Cambridge Chat (previously New Cambridge Students Entry 2004)

Helenia

Having everyone else tell them to shut up? :wink:

yeah i was hesitant about asking, but I really wanted to know what else i might get....all sounds so exciting!

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Helenia

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Willa

yeah i was hesitant about asking, but I really wanted to know what else i might get....all sounds so exciting!

Probably money to buy books. I wouldn't know, I'm not nor will I ever be one :wink:

Reply 18544

I got a 150 pounds cheque from Pembroke... I think it says something about another 150 pounds going towards my rent or something...

Unfortunately, Pembroke doesn't do scholar's dinners until 2nd year. (at least that's what I've heard)

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Steveee

5

At Oxford you get the non-stupid-looking gown I think. Is there not a different gown?

Interestingly - a few of my friends are going to Oxford (Merton and Magdelen) and I'm no-doubt going to be invited to a formal or two of theirs. One has to wear ones current gown to the formal hall, and thus I'd have to wear Bristol's Undergrad gown. Fortunately Bristol uses the Oxford-pattern gown for undergrads (and a Cantab hood), so I can just borrow one of his mates' gowns.

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Steveee

At Oxford you get the non-stupid-looking gown I think. Is there not a different gown?

Interestingly - a few of my friends are going to Oxford (Merton and Magdelen) and I'm no-doubt going to be invited to a formal or two of theirs. One has to wear ones current gown to the formal hall, and thus I'd have to wear Bristol's Undergrad gown. Fortunately Bristol uses the Oxford-pattern gown for undergrads (and a Cantab hood), so I can just borrow one of his mates' gowns.

yeah i've heard of the oxford scholar's gown, which i think looks just like a cambridge undergrad gown. But I dunno if there's a cambridge scholar's gown

Reply 18547

Oxford is a bit... gay about formals... Lincoln apparently only allow 2 guests. I can take 9 guests to Pembroke, so long as they pay up.

If you get distinction in your first year exam, then you are allowed to wear the Scholar's Gown. Which is longer than the usual undergrad gown.

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Narcissus

Cambridge Scholar > Cambridge normal => Oxford scholar > Oxford commoner :p:

Reply 18549

Willa

yeah i've heard of the oxford scholar's gown, which i think looks just like a cambridge undergrad gown. But I dunno if there's a cambridge scholar's gown

PhD students wear them... at least that's what my supervisor told me. It's longer than what we got... it goes all the way to your heel. Very nice indeed...

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Steveee

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Narcissus

Cambridge Scholar > Cambridge normal => Oxford scholar > Oxford commoner :p:

So given that I apparently missed by the narrowest margins being a Cambridge Normal... I'm better than the Oxford Commoner mates that I have!

Wuckid.

Reply 18551

Camford

PhD students wear them... at least that's what my supervisor told me. It's longer than what we got... it goes all the way to your heel. Very nice indeed...

i thought those were the BA status gowns (Or MA?).

Anyhows, I dont think I can afford another gown even if there is one....If I feel like exploiting my new rights I'll errrrr Duct Tape a Tea towel to the bottom or something

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Willa

i thought those were the BA status gowns (Or MA?).

Anyhows, I dont think I can afford another gown even if there is one....If I feel like exploiting my new rights I'll errrrr Duct Tape a Tea towel to the bottom or something

Make sure to dye the tea (patch) towel to the required colour.

I'll probably buy one if I carry to do phd. But... that's not very likely since I am finding myself not likeing my subject as much as I though I would... emmmm :rolleyes:

Reply 18553

I am going back to my sixth form college today... probably won't say anything since people are obviously not interested in Computer Science. Anyone else going back to their old colleges to scare the kiddies shitless?

I wanna!

Camford

PhD students wear them... at least that's what my supervisor told me. It's longer than what we got... it goes all the way to your heel. Very nice indeed...

isn't that just a BA gown?!

Reply 18556

amateurish

isn't that just a BA gown?!

Probably. I don't know. He called it either a scholar's gown, or a graduate gown. I'm not sure.

Reply 18557

RichE

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Narcissus

Cambridge Scholar > Cambridge normal => Oxford scholar > Oxford commoner :p:

Can I point out that just reads as saying the superiority of cam scholars to commoners implies a similar relationship exists in Oxford? :rolleyes:

Reply 18558

RichE

Can I point out that just reads as saying the superiority of cam scholars to commoners implies a similar relationship exists in Oxford? :rolleyes:

it depends whether you interpret => as an arrow or as the greater than or equals sign (which i know is often typed as >= ... is there a correct way to do it?)

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