So wot college is every1 gonna apply for?

Okies you'll do :biggrin:

{stands shoulder to shoulder with Baz}

Reply 201

H&E

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Helenia

Oh, the ball isn't a reason to choose a college. Stick with what you're happy with, but visit them before you make your decision.

I have to say I get worried when I hear phrases like "I'm trying to legimitise my college choice" about Trinity. It is loaded, and it is gorgeous, and it huge. But I don't think that these things make much of a difference once you are there - certainly far less than the intense academic atmosphere. One student I met there told me he felt that he'd have been better off at Warwick - he was so far behind some of his colleagues that he got very discouraged. During discussions with other Trinity students, I keep hearing things like "it's great here, my life completely revolves around [subject] and no-one has a problem with it - it's even encouraged", or "Right now, my plans are to stay at Trinity for as long as possible and avoid real life". I had a friend who got trapped by the Trinity siren to the extent where she knew she would apply there years before she concluded what she would study. She was rejected, and even though she received a pool offer, it hit her very hard indeed. Looking at some of the posts about it, I have no doubt she was not the only one to suffer this fate.

Reply 202

I was meaning about not applying to Trinity btw. I want to go to Robinson I think. And for the most part, I wouldn't mind too much about being pooled, although I think there's a few colleges I wouldn't want to end up at.

Reply 203

Ellie4

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*Smothers H&E*
*HUG HUG HUG*

Reply 204

{sniggers from the sidelines, then joins in the hugging}

We should start a Hugging Society if we all get into Cam :biggrin:

Reply 205

BazTheMoney

I'm off to Tabsville in October if things go to plan, so you could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with me then.

Or sit shoulder to shoulder with you metaphorically at a booth while you go to the bar and buy us booze?

Reply 206

Ellie4

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deianra

The UKL Hugging Society aka Acaila's Hugwhores?

Sounds like one for the sig!

(and come to Cam, then you can have all the fun you want!)

Reply 207

Acaila

{sniggers from the sidelines, then joins in the hugging}

We should start a Hugging Society if we all get into Cam :biggrin:

Dunno, my free time would already be running pretty thin between studying, drinking, thinking, the Monty Python society, the amoral sciences club and repeated failed attempts to join Footlights.

Reply 208

Ellie4

Sounds like one for the sig!

(and come to Cam, then you can have all the fun you want!)

Hear hear on both points :smile:

Reply 209

H&E

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shiny

H&E you are getting all serious now which is not in the spirit of this thread! :smile:

On the one hand, fair point. On the other, I do think it needs saying. Without being unecessarily aggressive, I think your post a few days ago saying "I'll be offended if you don't look around Trinity" is one of the symptoms of the problem - because it is so rich, beautiful, famous, etc etc there's a temptation for Trinity students to think there's got to be something wrong with you if you don't at least seriously consider it. I would never consider saying something like that about the college which gave me an offer, even though I think it is a brilliant college (and for me, far better than Trinity). I would be surprised if students at many other colleges would do the same.

I'm probably being oversensitive because one of my friends was very badly hurt by Trinity (I'm not blaming Trinity for this, it was primarily her own fault). But that doesn't mean I'm entirely wrong.

Reply 210

deianra

Why bother then - I won't be able to join in the fun either way.

The UKL Hugging Society aka Acaila's Hugwhores?

You could just make it into a website. I think you can be sure of a high hit count. ( Especially if you hyphonate hug-whores and include the worlds UK -Learning Student Forums on the page ).

Reply 211

I think it was meant as a joke, I took it as one anyway. And Faboba made some comment about Sidney too. Personally, I'm strongwilled enough to make a decision that everyone else disagrees with ( :tongue:

to you Trinityans! :biggrin:

).

Reply 212

H&E

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It's worse than I thought - make a highly reserved, qualified and constructive criticism of Trinity and instantly I'm a marked man. Of course, the attempts to off me are subtle (hugged to death) - but that does not make them any less effective.

Reply 213

Faboba

You could just make it into a website. I think you can be sure of a high hit count. ( Especially if you hyphonate hug-whores and include the worlds UK -Learning Student Forums on the page ).

Are you joining us Faboba?

Oooh and deianra, shiny is an official hug whore now and he'll be heading to Oxford. We can be a society that spans the two unis, healing all divides and promoting peace, love and pancakes!

Reply 214

Ellie4

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In the sig! :biggrin:

Reply 215

H&E

It's worse than I thought - make a highly reserved, qualified and constructive criticism of Trinity and instantly I'm a marked man. Of course, the attempts to off me are subtle (hugged to death) - but that does not make them any less effective.

Awww we don't mean to hurt you :frown:

.
Criticise Trinity all you want! And I'll stand shoulder to shoulder with you! :smile:

Reply 216

Acaila

I think it was meant as a joke, I took it as one anyway. And Faboba made some comment about Sidney too. Personally, I'm strongwilled enough to make a decision that everyone else disagrees with ( :tongue:

to you Trinityans! :biggrin:

).

No, he's probably right. Trinity evil - go for somewhere with alliteration in the title.

Reply 217

Ellie4

In the sig! :biggrin:

w00t! Off to add it to mine! :biggrin:

Reply 218

Faboba

No, he's probably right. Trinity evil - go for somewhere with alliteration in the title.

Corpus Christi then? :biggrin:

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