Quick question- Term Dates

What are the term dates for Cambridge next year and when is freshers week- no doubt they would be on the uni website but i thought it may just be quicker to ask here. thankyou xxx

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Reply 1

Squishy

You might as well have looked on the website, since I'm linking you now. :smile:

You're supposed to arrive on Sat, Oct 2nd I think.

Reply 2

ASNaC

Squishy

You might as well have looked on the website, since I'm linking you now. :smile:

You're supposed to arrive on Sat, Oct 2nd I think.

Depends on the college. I would recommend coming up on Friday or Saturday, although at some colleges you can arrive as late as Sunday. It is best to get settled in a bit before the bulk of other freshers arrive.

Reply 3

MadNatSci

You will get advice from the college as to which day to come up on! Some of them have limited parking so might ask you to arrive within a certain window of time (mine did).

Incidentally, Freshers' Week is from the day you come up until lectures start, which is the Thursday after you arrive.

Reply 4

DC_1234

Squishy

You might as well have looked on the website, since I'm linking you now. :smile:

You're supposed to arrive on Sat, Oct 2nd I think.

Cool. That's what I was led to understand. Groovy.

If we arrived - like - a day earlier would they leave us out on the streat like vagrants?

Reply 5

ASNaC

Faboba

Cool. That's what I was led to understand. Groovy.

If we arrived - like - a day earlier would they leave us out on the streat like vagrants?

Depends on the college. At Trinity you could come up any time that weekend, and even before if you requested. I wouldn't advise coming up really early, because then you will feel a bit stragne and lonely, but coming up a day before most people allows you to arrange you room, buy some things (if needs be) and meet a few other people who have come up early before the deluge of freshers occurrs.

Reply 6

Kath

New Hall said 'Freshers are expected to arrive on Saturday October 2nd for the Freshers Programme' although I was hoping to get down on the Friday because I know I'll have forgotten stuff and will have to go out and buy it, but my parents are working on the Friday and can't take me down, so that scuppered that plan.

Reply 7

MadNatSci

Faboba

Cool. That's what I was led to understand. Groovy.

If we arrived - like - a day earlier would they leave us out on the streat like vagrants?

Since you live in Scotland, you can probably plead distance in order to come up earlier - but ring Housekeeping beforehand to check :smile:

Hopefully you won't feel strange and lonely cos us lot will be there to take you out on Friday night (if, of course, you so desire) :wink:

Reply 8

Acaila

Will you do that for me too if I get in? :biggrin:

Reply 9

Willla2

wouldn't it be a bit long winded for her to fly nearly all the way round the world so that she can "come UP to cambridge from scotland"? :tongue:

Reply 10

MadNatSci

Willla2

wouldn't it be a bit long winded for her to fly nearly all the way round the world so that she can "come UP to cambridge from scotland"? :tongue:

Doesn't matter where you come from, you ALWAYS come up to Cambridge - never go down on it :tongue:

Acaila - of course I will. You just have to apply to Sidney :wink:

Reply 11

Acaila

My parents have said, with the exception of the start of the year and the end of the year I'll be flying there and home. So I'll be coming up from Luton :biggrin:

Reply 12

Helenia

MadNatSci

Since you live in Scotland, you can probably plead distance in order to come up earlier - but ring Housekeeping beforehand to check :smile:

Hopefully you won't feel strange and lonely cos us lot will be there to take you out on Friday night (if, of course, you so desire) :wink:

Oooh, so are you going up early too? I'm going to be there for a whole week before term starts (assuming the nice accommodation lady has got my letter and I will actually have a room to stay in)

Reply 13

BazTheMoney

Helenia

Oooh, so are you going up early too? I'm going to be there for a whole week before term starts (assuming the nice accommodation lady has got my letter and I will actually have a room to stay in)

I get there on the 17th September :redface:

Reply 14

Helenia

BazTheMoney

I get there on the 17th September :redface:

I think I'm going up on the 26th. But I might not have anywhere to live :frown:

Reply 15

Squishy

Helenia

I think I'm going up on the 26th. But I might not have anywhere to live :frown:

What, but don't you two live together? :rolleyes:

Reply 16

BazTheMoney

Helenia

I think I'm going up on the 26th. But I might not have anywhere to live :frown:

The actual course starts the same as every other, but there is a Prep Maths and Stats course which lasts 2 weeks beforehand.

I actually get there on the 16th, the course starts on the 17th.