The Big 'Recommend Me A College' Thread

That's ok Bembem, we don't want you on the hill anyway.

If you're too lazy to walk up a hill for five to ten minutes once or twice a day then I only have pity for you.

Nobody wants the hill though.

I dont know why you would voluntarily pick to live on the Hill other than you want self-catered.

I'm not saying I'd choose a college for that reason only, but it's certainly a discriminator, if I was stuck between two colleges

For someone who would like a more traditional looking, mid-sized college, on the hill or Bailey (cos applying for science and not very good at getting up in the morning ), would you say St Mary is the only choice or have I missed some others? Definitely don't fancy the 60's look, though I know it is totally arbitrary....

Thanks, going to the open day in September and was wondering which one I should try and visit, on top of Mary's, so yes, if you have any other suggestion, that would be great (staying overnight at University College, so we'll have seen that too )

Well my daughter comes from quite a small school (about 500 pupils from early years to year 13, so it really is more like a family where everyone knows everyone) so would probably not be comfortable in a huge college. She is also keen on being in a more traditional looking college (we live in France where 99% of unis are purpose built cement blocks, so she yearns for a more historical building, more traditions, etc) and she is not very good at getting up in the morning, so as she wants to do science, I guess it means on the hill or not too far away

Thanks!

Hi! Trying to decide between colleges - I want to study Natural Sciences (Biology and Anthropology in case anyone's interested) and I've basically narrowed down my college choices to St Mary's, St Johns, Hatfield & Grey. I kind of would prefer an older college but I know the hill colleges are nearer to the science site. Any advice?

While Hill colleges are nearer to the Science Site, from my experience of living on the Bailey, it's not an issue walking to the science site (10-15 min walk and it's quite sociable).

St Johns is a very small college. It is extremely intimate and if you like that kind of thing then it might be good for you.

Hatfield is also a Bailey college. It's bigger than John's and it is pretty nice. It looks a bit like a boarding school and is very well located.

Grey is a hill college. It is one of the biggest and closest to the science site.

Mary's was the last college to go mixed which means it still has a large proportion of girls. It's close to the science site too.

If I were to choose out of these, I would go for Hatfield. It's an old college with a good history. It has a large variety of clubs and societies and it has nice halls. It also has Formal Hall (smart dinner) weekly, which is a plus.

Great, thanks so much! Ok, so I'm now deliberating between Grey and Hatfield...

Great, thanks so much! Ok, so I'm now deliberating between Grey and Hatfield...