Social life Cambrige/ Oxford?

Where is better for social life (love n' friendship wise)?

Who has the nicest people?

Oxford or Cambridge?

No bias (well you could if you want...i can't really stop you from my house~lol)~


Vote n' leave comments!

(p.s. posted in the wrong place before...how embarrasing~lol)

To be honest, I don't think it is possible to distinguish between the two universities in that way. Oxford is somewhat larger, and so has more clubs etc., but this also means that some of the traditional university town atmosphere has been lost. If I were you I would decide where to apply from the course, and not from some imagined difference in social life.

i find both have a distinct difference....If you like the city life then oxford is your place. I know i dont like this lifestyle, because i have been in central london at 3 in the morning quite a few times, and everyone is drunk and it's all really busy and everyone is throwing stuff around and generally i just dont like it.
If you like the town life (with a pop down the local for nice chat) then cambridge is the place! I personally much prefer this type of behaviour.

Now don't get my wrong, both places can offer both of these lifestyles to some extent, however the above is more of a generalisation. As pointed out above, oxford does have more clubs...but clubs just arent my scene, so the fewer clubs the better imo

hardly anyone here has had experience of both.

Go with what your heart tells you!!!!

Oxford and Cambridge each have THOUSANDS of students. You can't visualise the number of people there. So you really can't generalise about which are "nicer". I've known a number from both and I'm convinced there's really nothing in it when it comes to the people. Say what you like about the towns - the people are similar.

I mean, think about it - why would there be any difference? There isn't a particular "type" of person that applies to Oxford rather than Cambridge or vice versa, so there can't be any difference when they get there - and I don't think a couple of years in either place is enough to make a significant number of people "nicer" or "less nice". I say again, they're both fine.

Well, look at it this way. The towns are different, certainly in size. So Cambridge would likely attract more people looking for a small town, and Oxford more people who are looking for a larger town. That could have an effect on students, in that people who want the facilities of a large town, especially the nightlife, are likely to be more into going out than those who would rather have a smaller, quieter town, without the nightlife. As Willa said earlier, it depends which you prefer. Which could mean that Oxford students, in wanting somewhere to go out more, are more extroverted and interested in clubbing than Cambridge students. By a small margin, but it does make sense, IMHO.

It makes sense, but as you say, by a small margin. There was a poll on here a while back as to why people chose one over the other, and if I remember correctly the most important reason by a huge margin was course considerations; I don't think many people make the decision based upon the towns themselves. After all, Cambridge might be small but Oxford is hardly huge! The "city" council is still run from the "town" hall

Plus: Oxford nightlife still sucks. Those who are that desperate for nightlife won't apply to either.

It makes sense, but as you say, by a small margin. There was a poll on here a while back as to why people chose one over the other, and if I remember correctly the most important reason by a huge margin was course considerations; I don't think many people make the decision based upon the towns themselves. After all, Cambridge might be small but Oxford is hardly huge! The "city" council is still run from the "town" hall

Plus: Oxford nightlife still sucks. Those who are that desperate for nightlife won't apply to either.

Oxford is also a more tourism-orientated place i think......they charge you to go and look around some colleges....

Cambridge is more traditional and somehow i think the staff + students are generally nicer...

Cambridge do that too, though if you say you're a prospective student they'll usually let you in (though I hate the King's porters because they still don't believe I'm a student after a year of walking through their college).



Two words: sub fusc.

I know, in oxford they kinda act kool and say we can't find the Prospectus, but it should be sumwhere over that general direction...

n that last comment....i'm sure the students don't walk around in them all the time (even though it does make u look classy.....lol)

No, they don't wear sub fusc all the time. But the mere fact that it exists and that they still have to wear it to exams, is one huge tradition that could easily be alienating to some people (not saying it is), that Cambridge don't have.