Clare College (Cambridge) Students and Applicants

Vulgarity

Hello!

Just a quick question - is any kitchen equipment / are mugs etc. provided at all in the gyp rooms?

Thanks.

You get 2 hot plates, a minfridge, a sink, a kettle, a toaster.

You need to bring plates, mugs, pans, cutlery.

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around

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yay, my big info pack from clare has finally arrived. I'm in room X10, anyone else heard yet?

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Duck and Cover

15

Oooo exciting, I forgot New Court was gonna be for 1st years!!

Reply 904

I'm in S1, anyone know which court that is in? I'm very excited now, it's starting to feel very real. Can't wait :smile:

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phil.

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Chess Piece Face

InVinoVeritas

I'm in S1, anyone know which court that is in? I'm very excited now, it's starting to feel very real. Can't wait :smile:

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phil.

S1 is in Ashby. S and T are known as the musical staircases and the people who live there tend to be quite cool. :yep:

There's also a "ghost" room, S13, where nobody lives. On the directory on the ground floor, there's a running joke in that a fictional character is listed as the occupant of S13 - last year it was 'A Dumbledore' and the year before it was Borat. I wonder who it will be this year...

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Chess Piece Face

S1 is in Ashby. S and T are known as the musical staircases and the people who live there tend to be quite cool. :yep:

There's also a "ghost" room, S13, where nobody lives. On the directory on the ground floor, there's a running joke in that a fictional character is listed as the occupant of S13 - last year it was 'A Dumbledore' and the year before it was Borat. I wonder who it will be this year...

Musical staircases? Yay, my limited musical ability will be even more evidently lacking! I'm guessing it's because I said I wanted to play my guitar. Sounds cool though, thanks for the information.

phil.

Reply 907

S1 is the room my college wife had - it's really nice. Quite 'normal sized' with a really good ensuite.

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Chess Piece Face

InVinoVeritas

Musical staircases? Yay, my limited musical ability will be even more evidently lacking! I'm guessing it's because I said I wanted to play my guitar. Sounds cool though, thanks for the information.

phil.

Heh, I worried about the same thing this time last year (and I also wrote on the form that I wanted to play the guitar), but you don't need to worry. While the 'proper' instrumentalists in Clare are ridiculously good, there were lots of amateur/casual guitarists like me, even on the musical staircases - in fact, especially on the musical staircases! :smile:

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The West Wing

S1 is the room my college wife had - it's really nice. Quite 'normal sized' with a really good ensuite.

Yay

. 'Normal sized'? And thank you chess piece face, my lack of attention to both guitar and piano playing over the last couple of years has been shocking :frown:

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phil.

Reply 910

InVinoVeritas

Yay

. 'Normal sized'? And thank you chess piece face, my lack of attention to both guitar and piano playing over the last couple of years has been shocking :frown:

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phil.

It's the standard Clare size. It's not a particularly big room but big enogh to be functional to all your needs.

Reply 911

InVinoVeritas

Yay

. 'Normal sized'? And thank you chess piece face, my lack of attention to both guitar and piano playing over the last couple of years has been shocking :frown:

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phil.

Sorry I got your room mixed up. You have a huge room with a living room and ensuite.

Reply 912

The West Wing

Sorry I got your room mixed up. You have a huge room with a living room and ensuite.

Whey! Parties at mine :p:

. Thank you guys for your help, getting very excited. Can't wait to meet you all in October :biggrin:

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phil.

Reply 913

around

13

This may seem like an odd request but can anyone just post on this thread if they receive any correspondence from Clare? I'm on 'holiday' atm, and thought I could get away by checking Facebook and asking people if they've received anything, but it turns out Facebook is 'unavailable' where I am :|...

Reply 914

timotiis

InVinoVeritas

Whey! Parties at mine :p:

. Thank you guys for your help, getting very excited. Can't wait to meet you all in October :biggrin:

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phil.

I was in S1 for my interview. Very nice place.

Now on K3 -- computer rooms, score.

Question: What do we need to wear under gowns? I've tried to do some research, but haven't been able to find anything particularly specific beyond "dark suit".

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timotiis

I was in S1 for my interview. Very nice place.

Now on K3 -- computer rooms, score.

Question: What do we need to wear under gowns? I've tried to do some research, but haven't been able to find anything particularly specific beyond "dark suit".

Is that not specific enough? Wear a dark suit.

Reply 916

Duck and Cover

15

Yeah, just a normal suit like you'd wear to work/sixth form if you had to wear suits. It's not black tie (although things like Small Hall and May Balls are, but don't worry about that at this stage!)

Oh and I used to be on K! I don't know whether it's still like that but K3 is the strange room with lights that make it look like an office....!! But it's a lovely sized one with a nice view of Thirkill Court!

Reply 917

supa360

Question: How does food work at Clare or at Cambridge all together? I've noticed sometimes at Clare there are not any breakfast menus. How are you supposed to eat then? and furthermore, do we pay for the term and then have to pay more for each individual meal?

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