The Big 'Which Cambridge College?' Thread

Surely that's a good thing, means less tourists! Seriously though, the pomp/grandiosity of Cambridge college buildings shouldn't be the most important factor, and Peterhouse I'm sure is very pretty. If I'm honest, while King's is very nice, and it's synonymous with Cam, I think the Chapel though amazing for it's architecture is a little excessive. Still absolutely lovely though

Less tourists yes, but I literally walked right PAST it (although on the opposite side of the street ) King's is incredibly architecturally though, however to be honest I think EVERYwhere in cambridge is incredible, and I live there

I've narrowed it down to Trinity, Christ's, Clare, Emmanuel, Homerton, Gonville & Caius, Jesus, Pembroke....but I'm still open to others. Just definitely not Corpus Christi-- totally put off by the fact that 2nd and 3rd year rooms are based on academic results.

Hello everyone!

I am applying to do Geography and was wondering if anyone has any reccommendations for which college to pick?

Here are my (sort of preferences)...

-Interested in sport, sport grounds relatively near.
-Friendly,open atmosphere, as opposed to very formal and very academic.
-Good application statistics.
-A tutor interested in human geography (re-development studies)
-Good accommodation (single, ensuite rooms )
-Looking for well-rounded students.


I have looked at all of the college websites and statistics and was interested in Robinson/New Hall/Sidney Sussex (although this one seems very competative for geography)
Thank you for any help or guidance

In Corpus, 2nd and 3rd year rooms are largely NOT based on academic results (though I can see how people think that, given what's written in the alternative prospectus!).

Instead, it's mainly based on a random ballot order - you get given a ballot order when choosing your 2nd year room, which then gets reversed for when you're choosing your 3rd year room - with everyone choosing in turn. This is completely unrelated to academic results.

But at the same time, college reserves a small number of rooms as "prize rooms", which you can get if you get a first in your exams, usually at a much reduced rent. But this really only affects a small number of people (and not everyone who gets a first wants a prize room, especially if they really like the room they picked from the normal ballot!).

Thus, overall, the rooms on Corpus for 2nd and 3rd years (and also 4th years) are mainly unrelated to academic results! So don't let this put you off applying to Corpus...

(I'm also going to add that Corpus has pretty good accommodation, with the added bonus that no undergrads live further than a 7 minute walk from the main college site - so very, very convenient. And Newnham House (where a lot of Corpus 2nd years live, and some 3rd/4th years) is directly opposite Sidgwick Site, which is where I think the History department is...?)

I should have thought that at Christ's this whole question would be rather less relevant because surely under-performing students are burned at the stake in First Court to the accompaniment of ritual chanting, while everyone else looks on from the library?

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Thanks, I was wondering, which is the most sporty college?

Thinking about Selwyn, but I've got the impression it's really small Thoughts?

I have a mate who's also applying for Cambridge, who tells me that to go to St Johns, I'd have to be posh and rich. I thought it was Trinity that had that sort of reputation or is he right, and there'd be a certain amount of resentment if I applied to St Johns?

I have a mate who's also applying for Cambridge, who tells me that to go to St Johns, I'd have to be posh and rich. I thought it was Trinity that had that sort of reputation or is he right, and there'd be a certain amount of resentment if I applied to St Johns?