What makes your college unique? Oxford edition
What's something that sets your college apart from the others? 
Does it have any quirky traditions or things like that about it?
What would your top piece of advice be to help a fresher settle in?
Does it have any quirky traditions or things like that about it? What would your top piece of advice be to help a fresher settle in?
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St Anne's: It's unpretentious, down to earth and unstuffy. No, you're not going to get a daily Harry-Potter experience but you do get a friendly, caring and unintimidating college that's a pleasure to live in. It's a little island of normality in Oxford which I think is great.
Best advice is don't panic!
Best advice is don't panic!
Original post by Plagioclase
St Anne's: It's unpretentious, down to earth and unstuffy. No, you're not going to get a daily Harry-Potter experience but you do get a friendly, caring and unintimidating college that's a pleasure to live in. It's a little island of normality in Oxford which I think is great.
Best advice is don't panic!
Best advice is don't panic!
I bet every college thinks they're an island of normality
Corpus doesn't have a grass quad.
It's the oldest royal foundation, oh and it has a statue that is now widely unpopular for being imperialist and colonialist.
To freshers: don't try too hard to be accepted or fit in, try to relax and be yourself, be open to being friends with everyone but don't force it. Don't worry about feeling any insecurities, everyone has stacks.
To freshers: don't try too hard to be accepted or fit in, try to relax and be yourself, be open to being friends with everyone but don't force it. Don't worry about feeling any insecurities, everyone has stacks.
Original post by Fullofsurprises
It's the oldest royal foundation, oh and it has a statue that is now widely unpopular for being imperialist and colonialist.
To freshers: don't try too hard to be accepted or fit in, try to relax and be yourself, be open to being friends with everyone but don't force it. Don't worry about feeling any insecurities, everyone has stacks.
To freshers: don't try too hard to be accepted or fit in, try to relax and be yourself, be open to being friends with everyone but don't force it. Don't worry about feeling any insecurities, everyone has stacks.
ah yes, Toriel
Original post by the1akshay
ah yes, Toriel
Like the use of capital T.
Up 't Oriel.
We have a small lake in the middle of the college and are college to have multi-purpose sports pitches within the college walls 
Edit: Advice to freshers - if you feel like you're sinking at first rather than swimming, don't panic. Getting into Oxford mode takes a while and virtually no one swims at the start of the first term. Keep chugging along - likeliness is things can get better!
Edit: Advice to freshers - if you feel like you're sinking at first rather than swimming, don't panic. Getting into Oxford mode takes a while and virtually no one swims at the start of the first term. Keep chugging along - likeliness is things can get better!
(edited 8 years ago)
Kellogg:
1. One of only eight graduate colleges, and one of only six which accept candidates from all disciplines.
2. Best food at Oxford, even though it is also the most costly.
3. Common table - you can very well be talking to the president, whose father worked with Dr Alan Turing during the war, in one of the dinners.
4. Relatively new so no annoying traditions, but placed in Victorian houses so not modern-looking like St Catherine's College is.
5. Second-largest college by student number and largest among graduate colleges - you get to meet a much wider range of people.
6. Ball is the cheapest.
7. The college to go to a silent disco for.
8. More graduation dates. Sometimes graduands from other colleges graduate with Kellogg ones because Kellogg has more dates.
9. 24/7 library - but can only treat it as a reading room, printing centre, and for the computers since the collection is still quite small.
10. Quite easy to get a committee position on the MCR due to some positions not having much competition.
11. Most international college.
12. Many candidates from professional fields, so very good for building up a professional connection (eg many MBA and MSc diplomacy candidates).
13. Has rooms in university accommodation including the very central 25 Wellington Square (OX1).
14. Rows with Christ Church Boat House - one of the current captains is actually from Kellogg.
15. In a good position in terms of having inter-collegiate exchange dinners since Kellogg's dinners are very good and costly (freeflow alcohol before and during dinner BTW, with also port wine and white after dinner).
16. Wine and whine events, last year with Magdalen and Linacre.
17. Very close to a handful of departments, but then obviously whether this is good news for you depends on which department you are going to be with.
18. Located right opposite to where Professor Emeritus Richard Dawkins FRS lives! You get to see him walking his dog every day.
19. Very close to the University Parks.
20. Very close to St Antony's College, Wyncliff Hall, Lady Margaret Hall, St Anne's College, Somerville College, Green Templeton College.
21. Free punts from the boat house in the north - no queue and no traffic jams.
22. The Dean and the Junior Deans are not intimidating and don't tell you off.
23. Open college.
24. Brunch exists.
25. No porters telling you off or interrogating you if you get in late.
26. Only college with an actual part-timer presence and so the only college who does anything to cater to their needs.
27. Many PGCE candidates if that is useful to you - there is even a PGCE representative on the MCR.
28. Plenty of opportunities to help - meal monitors needed every day, twice.
29. I believe start meals earlier and end them later.
30. Everyday meal being a main dish, pudding, sparkling water, and tea/coffee without the need to dress up or wear a gown.
1. One of only eight graduate colleges, and one of only six which accept candidates from all disciplines.
2. Best food at Oxford, even though it is also the most costly.
3. Common table - you can very well be talking to the president, whose father worked with Dr Alan Turing during the war, in one of the dinners.
4. Relatively new so no annoying traditions, but placed in Victorian houses so not modern-looking like St Catherine's College is.
5. Second-largest college by student number and largest among graduate colleges - you get to meet a much wider range of people.
6. Ball is the cheapest.
7. The college to go to a silent disco for.
8. More graduation dates. Sometimes graduands from other colleges graduate with Kellogg ones because Kellogg has more dates.
9. 24/7 library - but can only treat it as a reading room, printing centre, and for the computers since the collection is still quite small.
10. Quite easy to get a committee position on the MCR due to some positions not having much competition.
11. Most international college.
12. Many candidates from professional fields, so very good for building up a professional connection (eg many MBA and MSc diplomacy candidates).
13. Has rooms in university accommodation including the very central 25 Wellington Square (OX1).
14. Rows with Christ Church Boat House - one of the current captains is actually from Kellogg.
15. In a good position in terms of having inter-collegiate exchange dinners since Kellogg's dinners are very good and costly (freeflow alcohol before and during dinner BTW, with also port wine and white after dinner).
16. Wine and whine events, last year with Magdalen and Linacre.
17. Very close to a handful of departments, but then obviously whether this is good news for you depends on which department you are going to be with.
18. Located right opposite to where Professor Emeritus Richard Dawkins FRS lives! You get to see him walking his dog every day.
19. Very close to the University Parks.
20. Very close to St Antony's College, Wyncliff Hall, Lady Margaret Hall, St Anne's College, Somerville College, Green Templeton College.
21. Free punts from the boat house in the north - no queue and no traffic jams.
22. The Dean and the Junior Deans are not intimidating and don't tell you off.
23. Open college.
24. Brunch exists.
25. No porters telling you off or interrogating you if you get in late.
26. Only college with an actual part-timer presence and so the only college who does anything to cater to their needs.
27. Many PGCE candidates if that is useful to you - there is even a PGCE representative on the MCR.
28. Plenty of opportunities to help - meal monitors needed every day, twice.
29. I believe start meals earlier and end them later.
30. Everyday meal being a main dish, pudding, sparkling water, and tea/coffee without the need to dress up or wear a gown.
All souls: Doesn't allow any one in apart from the elite like me
Original post by Little Toy Gun
Kellogg:
24. Brunch exists.
24. Brunch exists.
Do they serve cornflakes?
Original post by a noble chance
Do they serve cornflakes?
Unfortunately they don't. The president, either Kellogg's or the MCR's, should really request that the company provides free cereals. It's not like they'd cost the company much to begin with.
Original post by Little Toy Gun
Kellogg:
1. One of only eight graduate colleges, and one of only six which accept candidates from all disciplines.
2. Best food at Oxford, even though it is also the most costly.
3. Common table - you can very well be talking to the president, whose father worked with Dr Alan Turing during the war, in one of the dinners.
4. Relatively new so no annoying traditions, but placed in Victorian houses so not modern-looking like St Catherine's College is.
5. Second-largest college by student number and largest among graduate colleges - you get to meet a much wider range of people.
6. Ball is the cheapest.
7. The college to go to a silent disco for.
8. More graduation dates. Sometimes graduands from other colleges graduate with Kellogg ones because Kellogg has more dates.
9. 24/7 library - but can only treat it as a reading room, printing centre, and for the computers since the collection is still quite small.
10. Quite easy to get a committee position on the MCR due to some positions not having much competition.
11. Most international college.
12. Many candidates from professional fields, so very good for building up a professional connection (eg many MBA and MSc diplomacy candidates).
13. Has rooms in university accommodation including the very central 25 Wellington Square (OX1).
14. Rows with Christ Church Boat House - one of the current captains is actually from Kellogg.
15. In a good position in terms of having inter-collegiate exchange dinners since Kellogg's dinners are very good and costly (freeflow alcohol before and during dinner BTW, with also port wine and white after dinner).
16. Wine and whine events, last year with Magdalen and Linacre.
17. Very close to a handful of departments, but then obviously whether this is good news for you depends on which department you are going to be with.
18. Located right opposite to where Professor Emeritus Richard Dawkins FRS lives! You get to see him walking his dog every day.
19. Very close to the University Parks.
20. Very close to St Antony's College, Wyncliff Hall, Lady Margaret Hall, St Anne's College, Somerville College, Green Templeton College.
21. Free punts from the boat house in the north - no queue and no traffic jams.
22. The Dean and the Junior Deans are not intimidating and don't tell you off.
23. Open college.
24. Brunch exists.
25. No porters telling you off or interrogating you if you get in late.
26. Only college with an actual part-timer presence and so the only college who does anything to cater to their needs.
27. Many PGCE candidates if that is useful to you - there is even a PGCE representative on the MCR.
28. Plenty of opportunities to help - meal monitors needed every day, twice.
29. I believe start meals earlier and end them later.
30. Everyday meal being a main dish, pudding, sparkling water, and tea/coffee without the need to dress up or wear a gown.
1. One of only eight graduate colleges, and one of only six which accept candidates from all disciplines.
2. Best food at Oxford, even though it is also the most costly.
3. Common table - you can very well be talking to the president, whose father worked with Dr Alan Turing during the war, in one of the dinners.
4. Relatively new so no annoying traditions, but placed in Victorian houses so not modern-looking like St Catherine's College is.
5. Second-largest college by student number and largest among graduate colleges - you get to meet a much wider range of people.
6. Ball is the cheapest.
7. The college to go to a silent disco for.
8. More graduation dates. Sometimes graduands from other colleges graduate with Kellogg ones because Kellogg has more dates.
9. 24/7 library - but can only treat it as a reading room, printing centre, and for the computers since the collection is still quite small.
10. Quite easy to get a committee position on the MCR due to some positions not having much competition.
11. Most international college.
12. Many candidates from professional fields, so very good for building up a professional connection (eg many MBA and MSc diplomacy candidates).
13. Has rooms in university accommodation including the very central 25 Wellington Square (OX1).
14. Rows with Christ Church Boat House - one of the current captains is actually from Kellogg.
15. In a good position in terms of having inter-collegiate exchange dinners since Kellogg's dinners are very good and costly (freeflow alcohol before and during dinner BTW, with also port wine and white after dinner).
16. Wine and whine events, last year with Magdalen and Linacre.
17. Very close to a handful of departments, but then obviously whether this is good news for you depends on which department you are going to be with.
18. Located right opposite to where Professor Emeritus Richard Dawkins FRS lives! You get to see him walking his dog every day.
19. Very close to the University Parks.
20. Very close to St Antony's College, Wyncliff Hall, Lady Margaret Hall, St Anne's College, Somerville College, Green Templeton College.
21. Free punts from the boat house in the north - no queue and no traffic jams.
22. The Dean and the Junior Deans are not intimidating and don't tell you off.
23. Open college.
24. Brunch exists.
25. No porters telling you off or interrogating you if you get in late.
26. Only college with an actual part-timer presence and so the only college who does anything to cater to their needs.
27. Many PGCE candidates if that is useful to you - there is even a PGCE representative on the MCR.
28. Plenty of opportunities to help - meal monitors needed every day, twice.
29. I believe start meals earlier and end them later.
30. Everyday meal being a main dish, pudding, sparkling water, and tea/coffee without the need to dress up or wear a gown.
You missed out one thing which makes it semi-unique (along with St Cross). It is neither a college nor a PPH. Instead it is a society.
https://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/statutes/782-121.shtml
Original post by nulli tertius
You missed out one thing which makes it semi-unique (along with St Cross). It is neither a college nor a PPH. Instead it is a society.
https://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/statutes/782-121.shtml
https://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/statutes/782-121.shtml
Yes, but that's rather irrelevant. For students, it doesn't really make a difference. For staff and the governors, it does.
Just like how Christ Church is actually a 'Church' and not a college (see its full name).
Original post by Tazza'sNightmare
All souls: Doesn't allow any one in apart from the elite like me
All hail.
One has hallowed portals.
Original post by Little Toy Gun
28. Plenty of opportunities to help - meal monitors needed every day, twice.
28. Plenty of opportunities to help - meal monitors needed every day, twice.
Is Kellog a primary school?
But seriously... I was going to post but then was blown away by the effort that went into this post and now I'm not.
Original post by nexttime
Is Kellog a primary school?
But seriously... I was going to post but then was blown away by the effort that went into this post and now I'm not.
But seriously... I was going to post but then was blown away by the effort that went into this post and now I'm not.
They would be called dinner ladies in other colleges but meal monitors are not always women.
There are no meal monitors no primary or secondary schools.
Original post by Little Toy Gun
They would be called dinner ladies in other colleges
They would be called hall scouts anywhere I would wish to dine.
The rather dashing statute of a reclining nude and dead Percy Shelley washed up on the shore at Viareggio in Italy after his drowning. Oh and the railings that prevent students from getting up close and personal with him.
The last true fan vaulting to be built anywhere (circa 1716)
(Anything later (eg Eton College 1958) that looks like fan vaulting is purely decorative and doesn't hold the roof up)
(Anything later (eg Eton College 1958) that looks like fan vaulting is purely decorative and doesn't hold the roof up)
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