The Big 'Which Cambridge College?' Thread

That is for maths only, I assume? Or I suppose it could be for every subject except law?

Eg for Law, Churchill says, "We ordinarily favour students completing 4 A-levels and normally attach a condition of A*A*AA to any offer of admission in Law."

No, 3 A-levels is the standard. Especially for Pure Maths, where there aren't even 4 useful A-levels available (scarcely 3). No one is disadvantaged by taking 3 A-levels, those applicants taking 4 are a minority and all offers are intended for 3 A-level combinations.

Your offer will not be A*A*A* 1,1. Standard offer is A*AA and colleges tend to stick to it, although STEP varies.

So you can supervisions at other colleges? Wow, I didn't thought for a second that would happen. Would you recommend a bike for medics?

Which colleges would you advise for somebody who wants catered accommodation (potentially for years 2 and 3 as well as year 1), nearby basketball facilities and a fairly relaxed atmosphere (I currently study at a state school)? Thanks .

All colleges are catered State school also doesn't matter, no one cares about your background

Christ's might work for you. The furthest accomodation is 7 minutes walk so you can easily go to hall if you want. Kelsey Kerridge has basketball facilities and is 10-15 mins walk away (Christ's basketball team is quite small but would probably love new talent). As for relaxed, well, I went there for 3 years and never felt on edge (I went to a pretty typical comp. Well, typical for South Wales. I hear a lot of non-London English comps have higher standards than we do)

Well I've heard about 90% of undergraduates at cambridge have 4 A-levels, which is a scary correlation that I definitely hope isn't causal!

Do you have a source for this? I can't imagine that is true, particularly for arts subjects.

Do you have a source for this? I can't imagine that is true, particularly for arts subjects.

Hi, I'd be really grateful if someone would give me some advice! I'm applying to read history but can't decide on a college. I'd ideally like a slightly smaller college with a friendly atmosphere. I'm not particularly sporty or musical, so I'm not bothered about playing fields or anything. I've been to Cambridge and had a look at a few colleges, and I really loved the older, more traditional ones. I've narrowed my choices down to Corpus Christi (which I'm worried might be too small- I don't want it to get too claustrophobic) Pembroke and Sidney Sussex. If anyone has any advice I'd love to hear it, as I'm pretty much stuck! Thanks

Out of interest, what made you pick Sidney? I don't know much about the college, but as someone at Pembroke who's been supervised at Selwyn, I'd say that those two colleges are much more similar than Pembroke and Sidney (architecturally, anyway ).

What are your other criteria? Location, accommodation, etc.?

I'm not really sure what made me pick Sidney to be honest! I just had a look at their website and for some reason it just seemed to really appeal to me. I think it was also the first college I visited, so maybe that has something to do with it I think Pembroke's probably my favourite at the moment, but I'm just finding it hard to make a decision Ideally I'd like something central, and not too far from the Sidgwick site. Again, accommodation isn't something I'm too fussy about, so that isn't really a deciding factor for me.

Hey I know I've asked this a few time but I'm yet to get a response, can anyone help me with a good college for Geography? I'd like it to be medium-big sized and pretty close to the town center/lectures.

I was thinking of Queens but they have no fellows in Geography, would this be an issue?
The other colleges I was vaguely considering were St. Johns (But worried about the reputation), Kings, Jesus, St. Catherine's and Christ's but I feel massively out of my depth choosing this so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for any replies!