existing for more than 4 centuries and have been built on the benefactions of various donors (which during those times must have been a very sizeable fortune). St Johns, ChCh etc have plenty of land & buildings scattered in and around Oxford which they have leased out, and it is a source of revenue. Moreover, they have a long list of alumni who are willing to help their old college financially. Even Pembroke has been slowly bailing itself out of their financial troubles.
In the case of newer colleges, they are starting from scratch and the alumni list is gradually growing.... perhaps after 400 years, they might be richer colleges. That's my hypothesis anyway.

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anycon

The way it happened this year (for next year's second-years) is that the ppl who were really high up on the ballot got in the brandspankingnew Ruth Deech building, but the ppl who were middling chose Wolfson & Rayne to be with their friends, which meant all the loners went in Claire Palley.

And who are the loners who'll end up in Claire Palley?

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OP